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- G — General Audiences. All Ages Admitted. A G-rated motion picture contains nothing in theme, language, nudity, sex, violence or other matters that, in the view of the Rating Board, would offend parents whose younger children view the motion picture.
- PG — Parental Guidance Suggested. Some Material May Not Be Suitable For Children. A PG-rated motion picture should be investigated by parents before they let their younger children attend.
- PG-13 — Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some Material May Be Inappropriate For Children Under 13. A PG-13 rating is a sterner warning by the Rating Board to parents to determine whether their children under age 13 should view the motion picture, as some material might not be suited for them.
- R — Restricted. Children Under 17 Require Accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian. An R-rated motion picture, in the view of the Rating Board, contains some adult material.
Nov 10, 2023 · PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned: Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. R – Restricted: Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. NC-17 – Adults Only – No one 17 and under will be admitted. G-rated films tend to be aimed directly at children.
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Rated PG: Parental guidance suggested – Some material may not be suitable for children. Rated PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned – Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Rated R: Restricted – Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Rated X: No one under 17 admitted.
Jul 26, 2018 · In the USA the MPAA rates movies according to the appropriate audiences on a scale of G, PG, PG-13, R or NC-17. Only the last two impose any constraint on who can see it (for R an adult must accompany the viewer, for NC-17 only people 18 or older can see it).
- Violence
- Sexual Content
- Language
- Drug Use
Intense or strong depictions of violence may be allowed. Gore must be brief and infrequently depicted. Sexual violence is not allowed unless implied or referenced. Depictions of blood are allowed if they aren't too gratuitous. Violence without injury detail is virtually unrestricted.
PG-13 rated movies can contain sex scenes if they are brief, implied, or infrequent. Sexual references or humor can be allowed if they aren't too graphic or crude. Nudity is allowed if it is not sexualized. There should be no sexual nudity.
Multiple instances of swear words except the F- and C-words (such as "b*tch", "sh*t", "slut", etc...) may be permitted. To avoid an R rating, the F-word must be used only once and not in a sexual matter. More than one use of the F-word and if the word is used in a sexual matter, will result in an R rating. However, there have been movies with multi...
Drug use may be allowed if it's implied or brief and not graphic. Smoking and alcohol use is allowed.
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Aug 7, 2022 · The PG-13 rating was introduced in 1984 as an intermediate level between the PG and R ratings. A number of films fell into a grey area where they contained more objectionable content than the average PG film but didn’t push enough boundaries to land an R rating.
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Nov 4, 2023 · As you surely know, their ratings are: G – General Audiences, all ages admitted. PG – Parental Guidance Suggested, some material unsuitable for kids. PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned, inappropriate content for under 13. R – Restricted, under 17 requires adult guardian.
