About movie ratings

Movie ratings tell people, especially parents what kind of content is in a movie. Parents might not want their child seeing violence and hearing bad language in a movie. These types of movies have a PG-13 or R rating. Movies that are are rated G are okay for children to see as these are considered family movies.

There are 5 different ways in which a movie can be rated:

1. General Audiences (G)

In movies with a 'G' rating, there will be absolutely no nudity, sex, drugs, and very small incidences of violence i.e., there won't be any content that would offend the parents of younger children who are viewing the movie. The G rating isn't necessarily a stamp of approval for a movie, nor does it mean that the movie is a childrens' movie. The conversations in the movies are polite, and generally don't go beyond the word 'damn'.

2. Parental Guidance (PG)

Movies with this rating must be watched by the parents before allowing their children to do so. Some of the content may be unsuitable for children. The more mature stories in PG movies may require parental guidance. There is the use of swear language, and some scenes depicting violence and brief nudity. There are no drug scenes.

3. Parents Strongly Cautioned (PG - 13)

A PG - 13 rating sends out a stronger warning to parents to decide whether they should allow their children to watch the movie. The content shouldn't be shown to children under 13 without a parent or a guadian, but the story itself won't warrant the PG - 13 rating. This rating generally indicates more use of swear language, and there will be more violence scenes than a PG movie. The nudity scenes will also be more, although it won't be sexually oriented. Any drug use in the movie means the movie has to have a PG - 13 rating.

4. Restricted (R)

An R rating means that children under 17 should not watch this movie without a parent or a guardian. These movies are based on adult themes and will contain adult activity, intense profane language, intense or continuous violence, sex - oriented nudity, drug usage. The MPAA advises parents to think twice before bringing their childrent to these movies, and recommend them to not bring their children along to R rated movies.

5. No Children 17 or Under Admitted (NC - 17)

An NC - 17 movie is a movie which most parents would consider too explicit for the children who are 17 and under. An NC - 17 rating doesn't necessarily mean that the movie is 'obscene' or 'pornographic', instead, it should be construed as a movie for adult audiences only. These movies generally contain excessive explicit violence, sex, or drug abuse, which parents would consider off - limits for their children.