MPAA stands for Motion Picture Association America. Film ratings provide parents with advance information about the content of movies to help them determine what movies are appropriate for their children at any age. Ratings are assigned by a board of parents who consider factors such as violence, sex, language and drug use, then assign a rating they believe the majority of American parents would give a movie.
Motion Picture Association America (MPAA)
- General Audiences – All ages admitted – Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children. This contain nothing in theme, language, nudity, sex, violence or other matters that would offend parents who has younger children watching the film together with them.
- Parental Guidance Suggested – Some material may not be suitable for children – Parents urged to give ‘parental guidance’. May contain some materials parents might not like for their young children. There may be some profanity and some depictions of violence or brief nudity. These element are not going to be so intense that would urge the parents to stop their children from watching the film.
- 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. This rating may go beyond the PG rating in theme, violence, nudity, sensuality, language, adult activities or other elements but not as mush as restricted category.
- 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. This category may include adult themes, adult activity, hard language, intense or persistent violence, sexually-oriented nudity, drug abused or other elements.
- Adults Only – No one 17 and under admitted – Clearly adult. Children are not admitted. This category can be based on violence, sex, aberrational behaviour, drug abuse or any other element that most parents would consider too strong and therefore off-limits for viewing by the children.
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