mature rating

Not for children

A mature rating is a content classification indicating material suitable only for adults, typically due to violence, sexual content, strong language, or adult themes.

Video games, films, and other media receive mature ratings from ratings boards to guide consumers: The game carries a mature rating for graphic violence.

Parents use these ratings to determine what's appropriate for children.

Related
  • adultMature person, legally responsible
  • explicitClearly and directly expressed
  • restrictedLimited in scope
  • R-ratedFilm classification limiting viewership
  • rated MAge-restricted content designation

18+ · age restriction · content · content warning · warning · graphic · violent · sexual · strong language · parental · advisory · ESRB · unsuitable · blood · gore · profanity · nudity · inappropriate

Categories
Opposites
age-appropriateness level

mature ratingfamily-friendly

Suitable for all ages

G rating · PG rating · child-safe · TV-Y · TV-G

content restrictiveness

mature ratingopen access

Free public scholarly content

sanitized · inoffensive · unrated · wholesome · censored

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G