The reason that the certification is 15 is because Split, once again, takes inspiration from drama movies that are based on modern-day gang culture and this includes Kidulthood, Adulthood, Anuvahood and Shank and all of these movies were rated 15 by the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) so it would make less sense to give 'Split' an 18 certification as it wouldn't even be suitable for teenagers and Bradley Keano, the main character of Split, is a teenager himself and it would not be suitable to give the movie a 12/12A certification as it would be too suitable for the younger audience and the movie will, most likely, include weapons and scenes in which characters bleed so the violence would be too graphical for the younger audience to watch whereas by giving Split a 15 certification also means that the movie can relate to its target audience, being teenagers, even more as this movie is about the lifestyle of teenagers so it is not based on a true story but it is based on true lifestyles.
Films under this category can contain adult themes, hard drugs, strong language, moderate-strong violence/sex references, and mild non-detailed sex activity; and with the sort of atmosphere/feel we want to go with the "Split" movie, it is more likely that drug themes will definitely be used as it is a take on the gang culture and gangs usually fight for notoriety by dealing in drugs and there will be some strong language such as cursing and yelling.
The violence is most likely going to be moderate/strong as there is even a particular scene that appears in the Split movie/synopsis and this is the part where Keano's best friend, Samuel Walters, is beaten to a bloody pulp and left for dead before Keano goes back to his house which means that the violence will be strong indeed as it is also directed towards teenagers so the movie should fulfil its purpose by adding themes that would, likely, be targeted towards people from the age range of 15 and over.
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