MPAA ratings

Movie age guidelines

MPAA ratings are the film content classifications assigned by the Motion Picture Association of America: G (general audiences), PG (parental guidance suggested), PG-13 (parents strongly cautioned for children under 13), R (restricted to those 17 and older without a parent), and NC-17 (no one 17 and under admitted).

The ratings guide viewers about violence, language, sexuality, and other mature content.

The movie got an R rating for language.

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Official restriction of expression

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universal access · unclassified

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Mostly American · Timeless · Rated G