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Film ratings for August

By Catholic News Service
NEW YORK (CNS) – Here is a list of recent films that Catholic News Service has rated on the basis of moral suitability.
The first symbol after each title is the Catholic News Service classification. The second symbol is the rating of the Motion Picture Association of America.
CNS classifications: A-I – general patronage; A-II – adults and adolescents; A-III – adults; L – limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling; 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 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 and under admitted.

A-I
The Croods (PG)
Despicable Me 2 (PG)
Epic (PG)
Monsters University (G)
The Smurfs 2 (PG)
Turbo (PG)

A-II
Across the Divide (no rating)
Jack the Giant Slayer (PG-13)
Restless Heart (no rating)

A-III
After Earth (PG-13)
The Awakening (R)
Bully (PG-13)
The Conjuring (R)
Fun Size (PG-13)
The Great Gatsby (PG-13)
Grown Ups 2 (PG-13)
Iron Man 3 (PG-13)
Killer Elite (R)
Man of Steel (PG-13)
Much Ado About Nothing (PG-13)
Mud (PG-13)
Now You See Me (PG-13)
Oblivion (PG-13)
Pacific Rim (PG-13)
Phantom (R)
Quartet (PG-13)
RED 2 (PG-13)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (R)
R.I.P.D. (PG-13)
Skyfall (PG-13)
Star Trek Into Darkness (PG-13)
Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (PG-13)
Warm Bodies (PG-13)
White House Down (PG-13)
The Wolverine (PG-13)
World War Z (PG-13)

L
Amour (PG-13)
Dream House (PG-13)
Fast & Furious 6 (PG-13)
Frances Ha (R)
The Hangover Part III (R)
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (PG-13)
The Internship (PG-13)
The Last Exorcism Part II (PG-13)
The Lone Ranger (PG-13)
Olympus Has Fallen (R)
The Place Beyond the Pines (R)
Something Borrowed (PG-13)

O
The Big Wedding (R)
The Bling Ring (R)
The Heat (R)
Pain and Gain (R)
Peeples (PG-13)
The Purge (R)
Scary Movie 5 (PG-13)
This Is the End (R)

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