Since the British Board of Film Classification began adding descriptive text to their certificates, reading about cinema releases has been much more fun. Take, for example, the current film schedule at the DCA.
If it's violence you're after, then there's a wide variety to choose from. There's mild peril for the kiddies (Spirited Away), mild violence (The Blood of a Poet), moderate violence (The Walker), bloody violence (Ten Canoes), action-adventure violence (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End), war violence (The Dam Busters) and, of course, strong violence including sexual violence and scene of degradation and torture (Salo) - good old Pasolini.
If you prefer your film experience with added swearing, then perhaps you should opt for Billy Liar (mild language), Water (moderate language), The Night of the Sunflowers (strong language), Paris, je t'aime (very strong language). Or if that's a bit too much for you, best stick to The Seventh Seal, with it's "language". I'm assuming they don't mean Swedish (be warned though, this film also contains "threat", whatever that means)
But never mind that, where's the sex, I hear you cry. Well Golden Door contains "natural nudity", Brief Encounter apparently has "mild sex references" (terribly, terribly polite ones, of course), Fire offers up "infrequent sex" and The Killing of a Chinese Bookie "moderate nudity", Molière proffers a mere "one scene of moderate sex" and Shadows "moderate sex references". If the "strong sex" of The Lives of Others doesn't appeal, then perhaps Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer's "mild innuendo" would be more your cup of tea. (Incidentally, Goldfinger is apparently free of this, and, indeed any other need for warning. Apparently having a main character called Pussy Galore isn't innuendo in their world. Bizarre)
My very favourite classification in this bunch, however, has to be that for A Woman Under the Influence. Watch out, folks, this film contains "emotional intensity".
Many more warnings here.
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