In Argentina, the rating decisions are made by the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts.
Ratings[]
- Apto para todo público (ATP) (suitable for all audiences): May contain mild violence, mild language and mature situations. Equivalent to G for movies and TV-Y, TV-Y7(-FV) and TV-G for television.
- ATP con leyendas: Suitable for all, but parental guidance is recommended. Equivalent to PG for movies and TV-PG for television.
- Apto para mayores de 13 años (SAM 13) (suitable for ages 13 and up): May contain mild to moderate language and mild violence and sexual references. Persons younger than 13 may be admitted if accompanied by their parent or an adult guardian. Equivalent to PG-13 for movies and TV-14 for television.
- Apto para mayores de 16 años (SAM 16) (suitable for ages 16 and up): May contain more intensive violence and coarse language, partial nudity and moderate sexual references. Persons younger than 16 may be admitted if accompanied by their parent or an adult guardian. It is not used for video games. Equivalent to R for movies and soft TV-MA for television.
- Apto para mayores de 18 años (SAM 18) (suitable for ages 18 and up): Contains strong violence, coarse language and strong sexual references. Minors are not admitted. Equivalent to NC-17 for movies and hard TV-MA for television.
- Apto para mayores de 18 años; de exhibición condicionada (SAM 18+C): To be shown only to adults with conditional display.
Con reservas may be appended to the ATP, SAM 13, or SAM 16 classification. It means that the content is at the high end of that respective classification. The first Hotel Transylvania film received an ATP con reservas y con leyendas rating (high end of ATP classification and parental guidance recommended).
Rating images[]
ATP
+13
+16
+18
C
Additional TV content[]
All programming between 06:00 (6:00am) and 22:00 (10:00pm) must be suitable for all ages. Rated programming, however, is not compulsory for all networks.
In addition, all broadcasters within Argentina are required to show notices when the period of programming suitable for all ages begins and ends.
- Comienza el horario apto para todo público (meaning Start the schedule suitable for all audiences) when it begins.
- Finaliza el horario apto para todo público (meaning End time of suitable for all age schedule) when it ends.