1. Certificate Ratings
Chloe Connell & Ishpreet Sundal

2. Horror Movie Ratings

3. What does 12A mean?
Children under the age of 12 would have to be
accompanied by an adult
The adult who is accompanying the child must be
over the age of 18

4. What does 12 rating
mean?
Anyone who is aged 12 or over does not need to
be accompanied by an adult

5. The difference between 12
and 12A
12A is only for cinema use only
12 is only for DVD
Some horror movies may set their movie rating if
the disturbing scenes aren't to frequent
throughout the film

6. What does 15 mean?
This rating means that no one under the age of
15 can watch the film.

7. What makes a 15 movie
different from a 12?
Drug taking
Scenes of sexual activity
Verbal references to sex
Strong and inappropriate language
Nudity
Discrimination behavior or language

8. What’s included on a 15
rating?
Sexual nudity
Strong language
Scenes of violence
Drugs
Bad behavior

9. What does the 18 rating
mean?
No one who is under the age of 18 is allowed to
watch the film
They are for adults only

10. What is included in an 18
rating?
Blood and gore
Strong violent scenes
A lot of sexual reference
A large use of strong language
Strong horror
Extremely vivid scenes