Film reviewing parents question the accuracy of the current movie ratings system from The Motion Picture Association, with some arguing many films are inaccurately labeled PG, PG-13.

How ‘The Temple of Doom’ Changed the MPAA Ratings System After an uproar from parents over surprising graphic content, Steven Spielberg used his clout to create the PG-13 rating.

The Motion Picture Association of America has a new ratings awareness campaign. The new system, called "Check the Box" by the MPAA, aims to help parents make better decisions about the movies ...

"The MPAA film rating system has existed for nearly 40 years as an educational tool for parents to assist them in making decisions about what movies are appropriate for their children," Glickman ...

The Motion Picture Association of America is changing its movie-rating process. MPAA officials say the changes are intended to clarify the ratings process for parents and to make it more fair and ...

The Motion Picture Association of America is at it again. Every once in a while, it tries to jazz up its movie ratings system in response to some recent trauma, whether it be real or imagined. The ...

Films whose ratings are affected by smoking will include explanations, such as “glamorized smoking” or “pervasive smoking.” The Classification and Rating Administration, a group of 10 to 13 parents ...

The MPAA, led by former U.S. ambassador Charles Rivkin, is looking to McMahon to bring a fresh perspective to the 50-year-old ratings system, which has sometimes taken heat from moviegoers ...

It looks as if the Motion Picture Association of America’s archaic and hidebound movie ratings system has dodged another bullet — but every fresh case highlights again the need to overhaul or ...

The MPAA system is the one that has worked; people are familiar with it and they understand it." I think most would agree that this sounds more like an endorsement of the movie rating system than ...

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER - Following through on a commitment made to Vice President Biden in the wake of the December shooting in Newtown, Conn., the MPAA and the National Association of Theatre ...

That year, the MPAA decided an R rating would be too harsh for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, even though the film’s tones and imagery were far more disturbing than the 1981 Harrison Ford ...