The current rating system we use was created in response to a previous self-censorship system that was created in , known as the Hays Code, when the MPAA was founded and led by William Hays. The current rating system we have in the United States is voluntary and requires a fee for having material go through the rating process. During the rating process, the rating board considers things like language, sex, violence, drug use and other situations that might concern most parents.
The ratings board tries to reflect what they think the majority of other parents would give the film in ratings. Ratings are not designed to indicate that films are appropriate or inappropriate, they are simply a way of saying what kind of content is included in the movie to give parents a chance to make informed decisions on what they are allowing their children to watch.
When you are looking at ratings, look at the three parts included in a rating. What do the movie ratings mean? Take a look below at the information offered from CARA. Contains nothing in theme, language, nudity, sex, violence or other matters that the in-view of the Rating Board would offend parents whose younger children view the motion picture. The film should be investigated further by parents. Remember, the content will vary with each movie, so check the specific movie rating for the film you are researching.
This rating is a stronger caution for parents that content included may not be appropriate for children under 13 pre-teen ages. Informing Parents Since Established in , the film rating system provides parents with the information needed to determine if a film is appropriate for their children.
The History of the Ratings Established by Motion Picture Association in , the rating system was created to help parents make informed viewing choices for their children.
Ratings Guide Not sure what each rating means? Check out our interactive guide:. General Audiences Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children. Parents Strongly Cautioned Parents are urged to be cautious. The 12A rating was introduced in the early Noughties to accompany cinema releases of major Hollywood movies that were too mature for a PG rating but parents still wanted their older children 9, 10 and 11 year olds to see.
Children younger than 12 years are able to attend 12A screenings but they must be accompanied by an adult someone over 18 at all times. It should also be noted that although 12A films are available to see in the cinema, when released on DVD, a film will be re-classified as either a 12 or a 15 rated picture. Breen and his team took to their work with zest. For example, "Casablanca" had its famous ending scene altered to tone down the sexual tension between Humphrey Bogart's and Ingrid Bergman's characters.
In the s, a handful of filmmakers circumvented Hollywood censors by releasing their films independently of the studio system. Most notable was "The Outlaw," a film starring Jane Russell that gave ample screen time to her famous bosom.
After battling censors for five years, director Howard Hughes finally persuaded United Artists to release the film, which was a box office smash. Breen tightened the code's restrictions in , but its days were numbered. Hollywood continued to abide by the Motion Picture Production Code into the early s. But as the old studio system crumbled and cultural tastes changed, Hollywood realized that it needed a new way to rate films. Initially, the system had four grades: G general audiences , M mature , R restricted , and X explicit.
However, the MPAA never trademarked the X rating, and what was intended for legitimate films soon was co-opted by the pornography industry, which outdid itself to advertise films rated with a single, double, or even triple X. The system was overhauled repeatedly over the years. In , the M rating was changed to PG. For its part, the MPAA is trying to be more detailed about what the ratings are for.
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