General Rating Criteria
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Age Suitability |
Suitable for All. |
Language |
Occasional use of words such as darn, damn, hell. |
Violence (see Note 3) |
Restrained portrayals of limited violence that may result in extremely limited bloodletting. |
Nudity |
Casual, non-sexual nudity with no close-ups. |
Sexual Activity |
Limited embracing, kissing in a loving context. |
Horror |
Brief moments of mild horror in comedic, historic, or fantasy settings (for example, dragons, giants, wicked witches). |
Psychological Impact (see Note 2) |
Sensitive to treatments of scenes or situations related to a child's sense of security and well-being. |
Note 1: |
From time to time, guidelines may be set aside at the Panel's discretion (where social and documentary significance warrants). |
Note 2: |
Psychological impact may be a state of mind, mood or feeling and/or other effects on the viewer, resulting from the treatment of scenes and situations within the film. Treatment may include intensity, degree, pace, atmosphere, tone, visual effects, and dialogue. |
Note 3: |
Portrayals of violence may include armed combat, natural disasters, accidents, hand-to-hand combat, weapons violence, and violent sports. The degree frequency, and intensity of the acts of violence will be factors in the classification decision. |
This information is provided as a public service, but we cannot guarantee that the information is current or accurate. Readers should verify the information before acting on it. (Ontario Film Review Board)
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