Australia
Movies and Games
Movies and Games ratings as defined by the Australian
Office of Film and Literature Classification
(http://www.oflc.gov.au)
E
Exempt From Classification
P
Suitable for All Ages
PG
Parental Guidance is Recommended for Young Viewers
M
Suitable for Mature Audiences
MA15+
Suitable for Mature Audiences Only
R18+
Restricted to Adults 18 Years and Over
X18+
Restricted to Adults 18 Years and Over (ACT and NT
Only) - Very Strong and Graphic Sex Scenes
RC
Refused Classification
TV Programs
Movies and Games ratings as defined by the Australian
Office of Film and Literature Classification
(http://www.oflc.gov.au)
P
Programmes suited specifically for pre-school
children
C
Programmes suited for children 5 to 11 years of age
G
General Exhibition - Programmes which are suitable
for all ages, but are not specifically geared
towards children
PG
Parental Guidance - Parental Guidance is recommended
for young children. - Cannot be Shown between 4:00pm
and 7:00pm on weekdays.
M
Mature - Recommended for Mature Audiences. - Can
only be shown between 12:00pm - 3:00pm on School
Days and 8:30pm - 5:00am any day
MA15+
Mature Audience Only - Not suitable for Persons
Under the Age of 15. - Can only be shown between
9:00pm - 5:00am. A parental warning must be shown
before the program starts
AV15+
Adult Violence - Not Suitable for Persons Under the
Age of 15 - The AV 15+ signifies that the program
contains significant violence
Belgium
KT
Suitable for all
KNT
Unsuitable for children
Brazil
Movies and Games
Movies and Games ratings as defined by the DJCTQ
(http://www.mj.gov.br/classificacao)
General
This rating means that the film/game can be
watched/played by anyone and doesn't have any
inappropriate content
12 years
This film/game is recommended for persons with or
over 12 years of age. May contain a little
inappropriate language, sexual innuendo, or mild
violence.
14 years
This film/game is recommended for persons with or
over 14 years of age. May contain inappropriate
language, sexual innuendo and/or mild sex with no
nudity or the act being explicit shown, violence,
mention to drug use.
16 years
This film/game is recommended for persons with or
over 16 years of age. May contain strong language,
sexual innuendo and/or mild sex with or without mild
nudity, strong violence, drug use.
18 years
This film/game is forbidden for people under 18
years of age. It may contain strong language,
intense sex, strong nudity, strong violence, intense
drug use. It is also used to rate pornographic
films..
Canada
Chile
The Council of Cinematographic Classification
Movie ratings as defined by the Consejo de Calificación
Cinematográfica (http://w3app.mineduc.cl/Consejo/index)
TE
All Audiences
14
Inappropriate for children under 14
18
Suitable for people aged 18 and over
18/S
Suitable for people aged 18 and over with
sexually explicit content
18/V
Suitable for people aged 18 and over with
extreme violence content
Colombia
The Ministry of Culture, Colombia
Movie ratings as defined by the Colombian Ministry
of Culture (http://www.mincultura.gov.co)
T
All Audiences
7
Suitable for people aged 7 and over
12
Suitable for people aged 12 and over
14
Suitable for people aged 14 and over
18
Suitable for people aged 18 and over
X
Pornographic Content
Denmark
The Media Council for Children and Young People
Scheme as defined by the Danish Media Council for
Children and Young People
(http://www.medieraadet.dk/html/gb/gb.htm)
A
Approval of the film for general admittance
7
Approval of the film for general admittance, but
not recommended for children under the age of 7
11
Approval of the film for admittance of children
from the age of 11
15
Approval of the film for admittance of children
from the age of 15
Finland
Movies and Some Games
Scheme as defined by Finnish Board of Film
Classification
(http://www.vet.fi/english/board.html)
S
For all ages
K-7
For people aged 7 years and above
K-11
For people aged 11 years and above
K-13
For people aged 13 years and above
K-15
For people aged 15 years and above
K-18
For people aged 18 years and above
France
Ministre of Culture
U
For all audiences
-10
Unsuitable for minors under 10 or forbidden in
cinemas for under 10s
-12
Unsuitable for minors under 12 or forbidden in
cinemas for under 12s
-16
Unsuitable for minors under 16 or forbidden in
cinemas for under 16s
-18
Unsuitable for minors under 18 or forbidden in
cinemas for under 18s
Germany
Voluntary Self-Control of the Film Business, FSK
Scheme as defined by the Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle
