Is The Movie Rating "MA" Worse Than "R"? Im Confused...
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
United States
September 25, 2008 1:12am CST
I always thought the rating MA was worse than R.. Kind of like NC-17.. but i have watched several movies on cable (not edited) that have been MA that were like PG.. am i wrong? you dont see MA much as is so i figured that was more proof that it was worse since NC-17 is not really used much because the market for it isnt good and places black ball it..
so help me out here.. there is G...PG...PG-13... then what? MA? R? NC-17?
4 responses
@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
30 Sep 08
This is the first time I heard of the MA rating.
There is a list of definitions for the various ratings here.
http://www.mpaa.org/FlmRat_Ratings.asp
You can check it out. They are used internationally. But I have not been able to find the MA rating. What does MA stand for?
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
1 Oct 08
it stands for mature audiences which made me believe even more than it was worse than r..
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
25 Sep 08
MA is used only for TV and it meant to acknowledge "Mature Content" LOL I can't say that I notice it used that often. I know Nip?tuck does fall under MA.
MA is the equivalent to an R movie rating and it is the worst "normal" rating a TV show can get. MA TV is meant for people over the age of 17.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
27 Sep 08
yeah like kids are really gonna pay attention to that haha
@DarkDancer (1011)
• Dayton, Ohio
28 Sep 08
Kids aren't supposed to. Their parents are.
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
28 Sep 08
it depends I think I which country you are in,
in canada R usually meant an adult movie and there was no ma classification, but in the usa r seems to be restricted meaning 17 accompanied by an adult.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
28 Sep 08
yeah true.. it probably differs a lot per country which i wasnt even thinking about when i posted lol.. and yeah R here you can go as long as you have an adult..
@Vladilyich1 (1454)
• Canada
25 Sep 08
I've never seen MA. It may be just a television thing.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
27 Sep 08
i could have sworn i have seen it as a rating on dvds and etc.. its rarely used so i cant think of anything that had it on it.. but i do see it on tv more that is for sure.. i just figured the tv ma and the movie ma is different (for some reason.. makes no sense now that i am thinking about it)
