The 40-year-old aversion: Why I’ve always hated the PG-13 In 1984, the MPAA introduced a new rating that was supposed to warn parents about violence. Our film critic explains how that backfired.

The first film to be released with a PG-13 rating came out later that very summer when Red Dawn hit theaters on August 10, 1984. You can watch all of Gremlins in its technically PG-rated glory ...

Rated PG-13 for creature violence and action. There you have it. As one would probably already expect, Godzilla x Kong will be packed with tons of action regarding its featured creatures.

‘Red Dawn’ heralded the dawn of a new rating Revisiting a trio of ’84 movies stamped PG-13 By Odie Henderson Globe Staff, Updated August 23, 2024, 12:07 p.m.