Are age ratings enforced in uk cinemas?

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Hi

we are visiting the uk this summer, with my 14 year old. He really wants to see the new Wolverine & Deadpool movie. It is apparently R rated in the US which might end up being a 15 in the UK. Am I likely to have to provide proof of age for him? He's super tall, over 6ft.

My daughter didn't get into a 15 when she was 14. We're in Scotland. I'd say it probably varies from cinema to cinema though

In my experience, if the kids are with parents, it’s not an issue. Otherwise there is a risk.

DD is 18 but needs her passport to go to a 15 film, every time 🤣

DH took our 12 year old to watch Furiosa last week. It was only when they left and I looked it up that I found out it was a 15 and panicked that they would get turned away when they had already bought tickets online. Nobody batted an eyelid.

They aren't usually that strict when with a parent or if you look quite old for your age.

Seems to vary. Here the Odeon were very hot on ID for The Batman, which was a 15. Wouldn't be surprised if they were for Deadpool as well. Though I had no problem getting 6ft DS who was 13 at the time into Zombieland double tap, which was an 15!

I saw a 15 semi-recently, and a boy who was 14 was removed. I can’t remember if they asked for ID, or just asked his age.

Completely depends on the cinema and who’s working and how bothered they are. We took Ds aged 13 to see Quiet Place Day One at the weekend (a 15) and the woman who scanned our ticket code didn’t even glance up at us! He could have been 8 or whatever and she wouldn’t have even cared… 😳

I think a teen who isn’t too far off the correct age with a parent is less likely to be checked than a group of teens.

I went to see Planet of the Apes a few weeks ago (12A rating) and there were toddlers kicking the back of my chair 🙄

Well that’s annoying and it wasn’t an ideal film choice for toddlers but 12A does mean anyone under 12 can go with an adult so technically they weren’t wrong for being there. (Unless they were unaccompanied)!

Completely depends on the cinema and who’s working and how bothered they are

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My colleague got ID'd going into a '15' film when she was 28, wearing her wedding ring and with her 6'4" bearded husband

Depends on cinema and who you get. Going with a parent didn't stop them stopping us at our local cinema but my daughter is a lot smaller than your son (she was 15 though).

Film ratings can vary a surprising amount by country though - maybe you'll be lucky and find it's a 12A. Sometimes they cut out the goriest scenes to get a lower rating here too.

I couldnt get my daughter into Batman, she was only a few weeks off 15, and I was with her but they insisted on proper ID.