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Censor

You can't edit reality.

5.8(512)20211h 24m2

A screener at the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), who has earned an unsavory reputation for being the strictest censor of violent films, begins to spiral out of control after viewing a low-budget horror with similarities to the disappearance of her sister.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$314.8K
Language
English
  • film in film
  • anonymous telephone call
  • censorship
  • woman director
  • video nasty
  • 1980s
  • film censorship
  • dead sister
  • mysterious disappearance

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Behind the camera

Where to watch

Availability for India. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSundance Film Festival28 Jan 2021
    • PremiereSeattle International Film Festival9 Apr 2021
    • TheatricalNR11 Jun 2021
    • Digital / OTTNR18 Jun 2021
    • Physical25 Jan 2022
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1520 Aug 2021
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival17 Aug 2021
  • CanadaCA

    • Digital / OTT18 Jun 2021
  • GermanyDE

    • Premiere16Berlin International Film Festival5 Mar 2021
    • Theatrical1629 Jul 2021
  • IrelandIE

    • Premiere15Galway Film Fleadh23 Jul 2021
    • Theatrical1620 Aug 2021
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical6 Sept 2024
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Premiere16Imagine Film Festival9 Apr 2021
  • PolandPL

    • Theatrical29 Oct 2021
  • PortugalPT

    • Digital / OTTM/1811 Jun 2021
    • TVM/1811 Jun 2021
  • RussiaRU

    • PremiereNew Femininity Film Festival21 Jul 2021
    • Theatrical18+22 Jul 2021
  • South KoreaKR

    • Premiere18Jeonju International Film Festival1 May 2021

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Censor was released on 11 June 2021.

Audience reviews

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  • L

    larz9

    9/29/2021

    1/10

    This is another one of those movies where you don't get your time back. There is nothing clever about the plot. It just twaddles on aimlessly, leading up to very cheesy murder scenes that look like the product of a high school student's drama submission and sweet FA payoff in the end. Why this got the support of The National Lottery through The Arts Council of Wales is beyond me. It's simply a colossal waste of every…

  • R

    r96sk

    3/7/2022

    9/10

    Very, very good! <em>'Censor'</em> features a great premise and it turns out to be one that is executed excellently. The feel of the film throughout is near perfection, with the tone all right and the 1980s aesthetic seemingly on point. It's paced ideally, with zero moments of drag. Niamh Algar puts in a super performance as lead. I recently watched her also impress in television's <em>'<a href="https://en.wiki…

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    EmmanuelGoldstein

    8/6/2023

    **A movie completely removed from reality - which is the point** A confusing, convoluted and completely absurd and unrealistic movie. Since this is of course all intentional, I am not entirely sure if that makes the movie better or worse. It's one of those movies that's really hard to rate and almost impossible to compare to any other movie, though it does feel very reminiscent of David Lynch movies. But for th…

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