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
127 Hours • R • A-III
The A-Team • PG-13 • A-II
Alice in Wonderland • PG • A-II
Alpha and Omega • PG • A-I
The American • R • L
The Back-Up Plan • PG-13 • O
Black Swan • R • O
The Book of Eli • R • L
The Bounty Hunter • PG-13 • L
Burlesque • PG-13 • O
The Calling • NR • A-II
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore • PG • A-I
Charlie St. Cloud, • PG-13 • A-III
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader • PG • A-II
Conviction • R • L
Cop Out • R • O
Country Strong • PG-13 • A-III
The Crazies • R • O
Date Night • PG-13 • L
Death at a Funeral • R • O
Despicable Me • PG • A-I
Devil • PG-13 • A-III
Dinner for Schmucks • PG-13 • L
Due Date • R • O
Easy A • PG-13 • O
Eat Pray Love • PG-13 • L • Reel Life Journeys
Edge of Darkness • R • L
The Expendables • R • O
Extraordinary Measures • PG • A-III
Faster •R • O
The Fighter • R • L
From Paris With Love • R • O
Flipped • PG • )A-III
For Colored Girls • R • O
Furry Vengeance • PG • A-II
Get Him to the Greek • R • O
Going the Distance • R • O
The Grace Card • PG-13 • A-II
Green Zone • R • L
Grown Ups • PG-13 • A-III
Gulliver’s Travels • PG-13 • A-III
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 • PG-13 • A-III
Hereafter • PG-13 • A-III • Reel Life Journeys
Hot Tub Time Machine • R • O
House • R • A-III
How Do You Know • R • A-III
How to Train Your Dragon • PG • A-II
Inception • PG-13 • A-III
Iron Man 2 • PG-13 • A-III • Reel Life Journeys
Jackass 3D • R • O
Jonah Hex • PG-13 • A-III
The Karate Kid • PG • A-II
Kick-Ass • R • O
The King’s Speech • R • A-III
Killers • PG-13 • A-II
Knight and Day • PG-13 • A-III
The Last Airbender • PG • A-II
The Last Exorcism • PG-13 • A-III
The Last Song • PG • A-II
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole • PG • A-II
Legion • R • O
Let Me In • R • O
Letters to God • PG • A-II
Letters to Juliet • PG • A-II
Life as We Know It • PG-13 • L
Little Fockers • PG-13 • L
The Losers • PG-13 • L
Lottery Ticket • PG-13 • L
Love and Other Drugs • R • O
MacGruber • R • O
Machete • R • O
Marmaduke • PG • A-I
Megamind • PG • A-II
Morning Glory • PG-13 • A-III
My Soul to Take • R • O
Nanny McPhee Returns • PG • A-I
The Next Three Days • PG-13 • A-III
A Nightmare on Elm Street • R • O
Of Gods and Men • PG-13 • A-III
The Other Guys • PG-13 • O
Paranormal Activity 2 • R • A-III
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief • PG • A-II
The Perfect Game • PG • A-II
Piranha 3D • R • O
Predators • R • O
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time • PG-13 • A-II
Ramona and Beezus • G • A-I
RED • PG-13 • A-III
Resident Evil: Afterlife • R • L
Robin Hood • PG-13 • A-III
Salt • PG-13 • L
Saw 3D • R • O
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World • PG-13 • O
Secretariat • PG • A-II
Sex and the City 2 • R • O
Shrek Forever After • PG • A-II
Shutter Island • R • O
Skyline • PG-13 • A-III
The Social Network • PG -13 • A-III
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice • PG • A-II
Step Up 3D • PG-13 • A-III
The Switch • PG-13 • O
Takers • PG-13 • A-III
Tangled • PG • A-I
The Tourist • PG-13 • AIII
The Town, O (R)
Toy Story 3 • G • A-I
Tron Legacy • PG • A-II
True Grit • PG-13 • A-III
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse • PG-13 • A-II
Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too? • PG-13 • A-III
Unstoppable • PG-13 • A-III
Vampires Suck • PG-13 • A-III
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps • PG-13 • A-III
The Warrior’s Way • R • O
The Way Back • PG-13 • A-III
The Wolfman • R • A-III
