Movie Ratings

I make a lot of movie references on this blog, but I recognize that not every movie is suitable for every viewer. Even though I watch movies with holy eyes looking for God's messages, most of the films I refer to on this site were not specifically made with Christian ethics in mind, so some Christians might find some of them offensive. If you want to know if a movie I've mentioned is suitable to watch with your children - or if you just especially sensitive to certain types of content - this reference guide is for you. Any movie I have mentioned on this blog, is listed here with its MPAA rating and any reason given for the rating.

I strongly advise parents to research further into any movie's content before viewing with your children!

Films are listed alphabetically. (Last updated 1/24/2016)

• 3:10 to Yuma (1957) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system)
• 3:10 to Yuma (2007) - Rated R for violence and some language 
• 42 (2013) - Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including language

• The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) - Rated PG-13 for sequences of action and violence

• Batman: The Movie (1966) - Rated PG
• Batman Begins (2005) - Rated PG-13 for intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements
• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) - Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action throughout, and some sensulity
• Becoming Santa (2011) - Not Rated - safe for the family, though you might not want to show it to little ones who don't yet know how Santa Claus works
• Bedazzled (1967) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system)
• Bedazzled (2000) - Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor, language and some drug content
• Billy Madison (1995) - Rated PG-13 for language and crude humor
• The Birds (1963) - Rated PG
• The Blind Side (2009) - Rated PG-13 for one scene involving brief violence, drug and sexual references
• The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system)
• Bruce Almighty (2003) - Rated PG-13 for language, sexual content and some crude humor

• Casablanca (1942) - Rated PG for mild violence
• Change of Habit (1969) - Rated G
• A Christmas Carol (1938) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system)
• A Christmas Carol (1951) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system)
• A Christmas Carol (2009) - Rated PG for scary sequences and images
• A Christmas Story (1983) - Rated PG
• Cinderella (1950) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system)
• Click (2006) - Rated PG-13 for language, crude and sex-related humor, and some drug references
• Closer (2004) - Rated R for sequences of graphic sexual dialogue, nudity/sexuality and language
• The Cobbler (2014) - Rated PG-13 for some violence, language, and brief partial nudity

• The Dark Knight (2008) - Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace  
• The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some sensuality and language
• Dead Poets Society (1989) - Rated PG
• Diamonds Are Forever (1971) - Rated PG
• Dr. No (1962) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system)

• Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) - Rated PG
• Evan Almighty (2007) - Rated PG for mild rude humor and some peril

• A Face in the Crowd (1957) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system)
• The Fault in Our Stars (2014) - Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some sexuality and brief language
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) - Rated PG-13
• Frankenstein (1931) - Not Rated (pre-dates the current ratings system)
• From Russia with Love (1963) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system)

• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system)
• Get Smart (2008) - Rated PG-13 for some rude humor, action violence, and language 
• Giant (1956) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system)
• God's Not Dead (2014) - Rated PG for thematic material, brief violence, and an accident scene

• Happy Gilmore (1996) - Rated PG-13 for language and some comic sexuality
• Harvey (1950) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system)
• Heaven Is for Real (2014) - Rated PG for thematic material including some medical scenes
• Here Comes the Boom (2012) - Rated PG for bouts of MMA sports violence, some rude humor and language
• High Noon (1952) - Rated PG for some western violence, and smoking
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) - Rated PG for some crude humor

• The Invisible Man (1933) - Unrated (pre-dates the current ratings system)
• It's a Wonderful Life (1946) - Rated PG for thematic elements, smoking and some violence

• Jailhouse Rock (1957) - Not Rated (pre-dates the current ratings system)
• Joyful Noise (2012) - Rated PG-13 for some language including a sexual reference

• King Creole (1958) - Rated PG for violence and sensuality

• Liar Liar (1997) - Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor and language
• The Lion King (1994) - Rated G
• The Little Mermaid (1989) - Rated G
• Live and Let Die (1973) - Rated PG
• The Lone Ranger (2013) - Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence, and some suggestive material
• The Lucky One (2012) - Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and violence

• Man of Steel (2013) - Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence, action and destruction, and for some language
• Meet the Robinsons (2007) - Rated G
• Miracle on 34th Street (1947) - Rated G 
• Mirror Mirror (2012) - Rated PG for some fantasy action and mild rude humor
• Moonraker (1979) - Rated PG
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system)
• The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) - Rated G
• My Week with Marilyn (2011) - Rated R for some language

• No Time for Sergeants (1958) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system)
• The Nude Bomb (1980) -  Rated PG [Word of caution: I was surprised at the amount of adult humor and language in this - would expect a PG-13 rating today]

• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) - Rated PG
• Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) - Rated PG for sequences of action and scary images, and brief mild language

• People Will Talk (1951) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system) 
• The Pink Panther (2006) - Rated PG for occasional crude and suggestive humor and language
• The Pink Panther MGM classic series (1963-1982, 5 films) - Rated PG
• Pocahontas (1995) - Rated G
• The Princess Bride (1987) - Rated PG
• Pulp Fiction (1994) - Rated R for strong graphic violence and drug use, pervasive strong language and some sexuality

• Radio (2003) - Rated PG for mild language and thematic elements  
• Rebel Without a Cause (1955) - Rated PG-13 for some violence and thematic elements
• The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) - Rated G
• Return to Oz (1985) - Rated PG
• The Rocky series (1976-2006, 6 films) - Rocky I-IV Rated PG; Rocky V Rated PG-13; Rocky Balboa Rated PG-13 for boxing violence and some language

• The Santa Clause (1994) - Rated PG
• Schindler's List (1993) - Rated R for language, some sexuality and actuality violence
• Scrooge (1971) - Rated G 
• A Shot in the Dark (1964) - Rated PG
• Skyfall (2012) - Rated PG-13 for intense violent sequences throughout, some sexuality, language and smoking
• Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) - Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and brief sensuality
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system) 
• Son of God (2014) - Rated PG-13 for intense and bloody depiction of The Crucifixion, and for some sequences of violence
• The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system)
• Spider-Man (2002) - Rated PG-13 for stylized violence and action
• The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) - Rated PG
• Superman: The Movie (1978) - Rated PG for peril, some mild sensuality and language 
• The Superman series starring Christopher Reeve (1978-1987, 4 films) - Rated PG
• Superman Returns (2006) - Rated PG-13 for some intense action violence

• There Will Be Blood (2007) - Rated R for some violence  
• There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system)
• A Thousand Words (2012) - Rated PG-13 for sexual situations including dialogue, language and some drug-related humor
• Thunderball (1965) - Approved (pre-dates the current ratings system)
• ¡Three Amigos! (1986) - Rated PG [Word of caution: There is some strong language in this - would expect a PG-13 rating today]
• The Three Stooges (2012) - Rated PG for slapstick action violence, some rude and suggestive humor including language
• Titanic (1997) - Rated PG-13 for disaster related peril and violence, nudity, sensuality and brief language
• The Twilight saga (2008-2012, 5 films) - Rated PG-13, variously for violence, action, disturbing images, sexuality, partial nudity and thematic elements

• The Waterboy (1998) - Rated PG-13 for language and some crude sexual humor
• The Wedding Singer (1998) - Rated PG-13 for sex-related material and language
• The Wizard of Oz (1939) - Rated G
• Wreck-It Ralph (2012) - Rated PG for some rude humor and mild action/violence