The Film Rating System

The Film Rating System
  • General Audiences: G - All ages admitted. ...
  • Parental Guidance Suggested: PG - Some material may not be suitable for children. ...
  • Parental Strongly Cautioned: PG-13 - Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. ...
  • Restricted: R - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. ...
  • Other labels:

MPAA film ratings

The MPAA film ratings are as follows:
Rating symbolMeaning

G rating symbol
G – General Audiences
All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

PG- rating symbol
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested
Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

PG-13 rating symbol
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

R rating symbol
R – Restricted
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

NC-17 rating symbol
NC-17 – Adults Only
No One 17 and Under Admitted. Clearly adult. Children are not admitted.
In 2013, the MPAA ratings were visually redesigned, with the rating displayed on a left panel and the name of the rating shown above it. A larger panel on the right provides a more detailed description of the film's content and an explanation of the rating level is placed on a horizontal bar at the bottom of the rating.[5]

Other labels[edit]

If a film has not been submitted for a rating or is an uncut version of a film that was submitted, the labels Not Rated (NR) or Unrated (UR) are 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 might not be suitable for minors.
If a film has not yet been assigned a final rating, the label This Film Is Not Yet Rated is used in trailers and television commercials.

Certificates and guidelines of CBFC

Four yellow boxes with black letters: U, UA, A and S
Film-certificate categories
The board currently issues four certificates. Originally, there were two: U (unrestricted public exhibition) and A (restricted to adult audiences). Two more were added in June 1983: U/A (unrestricted public exhibition, with parental guidance for children under age twelve) and S (restricted to specialised audiences, such as doctors or scientists).[10] The board may refuse to certify a film.[citation needed]
The certificates are:
  • U: Unrestricted public exhibition
  • U/A: Parental guidance for children under age 12
  • A: Restricted to adults
  • S: Restricted to a specialised groups of people, such as engineers, doctors or scientists

Guidelines

The board's guidelines are:
  • Anti-social activities (such as violence) may not be glorified
  • Criminal acts may not be depicted
  • The following is prohibited:
    • a) Involvement of children in violent acts or abuse
    • b) Abuse or ridicule of the physically or mentally handicapped
    • c) Unnecessary depictions of cruelty to animals
  • Gratuitous violence, cruelty, or horror
  • No scenes encouraging alcohol consumption, drug addiction or smoking
  • No vulgarity, obscenity, depravity, double entendres or scenes degrading women, including sexual violence (as much as possible)
  • No denigration by race, religion or other social group
  • No promotion of sectarian, obscurantist, anti-scientific and anti-national attitudes
  • Relations with foreign countries should not be affected.
  • No national symbols or emblems, except in accordance with the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 (12 of 1950)[12]

Ratings:
U : Unrestricted
U
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age:N.A.
Min Allowed Age (Supervised):N.A.
Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised):N.A.
Attributes
HAC Usage:Y
HAC Ordinal:0
Definition
U : Unrestricted
Unrestricted public exhibition

Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Not provided
UA : Unrestricted - Parental Discretion
UA
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age:12
Min Allowed Age (Supervised):N.A.
Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised):N.A.
Attributes
HAC Usage:Y
HAC Ordinal:3
Definition
UA : Unrestricted - Parental Discretion
Unrestricted public exhibition but with a word of caution that Prental Discretion required for children below 12 years.

Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Not provided
A : Adults
A
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age:18
Min Allowed Age (Supervised):18
Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised):18
Attributes
HAC Usage:Y
HAC Ordinal:80
Definition
A : Adults
Restricted to adults

Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Not provided
S
S
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age:N.A.
Min Allowed Age (Supervised):N.A.
Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised):N.A.
Attributes
HAC Usage:Y
HAC Ordinal:95
Definition
S
Restricted to any special class of person.

Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Not provided

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