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Why R rated movie age should be lowered?
If a child under seventeen can handle content that a seventeen-year-old can handle, then that child should be able to watch an R-rated movie. To provide a solution to both sides, the age limit should be lowered to at least sixteen. At that age, teens are learning to become more independent and mature.
Why would a movie be rated R?
R: Restricted, Children Under 17 Require Accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian. This rating means the film contains adult material such as adult activity, harsh language, intense graphic violence, drug abuse and nudity.
Can a child see a rated R movie with a parent?
You must be at least 17 years old or accompanied by a parent or guardian (age 21 or older) to view an R-rated movie. Additionally, children under the age of 6 will not be admitted to an R-rated film after 6:00pm.
Should the age limit for movies in theaters be lowered?
To provide a solution to both sides, the age limit should be lowered to at least sixteen. At that age, teens are learning to become more independent and mature. They also have already been exposed to that type of content, so prohibiting them will only cause problems that the teens, their parents, and the theaters don’t need.
Can a 17 year old go to a movie alone?
Which means any 17 year old should be allowed in alone, but anyone under that age should have an adult with them for supervision. Any age can watch an R rated film “legally” the MPA simply suggests that an adult be present and approve of anyone under 17 doing so.
Should there be an age requirement for NC-17 movies?
They need to have that for R rated movies at least if your 10 or older. And same should apply to NC-17 movies. It can say no children 17 and under admitted but that doesn’t mean they have to enforce the guidelines. Age requirements for movies no matter what they are rated is discrimination.
Is the film rating system legal in the USA?
The film rating system in the USA is not law or legal. It is a voluntary system developed at a time when the industry feared more instrusive government censorship. The MPAA ratings are determined by the Motion Picture Association of America.