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The Motion Picture Association of America is the organization that rates movies in the United States.
Ratings
G: General Audiances
PG: Parental Guidance
PG-13: Parental Guidance for those under 13
R: Restricted for children under 17 without an adult
NC-17: No children 17 or under.
Criticism
The MPAA has been criticized for its overly liberal tone towards violence in movies. Dick Kirby argues in his documentary This film is not yet rated that the MPAA is harsher on independent films than mainstream Hollywood films. He also argues that the MPAA is more likely to award an R or NC-17 for sexual content than for violence. Especially non gory violent films, which can get away with PG or PG-13 (such as The Star Wars saga, which depicts war scenes but never has got an R rating).