3. Movie Rating

Do you know what movie rating systems or guidelines are used in different countries to determine to appropriateness for different audiences? In the United States, the classifications of "G," "PG," "PG-13," "R," and "NR-17".

Imagen en Wikipedia en el dominio público	G - General Audiences All ages admitted. This movie contains nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children. Such films may contain only mild fantasy violence or crude humor. Such films have no nudity, sex or drugs of any kind. Alcohol and tobacco may be used in small amounts by adults in the movie, but not by minors, especially in older G rated films. The violence must be cartoonish in nature and/or minimal in quantity.
Imagen en Wikipedia en el dominio público	PG - Parental Guidance Suggested Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents are urged to give parental guidance as the motion picture contains some material that parents might not like for younger children. Such films may contain only mild violence, language, drug references, brief nudity and/or implied or inferred sexual activity.
Imagen en Wikipedia en el dominio público	PG-13 - Parents Strongly Cautioned Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious and contain some material that parents might not like for their pre-teenagers. Such films may contain moderate violence, some suggestive material and nudity, some sexual situations, brief strong language and/or soft drug use.
Imagen en Wikipedia en el dominio público	R - Restricted Under 17 requires an accompanying parent or adult guardian. This movie contains some adult material and parents are urged to learn more about this film before taking their young children with them to see it. Generally, it is inappropriate for parents to take them to see it. Such films may contain rough and/or persistent violence and suggestive material, hard language and horror, crude sexual content, sexually-oriented nudity, and/or hard drug use. Admittance to these films is prohibited for anyone under the age of seventeen unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. Children under 17 or those who does not have IDs including state IDs and drivers license are not allowed to attend R-rated movies unaccompanied by an adult.
Imagen en Wikipedia en el dominio público	NC-17 - No One 17 & Under Admitted This film is patently adult and children are not admitted. Such films may contain brutality/pervasive strong graphic violence, explicit sexual content (hardcore pornography), sexual assault, extreme horror and/or crude indecent language.

If a film is not submitted for rating or is an uncut version of a film that was submitted, the label NR (Not Rated) or UR (Unrated) is often used. Uncut/extended versions of films that are labeled "Unrated" also contain warnings saying that the uncut version of the film contains content that differs from the theatrical release and may not be suitable for younger children or minors.

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In Quentin Tarantino's film, Django Unchained, Jamie Foxx plays the title character, a freed slave turned bounty hunter searching for his wife and their plantation tormentors.

As is the case with all of Tarantino's films, Django Unchained is incredibly violent. Listen to this interview with the director before the school shootings in Newtown, Conn., and before critics took him to task for the film's brutality.

Interview with Quentin Tarantino in NPR.