Universal - This means that the picture is suitable for all children.
Parental Guidance - This rating is completely advisory and means that there may be scenes which are unsuitable for small children.
12A is for use by cinemas and means that children under the age of 12 are allowed in when accompanied by an adult.
12 - Children under the age of 12 are not allowed to buy 12 rated films. This only applies to films being bought or rented on video or DVD.
15 - Children under the age of 15 are not allowed to see the film, usually because of violence, language or brief nudity.
18 - Nobody under the age of 18 is allowed to see the film usually because of strong violence, language, drug use or sex scenes.
Restricted 18 - Strictly adults only, may only be sold in licensed sex shops or shown in licensed cinemas.We did some research on thiller ratings using the film website imdb.com. The top 10 thriller films were rated as follows (most recent ratings):
1. The Godfather (1972) Francis Ford Coppola - Rated 15
2. The Godfather: Part II (1974) Francis Ford Coppola - Rated 18
3. Dark Knight (2008) Christopher Nolan - Rated 12A
4. Fight Club (1999) David Fincher - Rated 18
5. Rear Window (1954) Alfred Hitchcock - Rated PG
6. The Usual Suspects (1995) Bryan Singer - Rated 18
7. Psycho (1960) Alfred Hitchcock - Rated 15
8. The Matrix (1999) The Wachowski Brothers - Rated 15
9. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Jonathan Demme - Rated 18
10. Memento (2000) Christopher Nolan - Rated 15
Our main influences were also films such as Saw (2004, James Wan) - Rated 18, Reservoir Dogs (1992, Quentin Tarantino) - Rated 18, Pulp Fiction (2005, Quentin Tarantino) - Rated 18, Marathon Man (1976, John Schlesinger) - Rated 18, Scream (1996, Wes Craven) - Rated 18, The Thing (1982, John Carpenter) - Rated 18, Panic Room (2002, David Fincher) - Rated 15, The Shining (1980, Stanley Kubrick) - Rated 15.
While some are rated 15 - and some of the older thrillers are rated 12 or even PG - most of these films are rated 18. often due to violence and language. Considering our influences (and the fact that our idea involves a torture scene) we decided that should our completed film be shown in cinemas, it would probably be rated 18.
While some are rated 15 - and some of the older thrillers are rated 12 or even PG - most of these films are rated 18. often due to violence and language. Considering our influences (and the fact that our idea involves a torture scene) we decided that should our completed film be shown in cinemas, it would probably be rated 18.
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