How are movies rated? What are the standards at all levels?

The grading system refers to that an organization divides the products of a film studio into several grades according to their contents according to certain principles, and stipulates the people that each grade is allowed to face. It has no national legal support, but it is binding in the industry. It only plays the role of reminding the audience. Give the audience the choice and the audience will protect themselves.

The grading system in the United States

The classification of the United States is made by the Motion Picture Association of America, whose full name is Motion Picture Association of America or Motion Picture Association of America, and its headquarters is in Ensino, California. This organization was founded in 1922. Originally, it appeared as a trading institution in the film industry. Now it is not only involved in movies shown in cinemas, but also in transmission systems such as TV home video that may appear in the future.

The earliest classification system divided the film into four levels, that is, G level for all ages; Children should be accompanied by parents or adults to watch M-level; Children are not suitable for R grade and adolescents under 2 1 year old are not allowed for X grade. The grading system was revised twice in 1970 and 1990, and now it is level 5-

Grade G: (Ordinary audience of all ages can participate. ) the popular class, people of all ages can watch it. Suitable for people of all ages-there are no nudity, sex scenes, drug abuse and violence scenes in this class. Dialogue is also a frequent contact in daily life.

PG: (Parents' guidance suggests that some content may not be suitable for children. ) average level, it is recommended to watch it with parents, and some scenes may be uncomfortable. At the tutorial level, some content may not be suitable for children-there are basically no scenes of sex, drugs and nudity in this level of movies, and even if there is time, it is very short. In addition, the scenes of terror and violence will not exceed the moderate range.

Parents strongly criticized that some materials may not be suitable for children under 13 years old. ) general level, but not suitable for children under 13. Special guidance level,/kloc-Children under 0/3 need to be accompanied by their parents, and some of the content is not suitable for children to watch-there are no scenes of rude and persistent violence in this level of movies, generally no nude scenes, and sometimes there are scenes of drug abuse and swearing.

R grade: (limited to 17, parents or adult guardians are required to cooperate. Restricted level,/kloc-under 0/7 years old, must be accompanied by parents or guardians. /kloc-audiences under 0/7 years old need to be accompanied by their parents or admitted to watching-this level of movies contains adult content, including sex, violence, drug abuse, swearing and other scenes;

NC- 17:( 17 and below are forbidden) 17 is forbidden to watch-movies of this level are classified as adult videos, and minors are strictly forbidden to watch them. There are clear sexual scenes, a lot of drug abuse or violence scenes and swearing words in the film.

Several special grades:

NR U: NR belongs to unrated movies, while U is movies rated before 1968.

M X P: this level of movies is basically not suitable for big theaters, and they are all restricted.

British film grading system

"u" category: general category-suitable for all audiences. In this level of programs, only slight swearing language such as "damn" and "damn" can be used occasionally, and other mild swearing languages are rarely used;

"Uc" category: especially suitable for children to watch;

"PG" level: parental guidance level;

Class "12": suitable for adults over 12;

Class "15": suitable for adults over 15;

Class "18": suitable for adults over 18.

Hong Kong Film Grading System

Level 1: suitable for people of any age;

Grade II: Not suitable for children. Among them-

Class Ⅱ A: Not suitable for children to watch-not suitable for children to watch in content and handling methods; The film may use slight bad language and a small amount of nudity, sexual violence and horror, so it is recommended to have parental guidance;

Class Ⅱ B: Not suitable for teenagers and children-the audience should expect that the unsuitable elements in the film content are stronger than Class Ⅱ A; Parents are strongly advised to give guidance; There may be some vulgar words and sex-related keywords in the film; Can implicitly describe sexual behavior and nudity in erotic scenes; The film may have moderate violence and horror content;

Level 3: Only people over 18 years old (inclusive) are allowed to watch.

Singapore Film Grading System

G-level is the ordinary level, which is further divided into movies suitable for all ages and PG-level movies that need parental guidance.

The level of NC 16 is not suitable for people below 16. Saving Private Ryan is the first film in 1998 to be included in this level because it contains too much vulgar language.

R(A) is a restricted (art) film, only for adults over 2 1 year old.

China Film Censorship Standards

According to the film censorship regulations, our films are prohibited from containing the following contents:

(-), endangering national unity, sovereignty and integrity;

(2) endangering national security, honor and interests;

(3) Inciting national division and undermining national unity;

(4) divulging state secrets;

(5) Propagandizing improper sexual relations, seriously violating moral norms, or being obscene in content, having strong sensory stimulation and tempting depravity;

(6) Propagandizing feudalism, confusing people and disturbing public order;

(7) exaggerating murder violence, inciting the masses to despise the dignity of the law, inducing crimes and undermining social order;

(8) Defaming or insulting others;

(9) Other contents prohibited by the state.

Delete criteria

The individual plot, language or picture of our film has the following contents, which should be deleted and modified:

(a), mixed with obscene and vulgar content, does not conform to the moral norms and audience appreciation habits;

1. Inappropriate narration and description of sex and sex-related plots, with naked male and female bodies on the front;

2. Describe the improper relationship between men and women such as extramarital affairs and unmarried cohabitation with a positive attitude;

3. Describing corruption in detail may induce people to follow suit;

4. Long-term kissing and caressing shots and pictures in bed and bathroom cause strong sensory stimulation;

5. Describe fornication, rape, prostitution, whoring, homosexuality, etc.

6. Dialogue with vulgar content and low interest;

7. Vulgar and low-level background music and dynamic sound effects.

(2) Mixed murder and violence:

L, beautify the image of criminals and arouse people's sympathy and appreciation for criminals;

2. A detailed description of criminal means and details may induce and encourage people to imitate criminal acts;

3. Stimulate killing, drug abuse, gambling and other pictures;

4. Describe the bizarre and absurd cruel violence against humanity.

(3), mixed with promoting feudal superstition:

1, describing in detail fortune-telling, asking God for divination, and burning incense, worshiping God and worshiping things for a long time;

2. Advocating the omnipotence and supremacy of religion, showing religious fanaticism;

(four), may cause international, ethnic and religious disputes;

(5) Pictures and plots of destroying the ecological environment and wantonly killing rare wild animals;

(6) Other contents that should be deleted and modified.