In 2013, the MPA ratings were visually redesigned, with the rating displayed on a left panel and the name of the rating shown above it. NC-17 – Adults Only No One 17 and Under Admitted. It is administered by the Classification & Ratings Administration (CARA), an independent division of the MPA. Introduced in 1968, the MPA rating system is one of various motion picture rating systems that are used to help parents decide what films are appropriate for their children.
Other media, such as television programs, music and video games, are rated by other entities such as the TV Parental Guidelines, the RIAA and the ESRB, respectively. Non-members of the MPA may also submit films for rating. The MPA rating system is a voluntary scheme that is not enforced by law films can be exhibited without a rating, although most theaters refuse to exhibit non-rated or NC-17 rated films. The system and the ratings applied to individual motion pictures are the responsibility of the Motion Picture Association (MPA), previously known as the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) from 1945 to 2019. The Motion Picture Association film rating system is used in the United States and its territories to rate a motion picture's suitability for certain audiences based on its content.
