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A question about the rating.

posted 9 years ago by Interstellar98
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Here, in Toronto, Canada, the film is only showing in three cinemas, which I would hardly call wide release. It has a rating of 18A here, which I believe is equivalent to an R rating in the US.

There's no nudity and hardly any swearing. The violence is at times surprising, but it doesn't dominate the film. The drug use is not rampant either.

Is it R in the States? Could it have been toned down and still be as enjoyable? I enjoyed it as is, but if its rating affected the number of screens it played on, I can see how that would affect it's box office.

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[–] geraint-e 9 years ago

It's a 15 in the UK.

[–] HDDeer 9 years ago

In Alberta it's 14A

[–] crazy_drunk_pedestrian 9 years ago

Yes, it's rated R in the U.S. I'm guessing it's for the violence, although I'm pretty sensitive to that kind of thing typically, and I wasn't bothered by it. I agree; I think it may have been on the edge between PG-13 and R.

[–] faisalisrar 9 years ago

It's 18+ in Dubai

[–] Mody18 9 years ago

I don't know why it doesn't deserve an R in lebanon it is rated G i don't know maybe if it was rated pg 13 it will be a success as the movie is amazing and funny and amazing the performance are fantastic and the film success especially kristen you can find she become more confident on screen and she showed fantastic emotions she need more recognition so this film

[–] dylank381 9 years ago

If a movie has more than one use of the F word, it's almost guaranteed R. There was at least one and a decent amount of violence. I don't like it, but that's the rating system for you.

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[–] Interstellar98 9 years ago

In that case, I wonder if it was intentionally R, to keep it cult or niche, or simply not to lose the edge. I understand that if you put in two breasts, it's an automatic R, which is why Lost In Translation has an R.

You can't be more horrific than life itself. - Francis Bacon

[–] CQTiger 9 years ago

15+ in Aust

[–] bruce08 9 years ago

Hardly any swearing? Here in the U.S. the movie has language throughout with quite a few F-bombs. The movie must have been censored elsewhere.