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MPAA PG 2013

A PG rated film, in the United States, means persons of all ages are admitted, but parental guidance is suggested for children. Parents should decide if the children should see the movie or recommend parental guidance. Films with this rating can have some violence, mild language, and brief nudity. It means: Parental Guidance Suggested - Some Material May Not Be Suitable for Children.

The rating was introduced in 1972, replacing the GP rating that was introduced in 1970, which in turn replaced the M rating (introduced in 1968).

Antz is the first computer-animated film to be rated PG, while The Black Cauldron is the first Disney animated film to also receive the rating.

Equivalent to: TV Parental Guidelines' TV-Y7-FV and TV-PG ratings and ESRB's E10+ rating.

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Violence[]

The violence allowed in a PG rated movie is usually mild. Sometimes it can be a little stronger, but that depends on the context (comedy, fantasy, etc.). Graphic/intense violence or gore is not usually allowed in a PG rated movie. Jaws is an exception to that rule. However, that movie was made before the PG-13 rating was created.

Sexual content[]

Sometimes there could be some suggestive scenes/references, but graphic sexual content is not allowed. Nudity is allowed, but it must be very brief and not in a sexual context (e.g. brief view of a woman's breasts or a man/woman's buttocks). Genitalia is normally not allowed to be shown with a PG.

Language[]

PG is the lowest rating that allows profanity (usually mild), although very mild profanity was used in G-rated films. Live-action PG rated movies are more likely to use profanity, but animated ones have used it too. Strong, sexual words like "f**k," "c**t," and "c**ksucker" are not allowed. One unique case of profanity is The Transformers: The Movie, when Spike says, "Oh shit! What are we going to do now?" (but the particular word is permissible at PG). A few PG rated films up until the '80s included usage of "f**k," most notably Spaceballs and All the President's Men.

In the modern age PG rated movies are more likely to use language like "crap," "hell," "ass," and "damn."

Racial slurs like the N-word are allowed to be used, but only in an educational or historical context (e.g. Disney's Glory Road). Any other use will get at least a PG-13.

Drug use[]

There could be some brief, mild drug references, but actual use of illegal drugs is not allowed.

PG is also the lowest rating to allow tobacco use, ever since 2007 when the MPA changed its rules to have smoking as a classifiable element. However, a lot of films that show smoking (mostly old Disney films) are allowed to keep their G ratings because they were made before 2007.

Themes[]

There could be some mature themes such as death, bereavement, bullying, disease, disaster, etc. However, these will be milder than what a PG-13 rating allows.

There could also be some "toilet" humor (which is the reason why so many animated family films are rated PG in the United States, but not for long).

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Motion Picture Association film rating system
MPA G MPA PG MPA PG-13 MPA R MPA NC-17
Formerly used ratings: M | GP | X
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