NEW YORK (CNS) — The Catholic News Service has rated the following films on the basis of moral suitability. The first symbol after each title is the rating of the Motion Picture Association of America. The second symbol is the Catholic News Service classification.
CNS classifications: A-I — general patronage; A-II — adults and adolescents; A-III — adults; L — limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling; O — morally offensive.
MPAA ratings: G — general audiences. All ages admitted; PG — parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children; PG-13 — parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13; R — restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian; NC-17 — no one 17 and under admitted; NR — not rated.
Film Title • MPAA Rating • CNS Classification • Other Uses
9 • PG-13 • L
2012 • PG-13 • A-III
Aliens in the Attic • PG • A-II
All About Steve • PG-13 • A-III
Avatar • PG-13 • A-III
The Blind Side • PG-13 • A-III
Brooklyn’s Finest • R • O
Capitalism: A Love Story • R • A-III
Case 39 • R • A-III
A Christmas Carol • PG • A-I
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs • PG • A-II
The Collector • R • O
District 9 • R • L
Easy Virtue • PG-13 • O
Extract • R • O
Fame • PG • A-III
Fantastic Mr. Fox • PG • A-I
Final Destination • R • O
G-Force • PG • A-I
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra • PG-13 • A-III
Gamer • R • O
Halloween II • R • O
The Hangover • R • O
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • PG • A-II
I Can Do Bad All By Myself • PG-13 • A-II
I Love You, Beth Cooper • PG-13 • O
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs • PG • A-I
The Informan • R • A-III
Inglorious Basterds • R • L
The Invention of Lying • PG-1 • O
Jennifer’s Body • R • O
Julie & Julia • PG-13 • A-III
Law Abiding Citizen • R • O
Love Happens • PG-13 • A-III
My Life in Ruins • PG-13 • A-II
My Sister’s Keeper • PG-13 • L
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian • PG • A-I
Nine • PG-13 • O
No Impact Man • NR • A-III
Oceans • G • A-I
Orphan • R • L
Pandorum • R • A-III
Ponyo • G • A-I
Post Grad • PG-13 • A-III
The Road • R • L
Shorts • PG • A-II
Sorority Row • R • O
Splice • R • O
The Stepfather • PG-13 • O
The Stoning of Soraya M • R • L
Surrogates • PG-13 • A-III
The Time Traveler’s Wife • PG-13 • A-III
Transylmania • R • O
The Ugly Truth • R • O
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen • PG-13 • L
Up • PG • A-I
Up in the Air • R • L
The Waiting City • R • L
Whatever Works • PG-13 • O
Where the Wild Things Are • PG • A-II
Whip It • PG-13 • L
Whiteout • R • L
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg • NR • A-II
Youth in Revolt • R • O
Zombieland • R • L
