Rated in 1975, before the classification system had a PG-13 category, the film received a PG. Using today's system, Jaws would likely have been awarded a PG-13 (or perhaps even R - due to the drug use depicted in the opening scene) considering the many bloody feedings portrayed.
Some scenes with the shark are disturbing. This movie is highly known to have made many people stay out of the water during its original release. Scenes of graphic violence might frightening and disturbing for some viewers, as it shown the Shark eat people alive. Very violent.
In fact, the mature subject matter in both Gremlins and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom helped lead to the PG-13 rating being proposed and ultimately implemented later that year in 1984.
It's filled with on-the-edge-of-your-seat suspense and a scary-as-hell villain. It's frightening enough when we see the great white shark attack, but what's even more chilling are the scenes, like the opening attack, when we don't see the shark at all.
Richard Zanuck went to meet with the MPAA and made the point that their ratings governed sex, language and violence. He reasoned that there was no sex in the film, only a couple of minor bad words, and no violence. He pointed out that violence would be fighting - where a man hits another man or shoots another man.
Rated in 1975, before the classification system had a PG-13 category, the film received a PG. Using today's system, Jaws would likely have been awarded a PG-13 (or perhaps even R - due to the drug use depicted in the opening scene) considering the many bloody feedings portrayed.
These include the characters' discussion about Barbie and Ken dolls' lack of genitalia, though there is no nudity or sex in the movie. At the end of the movie there is also a scene where Barbie goes to the gynecologist, which may raise some questions for younger viewers.
The film has no continuity from Jaws 3-D. In its predecessor, Mike is an engineer for SeaWorld, whereas in Jaws: The Revenge, he is a marine research scientist.
Is Jaws a boy or a girl? Not sure why that's relevant, but the shark from the 1975 classic is named Bruce. So for those wondering, Jaws seems to be about a binary cis-male.
Unsurprisingly, there are shark attacks. Graphic displays of severed legs, bloody hands, entrails, a man getting eaten alive. Graphic photographs of human bodies injured by shark attacks.
In terms of language, there is some mild profanity throughout, and it's worth mentioning that the phrase "for Christ's sake" is overused to the point where one can't help but notice the frequency in which it's used.
The British Board of Film Classification has raised the rating on Jaws from PG to 12A meaning no one younger than 12 may see the film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult.
Parents need to know that The Meg is an action movie about a giant prehistoric shark and the team of heroes (led by Jason Statham) trying to stop it. Violence is definitely the biggest issue here: Many characters die, and there's some blood (wounds, blood swirling in the water).
While the film does not dive into trans identity, Barbie still manages to touch upon LGBTQ+ issues without naming them as such. In fact, the film features several openly LGBTQ+ actors, like Hari Nef, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, and Scott Evans.
It solidifies the understanding that reproductive health is an integral part of overall health. I hope that will be one of the main takeaways from the scene, which is that every girl, every woman, every person who has female reproductive organs should seek regular preventive care to address their reproductive health.
Strays, which opens in theaters on Friday, is not geared to children despite its cuddly stars. Billed as a "subversion of the dog movies we know and love," the comedy is rated R for "pervasive language, crude and sexual content, and drug use."
Reserved only for impact in the PG-13 universe, R-rated films have a green light to use the F-word unregulated. You only get one, and you better make it count. From action to comedy and everything in between, these PG-13 movies slipped in the F-bomb and made sure we didn't miss it.
Poltergeist initially received an R rating from the MPAA. Steven Spielberg and Tobe Hooper disagreed with the R rating and succeeded in having it changed to PG on appeal.
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 NC-17: No children under 17 admitted.
Marred by laughable 3-D effects, Jaws 3 is a difficult film to take seriously. No movie with Dennis Quaid holding a basset hound's ears to keep them out of his water bowl while pouring himself some coffee can be all bad. Jaws 3-D comes pretty close.
Jaws is tamer than Temple of Doom, but it has its fair share of violence and gore. Children are eaten, there's the iconic corpse jumpscare, Quint's (Robert Shaw) dramatic death as Bruce the shark bites his torso and blood spews out of his mouth.
Jaws was classified 'A', uncut, by the BBFC in 1975. This was the equivalent of 'PG' today, and was the subject of some debate at the BBFC at the time, as it was recognised that the work contained some intense and frightening 'horror' moments.
