A new guide directed at parents, which the MPA softly launched online, reveals more specifics than ever on the criteria ...

The movie ratings board has pulled back the curtain on how it approaches hot-button topics, including nudity, marijuana and guns.

Ninety-five years ago Monday – March 31, 1930 – the Motion Picture Production Code, a form of industry self-censorship also known as the Hays Code, was formed, but not enforced until 1934. It reigned ...

Before you walk into a movie theater, you instantly know whether the film you’re about to see is appropriate for your child. The rating is right there: G, PG, PG-13, R or NC-17. No one accuses the ...

Meta’s Instagram it touting a revamped of its often-controversial teen accounts with a new default feature that limits content to what’s appropriate for a PG-13 movie as set by Hollywood’s ratings ...

Context: Children's exposure to violence, sexual themes, profanity, and the depiction of substances in movies remains a source of parental and public health concern. However, limited research ...