der Filmwirtschaft (http://www.spio.de)
FSK 0
For all ages
FSK 6
No one under 6 years admitted
FSK 12
People 12 or older admitted, children between 6
and 11 only when accompanied by parent or legal
guardian
FSK 16
People 16 or older admitted
FSK 18
Only adults (18 or older) admitted. Replaced by
Keine Jugendfreigabe
Keine Jugendfreigabe
"No youth admitted", only adults
SPIO/JK
Checked for possible violation against
applicable law. Not rated by the FSK. It's legal
to sell such a title to a person which is 18 or
older
Ireland
Irish Film Censor's Office (Movies)
Scheme as defined by the Irish Film Censor’s Office
(http://www.ifco.ie)
G
'General' - Suitable for viewing by anyone
PG
'Parental Guidance' - Parental guidance is
recommended for children under the age of 12
12A
Parent supervision required for children under
12
15A
Parent supervision required for children under
15
16
Films classified in this category are considered
to be suitable for persons of 16 or over
18
Adults only
Italy
T
All admitted
VM14
No one under the age of 14 admitted
VM18
No one under the age of 18 admitted
Netherlands
Kijkwijzer
Scheme as defined by the Kijkwijzer system
(http://www.Kijkwijzer.nl)
AL
Suitable for all ages
6
Not recommended for viewers younger than 6 years
9
Not recommended for viewers younger than 9 years
12
Not recommended for viewers younger than 12
years
16
Movie shops/cinemas aren't allowed to show these
movies to people younger than 16 years
Norway
The Norwegian Media Authority
Scheme as defined by the Medietilsynet
(http://www.medietilsynet.no)
Alle
7
11
15
18
Portugal
Ministre of Culture
Scheme as defined by the Comissão de Classificação
de Espectáculos (http://www.cce.org.pt)
M/4
For persons of age 4 and above
M/6
For persons of age 6 and above
M/12
For persons of age 12 and above
M/16
For persons of age 16 and above
M/18
For persons of age 18 and above
South Korea
Korea Media Rating Board
Scheme as defined by the Korea Media Rating Board
(http://www.kmrb.or.kr/english/statistics_i.asp)
All
Suitable for all ages
12+
Suitable for those aged 12 and over
15+
Suitable for those aged 15 and over
18+
Suitable for those aged 18 and over
Spain
Ministre of Culture
TP
Suitable for the general public
7
Not recommended for people under 7
10
Not recommended for people under 10
13
Not recommended for people under 13
16
Not recommended for people under 16
18
Not recommended for people under 18
X
Strictly for adults
Sweden
Swedish National Board of Film Censors
Scheme as defined by Statens biografbyrå
(http://www.statensbiografbyra.se)
Btl
Suitable for all ages
7
Suitable for children of at least 7 years of age
11
Suitable for children of at least 11 years of
age
15
No one under 15 years of age admitted
18
No one under 18 years of age admitted
United Kingdom
British Board of Film Classification
Scheme as defined by the British Board of Film
Classification (http://www.bbfc.co.uk)
Uc
Suitable for all but especially for young
children
U
Suitable for all
PG
All ages admitted, but Parental Guidance is
recommended
12A/12
No one under 12 years of age may see a "12A"
film (unless accompanied by an adult) in a
cinema or rent or buy a "12" video
15
No one under 15 years of age may see a "15" film
or rent or buy a "15" video
18
Suitable only for adults
R18
To be supplied only in licensed sex shops or
cinemas to adults of not less than 18 years of
age
United States
Motion Picture Association of America
Scheme for motion picture rating as defined by the
Motion Picture Association of America
(http://www.mpaa.org/FilmRatings.asp)
G
General Audience - All ages admitted
PG
Parental guidance suggested - Some material may
not be suitable for young children
PG-13
Parents strongly cautioned - Some material may
be inappropriate for children under 13
R
Restricted - Under 17 requires accompanying
parent or adult guardian
NC-17
No one 17 and under admitted
NR
Not an MPAA rating
Entertainment Software Rating Board
Scheme for game rating as defined by the
Entertainment Software Rating Board
(http://www.esrb.org/ratings/ratings_guide.jsp)
ESRB Rating Symbols
Rating symbols suggest age appropriateness for
the game
EC
Titles rated EC (Early Childhood) have
content that may be suitable for ages 3 and
older. Contains no material that parents
would find inappropriate
E
Titles rated E (Everyone) have content that
may be suitable for ages 6 and older. Titles
in this category may contain minimal
cartoon, fantasy or mild violence and/or
infrequent use of mild language
E10+
