Movie

Bad Apples

2026

A struggling primary school teacher begins to make some questionable decisions after one of her students is injured.

Content advisory

LGBTQ+ Characters/Relationships

Unrated

Language

heavy — The film contains frequent strong language including multiple uses of the word 'f**k' and infrequent very strong language such as 'c**t'. Other rude terms include 'bitch', 'wanker', 'bloody', 'piss', 'arse', 'hell', and 'God', alongside rude gestures.

Mature Themes

moderate — The film explores themes of teasing and discrimination targeting a person with anger issues and learning difficulties, who is called 'mental'. Injury and physical conflict are also part of the mature thematic content.

Scary/Intense Content

moderate — A child is held hostage, creating sustained tension that mixes threatening moments with some comic relief. Frequent verbal threats of violence are made by the child, increasing the intensity of the situation.

Sexual Content & Nudity

mild — There is a verbal reference to the word 'shagging' but no depiction or visual content related to sexual activity or nudity is described.

Substance Use

none — There is no reported depiction or mention of alcohol, smoking, or drugs in the provided sources.

Violence & Gore

moderate — There are scenes of physical violence including a teacher wresting a metal rod away from a boy, accidentally rendering him unconscious. There is pushing and shoving with brief altercations and off-screen violence resulting in a child’s arm being injured with visible blood and broken bone piercing through the skin. The sound of children fighting intensely is heard but not visually shown.