18 rating

"18+" redirects here. For the band, see 18+ (band).

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18 rating refers to a type of age-based content rating that applies to media entertainment, such as films, television shows and computer games. The following articles document the rating across a range of countries and mediums:

Ratings

• 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a prohibitive rating used to regulate age based admission to films in the United Kingdom and Ireland
• R18 (British Board of Film Classification), a more restrictive rating used for hardcore pornography in the United Kingdom
• X rating, a common variant of the UK's 18 and R18 ratings used across many countries

Classification organizations

• Australian Classification Board (R18+ and X18+, but very similar film content as M - Mature rating)
• Brazilian advisory rating system (18)
• British Board of Film Classification (18 and R18)
• Canadian motion picture rating system
  • Canadian Home Video Rating System (18A, R and A – 18 equivalents)
  • Manitoba Film Classification Board (18A, R and A)
  • Maritime Film Classification Board (18A, R and A)
  • British Columbia Film Classification Office (18A, R and A)
  • Saskatchewan Film and Video Classification Board (18A, R and A)
  • Ontario Film Review Board (18A, R and A)
  • Régie du cinéma (Quebec) (18+)
• Central Board of Film Certification (A – 18 equivalent)
• Common Sense Media (18+)
• Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (Z – 18 equivalent)
• Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (18)
• Dirección General de Radio, Televisión y Cinematografía (C and D – 18 equivalents)
• Eirin (R18+)
• Entertainment Software Rating Board (Adults Only – 18 equivalent, but very similar game content than Mature 17+ equivalent)
• Film Censorship Board of Malaysia (18)
• Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft (18)
• Hong Kong motion picture rating system (III – 18 equivalent)
• Irish Film Classification Office (18)
• Korea Media Rating Board (R – 18 equivalent)
• Media Development Authority (M18)
• Motion Picture Association of America film rating system (R and NC-17 – 18 equivalent)
• Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (R-18)
• National Audiovisual Institute (Finland) (18)
• National Bureau of Classification (NBC) (18+ and 18+R)
• National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (18)
• Norwegian Media Authority (18)
• Office of Film and Literature Classification (New Zealand) (R18 and RP18)
• Pan European Game Information (18)
• Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (18)

Systems

• Motion picture content rating system, a range of classification systems for films that commonly use the age 18 as part of its regulatory criteria
• Television content rating system, a range of classification systems for television broadcasts that commonly use the age 18 as part of its regulatory criteria
• Video game content rating system, a range of classification systems for video games that commonly use the age 18 as part of its regulatory criteria
• Mobile software content rating system, a range of classification systems for mobile software that commonly use the age 18 as part of its regulatory criteria

See also

• Adults Only (disambiguation)
• R18 (disambiguation)
• Censorship in France