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The "X" rating was not an MPAA trademark and would not receive the MPAA seal; any producer not submitting a film for MPAA rating could self-apply the "X" rating (or any other symbol or description that was not an MPAA trademark). From M to GP to PG. In 1970, the ages for "R" and "X" were raised from 16 to 17.
A motion picture rating system was proposed in the Film and Video Act of 2007, and was passed on December 20, 2007 by the Thai military -appointed National Legislative Assembly, replacing laws which had been in place since 1930. The draft law was met with resistance from the film industry and independent filmmakers.
The TV Parental Guidelines are a television content rating system in the United States that was first proposed on December 19, 1996, by the United States Congress, the American television industry, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The guidelines went into effect by January 1, 1997, on most major broadcast and cable networks in ...
2007. Rated NC-17 "for extreme horror violence" [8] Arabian Nights ( Il fiore delle mille e una notte ) 1974. Rated X in 1979; name of rating changed to NC-17 in 1990. [9] Bad Education. 2004. Rated NC-17 for a scene of explicit sexual content; kept rating after the MPAA upheld an appeal to overturn it.
The MPAA released data on the nearly 30,000 films rated since 1968. Here are the most memorable occasions.
Rating Meaning Minimum rating used Depicted content AC: Adult Content: PG/TV-PG (sometimes used for G/TV-G-rated programs) Used for objectionable material that does not fit the other content categories, it suggests the program contains either or some combination of suggestive dialogue, crude humor, drug references, depiction of substance use (e.g., underage alcohol consumption, use of ...
Motion Picture Association of America (1945-2019) The Motion Picture Association ( MPA) [1] [2] is an American trade association representing the five major film studios of the United States, as well as the video streaming service Netflix. Founded in 1922 as the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ( MPPDA) and known as the ...
Under each of these names, it rated films according to their suitability for viewing, assigning a code of A, B, or C, with that of C identified as "Condemned" for viewing by Catholics. The C rating was issued from 1933 until 1978. The Legion's ratings were applied to movies made in the United States as well as those imported from other countries.