Ratings GuideRogers Cinema Policy Regarding
R-Rated Films: Picture ID REQUIRED & children 6 and under are NOT
ALLOWED
Film Rating Guide:
G: General Audiences - All ages Admitted
A G-rated motion picture contains nothing in theme, language,
nudity, sex, violence or other matters that, in the view of the
Rating Board, would offend parents whose younger children view the
motion picture. The G rating is not a “certificate of approval,” nor
does it signify a “children’s” motion picture. Some snippets of
language may go beyond polite conversation but they are common
everyday expressions. No stronger words are present in G-rated
motion pictures. Depictions of violence are minimal. No nudity, sex
scenes or drug use are present in the motion picture.
PG: Parental Guidance Suggested - Some material may not
be suitable for children
A PG-rated motion picture should be investigated by parents
before they let their younger children attend. The PG rating
indicates, in the view of the Rating Board, that parents may
consider some material unsuitable for their children, and parents
should make that decision.
The more mature themes in some PG-rated motion pictures may call for
parental guidance. There may be some profanity and some depictions
of violence or brief nudity. But these elements are not deemed so
intense as to require that parents be strongly cautioned beyond the
suggestion of parental guidance. There is no drug use content in a
PG-rated motion picture.
PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned - Some material may not
be suitable for children under 13
A PG-13 rating is a sterner warning by the Rating Board to
parents to determine whether their children under age 13 should view
the motion picture, as some material might not be suited for them. A
PG-13 motion picture may go beyond the PG rating in theme, violence,
nudity, sensuality, language, adult activities or other elements,
but does not reach the restricted R category. The theme of the
motion picture by itself will not result in a rating greater than
PG-13, although depictions of activities related to a mature theme
may result in a restricted rating for the motion picture. Any drug
use will initially require at least a PG-13 rating. More than brief
nudity will require at least a PG-13 rating, but such nudity in a
PG-13 rated motion picture generally will not be sexually oriented.
There may be depictions of violence in a PG-13 movie, but generally
not both realistic and extreme or persistent violence. A motion
picture’s single use of one of the harsher sexually-derived words,
though only as an expletive, initially requires at least a PG-13
rating. More than one such expletive requires an R rating, as must
even one of those words used in a sexual context. The Rating Board
nevertheless may rate such a motion picture PG-13 if, based on a
special vote by a two-thirds majority, the Raters feel that most
American parents would believe that a PG-13 rating is appropriate
because of the context or manner in which the words are used or
because the use of those words in the motion picture is
inconspicuous.
R: Restricted - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or
adult guardian
An R-rated motion picture, in the view of the Rating Board, contains
some adult material. An R-rated motion picture may include adult
themes, adult activity, hard language, intense or persistent
violence, sexually-oriented nudity, drug abuse or other elements, so
that parents are counseled to take this rating very seriously.
Children under 17 are not allowed to attend R-rated motion pictures
unaccompanied by a parent or adult guardian. Parents are strongly
urged to find out more about R-rated motion pictures in determining
their suitability for their children. Generally, it is not
appropriate for parents to bring their young children with them to
R-rated motion pictures.
NC-17: No one 17 or under admitted
An NC-17 rated motion picture is one that, in the view of the Rating
Board, most parents would consider patently too adult for their
children 17 and under. No children will be admitted. NC-17 does not
mean “obscene” or “pornographic” in the common or legal meaning of
those words, and should not be construed as a negative judgment in
any sense. The rating simply signals that the content is appropriate
only for an adult audience. An NC-17 rating can be based on
violence, sex, aberrational behavior, drug abuse or any other
element that most parents would consider too strong and therefore
off-limits for viewing by their children