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MOVIES
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United States
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MPAA Code
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Definition
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X_RATED
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Applies to movies featuring explicit sex or, more rarely,
to movies featuring extensive graphic violence
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NC_17
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No one under 17 admitted
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R
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Under 17 requires accompanying parent of adult guardian
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PG
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Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be appropriate for
all children
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PG_13
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Parents strongly cautioned. Some may be inappropriate for children
uner 13
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G
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General audiences. All ages admitted
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NOT_RATED
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RATING_PENDING
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Ontario, Canada
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FAMILY
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Film appropriate for viewing by a person of any age
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PARENTAL_GUIDANCE
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Parents should exercise discretion in permitting a child to view the
film
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14A
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Persons younger than 14 years of age must be accompanies by an adult
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18A
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Persons younger than 18 years of age must be accompanies by an adult
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RESTRICTED
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Film restricted to persons 18 years of age or older
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ADULT
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Requires a sticker denoting "Title", "Running
Time", "Distributor ID" Approval Certificate Number"
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British Columbia, Canada
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GENERAL
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All ages. The contents of these motion pictures are suitable for
viewing by all ages
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PARENTAL_GUIDANCE
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All ages. Parental guidance advised. Theme or content may not be
suitable for all children.
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14
ACCOMPANIMENT
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Anyone under 14 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Parents
cautioned. These films may contain violence, coarse language, and/or sexually
suggestive scenes
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18
ACCOMPANIMENT
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Anyone under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Parents
strongly cautioned. Will likely contain explicit violence, frequent coarse
language, sexual activity and/or horror.
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RESTRICTED
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No one under the age of 18 may view under any circumstances. Content
not suitable for minors. May contain scenes of explicit sex and/or violence.
However, the film classification office considers these films to have some
artistic, historical, political, educational or scientific merit.
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ADULT
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No one under 18 may view under any circumstances. May contain explicit
sexual scenes and/or violence. However, the classification office considers
these films to be tolerable to the community
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France
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ALL
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Valid for all audiences
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(note - these
codes are not official)
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P12
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With a prohibition for minors of 12
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P16
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With a prohibition for minors of 16
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P18
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With a prohibition for minors of 18
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United Kingdom
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UC
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(Universal Children) Suitable for all but especially for young
children (video only)
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U
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(Universal) Suitable for all
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PG
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All ages admitted, but Parental Guidance is recommended. It is the
board's policy that movies rated "PG" should not disturb a child of
about 8 years of age or older; however, "parents are advised to consider
whether the content may upset young or more sensitive children."
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12A_12
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No one under 12 years of age may see a "12A" film (unless
accompanied by an adult) in a cinema or rent or buy a "12" video
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15
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No one under 15 years of age may see a "15" film or rent or
buy a "15" video
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18
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Suitable only for adults. No one under 18 years of age may see an
"18" film or rent or buy an "18" video
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R18
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To be supplied only in licensed sex shops or cinemas to adults of not
less than 18 years of age
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E
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Exempt from BBFC
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Ireland
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G
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'General' - Suitable for viewing by anyone
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PG
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'Parental Guidance' - Parental guidance is recommended for children
under the age of 12
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12PG
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'Parent supervision required for children under 12' - A person over 18
years of age must accompany a child under the age of 12 when seeing a film
theatrically
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15PG
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'Parent supervision required for children under 15' - A much stronger
warning that, although the film may be unsuitable for a child under the age
of 15 watching alone, a child with an adult may be admitted to the film's
screening
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18
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'Adults only' - The film is suitable only for adults. A person under
this age will not be admitted
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Australia
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G
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Suitable for all viewers. It is noted by the board that a
"G" movie rating in Australia
doesn't indicate the movie is intended for children, simply that nothing in
the movie will be disturbing or harmful to children
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PG
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Parental Guidance recommended for children under 15 years of age
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M
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Mature, recommended for audiences 15 years and over. Note: this is not
a legally restricted Australian movie rating, but movies in this category
cannot be recommended for those under 15 years
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MA
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Mature Accompanied. This category is legally restricted in that children
under 15 cannot see "MA" films or rent them on video unless
accompanied by a parent or adult guardian
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R
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Restricted. This category is legally restricted to adults. No one
under 18 may view these movies in a cinema or rent them on videocassette.
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X
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Restricted. This rating applies to sexually explicit material which is
restricted to viewers 18 years of age and over
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E
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Exempt from classification - thus not a rating as such. These are usually
educational programs
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New Zealand
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G
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Suitable for all
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PG
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Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers
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M
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Mature; Suitable for people 16 years or older. Parental decision
whether to let children watch a particular film
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R13
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Restricted to 13 year-olds and older
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R15
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Restricted to 15 year-olds and older
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R16
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Restricted to 16 year-olds and older
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R18
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Restricted to 18 year-olds and older
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R
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A special restriction (details of the restriction noted to the right
of the label). Equivalent to the old 'RP' classification
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Hong Kong
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I
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Suitable for all ages
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IIA
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Not suitable for children
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IIB
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Not suitable for young persons and children
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III
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For persons aged 18 or above only
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