Ratings
Since 1990, the MPAA film ratings have been as follows:
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- G – General Audiences
- All ages admitted. This movie contains nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.
- Such films may contain only mild fantasy violence or crude humor. Such films have no nudity, sex or drugs of any kind. The violence must be cartoonish in nature and/or minimal in quantity.
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- PG – Parental Guidance Suggested
- Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents are urged to give parental guidance as the motion picture contains some material that parents might not like for younger children.
- Such films may contain only mild violence, language, drug references, brief nudity and/or implied or inferred sexual activity.
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- PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned
- Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious and contain some material that parents might not like for their pre-teenagers.
- Such films may contain moderate violence, some suggestive material and nudity, some sexual situations, brief strong language and/or soft drug use.
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- R – Restricted
- Under 17 requires an accompanying parent or adult guardian. This movie contains some adult material and parents are urged to learn more about this film before taking their young children with them to see it. Generally, it is inappropriate for parents to take them to see it.
- Such films may contain rough and/or persistent violence and suggestive material, hard language and horror, crude sexual content, sexually-oriented nudity, and/or hard drug use.
- Admittance to these films is prohibited for anyone under the age of seventeen unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.
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- NC-17 – No One 17 & Under Admitted
- This film is patently adult and children are not admitted. Such films may contain brutality/pervasive strong graphic violence, explicit sexual content, sexual assault, extreme horror and/or crude indecent language.
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If a film is not submitted for rating or is an uncut version of a film that was submitted, the label NR (Not Rated) or UR (Unrated) is often used. Uncut/extended versions of films that are labeled "Unrated" also contain warnings saying that the uncut version of the film contains content that differs from the theatrical release and may not be suitable for younger children or minors. Examples include the version of Live Free or Die Hard and the extended edition of Rango.