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Are rating systems necessary?
Movie 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. After all, parents are best suited to knowing each of their children’s individual sensitivities and sensibilities to pick movies for them.
Why is film classification necessary?
Classification is the process of giving age ratings and content advice to films and other audiovisual content to help children and families choose what’s right for them and avoid what’s not. They reflect people’s views on film, DVD, Blu-ray, video on demand (VoD) regulation and are regularly updated.
Is R rating a 15?
Anybody who has seen the Deadpool trailers will not be surprised it has been officially rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. For us Brits who don’t know what that means, an R rating requires everyone under the age of 17 to be accompanied by an adult, usually translated in the UK to a 15.
Why do we need movie ratings?
Do movie producers have to submit their films to the MPAA?
No producer is required to submit their film to the MPAA for rating, or to accept the rating they receive. The problem is that the MPAA rating system is so well established and influential, that basically all the major theater chains will refuse to show any film without a rating.
What is the Motion Picture Association film rating system?
The Motion Picture Association film rating system is used in the United States and its territories to rate a motion picture ‘s suitability for certain audiences based on its content.
Does a film have to be rated to be shown in theaters?
Since the entire rating system is voluntary, a film does not have to be submitted to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) for a rating, and can be shown in theaters if the theater management wishes.
How can a movie be re-rated without being banned?
Filmmakers are free to re-edit their movies to cut out the offending parts then re-submit their works to get rerated to a lesser rating. The alternative would be to go ‘unrated’ and be released to DVD/now streaming.