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Cinema

Cinema

The persons in charge of organising public cinematographic representations (hereinafter “the organisers”) are subject to certain obligations regarding the protection of minors. The objective is to allow viewers, especially young audiences, to enjoy entertainment adapted to their age and to avoid exposure to inappropriate content likely to harm their physical, mental or moral development.

ALIA monitors compliance and proper application of these rules.

Obligations of organisers

  • Age classification: the organiser is obliged to examine the content of the film with regard to the following elements: violence, horror, sexuality, discrimination (racial, sexual, opinion, religion or nationality), incitement to hatred, drug or alcohol abuse, inappropriate language, sensitive themes including suicide and the breakdown of families, the overall impact of the film or the projected images. Based on the aforementioned criteria, the organiser must then classify the film into one of the following categories:
    • accessible to all
    • accessible from 6 years and above
    • accessible from 12 years and above
    • accessible from 16 years and above
    • accessible from 18 years and above

Minors aged 6 years or older may be admitted to a film classified in a category higher than their age, if accompanied by at least one parent or legal guardian.

  • Visible indication of the classification of the film: the organisers ensure that the signage of the film classification is displayed in a visible way, in particular at the places where entrance tickets are issued and on the displays with the prices and the screening times. In addition, any programmes communicated by the organiser must inform about the classification of the film.
  • Access control to the cinematographic representation:  to guarantee compliance with the age limits, the organiser ensures the implementation of age controls at the entrance to public sessions. A person authorised by the organiser is responsible for refusing entry to anyone who does not meet the minimum age required for the film or who cannot provide proof of their age.

ALIA's missions

  • Check the classification of the films and, if necessary, reclassify the films by a reasoned decision. This reclassification replaces any previous classification and is binding for organisers and the public
  • Ensure compliance with and mandatory publication of the classification
  • Decide on any discrepancy in classification by the different organisers

Since 2017, ALIA has regularly published the classification of various films.

Film classification list Luxembourg - 2024 - last updated on 01/10/2024 (only available in French)

Film classification list Luxembourg - 2009-2023 - last updated on 29/12/2023 (only available in French)

