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U.S. MOVIES RATINGS CHART
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| NO RATING (NOT RATED) AND NA (NOT | |
Off | APPLICABLE) PROGRAMS. Movie has not been | |
| rated or rating does not apply. | |
G | GENERAL AUDIENCES. All ages admitted. | |
PG | PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED. Some | |
material may not be suitable for children. | ||
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PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED. Some material | ||
may be inappropriate for children under 13. | ||
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RRESTRICTED. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED. | |
X | ADULTS ONLY. |
U.S. TV PROGRAMS RATINGS
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The TV Parental Guidelines has 7 levels of
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Youth
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NR |
| • Viewable | Not Rated. See “Customer |
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| • Blocked | Caution” on page 45. |
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| All children. The themes and |
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| • Viewable | elements in this program |
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| • Blocked | for a very young audience, | |
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Youth |
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| • FV | Directed to older children. | |
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| this program may include | |
| Violence) | ||
| mild physical or comedic | ||
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| • Viewable | |
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| violence, or may frighten | |
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| children under the age of 7. | |
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| General audience. It |
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| • Viewable | contains little or no violence, |
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| no strong language, and | ||
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| • D,L,S,V (all | Parental guidance |
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| suggested. The program | |
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| selected) | may contain infrequent |
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| • Any | coarse language, limited |
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| combination | violence, some suggestive |
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| of D, L, S, V | sexual dialogue and |
Guidance |
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| • D,L,S,V (all | Parents strongly cautioned. |
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| selected) | This program may contain |
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| sophisticated themes, | ||
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| sexual content, strong | ||
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| combination | |
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| language and more intense | |
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| of D, L, S, V | violence. |
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| • L,S,V (all | Mature audiences only. |
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| selected) | This program may contain |
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| • Any | mature themes, profane | |
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| combination | language, graphic violence, |
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| of L, S, V | and explicit sexual content. |
FV : | Fantasy/Cartoon Violence. | |||
V : | Violence |
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S : | Sex |
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L : | Offensive Language |
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D : | Dialogue with sexual content. |
CANADIAN ENGLISH RATINGS
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Exempt - Exempt programming includes: news, sports,
Edocumentaries and other information programming, talk shows, music videos, and variety programming.
CProgramming intended for children under age 8. No offensive language, nudity or sexual content.
| Programming generally considered acceptable for | |
C8+ | children 8 years and over. No profanity, nudity or sexual | |
| content. | |
G | General programming, suitable for all audiences. | |
PG | Parental Guidance suggested. Some material may not | |
be suitable for children. | ||
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| Programming contains themes or content which may not | |
14+ | be suitable for viewers under the age of 14. Parents are | |
strongly cautioned to exercise discretion in permitting | ||
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| viewing by | |
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| 18+ years old. Programming restricted to adults. | |
18+ | Contains constant violence or scenes of extreme | |
| violence. |
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