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G
General Audiences - All ages admitted. Signifies that
the film rated contains nothing most parents will consider
offensive for even their youngest children to see or hear.
Nudity, sex scenes, and scenes of drug use are absent; violence
is minimal; snippets of dialogue may go beyond polite conversation
but do not go beyond common everyday expressions.
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested - Some material may not be
suitable for children. Signifies that the film rated may contain
some material parents might not like to expose to their young
children - material that will clearly need to be examined
or inquired about before children are allowed to attend the
film. Explicit sex scenes and scenes of drug use are absent;
nudity, if present, is seen only briefly, horror and violence
do not exceed moderate levels.
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned - Some material may be inappropriate
for children under 13. Signifies that the film rated may be
inappropriate for pre-teens. Parents should be especially
careful about letting their younger children attend. Rough
or persistent violence is absent; sexually-oriented-nudity
is generally absent; some scenes of drug use may be seen;
some use of one of the harsher sexually-derived words may
be heard.
R
Restricted - Under 17 required accompanying parent or
adult guardian (age varies in some jurisdictions). Signifies
that the rating board has concluded that the film rated may
contain some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more
about the film before taking their children to see it. An
R may be assigned due to, among other things, a film's use
of language, theme, violence, sex or its portrayal of drug
use.
NC-17
No One 17 and Under Admitted. Signifies that the rating
board believes that most American parents would feel that
the film is patently adult and that children age 17 and under
should not be admitted to it. The film may contain explicit
sex scenes, an accumulation of sexually-oriented language,
and/or scenes of excessive violence. The NC-17 designation
does not, however, signify that the rated film is obscene
or pornographic in terms of sex, language or violence.
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