Synonyms and antonyms of Movie ratings in American Thesaurus

12 ()

in the U.K., a number given to a movie or game that should only be watched or played by children who are at least 12 years old. This rating applies to media for home use only.

15 ()

in the U.K., a number given to a movie or game that should only be watched or played by children who are at least 15 years old

18 ()

in the U.K., a number given to a movie or game that should only be watched or played by people who are at least 18 years old

G. (abbreviation)

American General Audiences: used for saying that a movie is appropriate for anyone to watch. The British word is U.

NC-17 (adjective)

an NC-17 movie cannot be seen by children younger than 18 because it is too violent or sexual

PG (adjective)

parental guidance: used for describing a movie containing scenes, subjects, or language considered inappropriate for children unless they have a parent with them

PG-13 (adjective)

parental guidance 13: used for describing a movie that contains scenes, subjects, or language considered inappropriate for children who are younger than 13 unless they have a parent with them

R (abbreviation)

American restricted: used in the U.S. for saying that people under the age of 17 cannot go to a particular movie unless they go with an adult

rate (verb)

to judge a movie to be appropriate for people of a particular age to see

rating (noun)

a letter or letters and sometimes a number that show how old someone needs to be before they are allowed to see a particular movie

U (abbreviation)

British universal: used for saying that a movie is appropriate for people of any age to watch. The American word is G.

unrated (adjective)

an unrated movie has not been given an official label that shows how much violence, sex, or offensive language it contains

X (noun)

used in the past for saying that a movie was not appropriate for people under the age of 18

X-certificate (adjective)

British X-rated

X-rated (adjective)

an X-rated movie contains a lot of sex or violence and is considered inappropriate for people under the age of 18