rated M

For mature audiences

Rated M is a content rating indicating material suitable for mature audiences, typically ages 17 and older.

The designation appears primarily in video game ratings from the ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board), signaling content that may include intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content, or strong language: The new survival horror game is rated M.

Similar to an R rating for films.

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  • matureFully grown or developed
  • adultMature person, legally responsible
  • explicitClearly and directly expressed
  • violentInvolving physical force
  • goreGraphic bloody violence

blood and gore · blood · restricted · age restriction · ESRB · videogame · content · content warning · warning · parental · parental advisory · intense · graphic · nudity · profanity · strong language · strong · language

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age-appropriateness/content restriction

rated Mall ages

No minimum or maximum

family-friendly · kid-friendly · general audience · wholesome · clean

content intensity/explicitness

rated Mclean

Free of soil

innocent · sanitized · tame · mild · inoffensive

audience restriction

rated Munrestricted

Having no limitations

unrated

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Family

rated, unrated, overrated, underrated

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Known to kids · Rated PG