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Moonfall is given a 12A age rating in the UK for infrequent strong language, moderate threat, violence, drug misuse

Moonfall is given a 12A age rating in the UK for infrequent strong language, moderate threat, violence, drug misuse
Moonfall
Director Roland Emmerich has given us some of the biggest event movie in cinema from Independence Day to Stargate, and his latest movie, Moonfall has been given a 12A age rating from the BBFC for distribution in the UK.

The movie stars Halle Berry who was last seen starring and directing Bruised in 2020 and Patrick Wilson who is best known for starring in The Conjuring series of movies.

As mentioned the movie is directed by Roland Emmerich.

12A Certificate

Movie Synopsis

The world stands on the brink of annihilation when a mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit and sends it hurtling toward a collision course with Earth. With only weeks before impact, NASA executive Jocinda "Jo" Fowler teams up with a man from her past and a conspiracy theorist for an impossible mission into space to save humanity.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

  • Title: Moonfall
  • BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
  • Reason: infrequent strong language, moderate threat, violence, drug misuse
  • Release date: 4th February 2022
  • Runtime: 130m (2 hour 10 minutes)
  • Director:
    • Roland Emmerich
  • Starring:
    • Halle Berry
    • Patrick WilsonJohn Bradley
Moonfall

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