U stands for 'Universal', meaning the film, video or DVD is suitable for anyone. Examples include Hannah Montana - The Movie and High School Musical 3.
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. Examples of PG films are Monsters Vs. Aliens and Coraline.
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 The Dark Knight, and You Don't Mess With The Zohan.
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 17 Again and Star Trek.
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.
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Hachi - A Dog's Tale (2010)
Consumer Advice: Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Genre: Drama
Parker Wilson, a literature professor at a Rhode Island college, finds a lost puppy at the train station as he returns home from work one evening. When nobody comes forward to claim the dog, Wilson decides to keep him and the pair form an unbreakable bond.
Consumer Advice: Particularly suitable for pre-school children
Genre: Children's TV/Music
A live musical show filmed at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia and based on the children's television programme. The show features all the favourite characters such as Greg, Murray, Jeff, Anthony and their friends.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon - The People's Preacher (2010)
Consumer Advice: Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Genre: Documentary/Drama
The life of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, a Victorian preacher who drew thousands to his sermons in London and who used his fame to raise funds to help the poor of the city.
Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville's nephew Toby. The boys must put aside music superstardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the music department by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands.
Consumer Advice: Contains mild threat, injury and smoking
Genre: Drama/Romance
Young ballerina Victoria Page is poised for superstardom, but earns her choreographer Lermontov's scorn when she falls in love with Julian Craster, composer of 'The Red Shoes', the ballet he is staging to showcase her talents.
Carefree Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana are turned into frogs by a conniving voodoo magician. With the help of a trumpet-playing alligator, a Cajun firefly, and an old blind lady, Naveen and Tiana must race to break the spell and fulfil their dreams.
Consumer Advice: Contains one use of mild language and scenes of mild comic threat
Genre: Animation/Comedy
Swallow Falls' sardine canning factory closes and the townsfolk are in trouble until Flint Lockwood invents a device that turns water into food. However, when it's turned on, it goes flying into the sky and the town is besieged by cheeseburger and spaghetti weather.
Consumer Advice: Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Genre: Drama/Musical
The tragic tale of Prince Siegfried, who falls in love with a girl who has been turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer, and can only become a human again at night.
Consumer Advice: Contains scenes of threat, mild comic violence and innuendo
Genre: Animation/Comedy
Manny and Ellie are expectant parents and Sid wishes for a family of his own. When he finds three eggs in an ice cave and hatches them, he is only mother for a day before their dinosaur mother returns and takes them all back, including poor Sid.
'Up' is a Disney Pixar animated children's film, about an old man who ties thousands of balloons to his home, and sets out to fly to South America, accompanied by a boy scout.
Consumer Advice: Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Genre: Documentary
In a documentary, filmed in 3D, that shows all the weird and wonderful creatures that exist beneath the surface of the ocean around the reefs of Indonesia and Australia, brightly coloured fish dart in and out of the coral and Sea Lion pups swim out of the screen, nudging up to the camera.
The Wiggles - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (2009)
Consumer Advice: Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Genre: Children's TV
Live recording of a stage show by popular Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles, who encourage young audience members to sing along and dance.
Consumer Advice: Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Genre: Music
A group of Victorian explorers shelter from a sandstorm amongst the Egyptian pyramids and mummies and dream about the lives and loves of the ancient people who used to live there.
Consumer Advice: Contains mild sex references and threat
Genre: Thriller
Following the conviction of her German father for treason against the US, Alicia Huberman takes to drink and men. She is approached by Devlin, a government agent, who asks her to spy on a group of her father's Nazi friends in Rio de Janeiro.
Consumer Advice: Contains mildly scary moments, mild language and slapstick violence
Genre: Comedy/Family
Two foster kids and their lovable mutt have adventures in a deserted hotel when they flee the law for a crime they did not commit and come across more stray dogs. They decide to run a more humane alternative to the city pound.
Consumer Advice: Contains mild language, violence and scenes of emotional distress
Genre: Drama/Musical
After many years of trying for children, Gonvant and his wife have twins and raise their son and daughter as faithful Sikhs. However, a tragic accident leaves the son paralysed and this presents a huge challenge to their faith.
