Voluntary self-regulation by an industry
G, PG, PG-13,R and NC-17
Movie theaters typically choose the movies they want to show based on agreements with movie distributors or studios. The ratings system for movies is regulated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), which assigns ratings based on content to inform viewers about the suitability of the movie for different age groups.
The current ratings system did not exist until the MPAA (Motion Pictures Association of America) devised it in 1968, at which time the organization began assigning ratings based on the film's content. Thus, the first films to be considered for an R would have been in 1968; but there may have been a few movies that deserved an R before the ratings system was created.
The current MPAA rating system began in 1968. It has been updated several times through the years.
'X' is not part of the MPAA ratings system. The term has been taken over by pornography films. 'NC-17' is the most adult rating. However, since most theater companies refuse to show NC-17 films, few are released. If the MPAA grades a film NC-17, the director usually recuts it to get an 'R'.
NC-17 and PG-13
That would be the MPAA - Motion Picture Association of America. Their website is http://www.mpaa.org/
The Insurgents - 2006 is rated/received certificates of: USA:R (MPAA rating)
That depends if it has a re-rating*. If it's re-rating is R**, then you would have to be if you are alone. If you are under 17, and accompanied by a parent or guardian, that is most likely okay. If it does not have a re-rating, then chances are you will be able to get it, no problem. *Some films released before the MPAA rating system was created in 1968 were given re-ratings, because at their original release, they obviously weren't rated. **Example: "Psycho" was released in 1960, before the MPAA rating system. However, due to its violence and terror, it was given a re-rating of R.
That is not an official rating for the United States. The MPAA ratings for the U.S. are 'G', 'PG', 'PG-13', 'R', and 'NC-17'.
No. The MPAA ratings are G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17.
If you are referring to movie ratings such as the MPAA, Tangled was rated PG for brief mild violence.