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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. The G rating is not a “certificate of
approval,” nor does it signify a “children’s” motion
picture. Some snippets of language may go beyond
polite conversation but they are common everyday
expressions. No stronger words are present in
G-rated motion pictures. Depictions of violence are
minimal. No nudity, sex scenes or drug use are
present in 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. The PG rating indicates, in the view of the
Rating Board, that parents may consider some
material unsuitable for their children, and parents
should make that decision.
The more mature themes in some PG-rated motion
pictures may call for parental guidance. There may
be some profanity and some depictions of violence or
brief nudity. But these elements are not deemed so
intense as to require that parents be strongly
cautioned beyond the suggestion of parental
guidance. There is no drug use content in a PG-rated
motion picture.
PG-13 - 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. A PG-13
motion picture may go beyond the PG rating in theme,
violence, nudity, sensuality, language, adult
activities or other elements, but does not reach the
restricted R category. The theme of the motion
picture by itself will not result in a rating
greater than PG-13, although depictions of
activities related to a mature theme may result in a
restricted rating for the motion picture. Any drug
use will initially require at least a PG-13 rating.
More than brief nudity will require at least a PG-13
rating, but such nudity in a PG-13 rated motion
picture generally will not be sexually oriented.
There may be depictions of violence in a PG-13
movie, but generally not both realistic and extreme
or persistent violence. A motion picture’s single
use of one of the harsher sexually-derived words,
though only as an expletive, initially requires at
least a PG-13 rating. More than one such expletive
requires an R rating, as must even one of those
words used in a sexual context. The Rating Board
nevertheless may rate such a motion picture PG-13
if, based on a special vote by a two-thirds
majority, the Raters feel that most American parents
would believe that a PG-13 rating is appropriate
because of the context or manner in which the words
are used or because the use of those words in the
motion picture is inconspicuous.
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. An R-rated
motion picture may include adult themes, adult
activity, hard language, intense or persistent
violence, sexually-oriented nudity, drug abuse or
other elements, so that parents are counseled to
take this rating very seriously. Children under 17
are not allowed to attend R-rated motion pictures
unaccompanied by a parent or adult guardian. Parents
are strongly urged to find out more about R-rated
motion pictures in determining their suitability for
their children. Generally, it is not appropriate for
parents to bring their young children with them to
R-rated motion pictures.
NC-17 - No One 17 and Under Admitted.
An NC-17 rated motion picture is one that, in the
view of the Rating Board, most parents would
consider patently too adult for their children 17
and under. No children will be admitted. NC-17 does
not mean “obscene” or “pornographic” in the common
or legal meaning of those words, and should not be
construed as a negative judgment in any sense. The
rating simply signals that the content is
appropriate only for an adult audience. An NC-17
rating can be based on violence, sex, aberrational
behavior, drug abuse or any other element that most
parents would consider too strong and therefore
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