Rated G: General audiences – All ages admitted. Rated PG: Parental guidance suggested – Some material may not be suitable for [pre-teenagers (1972-1977)] / [children (1977-1984)]. Rated R: Restricted – Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Rated X: No one under 17 admitted.
The new ratings system began with four categories: G (general audiences), M (mature audiences, changed in 1969 to PG, parental guidance suggested), R (restricted, no children under 17 allowed without parents or adult guardians), and X (no one under 17 admitted).
The NC-17 rating is the highest rating (even higher than the R-rating) that a film can be given, and it means the movie is for adults only (ages 18 and older) and no one age 17 or younger will be admitted. This rating, prior to 1990, was previously rated X.
The R-rating doesn't ban children under 17 from a movie, it restricts them to watching it with a parent or guardian (and includes a recommendation that parents and guardians learn more before allowing their child to see the movie).
Films with the U certification are fit for unrestricted public exhibition and are family-friendly. These films can contain universal themes like education, family, drama, romance, sci-fi, action etc. These films can also contain some mild violence, but it cannot be prolonged.
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. Depictions of violence are minimal. No nudity, sex scenes or drug use are present.
They're all rated G. But despite their popularity in American culture, G-rated films are now virtually extinct. According to FilmRatings.com, there are zero G-rated feature-length theatrically-released films from any major studio in 2023.
NR stands for Not Rated. Usually, movies rated NR hasn't submitted for rating. This kind of movies are uncut or have extended scenes that might not be suitable to minors.
Rated G: General audiences – All ages admitted. 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.
What do the movie ratings mean? Take a look below at the information offered from CARA. G: General Audiences, All Ages Admitted. Contains nothing in theme, language, nudity, sex, violence or other matters that the in-view of the Rating Board would offend parents whose younger children view the motion picture.
There's a story that “Star Wars” was originally given a G rating and they were horrified. They thought no one would come and see it. So they put in a little bit of blood to get that PG.
The reasons are plentiful, according to Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore, including a societal shift in thinking about what's appropriate for small children, and the idea that G-rated films are burdened with the stigma of being uncool for teens and young adults.
Programs with a TV-Y rating are deemed suitable for all children. The rating is reserved for programs designed specifically for children as young as 2 years old. Programs with a TV-Y7 rating are thought to be more appropriate for children age 7 and older.
The term "B movie" originated in the Golden Age of Hollywood, a time when movie theaters typically presented films as double features. The "A" movie had bigger stars, a larger budget, and higher production values, while the "B" movie was a less expensive, lower-budget film.
Mild profanity includes "hell" and "damn." Families looking for more straightforward and easy-to-understand science fiction will be put off by the movie's lengthy scenes involving characters contending with weightlessness as classical music plays, as well as the jarring surrealism and the open-ended conclusion.
It means not rated and unrated. The two are used interchangeably. They mean the film hasn't been submitted to the MPAA for a rating. It essentially means, you won't know going in what to expect, content wise.
'Animal' has been rated 18 by the British Board of Film Certification. The film features intense sexual and domestic abuse. 'Animal', featuring Ranbir Kapoor, is all set to hit theatres on December 1.
