Cinema chain fails in bid to overturn 15 rating for The Batman

Michael McAdam said it made no sense that families could drive across the border to watch a movie their children are not permitted to watch in Northern Ireland.

Filming of The Batman taking place in Liverpool (PA)

A cinema chain owner in Northern Ireland has failed in a bid to overturn the 15 age rating for the new Batman movie.

Michael McAdam, managing director of the Movie House chain in Northern Ireland, said that cinema staff had faced abuse from parents in recent years because younger teenagers are not permitted to watch films with a 15 classification.