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In the early 80’s, PG was used to indicate that a film “may not be appropriate for non-teenagers,” so Gemlins, Flash Gordon, Etc were probably rated correctly at the time.A couple of years ago, I discovered the Common Sense Media website Reviews for what your kids want to watch (before they watch it) | Common Sense Media which gives age ratings (such as 3+ or 13+) to as many shows, movies, and games they can find and review as possible, and it got me thinking: in the case of movies, the MPAA SOMETIMES don't rate their movies accurately. Based on what I found on CSM, I decided to make a list of movies that SHOULD'VE gotten higher (or, in rare cases, lower) ratings, or SHOULD be re-rated:
Downton Abbey (MPAA: PG; CSM: 13+; therefore should be PG-13)
Dr. Dolittle 1998 (MPAA: PG-13; CSM: 9+; should be PG)
Howard the Duck (MPAA: PG; CSM: 13+; should be PG-13)
Footloose 1984 (MPAA: PG; CSM: 13+; should be PG-13, since that rating was introduced that year)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (MPAA: PG; CSM: 12+; should be PG-13)
Gremlins 1 (MPAA: PG; CSM: 13+; DEFINITELY should be PG-13)
Sleepover (MPAA: PG; CSM: 15+; should be PG-13, or probably R)
Flash Gordon (MPAA: PG; CSM: 12+; should be PG-13)
Beetlejuice (MPAA: PG; CSM: 13; should be PG-13)
Big (MPAA: PG; CSM: 13+; should be PG-13)
Marley and Me 2008 (MPAA: PG; CSM: 13+; should be PG-13)
KIngsman: The Secret Service (MPAA: PG-13; CSM: 16+; should be R)
Other examples:
The Smokey and the Bandit trilogy
The Grease films
The list goes on and on, but what do YOU think? Does Common Sense Media rate films more accurately than the MPAA does? Should CSM be the new self-regulatory organization in North America pertaining to movies, games, and TV shows from now on, or is that going too far?