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Rating the Movies


It is the job of film classification boards to help parents to protect children and teenagers from inappropriate content. For what age would you classify the following:


A movie containing some violence, coarse language, and sexually suggestive scenes.

  • Any age Under 14 with parental guidance
  • 14 and older only
  • Under 18 accompanied by an adult
  • 18 and older only

A movie containing frequent coarse language, graphic sexual activity, explicit violence and horror.

  • Any age
  • Under 14 with parental guidance
  • 14 and older only
  • Under 18 accompanied by an adult
  • 18 and older only

A movie that contains violent sports or violent, prolonged, hand-to-hand combat resulting in tissue damage, blood-letting, or murder in non-graphic detail.

  • Any age
  • Under 14 with parental guidance
  • 14 and older only
  • Under 18 accompanied by an adult
  • 18 and older only

A movie that contains graphic horror.

  • Any age
  • Under 14 with parental guidance
  • 14 and older only
  • Under 18 accompanied by an adult
  • 18 and older only

A movie that encourages and/or glamourizes alcohol, drug use or violence.

  • Any age
  • Under 14 with parental guidance
  • 14 and older only
  • Under 18 accompanied by an adult
  • 18 and older only




 
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