U stands for 'Universal', meaning the film, video or DVD is suitable for anyone. Examples include Happy Feet 2 and Arthur Christmasand Puss in Boots.
PG stands for 'Parental Guidance', which means that some parts of the film might not be ideal for younger children. Parents ought to think carefully before letting them watch. An examples of a PG films is The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret
of the Unicorn.
12 is now only ever seen on videos and DVDs. As with the 12A, it tells parents that the content is best suited for those aged 12 and above. Examples, both of which were certified 12A for cinema, include Iron Man 2 and Avatar.
12A is only for films released at the cinema. It tells parents that the film is best suited for those aged 12 and above. Parents can take along under 12s if they choose, so long as they go with them! Examples include Twilight - Breaking Dawn - Part 1 and Reel
Steel.
15 means that the film, video or DVD is really only suitable for those aged 15 or above. Only people aged 15 or older are allowed to view a 15 rated film at the cinema or buy or rent a 15 rated DVD, video or game.
18 means that the film, video or DVD is only suitable for adults (people aged eighteen or over). Only adults are allowed to view an 18 rated film at the cinema or rent or buy an 18 rated video, DVD or game.
How to use this site...
CBBFC is a space to for you to find out more about how we rate movies and what films are coming out. We hope you have fun here.
There are loads of rooms for you to explore. You can click on the rooms from the home page, and explore the house from inside the building.
All the rooms have doorways and exits, plus plenty of hidden features like competitions and games for you to click on. You can hover over the animations to find out where there are hidden features.
Or you can click on the buttons and links to the different spaces directly from the home page.
Oskar is our friendly cartoon guide who will tell you more about each room as you move around the site.
All the rooms will tell you something about films, film classification. And all the rooms have interactive elements.
Mums, dads and teachers can find activities and worksheets in The Attic and by visiting our site www.pbbfc.co.uk.
We'd love to hear what you think about the site, to see the reviews of the films you’ve seen or to find out what you think of film ratings so feel free to contact us.
