Guess the Movie Rating

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Guess the Movie Rating
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Movie ratings are usually pretty accurate, but some can leave movie fans scratching their heads. Take this quiz to see if you know your movie ratings!
In 1997, "Titanic" hit theaters with this rating and went on to become one of the top-grossing movies of all time.
PG
PG-13
R
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Despite full-frontal nudity, a steamy love scene and plenty of drownings, "Titanic" was rated PG-13.

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What was "Jaws" rated for its 1975 release?
PG
PG-13
R
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Wrong Answer

"Jaws" won a PG rating, which meant people of all ages could be scared away from the ocean for life.

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What rating was awarded to "The Dark Knight" and its sequel?
PG
PG-13
R
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Despite gunshots, broken necks and a gruesome "pencil trick," "The Dark Knight" received a PG-13 rating.

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What rating was awarded to "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" in 1984?
PG
PG-13
R
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Wrong Answer

This Indiana Jones film had a PG rating despite an intense human sacrifice scene. Angry parents complained, which led to the introduction of the PG-13 rating shortly after.

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What was 2011 Best Picture winner "The King's Speech" rated when it was released in theaters?
R
PG-13
PG
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

"The King's Speech" picked up a controversial R rating for profanity used during a therapeutic scene.

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What rating was given to the '80s teen classic "The Breakfast Club?"
R
PG-13
PG
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Wrong Answer

Drug use and profanity earned "The Breakfast Club" an R rating. Reviewer Roger Ebert criticized the rating, suggesting that PG-13 would have been appropriate.

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What rating was given to kid favorite "Frozen?"
G
PG
PG-13
Correct Answer
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Many Disney and Pixar favorites, including "Frozen," "Tangled" and "Planes" are rated PG thanks to things like mild action and slightly rude humor.

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Remember watching Simba mourn his dead father in "The Lion King"? What was this kid flick rated?
G
PG
PG-13
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Many older Disney films, including "The Lion King," "Beauty and the Beast" and "Tarzan" were rated G, though their content would likely earn them a PG or higher today.

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What rating was given to the 2008 film "Taken"?
PG
PG-13
R
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

"Taken" and its sequels all had PG-13 ratings, despite themes of sex trafficking and kidnapping, plus plenty of violence.

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The 2013 zombie thriller "World War Z" was contractually bound to earn a PG-13 rating.
true
false
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From the start, producers planned "World War Z" for a PG-13 rating. That meant plenty of zombie deaths but little actual bloodshed.

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