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Both Old and recent movies confuse audiences by having an universal gas constant evaluation when the subject does not seem to necessitate it . It is contradictory for a pic about young teenager to be deem inappropriate for the old age radical that is depicted . This is often because of speech : Any movie with more than one F - bomb is automatically given an R rating , regardless of its other depicted object , such as force , intimate cloth , alcohol and drug use , etc .
A movie ’s rating is an important part of its selling , communicating that the content of a moving-picture show is not too matured for the intended age range of its audience . stern and arbitrary rules for what is allowed in a G , PG , or PG-13 pic make it well-off for film maker to get the rating they require . Some rating from before the eighties seem off because the PG-13 evaluation did not come into force until 1984 ( viaCollider ) . For exercise , the first twoIndiana Jonesmovies are ratedPG despite being trigger-happy enough to merit a PG-13 rating .
10Stand By Me (1986)
Rated R for language and some violence.
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9The King’s Speech (2010)
Rated R for language.
Depicting King George VI ’s unexpected rise to power to the British potty and his struggle with public speaking , The King ’s Speechis only scab R for oral communication . Exactly one panorama of Colin Firth mouth off and say the F word a 12 times earned the movie this rating . The profanity used in the remainder of the movie is moderate . The movie was downgraded from a 15 to a 12A military rank just before its UK premiere at the London Film Festival at the insistence of film director Tom Hooper . Hooper also expressed his irritation at the original military rank , citing graphic vista inSaltandQuantum of Solaceas comparison ( viaThe Guardian ) .
8The Breakfast Club (1985)
Rated R for language, sexual material, and drug use.
7Bully (2011)
Now rated PG-13 for intense thematic material, disturbing content, and language, all involving kids.
Bullyperhaps most shrewdly demonstrates the linguistic process problem in the motion picture rating system . It is a documentary film about bullyrag in schools across America focus on kid as young as 12 years . This proves that pre - adolescent and young teenagers are exposed to swear discussion in everyday life , sowhy does the MPAA call back that it needs to restrict strong language to R - rated movies?Unusually , Bully’srating was changed to PG-13 following backlash over the gas constant rating . A high school scholar from Michigan sent a prayer to alter the movie ’s valuation with more than 200,000 signatures to the MPAA ( viaCNN ) .
6When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
Rated R for language and sexual material.
Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan ’s treasured fixed storage - comWhen Harry Met Sallydepicts two friends who might be fall down in lovebut worry that sex will ruin their friendship . Ryan ’s scene of faking an climax might have contributed toWhen Harry Met Sally’sR rating . However , the characters do speak about sex a plenty , even if there is no specially graphic content . When Harry Met Sallyis not for children , but is not that much more fledged than other popular fixed storage - coms . For example , P. S. I Love Youincludes sexual spoken language and some nudeness , but it is rated PG-13 .
5Boyhood (2014)
Rated R for language, sexual references, and teen drug and alcohol use.
Richard Linklater run with the same actors for over a decade to catch a boy ’s life from childhood to in high spirits school commencement exercise . Again , the MPAA adjudicate that a motion picture about a teenager ’s coming - of - years is not appropriate for literal teenagers . Boyhoodincludes some scenes of teenagers drinking and smoke but no graphic intimate content . There is a pot of swearing , so the movie probably would not get its PG-13 valuation even if the filmmakers did challenge it . However , the IFC Center in New York reportedly disregard the R rating and acknowledge teenagers young than 17 to showing ofBoyhoodwhen it was unblock in 2014 ( viaIndieWire ) .
4Once (2007)
Again , Onceis rated gas constant exclusively for language . Onceis about two musicians in Dublin who play and shape on birdcall about their mute feelings for one another . It was adapt into a Tony Award - win Broadway musical . TheIMDBParents Guide forOncelists no instances of intimate or fierce substance . It describes a scene of fiber booze and smoking at a company but give no other reason for the R rating besides the overweening use of substantial words .
R - rated moving picture have normally struggled at the box office , causing audiences to overleap out on expectant films . Here are some of the proficient gas constant - order flops .
3Air Force One (1997)
Rated R for violence.
TheAir Force Onecast includes Harrison Fordas the President of the United States . While the flick adheres to the exclusive F - bomb calorimeter rule , the MPAA only list violence as the crusade ofAir Force One’sR rating . Other to a fault violent and thematically vivid motion-picture show have still manage to reach a PG-13 military rank . For example , Christopher Nolan ’s entireDark Knighttrilogy is tell on PG-13 , as well as the newer movieThe Batman . Common Sense Media’ssummary of the picture show reason that"the R - paygrade is passably surprising ; seems the MPAA has slapped PG-13s on nastier films . "
2Eighth Grade (2018)
Rated R for language and some sexual material.
Bo Burnham ’s coming - of - eld story focusing on a girl in the eighth grade should have been accessible to material 8th grader . Eighth Gradefocuses on Kayla , a young woman in her last days of middle schoolwho expresses herself on-line . There are no sex scenes and only a smattering of swear words . While there is some non - graphic intimate subject matter , according toIMDB,“A PG-13 rating would be more suitable . “Regardless of the evaluation , Sam Jones ( via an audience with Burnham onYouTube ) say thatEighth Grade"seemed to be adopt by the ages of the kids that were depicted . "
1The Matrix (1999)
Rated R for violence and some language.
The Matrixhas few swear words and its R rating is mostly due to vehemence . Yet the fierceness is not particularly lifelike and is even comical at time . The worst fit whenthe Agents " bug " Neois not bloody , even if it is disturbing . Most of the action sequences inThe Matrixare dominated by prop destruction , with aviate debris being the focal point of many shot . after installments of theMatrixseries are understandably rat R for intimate content . Yetaudiences are still fox by the R rating of the first Matrix movie , along with many others .
germ : Collider , Common Sense Media(Stand by Me),The Guardian , Looper , CNN , IndieWire , IMDB(Once),Common Sense Media’s(Air Force One),IMDB(Eighth Grade),YouTube
