MPAA
Film ratings body
The MPAA is the Motion Picture Association of America, the trade organization representing major Hollywood film studios.
It is best known for its film rating system—G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17—which indicates content suitability for different audiences.
The MPAA gave the film an R rating for violence and language.
Seventh English letter
- PGFilm rating, some caution
- PG-13Film rating for adolescents
- REighteenth alphabet symbol
- NC-17Strictest film rating
rated · unrated · parental guidance · age restriction · content rating · viewer discretion · advisory · classification
American film industry center
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- trade associationOrganization representing sector businesses
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- film industryCommercial moviemaking sector
Limit on action
- self-regulationManaging one's own behavior
- decencyMoral appropriateness in behavior
- Hays CodeHollywood self-censorship rules
- moralityRight and wrong principles
Preventing unauthorized duplication
- copyright enforcementDefending ownership of creative works
- content protectionRestricting unauthorized media duplication
- digital rights managementAccess control for media
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
G
Seventh English letter
NC-17 · rated · unrated · parental guidance · age restriction · content rating · viewer discretion · advisory · classification · family-friendly
Hollywood
American film industry center
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- trade associationOrganization representing sector businesses
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
restriction
Limit on action
- self-regulationManaging one's own behavior
- decencyMoral appropriateness in behavior
- Hays CodeHollywood self-censorship rules
anti-piracy
Preventing unauthorized duplication
- copyright enforcementDefending ownership of creative works
- content protectionRestricting unauthorized media duplication
- digital rights managementAccess control for media
- content ratingsrating system, movie rating, movie ratings, TV ratings, maturity rating
- Film AcronymsCGI, VFX, SFX, IMAX, MCU
- media rulesbroadcast standards, decency standards, censorship laws, content moderation, rating systems
- copyrightcopyright, copyright law, copyright act, copyright office, copyright notice
- media lawlibel, media regulation, press laws, slander, defamation
- cinemafilm, films, film studios, movies, movie
Official restriction of expression
Hays Code · prior restraint · state censorship · unrated · FCC
MPAAACLU
Advocacy group for constitutional protections
underground film · uncensored · artistic freedom · free expression
- MPAA ratingsMovie suitability designations