Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace gets rated by the BBFC once again ahead of its 25th anniversary release and its been given a PG age rating for moderate violence, mild threat

The movie which was first released in 1999 stars Liam Neeson who has since been seen in many movies including Taken and Men In Black: International, it also stars Ewan McGregor who has been seen in Son of a Gun and other Star Wars movies including Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

The movie was directed by George Lucas who has directed the likes of American Graffiti and THX 1138.

Movie Synopsis

A pair of Jedi warriors escape a planet amid failed trade negotiations and encounter a highly gifted enslaved boy in this 1999 sci-fi adventure prequel.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace
• BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, mild threat
• Release date: 3rd May 2024
• Runtime: 136 minutes (2 hours 16 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • George Lucas
• Starring:
  • Liam Neeson
  • Ewan McGregor
  • Natalie Portman

BBFC movie page

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Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Meg 2: The Trench
• Passages
• Corner Office
• Dreamin' Wild
• Mob Land
• Til Death Do Us Part
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
• The Hiding Place

Meg 2: The Trench

• The movie is directed by Ben Wheatley, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Ben Wheatley also directed Kill List in 2011.
• It stars Jason Statham who also starred in Hummingbird (2013).
• The film also stars Cliff Curtis who was last seen in True Spirit (2023).
• Jason Statham and Cliff Curtis have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs and Shaw in 2019 and The Meg in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Passages

• The movie is directed by Ira Sachs, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Ira Sachs also directed Vaudeville in 1992.
• It stars Franz Rogowski who also starred in Victoria (2016).
• The film also stars Ben Whishaw who was last seen in Women Talking (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Corner Office

• The movie is from director Joachim Back.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jon Hamm who also starred in Keeping Up With the Joneses (2016).
• The film also stars Danny Pudi who was last seen in Somebody I Used to Know (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Dreamin' Wild

• The movie is directed by Bill Pohlad, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Bill Pohlad also directed Love and Mercy in 2015.
• It stars Walton Goggins who also starred in The Hateful Eight (2015).
• The film also stars Casey Affleck who was last seen in Oppenheimer (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Mob Land

• The movie is from director Nicholas Maggio.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars John Travolta who also starred in Hairspray (2007).
• The film also stars Donald Ome who was last seen in Pain Hustlers (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Til Death Do Us Part

• The movie is directed by Timothy Woodward Jr., it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Timothy Woodward Jr. also directed Traded in 2016.
• It stars Cam Gigandet who also starred in The Experiment (2010).
• The film also stars Jason Patric who was last seen in Shrapnel (2023).
• They also appeared together in Shrapnel in 2023.
• Timothy Woodward Jr. directed Jason Patric in Gangster Land
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

• The movie is directed by Jeff Rowe and Kyler Spears, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jeff Rowe and Kyler Spears also directed The Mitchells Vs. the Machines in 2021.
• It stars Ayo Edebiri who also starred in Hello, Goodbye and Everything In Between (2022).
• The film also stars Rose Byrne who was last seen in Insidious: The Red Door (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Hiding Place

• The movie is from director Laura Matula.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Nan Gurley who also starred in The Hiding Place (2023).
• The film also stars John Schuck who was last seen in Santa Bootcamp (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

Next week there are 7 new movies released

• Dragonkeeper - Thursday, 10th August
• The Last Voyage of Demeter - Friday, 11th August
• Heart of Stone - Friday, 11th August - streaming
• Go West - Wednesday, 19th July
• Jules - Friday, 11th August
• The Pod Generation - Friday, 11th August
• Medusa Deluxe - Friday, 11th August

Warner bros. have released a new trailer for The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It ahead of its 28th May 2021 UK release and its shock horror all the way.

The Conjuring makes a welcome return to the big screen with its sock horror trademark and story loosely based on the real life events of spirit hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren.

This time the couple are investigating the possession of a young boy, and the movie synopsis continues, it takes them beyond anything they have seen before.

The movie gets a 28th May release in the UK where it should hit the freshly re-opened cinemas but US audiences have to wait until 4th June where it will hit HBO Max and movie theatres.

There is also a new poster for the movie which can be seen below.

Directed by Guy Ritchie, Jason Statham is ultra cool in the first trailer for revenge thriller Wrath Of Man.

Based on the French movie Cash Truck directed by Nicolas Boukhrief, Guy Ritchie brings his trademark style to this new thriller.

Statham plays a newly assign cop who has a secret past and is a man out for revenge, and is looking super cool in this trailer.

There is no release date yet for the UK but America gets the movie on May 7th.

We will let you know as soon as we get a release date for the UK.

Alien Covenant get its first trailer, delivered to you on Christmas Day.

Its not really in the Christmas spirit but its definitely an Alien film, and has director Ridley Scott trademark all over it.

Film gets a release date in May.

Witness the Creation of Fear. Watch the new trailer for #AlienCovenant, in theatres 5.19.17. pic.twitter.com/5vEDPW6bWN

— 20th Century Fox (@20thcenturyfox) December 25, 2016