Barbie Gets 12A Age-Rating in the UK for Bad Language, Innuendo, and Dangerous Behavior

Barbie is out of her box and ready to party (ah, ah, ah, yeah) in her big screen debut this summer, and the UK’s 12A age-rating is warning viewers of strong language, moderate innuendo, and dangerous behavior.

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has given Greta Gerwig’s upcoming Barbie movie a 12A age-rating, meaning an adult must accompany anyone under the age of 12 to see the plastic-fantastic feature in theaters on July 21. The BBFC suggests adults consider whether it’s suitable by checking the content advice for the film in advance.

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling star in the movie as Barbie and Ken, but they soon discover life is not all about dressing up, blowout parties, and rollerblading as they get expelled from Barbieland and dropped into the real world to discover the joys and perils of living among humans.

Now we have some clues about the threats they will face, as the BBFC listing for Barbie confirms the movie contains “moderate innuendo”, “brief sexual harassment”, and “implied strong language”.

The second teaser trailer for Barbie gave us a glimpse at some of the “comic fight scenes” referenced in the content advisory, as Gosling’s Ken competes with Simu Liu’s Ken for Barbie’s attention, with each threatening to “beach off” the other. But apparently there will be “undetailed punches, kicks, headbutts” and the “use of improvised weapons” in the movie as well as occasional gags about “sugar daddies”.

A scene involving sexual harassment was also briefly shown in a previous trailer and has appeared on the BBFC’s report, stating “men catcall a woman and make inappropriate comments about her appearance”. It also mentions “a man slaps a woman’s bottom, however, his behaviour is immediately challenged and results in negative consequences”.

Additionally, the organization details “infrequent scenes of mild threat”, including a car chase, and “dangerous behavior” in a scene wherein “a child melts a doll’s hair using a lighter”. There is also the use of “bleeped strong language,” moderate bad language, and milder terms, plus “occasional verbal references to death and mental health” and “patriarchal attitudes about women’s roles in society”.

The BBFC entry also confirms Barbie has a runtime of 113 minutes and 54 seconds, putting it just under one hour and 54 minutes, so those planning Barbenheimer viewings at the theater will need to spare plenty of time for it as Christopher Nolan’s R-Rated Oppenheimer clocks in just shy of three hours on its own.

Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.