The Motion Picture Association film rating system is used in the United States and its territories to rate a
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The MPA film ratings are as follows:
In 2013, the MPA ratings were visually redesigned, with the rating displayed on a left panel and the name of the rating shown above it. A larger panel on the right provides a … See more

The MPA also rates film trailers, print advertising, posters, and other media used to promote a film.
Rating cards appear at the head of trailers in the United States which indicate how closely the … See more

Jack Valenti, who had become president of the Motion Picture Association of America in May 1966, deemed the Motion Picture Production Code, which had been in place since 1930 and rigorously enforced since July 1, 193… See more

Depictions of violence are permitted under all ratings but must be moderated for the lower ones. Violence must be kept to a minimum in G-rated films and must not be intense in PG-rated films. Depictions of intense viol… See more

Prior to the release of The Exorcist at the end of 1973, CARA president Aaron Stern took the unusual step of calling director William Friedkin to tell him that since it was an "important film", it would be rated R and could be rel… See more