Film classifications

Film

Classification

À bout portant / Point Blank Director: Fred Cavayé • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
Agora Director: Alejandro Amenábar • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 6
Air Doll Director: Hirokazu Koreeda • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 12
Ajami Director: Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 12
Alice au pays des merveilles / Alice im Wunderland / Alice in Wonderland Director: Tim Burton • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Âmes en stock / Cold Souls Director: Sophie Barthes • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 6
À propos d'Elly / Über Elly / About Elly Director: Asghar Farhadi • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 12
Arthur et la guerre des deux mondes / Arthur und die Minimoys 3 / Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds Director: Luc Besson • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: EA
A Serious Man Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 6
Autumn Ball / Herbstball / Sügisball Director: Veiko Õunpuu • Date of publication: 2007
Classification: 12
Baarìa / Baarìa - The Door to the Wind Director: Giuseppe Tornatore • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 6
Bad Lieutenant : Escale à la Nouvelle-Orléans / Bad Lieutenant: Cop ohne Gewissen / Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Director: Werner Herzog • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 16
Bébés / Babys / Babies Director: Thomas Balmès • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Blind Mountain / Blinder Berg Director: Li Yang • Date of publication: 2007
Classification: 12
Brothers Director: Jim Sheridan • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 12
Buried Director: Rodrigo Cortés • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
Burlesque Director: Steven Antin • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Burrowing / Man tänker sitt Director: Henrik Hellström, Fredrik Wenzel • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 12
Camping 2 Director: Fabien Onteniente • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Cellule 211 / Zelle 211 / Cell 211 Director: Daniel Monzón • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 12
Cendres du ciel / Asche des Himmels / Ashes from the Sky Director: José Antonio Quirós • Date of publication: 2008
Classification: 6
Centurion / Centurion / Centurion Director: Neil Marshall • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 16
Ce que je veux de plus / Was will ich mehr / What More Do I Want Director: Silvio Soldini • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
Ce qu'il faut pour vivre / Ce qu'il faut pour vivre / The Necessities of Life Director: Benoît Pilon • Date of publication: 2008
Classification: 6
Ces amours-là / Ces amours-là / What War May Bring Director: Claude Lelouch • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Cher John / Das Leuchten der Stille / Dear John Director: Lasse Hallström • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Chloé / Chloe Director: Atom Egoyan • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 12
City Island Director: Raymond De Felitta • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 6
Comme chiens et chats : La revanche de Kitty Galore / Cats & Dogs - Die Rache der Kitty Kahlohr / Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Director: Brad Peyton • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: EA
Copacabana Director: Marc Fitoussi • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Copains pour toujours / Kindsköpfe / Grown Ups Director: Dennis Dugan • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Copie conforme / Die Liebesfälscher / Certified Copy Director: Abbas Kiarostami • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
Crazy Heart Director: Scott Cooper • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 6
Crazy Night / Date Night Director: Shawn Levy • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Crime d'amour / Liebe und Intrigen / Love Crime Director: Alain Corneau • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
Cul-De-Sac / Sackgasse Director: Roman Polanski • Date of publication: 1966
Classification: 12
Cyrus Director: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Dans ses yeux / In ihren Augen / The Secret in Their Eyes Director: Juan José Campanella • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 12
Das Sandmännchen - Abenteuer im Traumland / Little Sandman - Adventures in Dreamland Director: Helmut Fischer • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: EA
Date limite / Stichtag / Due Date Director: Todd Phillips • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
Daybreakers Director: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 12
Der geteilte Himmel / The Divided Heaven Director: Konrad Wolf • Date of publication: 1964
Classification: 12
Dernier étage, gauche, gauche / Dernier étage, gauche, gauche / Top Floor, Left Wing Director: Angelo Cianci • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Derrière les volets / Indigène d'Eurasie / Eastern Drift Director: Sharunas Bartas • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
Des hommes et des dieux / Von Menschen und Göttern / Of Gods and Men Director: Xavier Beauvois • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
De vrais mensonges / Wahrhaftige Lügen / Beautiful Lies Director: Pierre Salvadori • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Donnant donnant / The Round Up Director: Isabelle Mergault • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Dragons / Drachenzähmen leicht gemacht / How to Train Your Dragon Director: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: EA
Draquila - L'Italie qui tremble / Draquila – L'Aquila crolla / Draquila – Italy Trembles Director: Sabina Guzzanti • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
Elle s'appelait Sarah / Sarahs Schlüssel / Sarah's Key Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Embrasse-moi encore / Baciami Ancora / Kiss Me Again Director: Gabriele Muccino • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Émile / Emil Director: Philipp Stölzl • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 6
Enen Director: Feliks Falk • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 12
Ensemble, c'est trop Director: Léa Fazer • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Enter the Void Director: Gaspar Noé • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 16
Existenz Director: David Cronenberg • Date of publication: 1999
Classification: 12
Fantastic Mr. Fox / Der fantastische Mr. Fox Director: Wes Anderson • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: EA
Fatal Director: Michaël Youn • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
Freddy : Les Griffes de la nuit / A Nightmare on Elm Street Director: Samuel Bayer • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 16
Freigesprochen / Free to Leave Director: Peter Payer • Date of publication: 2007
Classification: 12
From Paris with Love Director: Pierre Morel • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
Gainsbourg, vie héroïque / Gainsbourg - Der Mann, der die Frauen liebte / Gainsbourg Director: Joann Sfar • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
Garage Director: Lenny Abrahamson • Date of publication: 2007
Classification: 12
Garçon, s’il vous plaît! / Ober / Waiter Director: Alex van Warmerdam • Date of publication: 2006
Classification: 12
Goethe! / Young Goethe in Love Director: Philipp Stölzl • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Gordos / Fat People Director: Daniel Sánchez Arévalo • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 12
Greenberg Director: Noah Baumbach • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
Hamilius Director: Roschdy Zem • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Hanni et Nanni Director: Christine Hartmann • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: EA
Happy Few Director: Antony Cordier • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 16
Harry Potter et les reliques de la mort - 1ère partie / Harry Potter und die Heiligtümer des Todes – Teil 1 / Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Director: David Yates • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Hilde Director: Kai Wessel • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 12
Hors-la-loi / Outside the Law Director: Rachid Bouchareb • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
Hors de contrôle / Auftrag Rache / Edge of Darkness Director: Martin Campbell • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
I Love You Phillip Morris / I Love You Phillip Morris / I Love You Phillip Morris Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 12
Inception Director: Christopher Nolan • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
In the Air / Up in the Air Director: Jason Reitman • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 6
Invictus Director: Clint Eastwood • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 6
Iron Man 2 Director: Jon Favreau • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Jerry Cotton Director: Philipp Stölzl, Cyrill Boss • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Jeux de pouvoir / Fair Game / Fair Game Director: Doug Liman • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
Jud Suss: Film sans conscience / Jud Süß: Film ohne Gewissen / Jew Suss: Rise and Fall Director: Oskar Roehler • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
Kaboom Director: Gregg Araki • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 16
Kick-Ass Director: Matthew Vaughn • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 16
Kiss & Kill Director: Robert Luketic • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Knight and Day Director: James Mangold • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Kont Diga Director: Dimitri, Walter • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
Kung Fu Nanny / Der Spion von nebenan / The Spy Next Door Director: Brian Levant • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
La 4e révolution / Die 4. Revolution / The 4th Revolution Director: Carl-A. Fechner • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
La blonde aux seins nus / Die Blondine mit den nackten Brüsten / The Blonde with Bare Breasts Director: Manuel Pradal • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
La coiffeuse / Die Friseuse / The Hairdresser Director: Doris Dörrie • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
La Conférence des animaux / Konferenz der Tiere 3D / Animals United 3D Director: Reinhard Klooss, Holger Tappe • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: EA
Le Cas 39 / Fall 39 / Case 39 Director: Christian Alvart • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 16
Le Choc des Titans / Kampf der Titanen / Clash of the Titans Director: Louis Leterrier • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 12
L'Élite de Brooklyn / Gesetz der Straße - Brooklyn's Finest / Brooklyn's Finest Director: Antoine Fuqua • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 12
Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec / Adèle und das Geheimnis des Pharaos / The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec Director: Luc Besson • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Le Secret de Charlie / Wie durch ein Wunder / Charlie St. Cloud Director: Burr Steers • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: 6
Moi, moche et méchant / Ich - Einfach Unverbesserlich / Despicable Me Director: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud • Date of publication: 2010
Classification: EA
Tempête de boulettes géantes / Wolkig mit Aussicht auf Fleischbällchen / Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: EA
Une éducation / An Education Director: Lone Scherfig • Date of publication: 2009
Classification: 12