The Fabelmans age rating, UK release date and more

We all know the work of Steven Spielberg, but with The Fabelmans UK release date on the horizon we’re going to get a glimpse of his childhood. It’s already picked up the Toronto Film Festival 2022 People’s Choice Award, so here’s everything we have on the film including the story, cast, age rating certificate latest and runtime.

You’ve only got look at the director and writer’s long list of incredible credits and awards to see that he’s had a very special influence on cinema. His first big hit came in 1977 with Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and he then followed that up with the likes of E.T., Jaws, Indiana Jones, The Color Purple, Jurassic Park, and Schindler’s List.

It’s a bold move to make a movie about your own childhood, but with so much critical acclaim it looks like it’s going to be a contender for yet another Academy Award. The trailer looks impressive and the cast list is equally stacked, so it’s definitely one to put on your watch list.

Story

The Fabelmans focuses on the life of Sammy Fabelman as he grows up in Arizona in the aftermath of World War II. He picks up a passion for making films at a young age and when he discovers a family secret he uses his art to help him deal with the situation.

His dad is a computer engineer, who doesn’t support Sammy in his film-making enterprise, but his mother is a skilled pianist, so tries to be the artistic counterbalance. The plot follows Sammy’s life from the first spark of cinematic inspiration at the age of seven until he’s eighteen and ready to start his life in film.

Cast

The Fabelmans cast starts off with Mateo Zoryon Francis-DeFord as the youngest of the Sammys that feature in the film, and Gabrelle LaBelle as his older incarnation. Michelle Williams (Venom Let There Be Carnage) stars as his mother, Mitzi and Paul Dano (The Batman) plays his dad, Burt.

The cast also features Seth Rogan (Kung Fu Panda 3) as Benny Loewy, a colleague of his dad’s that becomes a big part of the family. Judd Hursch (Independence Day: Resurgence) stars as Uncle Boris and Jeanie Berlin and Robin Bartlett play his grandmothers.

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The Fabelmans UK release date

The Fabelmans UK release date has finally been confirmed with a plan to come out on the 27th January 2023. However, it was initially only available in North America, which led to a little confusion about what was happening with the UK release.

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It’s been out in select US theaters since November 11th 2022 and went on to get a general release in America on the 23rd November 2022. It’s one of a number of films that have had split releases this winter with earlier releases in the US than in the UK.

It comes out in the UK a week after Babylon, so it’ll still have some pretty strong competition despite dodging the big winter holiday period. It’ll then have Puss In Boots The Last Wish joining the box office melee a week after the release date, so it’s going to be a challenge to stand out. It’s in a with a shout for some big Academy Award nominations, which are announced on the 24th January, so this could help it in terms of ticket sales in the UK.

With all of that in mind it should then get a DVD and Blu-ray and full digital release around April or May 2023. Success at the box office is currently the biggest contributing factor in terms of the gap between cinema and home entertainment, so we’ll add in more details after the release date.

Age rating

The official UK age rating for The Fabelmens has now confirmed to be 12A. With the trailer and story notes there was already lot to go on in terms of the rating. A certificate of either PG or 12 was always the most likely, especially when you look back on Steven Spielberg’s back catalogue.

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In addition to that the content advisory notes for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) premier were bullying, antisemitic language and mature themes. This backed up the age rating range above with perhaps a nudge in the 12 direction, which is what it went on to get.

Luckily, we don’t have that long to go back to find a very close comparison with Kenneth Brannagh having done a similar personal childhood coming of age drama with Belfast last year. It was given a 12 certificate in the UK by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), which added to the consideration for The Fabelmans.

Runtime

With the TIFF premier, we also know The Fabelmans runtime, so unlike the age rating we don’t need to wait for the release date to get closer to get the exact details. It comes in at a chunky 2 hours and 31 minutes, so it’s up there with Spielberg’s longer films, but not the 3 hours epic that Schindler’s List was.

The Fabelmans trailer:

It’s hard not to be instantly enchanted and fascinated in equal measures with The Fabelmans trailer. It looks amazing and the performances shine through to give us a brief glimpse of the potential.

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