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The Unexpected

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2016
 91 minutes (1 hrs 31 mins)

Production Country

China

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Starring

Min Sun · Mintao Liu · Hua Liu · Qi LiShu Chen

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Release dates

China release date China release: 25th August 2016

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One for the technophobes in all of us, M3GAN is given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong threat, violence, bloody images

The movie stars Allison Williams who starred in Horizon Line in 2020, it also stars Jenna Davis who is making a feature film debut.

The movie is directed by Gerard Johnstone who directed Housebound in 2014.

Movie Synopsis

M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a lifelike doll that's programmed to be a child's greatest companion and a parent's greatest ally. Designed by Gemma, a brilliant roboticist, M3GAN can listen, watch and learn as it plays the role of friend and teacher, playmate and protector. When Gemma becomes the unexpected caretaker of her 8-year-old niece, she decides to give the girl an M3GAN prototype, a decision that leads to unimaginable consequences.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

  • Title: M3GAN
  • BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
  • Reason: strong threat, violence, bloody images
  • Release date: 13th January 2023
  • Runtime: 102 minutes (1 hour 42 minutes)
  • Directed by:
    • Gerard Johnstone
  • Starring:
    • Allison Williams
    • Jenna Davis
    • Violet McGraw

BBFC movie page

The TV series turned movie Downton Abbey has been given a PG age rating by the BBFC.

The film will have all the stars from the TV series including Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern and Maggie Smith in what will be a 2 hour tour de force of the TV show.

The Story centres around a visit by the King and Queen of England to the abbey and how the residence and the staff handle the unexpected guests.

The BBFC's granting of a PG certificate of for mild threat, language and the film has a runtime of 122 minutes (2 hours and 2 minutes).

BBFC Link

After 3 weeks of release The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies is still the top selling video film in the UK.

Highest new film of the week is down at 3 in the shape of Birdman or to give it the full title Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).

Birdman was release in UK cinemas on 2nd January of this year and was a big Oscar hopeful although it only debuted at number 7 with £1.5 million which was its highest position.

A 6 week stay on the UK box office saw the film take a total gross of £'5.6 million, in the US it took $42 million.

There are 2 other new film on the video chart this week are Unbroken at 4 and Automata at 8.

Sunday February 22nd 2015 and its the annual awards ceremony that ends the movie award ceremonies that dominate the start of the year.

This year Birdman starring Michael Keaton won the big award of best film but missed out the the best Actor award the The Theory of Everything Eddie Redmayne.

Below is a lost of the top winners on the night.

Best Picture - Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Best Director - Alejandro G. Iñárritu for Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Best actor - Eddie Redmayne for The Theory Of Everything

Best Actress - Julianne Moore for Still Alice

Best Supporting Actress - Patricia Arquette for Boyhood

Best Supporting Actor - JK Simmons for Whiplash

Adapted Screenplay - The Imitation Game

Original Screenplay - Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Animated Feature - Big Hero 6

A selection of the 2015 Oscar nomination, to see the full list visit Oscars.com

Here the list of the "main" nominations:

Best Picture

American Sniper - Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Boyhood - The Grand Budapest Hotel - The Imitation Game - Selma - The Theory Of Everything - Whiplash -

Best Director

Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Richard Linklater, Boyhood - Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher - Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel - Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game -

Best Actor

Steve Carell, Foxcatcher - Bradley Cooper, American Sniper - Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game - Michael Keaton, Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Eddie Redmayne, The Theory Of Everything -

Best Actress

Marion Cotillard, Two Days One Night - Felicity Jones, The Theory Of Everything - Julianne Moore, Still Alice - Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl - Reese Witherspoon, Wild -

Supporting Actress

Patricia Arquette, Boyhood - Laura Dern, Wild - Emma Stone, Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Meryl Streep, Into The Woods - Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game -

Supporting Actor

Robert Duvall, The Judge - Ethan Hawke, Boyhood - Edward Norton, Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher - JK Simmons, Whiplash -

Foreign Language Film

Ida - Leviathan - Tangerines - Timbuktu - Wild Tales -

Adapted Screenplay

American Sniper - The Imitation Game - Inherent Vice - The Theory of Everything - Whiplash -

Original Screenplay

Boyhood - Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Foxcatcher - The Grand Budapest Hotel - Nightcrawler -

Animated Feature

Big Hero 6 - Boxtrolls - How To Train Your Dragon 2 - Song Of The Sea - The Tale Of Princess Kaguya -