Film Ratings
(Revised for March 2007)

NEW YORK (CNS) — Here is a list of recent films the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting has rated on the basis of moral suitability.

The films are categorized according to USCCB classification. The symbol following each movie title is the rating of the Motion Picture Association of America.

USCCB classifications: A-I — general patronage; A-II — adults and adolescents; A-III — adults; A-IV — adults, with reservations (this indicates films that, while not morally offensive in themselves, are not for casual viewing because they require some analysis and explanation in order to avoid false impressions and interpretations); L — limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling (succeeded the A-IV classification as of Nov. 1, 2003); O — morally offensive.

MPAA ratings: G — general audiences, all ages admitted; PG — parental guidance suggested, some material may not be suitable for children; PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13; R — restricted, under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian; NC-17 — no one 17 or under admitted (age limit may vary in certain areas).

A

The Abandoned, L (R)
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker, A-II (PG)
Alpha Dog, O (R)
Amazing Grace, A-II (PG)
Apocalypto, L (R)
The Astronaut Farmer, A-II (PG)
Aurora Borealis, L (R)
Avenue Montaigne (Fauteuils D'Orchestre), A-III (PG-13)

B
Because I Said So, O (PG-13)
Black Snake Moan, L (R)
Blood and Chocolate, A-III (PG-13)
Blood Diamond, A-III (R)
Bobby, A-III (R)
Borat! Cultural Learning of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, O (R)
Breach, A-III (PG-13)
Breaking and Entering, A-III (R)
Bridge to Terabithia, A-II (PG)

C
Casino Royale, A-III (PG-13)
Catch a Fire, A-III (PG-13)
Catch and Release, A-III (PG-13)
The Cave of the Yellow Dog, A-I (no rating)
Charlotte's Web, A-I (G)
Children of Men, L (R)
Code Name: The Cleaner, A-III (PG-13)
Confetti, L (R)
Conversations With God, A-III (PG)

D
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, A-III (R)
Deck the Halls, A-III (PG)
Deja Vu, A-III (PG-13)
Dreamgirls, A-III (PG-13)

E
Epic Movie, O (PG-13)
Eragon, A-II (PG)
Everyone's Hero, A-I (G)

F
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, A-III (PG-13)
Fast Food Nation, L (R)
Fateless, A-III (R)
The Fountain, A-III (PG-13)
Freedom Writers, A-II (PG-13)
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, L (R)

G
Ghost Rider, A-III (PG-13)
The Good German, A-III (R)
The Good Shepherd, A-III (R)
The Groomsmen, L (R)

H
Hannibal Rising, O (R)
Happily N'Ever After, A-I (PG)
Happy Feet, A-II (PG)
Harsh Times, O (R)
The History Boys, L (R)
The Hitcher, O (R)
The Holiday, A-III (PG-13)

J
Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas), A-II (no rating)

L
Land of the Blind, O (R)
Lassie, A-I (PG)
The Last King of Scotland, L (R)
The Last Sin Eater, A-II (PG)
Letters From Iwo Jima, A-III (R)
The Libertine, O (R)
Little Children, L (R)
The Lives of Others (Das Leben Der Anderen), A-III (R)

M
The Messengers, A-III (PG-13)
Miss Potter, A-I (PG)
Monster House, A-II (PG)
Music and Lyrics, A-III (PG-13)

N
National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj, O (R)
The Nativity Story, A-I (PG)
Nearing Grace, L (R)
Night at the Museum, A-I (PG)
The Night Listener, L (R)
Norbit, A-III (PG-13)
Notes on a Scandal, L (R)
The Number 23, L (R)

O
One Night With the King, A-II (PG)
Opal Dream, A-II (PG)

P
The Painted Veil, A-III (PG-13)
Pan's Labyrinth, A-III (R)

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, L (R)
Primeval, L (R)
The Promise, A-III (PG-13)
The Pursuit of Happyness, A-II (PG-13)

Q
The Queen, A-II (PG-13)

R
Renaissance, A-III (R)
Reno 911!: Miami, O (R)
Requiem, A-III (no rating)
The Return, A-III (PG-13)
Rocky Balboa, A-II (PG)

S
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, A-I (G)
Scoop, A-III (PG-13)
Seraphim Falls, A-III (R)
Slither, O (R)
Smokin' Aces, O (R)
Something New, A-III (PG-13)
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, A-II (no rating)
Starter for 10, A-III (PG-13)
Stomp the Yard, A-III (PG-13)
Strangers With Candy, O (R)

T
10th & Wolf, L (R)
This Film Is Not Yet Rated, L (no rating)
Three, A-III (PG-13)
3 Needles, L (no rating)
Trust the Man, O (R)
Turistas, O (R)
Two Weeks, A-III (R)
Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls, A-III (PG-13)

U
Unaccompanied Minors, A-II (PG)
Underworld: Evolution, O (R)
Undiscovered, A-III (PG-13)

V
Venus, O (R)
Volver, L (R)

W
Waist Deep, L (R)
We Are Marshall, A-II (PG)
Wild Hogs, A-III (PG-13)

Z
Zodiac, A-III (R)
Zoom, A-II (PG)

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