# Rating Guidelines

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As per [IMDA Guidelines](https://www.imda.gov.sg/-/media/imda/files/regulations-and-licensing/regulations/codes-of-practice/codes-of-practice-media/film-classification-guidelines-29_apr_2019.pdf)
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## <mark style="color:purple;">G - General</mark>

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The <mark style="color:purple;">General Audiences (G)</mark> rating is the lowest rating in the PRS. It encompasses audiences from **all ages from young children and above**.

Because of the inclusion of young children, content under the G rating must be **strictly SFW**.

G-rated programmes may include any of the following, which is not exhaustive:

1. <mark style="color:purple;">No violence</mark>
2. <mark style="color:purple;">Friendly horror</mark>
   * Non-threatening horror, like horror with humorous elements.
3. <mark style="color:purple;">No swearing</mark>
   * Light family alternatives allowed (e.g. “holy macaroni”)
4. <mark style="color:purple;">Non-sexual love</mark>
   * Brief displays of affection (e.g. kissing)
5. <mark style="color:purple;">No sexual content</mark>
   * No depictions of sex or explicit nudity
   * No suggestive language
6. <mark style="color:purple;">No substance consumption</mark>
   * No drugs
   * No alcohol
   * No smoking, including tobacco and vaping

## <mark style="color:green;">PG - Parental Guidance</mark>

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The <mark style="color:green;">Parental Guidance (PG)</mark> rating is the second rating in the PRS, also encompassing audiences from **young children and above**.

However, this rating indicates content that may not be suitable for pre-teenage children and **encourages parental accompaniment**.

PG-rated programmes may include any of the following, which is not exhaustive:

7. <mark style="color:green;">Mature themes</mark>
   * Marital subjects, such as divorce
   * Political themes
   * Use of alcohol and/or tobacco
8. <mark style="color:green;">Mild to moderate violence</mark>
   * Violence involving fantasy situations and characters. (e.g. a character is unharmed after getting hit. They sustain bloodless wounds)
   * Depictions that may contain heavy fighting and/or light blood and gore
9. <mark style="color:green;">Mild to moderate horror</mark>
   * Non-detailed depictions of disturbing scenes
10. <mark style="color:green;">Mild to moderate language</mark>
    * Use of mild coarse language such as "shit", "bitch" and "asshole".
    * *Infrequent* use of coarse language, such as the expletive “fuck”.
11. <mark style="color:green;">Mildly sexual love</mark>
    * Displays of affection, like caressing and kissing
12. <mark style="color:green;">Mild and non-detailed sexually suggestive themes and dialogue</mark>
    * Brief suggestive hand gestures and dialogue
    * Crude humour (e.g. “bathroom” jokes)
    * Brief or partial nudity (e.g. person(s) in their undergarments)

## <mark style="color:red;">MT - Mature Content</mark>

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The <mark style="color:red;">Mature Content (MT)</mark> rating is the highest rating in the PRS, encompassing audiences from those **aged 18 and above**. This rating indicates content that contains **strong NSFW content** and is not suitable for young audiences.

MT will apply to all NSFW content, whether fictional, realistic, or real.

MT-rated programmes may include any of the following, which is not exhaustive:

13. <mark style="color:red;">Strong violence</mark>
    * Graphic blood and gore
    * Graphic human injury and death
14. <mark style="color:red;">Strong language</mark>
    * Frequent use of the expletive “fuck”.
    * Infrequent and frequent use of strong coarse language, such as “motherfucker”, “cunt”, “chee bye”, “lan jiao”, “puki mak” and “pundai”.
    * Infrequent and frequent use of strong coarse language such as "kan ni lao bu chee bye".
    * Gestures (including sign language) and depictions that relate to these vulgarities and their meanings.
15. <mark style="color:red;">Strong horror</mark>
    * Detailed depictions of disturbing scenes
    * Brief depictions of repulsive horror, like cannibalism
16. <mark style="color:red;">Detailed explicit material</mark>
    * Very sexually suggestive material (e.g. outright depictions of genitalia or sex, including but not limited to a picture or drawings)
    * Explicit humour
    * Complete nudity
    * Sexual and/or seductive situations
17. <mark style="color:red;">Other strongly mature themes</mark>
    * Consumption or abuse of drugs
    * Borderline NSFW/SFW content (e.g. double meanings and symbolisms)