Top 10 Movies that Most Deserve a Harsher MPAA Rating
There has always been some controversy around the Motion Picture Association of America's (MPAA) film rating system. Sometimes, it feels like the ratings assigned to certain films don't quite align with the content within. Today, we're diving into that very discussion, and we want your take on it.The question we're posing is this: which movies do you think most deserve a harsher MPAA rating? This is your chance to weigh in on films that, in your opinion, were a bit more intense, explicit, or mature than their assigned rating would suggest.
The MPAA rating system was established in 1968 as a voluntary system intended to help parents determine what films might be appropriate for their children. Originally, it included four ratings: G, M, R, and X. Over time, it evolved into the current system of G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17. The criteria for these ratings include factors such as language, nudity, violence, drug use, and thematic content. Despite these guidelines, the system's complexities, subjectivity, and nuances have made it a frequent subject of debate and criticism.
Think back to those movie-watching experiences where you found yourself thinking, "Shouldn't this movie be rated differently?" Maybe it was a film with a PG-13 rating, but the intense action scenes made it feel more like an R-rated movie. Or perhaps it was a film with an R rating, but the mature themes it explored made you wonder if it should have been given the rarely-used NC-17.
Suggested rating: PG-13 for comic violence and some sexual innuendo.
Spielberg and the director actually wanted this movie to be rated PG. I seriously don't know what was going on in their small, insane heads because this film has a very gory scene of a man's face being peeled off.
They used real skeletons in this movie...
Is this supposed to be a horror movie? How's this appropriate for kids?
The face-melting scene. Need I say more?
This movie, along with Temple of Doom, led to the creation of the PG-13 rating and needs to be rerated to that.
The Newcomers
This should be bumped up to PG-13 for thematic material and violence involving disturbing and bloody images.
Suggested rating: PG-13 for some disturbing images, including a scene of violence.
This should be bumped up to PG for thematic material, including an on-screen (but non-graphic) death scene, and some (again non-graphic) violence.
Suggested rating: PG or even PG-13 for violence and tragic scenery.
Yeah, this one should have a PG-13 rating for some intense scares. I mean, the main villain is Satan himself!
I'm honestly surprised this one had a PG-13 label.
Yeah, it had an eye-cutting scene! What was Tim Burton thinking?!
Suggested rating: PG-13 due to violence.
Middle fingers everywhere, lots of profanity, a sex scene (although brief and hardly anything shown), and the death of Goose. PG-13 at least.
This film has to be the most violent movie I've ever seen (whether animated or not). Tetsuo's transformation scene honestly makes the crucifixion of Jesus in Passion of the Christ look less gory by comparison. I'm not sure how any Christians would react to that. I'm not trying to offend, by the way.
How this film was able to get away with an R rating is beyond me. So yeah, this should be re-rated NC-17 for extreme gore and violence.