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This rating system has been adopted in these regions for the specified usage:
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
N.A.
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Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
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HAC Ordinal: |
0 |
Definition
G
:
General
Suitable for viewing by persons of all ages.
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Occasional violence, swearing and coarse language, and the most innocent of sexually
suggestive scenes and nudity, are permitted in this category.
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
N.A.
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Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
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HAC Ordinal: |
3 |
Definition
PG
:
Parental Guidance
Parental guidance advised.
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Theme or content may not be suitable for all children although there is no age restriction.
Motion pictures in this category may contain less subtle sexually suggestive scenes
and nudity and a more realistic portrayal of violence than in the General category;
coarse language may occur more often than in the General category.
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
14 |
Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
15 |
Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
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HAC Ordinal: |
6 |
Definition
14A
:
14 Accompaniment
Suitable for persons 14 years of age or older.
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Persons under 14 years of age must view these motion pictures accompanied by an adult.
Motion pictures in this category may contain violence, coarse language or sexually
suggestive scenes, or any combination of them.
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
18 |
Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
18 |
Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
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HAC Ordinal: |
70 |
Definition
18A
:
18 Accompaniment
Persons under 18 years of age must view these motion pictures accompanied by an adult.
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Motion pictures in this category will contain horror, explicit violence, frequent
coarse language or scenes that are more sexually suggestive than in the
14A category, or any combination of them.
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
18 |
Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
18 |
Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
18 |
Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
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HAC Ordinal: |
75 |
Definition
R
:
Restricted
Restricted to persons 18 years of age and over.
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Persons under 18 years of age are not permitted to attend under any circumstances.
These motion pictures are “adult motion pictures”, as defined in the
Act, and may contain explicit sexual scenes, violence or scenes referred to in Section
5(3) of the Act, or any combination of them. The director will assign
this classification to motion pictures if the director considers that the theme, subject
matter or plot of the adult motion picture is artistic, historical, political,
educational or scientific.
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
18 |
Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
18 |
Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
18 |
Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
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HAC Ordinal: |
80 |
Definition
A
:
Adult
Restricted to persons 18 years of age and over.
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Persons under 18 years of age are not permitted to attend under any circumstances.
These motion pictures are “adult motion pictures”, as defined in the
Act, and may contain explicit sexual scenes or scenes of brutality or torture to persons
or animals, or any combination of them, that are portrayed in a
realistic and explicit manner; however, the scenes would, in the director’s opinion,
be tolerable to the community.