Titles rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older)
have content that may be suitable for ages
10 and older. Titles in this category may
contain more cartoon, fantasy or mild
violence, mild language and/or minimal
suggestive themes
T
Titles rated T (Teen) have content that may
be suitable for ages 13 and older. Titles in
this category may contain violence,
suggestive themes, crude humor, minimal
blood, simulated gambling, and/or infrequent
use of strong language
M
Titles rated M (Mature) have content that
may be suitable for persons ages 17 and
older. Titles in this category may contain
intense violence, blood and gore, sexual
content and/or strong language
AO
Titles rated AO (Adults Only) have content
that should only be played by persons 18
years and older. Titles in this category may
include prolonged scenes of intense violence
and/or graphic sexual content and nudity
RP
Titles listed as RP (Rating Pending) have
been submitted to the ESRB and are awaiting
final rating. (This symbol appears only in
advertising prior to a game's release)
ESRB Content Descriptors
Content descriptors indicate elements in a game
that may have triggered a particular rating
and/or may be of interest or concern
Alcohol Reference
Reference to and/or images of alcoholic
beverages
Animated Blood
Discoloured and/or unrealistic depictions of
blood
Blood
Depictions of blood
Blood and Gore
Depictions of blood or the mutilation of
body parts
Cartoon Violence
Violent actions involving cartoon-like
situations and characters. May include
violence where a character is unharmed after
the action has been inflicted
Comic Mischief
Depictions or dialogue involving slapstick
or suggestive humor
Crude Humor
Depictions or dialogue involving vulgar
antics, including “bathroom" humor
Drug Reference
Reference to and/or images of illegal drugs
Edutainment
Content of product provides user with
specific skills development or reinforcement
learning within an entertainment setting.
Skill development is an integral part of
product
Fantasy Violence
Violent actions of a fantasy nature,
involving human or non-human characters in
situations easily distinguishable from real
life
Informational
Overall content of product contains data,
facts, resource information, reference
materials or instructional text
Intense Violence
Graphic and realistic-looking depictions of
physical conflict. May involve extreme
and/or realistic blood, gore, weapons and
depictions of human injury and death
Language
Mild to moderate use of profanity
Lyrics
Mild references to profanity, sexuality,
violence, alcohol or drug use in music
Mature Humor
Depictions or dialogue involving "adult"
humor, including sexual references
Mild Violence
Mild scenes depicting characters in unsafe
and/or violent situations
Nudity
Graphic or prolonged depictions of nudity
Partial Nudity
Brief and/or mild depictions of nudity
Real Gambling
Player can gamble, including betting or
wagering real cash or currency
Sexual Themes
Mild to moderate sexual references and/or
depictions. May include partial nudity
Sexual Violence
Depictions of rape or other violent sexual
acts
Simulated Gambling
Player can gamble without betting or
wagering real cash or currency
Some Adult Assistance May Be Needed
Intended for very young ages
Strong Language
Explicit and/or frequent use of profanity
Strong Lyrics
Explicit and/or frequent references to
profanity, sex, violence, alcohol or drug
use in music
Strong Sexual Content
Graphic references to and/or depictions of
sexual behavior, possibly including nudity
Suggestive Themes
Mild provocative references or materials
Tobacco Reference
Reference to and/or images of tobacco
products
Use of Drugs
The consumption or use of illegal drugs
Use of Alcohol
The consumption of alcoholic beverages
Use of Tobacco
The consumption of tobacco products
Violence
Scenes involving aggressive conflict
Recording Industry Association of America
Scheme for music rating as defined by the Recording
Industry Association of America
(http://www.riaa.com/issues/parents/advisory.asp)
Parental Advisory
The Parental Advisory is a notice to consumers
that recordings identified by this value may
contain strong language or depiction of
violence, sex or substance abuse. Parental
discretion is advised
Europe
Pan European Game Information
Scheme as defined by the Pan European Game
Information (http://www.pegi.info)
3+
Recommended for age 3 or over
7+
Recommended for age 7 or over
12+
Recommended for age 12 or over
16+
Recommended for age 16 or over
18+
Recommended for age 18 or over