A Working Man
NZ release: 27 March 2025
Violence and offensive language Rated on: 13 March 2025
What’s it about?
Levon Cade walked away from his old life to work in construction and be a devoted father to his daughter. But when a local girl goes missing, he's called back to the skills that once made him a legend in the covert world of counter-terrorism.
The facts
- Directed by David Ayer (The Beekeeper)
- Stars Jason Statham (Hobbs & Shaw), Eve Mauro (Stormageddon), and David Harbour (Black Widow)
- English language
- Runtime: 116 minutes
Why did it get this rating?
This film was classified by Te Mana Whakaatu, Classification Office. You can find out more about classification process and ratings here.
Violence
This film has a number of fight scenes including shoot-outs and the use of weapons. Bladed weapons often result in blood spray, and injuries are sometimes shown up close.
Some of the stronger examples of violence include:
- A character’s blood-smeared torso is shown with several bullet wounds.
- A character is tortured using the “waterboarding method” – their face is covered with material and water is poured over their mouth.
- A character is tied to a chair and dropped into a pool. The other character watches him drown.
- A bullet goes through a character’s open palm, creating a hole, clearly seen with blood smear.
- A character stabs another, pulling the knife down before stabbing the victim in the throat and plunging the blade in deep.
Offensive language
The word ‘f*ck’ is used frequently, both casually and during moments of violence.
Drug use
Drug use is limited to a villain snorting drugs, depicted in a negative light.
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