Starring the ever popular Zendaya as a tennis coach in a relationship with 2 male tennis stars the movie Challengers is given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong language, sex, sex references.

Its features Zendaya is one of the hottest stars around at the moment and has also appeared in Lemonade and Spider-Man: Homecoming as well as many other movies, it also stars Mike Faist who has been seen in West Side Story and Wildling.

The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino who has previously brought us Call Me By Your Name. and The Protagonists.

Movie Synopsis

Complex relationships between three tennis professionals come to the boil during a competitive match between two old friends.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Challengers
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong language, sex, sex references
• Release date: 26th April 2024
• Runtime: 131 minutes (2 hours 11 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Luca Guadagnino
• Starring:
  • Zendaya
  • Mike Faist
  • Josh O'Connor

BBFC movie page

This weekend, Friday 1st December 2023, there are 6 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Napoleon, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce
• Andre Rieu's White Christmas
• Cbeebies Christmas Panto 2023: Robin Hood
• Eileen
• Summering
• Animal

Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce

• The movie is directed by Beyonce Knowles, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Beyonce Knowles also directed Lemonade in 2016.
• It stars Beyonce Knowles who also starred in The Lion King (2019).
• The film also stars Kelly Rowland who was last seen in The Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022).
• Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Rowland have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Beverly Hood in 2007, Beyonce: Life Is But a Dream in 2013, Homecoming: A Film By Beyonce in 2019 and Black Is King in 2020.
• Beyonce Knowles directed Beyonce Knowles in Beyonce: Life Is But a Dream
• Beyonce Knowles directed Kelly Rowland in Homecoming: A Film By Beyonce
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Andre Rieu's White Christmas

• The movie is directed by Michael Wiseman and Andre Rieu, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Michael Wiseman and Andre Rieu also directed Andre Rieu's 2022 Maastricht Concert: Happy Days Are Here Again in 2022 which grossed £816.4K in the UK.
• It stars Andre Rieu who also starred in Andre Rieu's 2017 Maastricht Concert (2017).
• The film also stars Donij van Doorn who was last seen in Andre Rieu's 2023 Maastricht Concert: Love Is All Around (2023).
• Andre Rieu and Donij van Doorn have starred in 21 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Andre Rieu's 2022 Maastricht Concert: Happy Days Are Here Again in 2022, Andre Rieu's 2018 Maastricht Concert in 2018, Andre Rieu's Magical Maastricht: Together In Music in 2020, Andre Rieu: 70 Years Young in 2020, Andre Rieu: Live In Sydney in 2009, Andre Rieu's 2017 Maastricht Concert in 2017, Andre Rieu's 2016 Maastricht Concert in 2016, Andre Rieu: Christmas With Andre in 2021, Andre Rieu: Christmas In London in 2016, Andre Rieu: In Dublin 2023 in 2023, Andre Rieu's 2014 Maastricht Concert in 2014, Andre Rieu: The Magic of Maastricht in 2017, Andre Rieu: Die Grobe Nacht Der Wiener Musik in 2006, Andre Rieu 2019 Maastricht Concert: Shall We Dance? in 2019, Andre Rieu: Ich Tanze Mit Dir In Den Himmel Hinein in 2008, Andre Rieu: Live In Bucharest in 2015, Andre Rieu's 2023 Maastricht Concert: Love Is All Around in 2023, Andre Rieu's 2015 Maastricht Concert in 2015, Andre Rieu's 2021 Summer Concert: Together Again in 2021, Andre Rieu: Ich Hab Mein Herz In Heidelberg Verloren in 2009 and Andre Rieu: Home For Christmas in 2013.
• Michael Wiseman directed Andre Rieu in Andre Rieu: 70 Years Young
• Michael Wiseman directed Donij van Doorn in Andre Rieu: Christmas In London
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Cbeebies Christmas Panto 2023: Robin Hood

• The movie is directed by Chris Jarvis and Geoff Coward, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Chris Jarvis and Geoff Coward also directed Cbeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat in 2022 which grossed £155.7K in the UK.
• It stars Rhys Stephenson who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Maddie Moate who was last seen in Cbeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat (2022).
• Chris Jarvis directed Maddie Moate in Cbeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Eileen

• The movie is directed by William Oldroyd, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• William Oldroyd also directed Lady Macbeth in 2017 which grossed £801.1K in the UK.
• It stars Thomasin McKenzie who also starred in Leave No Trace (2018).
• The film also stars Shea Whigham who was last seen in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Summering

• The movie is directed by James Ponsoldt, it is the directors 6th movie.
• James Ponsoldt also directed The End of the Tour in 2015.
• It stars Lia Barnett who also starred in The Good Person (2023).
• The film also stars Sanai Victoria who was last seen in Vampirina: Fang-Tastic Party (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Animal

• The movie is directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Sandeep Reddy Vanga also directed Arjun Reddy in 2017.
• It stars Ranbir Kapoor who also starred in Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva (2022).
• The film also stars Rashmika Mandanna who was last seen in Varisu (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 4 new movies released

• Tarrac - Friday, 8th December
• Wonka - Friday, 8th December
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget - Friday, 8th December
• Leave the World Behind - Friday, 8th December - streaming