MPAA
Movie Ratings Guide Key

MPAA movie ratings
(provided by the Motion Picture Association of America):

G - General Audiences - all ages admitted
Parents: a G-rating does not signify a "certificate of approval", nor does it signify a children's film. Some material may be unsuitable for younger children.
Material generally includes: no questionable themes or language (no "strong" words, but possible impolite conversation), no nudity and sex, possible minimal violence, etc.

PG - Parental Guidance Suggested; some material may not be suitable for children.
Parents: this film clearly needs to be examined or inquired about by parents before letting children attend. Some material may be unsuitable for children.
Objectionable material may include: questionable themes, mild profanity, violence, brief nudity (but not so intense as to deserve a harsher rating). No drug use.

PG13 - Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
Parents: this is a more serious warning from PG. Especially unsuitable in most cases for pre-teen children.
Objectionable material may include: questionable themes, violence, nudity (generally non-sexual), sensuality, language (in most cases, more than one harsh sexually-derived word in a sexual context gets an R-rating), drug use, or other contents considered more harsh than PG-rated films, but not meriting the R-rating.

R - Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
Parents: Consider seriously this R-rating before allowing your teens to view it.
Possible Adult Material Includes: hard language, tough violence, nudity, sensuality, drug abuse, etc.

NC-17 - No one 17 and under admitted.
Parents: Consider seriously this NC-17 rating and discuss it with your children 17 and older.
Objectionable material may include: An NC-17 rated motion picture is one that, in the view of the Rating Board, most parents would consider patently too adult for their children 17 and under. No children will be admitted. An NC-17 rating can be based on violence, sex, aberrational behavior, drug abuse or any other element that most parents would consider too strong and therefore off-limits for viewing by their children.

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