How are movies rated?

Classification system of American movies

G-class: popular, suitable for people of all ages-parents can accept the film content at this level, and there are no nudity, sex scenes, drug abuse and violence scenes. Dialogue is also a frequent contact in daily life;

PG level: General level. It is recommended to watch it with parents. Some scenes may make you feel uncomfortable. Counseling level, some content may not be suitable for children to watch-there are basically no pornographic, drug-taking and naked scenes in this level of movies, even if there are short-term scenes, in addition, the scenes of terror and violence will not exceed the moderate range;

PG- 13: general level, but not suitable for the special counseling level of children under 13. Children under 13 need to be accompanied by their parents, and some of the content is not suitable for children to watch-this level of movies has no violent and persistent scenes, generally no nude scenes, and sometimes they will recall drug abuse scenes and swearing words; There are more scenes of sex, violence, drug abuse and swearing;

NC- 17: Restricted level, 17 years old is not allowed to watch. The audience below 17 is forbidden to watch-movies of this level are classified as adult videos, and minors are strictly forbidden to watch them. There are clear sexual scenes, a lot of drug abuse or violence scenes and swearing words in the film.

In addition, several special grades have been added:

NR or U: NR belongs to unrated movies, and U is the movie rating before 1968.

M, X or P: Movies at this level are basically not suitable for major theaters, and they are all restricted.

Japanese film grading system

Ordinary: "Ordinary movies" are suitable for all ages. Although there are scenes such as sexual description and violent description in the film, the plot development is essential and should be controlled within a limited scope as far as possible; PG- 12,/kloc-Children under 0/2 can't watch it alone, and occasionally there are inappropriate contents that need to be accompanied by parents or guardians (sexual, violent, cruel, drug description; Horror movies; There are scenes in the movie that are easy for children below primary school students to imitate)

Restriction level: "P- 15". /kloc-No children under 0/5 are allowed to watch (with description of abuse).

Prohibited level: "P- 18", prohibiting anyone under the age of 18 from entering or watching (strong anti-social actions and behaviors; Beautify the description of drug use)

The Film Grading System in Hong Kong

Level 1: suitable for people of any age;

Level 2: Not suitable for children to watch;

Among them: class IIA: not suitable for children-the content and treatment are not suitable for children; The film may use slight bad language and a small amount of nudity, sexual violence and horror, so it is recommended to have parental guidance;

Class Ⅱ B: Not suitable for teenagers and children-the audience should expect that the unsuitable elements in the film content are stronger than Class Ⅱ A; Parents are strongly advised to give guidance; There may be some vulgar language and sex-related keywords in the film; Can implicitly describe sexual behavior and nudity in erotic scenes; The film may have moderate violence and horror content;

Level 3: Only people over 18 years old (inclusive) are allowed to watch.

British film grading system

"u" category: general category-suitable for all audiences. In this level of programs, only slight swearing language such as "damn" and "damn" can be used occasionally, and other mild swearing languages are rarely used;

Film grading system in Taiwan Province Province

General level: All audiences can watch it.

Protection level: children under the age of six are not allowed to watch; Children over six and under twelve must be accompanied by their parents, teachers or adult relatives and friends.

Counseling level (auxiliary level):/kloc-children under 0/2 are not allowed to watch; /kloc-teenagers over 0/2 years old/kloc-teenagers under 0/8 years old should be under the supervision and supervision of their parents or teachers.

Restricted level:/kloc-children and adolescents under 0/8 cannot watch it.

"Uc class: especially suitable for children;

"PG" level: parental guidance level;

Class "12": suitable for adults over 12;

Class "15": suitable for adults over 15;

Class "18": suitable for adults over 18.

French film grading system

Prevalence level (TP):

TP rating: movies that everyone can watch.

TP+avert level: the public can see it, but be wary of some content.

/kloc-movies prohibited for children under 0/2 years old;

Movies forbidden to/kloc-teenagers under 0/6 and well-known X-rated movies.

Singapore's Film Grading System

Class G: Movies suitable for the general audience.

PG level (parental guidance level): Emphasize the need for parental companionship. It may contain scenes that are not suitable for children to watch, such as kissing and violence, but this classification provides parents with suggestions on whether the film content is healthy or not. According to the provisions of the Film Law, cinema operators have the responsibility to implement the relevant legal provisions.

Grade NC 16: (No children under 16) (Juvenile grade) stipulates that minors under 16 are not allowed to watch movies.

M 18 rating: (mature 18) mature rating, only for viewers above 18 (including 18).

R(A) rating (A stands for art film): a film that is only shown to audiences over 265,438+0 years old (including 265,438+0 years old). A film has obvious theme and excellent quality, in which the description of sex serves the theme rather than caters to low taste; The film does not advocate sex, violence or profit from these contents. The film is well received by the industry and even has the hope of winning the prize.

Canadian film rating

1. People of any age can watch unconditionally:

"Universal"-suitable for people of all ages.

"parental guidance" level-people of all ages are allowed to watch, but the theme and content may not be suitable for all children, so it is advisable to watch under the guidance of parents.

2, conditional allow children and adolescents to watch:

"Fourteen Accompanying Watches" level (14 accommodation)-any audience under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult; And warned parents that the film may contain violence, vulgar language or sex-related content.

"Eighteen Accompanying Watches" level (18 Accommodation)-All viewers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult; And strongly warned parents that the film may contain obvious violence, frequent vulgar language, sexual behavior or horror content.

3. Children and teenagers are absolutely not allowed to watch:

"Restricted"-Only 18 years old or above can watch it. The film may contain obvious pornographic or violent content; However, the classification authorities still hold a positive view on this kind of films, which may have certain value in art, history, politics, education or science.

"Adult" level-only 18 years old or older can watch it. The film may contain obvious pornographic or violent content; The grading authorities did not express a positive view on this, but thought it was tolerable by the public.