U.S. movie ratings

U.S. movie ratings are for movies (including those shown on TV) rated according to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Guidelines.

Option

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G (General

Audiences

 

In G-rated

films,

 

no

strong

 

All

Ages

Admitted)

 

 

words

 

are used,

the

violence

is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

at a minimum, nudity and sex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

seelleS

 

are not

present,

llor

is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

there

any

drug

use.

 

 

 

 

PG

(Parental

Guidance

 

This

is a

film

which

may

need

Suggested

 

Some

Material

to be

monitored

 

frst

 

by

 

 

May

Not

Be

Suitable

For

parents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Children)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PG-13 (Parents Strongly

Parents

are

alerted

to

be

very

Cautioned

 

Some

Material

careful

about

the

 

attendance

of

May

Be

Inappropriate

 

For

their

under-teenage

 

 

children

 

Children

Under

13)

 

 

when

 

viewing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R (Restricted

 

Under

17

This

fhn

includes

hard

 

 

Requires

Accompanying

Parent

language,

tough

violence,

 

 

Or Adult

Guardian)

 

 

nudity,

drug

abuse

 

or

other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

elements

of

concern.

 

 

 

 

NC-

17 or X (No

One

17 And

This

is a

flm

that

most

parents

Under Admitted)

 

 

 

would

 

consider

not

suitable

for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

children aged 17 and under.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There

may

be violence,

sex,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

abhorrent

behavior,

drug abuse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or other elements of concern.

U.S. TV ratings

U.S. TV ratings are for TV programs rated according to the U.S. Television Parental Guidelines.

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-Y (All Children)

This

program

 

is designed

lbr

 

young

 

children

 

aged

2 - 6

and

 

is appropriate

 

 

tbr all

children.

TV-Y7 (Directed to Older

This

program

 

is designed

tbr

Children)

children

 

aged

7

and

older.

 

 

Themes and elements in this

 

program

 

may

include

mild

 

 

fimtasy

violence

 

or

slapstick

 

violence,

or

may

fighten

 

 

children under the age of 7.

TV-G (General Audience)

Most

parents

 

would

find this

 

program suitable Ibr all ages.

 

It contains little or no

 

 

 

violence,

no

 

strong

language

 

and little or no sexual dialog

 

or situations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV-PG (Parental Guidance

This

program

 

contains

some

Suggested)

material

 

that

parents

 

may

find

 

unsuitable

for

younger

 

 

 

children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV- 14 (Parents Strongly

This

program

 

contains

some

Cautioned)

material

 

that

many

parents

 

 

would

 

find

unsuitable

for

 

 

children under the age of 14.

TV-MA (Mature Audience

This

program

 

is

specifically

 

Only)

designed

 

to

be

viewed

by

 

 

adults and therefore may be

 

unsuitable

for

children

under

 

the age

of 17.

 

 

 

 

 

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