Film Ratings

Film Rating

All classifications decision are based on the BBFC's

Ratings used in Britain: U, PG, 12A, 12, 15, 18, R18











The BBFC decided to put ratings on films in 1912 because they thought that some films were too graphic for children to see. In America in 1984 the rating PG-13 was introduced because people thought there were films on the border between PG and R

The history of the BBFC can be found on this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_British_film_certificates


In the past there have been examples of films that's rating has changed. Such as Rambo which got chanced from a 15 to a 18



Film ratings exist because there are some scenes in films that are not appropriate for people of younger ages. They also act as a guideline for whether or not a person will like some of the themes in the films.