Difference between a 15 and 18 rated film

There are age limits on films as the media believe that some content is unacceptable to be shown to certain ages. With 15 certificate films No-one under 15 is allowed to watch a film in cinemas without ID or buy/rent a 15 certificate film. Films rated 18 are for adults only. Again no-one under 18 is allowed to watch  films in the cinema or buy/rent a 18 certificate film. This is because the film is considered unsuitable as it contains explicit content.

A 18 certificate contains:

-very strong violence
-frequent strong language and very strong language
-strong portrayals of sexual activity
-strong verbal references to sex
-strong horror
-strong blood or gore
-real sex (in some circumstances)
-discriminatory language or behaviour (e.g racism or homophobic)
-drug taking.

A 15 certificate contains:

-strong violence
-frequent strong language
-portrayals of sexual activity
-strong verbal references to sex
-sexual nudity
-brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references
-discriminatory language or behaviour (e.g racism or homophobic)
-drug taking

This is a piece of work done by one of my group members.