A motion picture rating is designated to classify films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex, violence, substance abuse, profanity, impudence or other types of mature content. A particular issued rating is called a certification and can range from a U (suitable for all ages) to an 18+ (suitable for audiences over the age of 18 years)This is designed to help individuals and parents to decide whether a movie is suitable or not for viewing. However, the effectiveness of these systems is widely disputed. Also, in some jurisdictions a rating may impose on movie theatres the legal obligation of refusing the entrance of children or minors to a movie that is rated above the customer’s actual age.Depending of the state or country the decisions made on behalf of media censorship are usually done by elected bodies of a type.
In countries such as Australia, an official government body decides on ratings; in other countries, such as the United States, it is done by industry committees with no official government status. In most countries, however, films that are considered morally offensive have been censored, restricted, or banned. Even if the film rating system has no legal consequences, and a film has not explicitly been restricted or banned, there are usually laws forbidding certain films, or forbidding minors to view them.
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