What the Ratings Mean
Ratings in U.S.A.Sony’s predetermined ratingsThese are original ratings that Sony predetermined according to the viewer’s age. Each rating allows you to view the certain programs, as follows:
See below for a description of each rating.
Ratings | Viewable U.S. movie ratings | Viewable U.S. TV rating |
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CHILD: | G, NR, and N/A | |
Suitable for children under the age of 6 |
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YOUTH: | G, PG, NR, and N/A | |
Suitable for children aged 7 and older |
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YOUNG ADULT: | G, PG, | |
Suitable for children aged 13 and older |
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U.S. movie ratings are for movies (including those shown on TV) rated according to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Guidelines.
Ratings | Explanations |
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G | In |
(General | scenes are not present, nor is there any drug use. |
Admitted) |
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PG | This is a film which may need to be monitored first by parents. |
(Parental Guidance Suggested. Some |
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Material May Not Be Suitable For |
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Children) |
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Parents are alerted to be very careful about the attendance of their | |
(Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some | when viewing. |
Material May Be Inappropriate For |
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Children Under 13) |
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R | This film includes hard language, tough violence, nudity, drug abuse or other elements of |
(Restricted, Under 17 Require | concern. |
Accompanying Parent Or Adult |
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Guardian) |
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This is a film that most parents would consider not suitable for children aged 17 and | |
(No One 17 Or Under Admitted) | under. There may be violence, sex, aberrational behavior, drug abuse or other elements of |
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NR | This is a film that a producer has not rated, intending to have his film widely released. |
(Not Rated) |
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N/A | This is a film that a producer considers outside the scope of the MPAA ratings. |
(Not Applicable) |
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Note
NR and N/A ratings are shown together as “UNRATED” in the menu.
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