Consumer Advice: Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Genre: Music
At Christmas, Clara, a young German girl, dreams the toys she has received come to life and that the Nutcracker Prince fights a fierce battle against a Mouse King.
Consumer Advice: Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Genre: Musical/Romantic Comedy
Bob Wallace and Phil Davis leave the army after the war and become a top song-and-dance act. With Christmas romance in mind, they follow a pair of female entertainers to a Vermont lodge, only to find their former commander, General Waverly, is its owner.
Consumer Advice: Contains infrequent very mild language
Genre: Costume Drama/Fantasy
Young Fisk and his aged father decide to attend a lecture delivered by an Indian Swami on the subject of the transmigration of souls. There, they encounter Dean Spanley and it transpires he and Senior Fisk were once very closely acquainted.
Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi - A Marriage... So Unique (2008)
Consumer Advice: Contains one scene of mourning
Genre: Musical/Romance
Chandni is a middle class girl who falls in love with the charming businessman Prem. Their parents agree to their union, but when Chandni's father passes away of the eve of their engagement, their world comes crashing down.
Chloe, a spoilt Beverly Hills chihuahua finds herself in Mexico when her owner's irresponsible niece is offered a last minute holiday. But on the first night of their trip, Chloe is kidnapped by dog-fight organisers and taken to Mexico City.
Consumer Advice: Contains very mild threat and language
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
After her father's death, Maria Merryweather is sent to live with her grumpy Uncle Benjamin in Moonacre Valley. There, she discovers the Valley's ancient legend and a territorial dispute between the Merryweathers and their neighbours the Le Noir clan that dates back centuries.
Consumer Advice: Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Genre: Musical/Romance
As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their school experiences and their hopes and fears about their future.
Consumer Advice: Contains infrequent mild language
Genre: Drama
Himmat, a young graduate, falls in love with the college belle and struggles to win her father over. Meanwhile, a corrupt property dealer wants to sell Himmat's village to make apartment complexes, something he must band together with his friends to prevent.
James Porter is a loving but overprotective father who has difficulty coming to terms with the fact that his 'little girl', Melanie, is now a young woman. When Melanie decides to go on a road trip to visit some colleges she might attend, she is not too pleased to have her father along for the ride.
Consumer Advice: Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Genre: Animation/Children's TV
Sunflower Valley is having a new stadium built by Bob and Wendy. For this they need some new high-tech machines. The two new machines, Gripper and Grapper, fall out but eventually learn that not only is working fun, but working together is even better.
When a multi-billion dollar space probe is sucked into an intergalactic worm-hole, a crew of chimpanzee astronauts is sent to recover it. Commander Titan and Lt. Luna are joined by Ham III, a circus performer and the grandson of the first chimpanzee in space.
Consumer Advice: Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Genre: Drama/Family/Musical
A filmed on-stage ballet of the fairy story in which a young girl is tricked into eternal sleep by a wicked witch. One day Prince Charming arrives at her enchanted castle to awaken her with his magical kiss.
Consumer Advice: Contains very mild threat and violence
Genre: Animation/Fantasy
WALL-E is the last robot on Earth, having lived a lonely existence for hundreds of years handling waste disposal. One day, a sleek robot called Eve arrives on Earth, sent from space. When WALL-E finds a living shoot, it is transported back by Eve, who is followed by WALL-E.
Consumer Advice: Contains mild stylised violence and depictions of suicide
Genre: Costume Drama/Musical/Romance
The famous ballet, based on Shakespeare's tale of two star-crossed lovers, is danced by world famous dancers, Carlos Acosta and Tamara Roja. The ballet is prefaced by Jonathan Cope's introduction and accompanied by backstage footage of dancers and stage crew preparing.
Consumer Advice: Contains mild bad language, threat and fantasy violence
Genre: Adventure/Family
Nim is a young girl who lives with her scientist father on a deserted island. When he goes missing at sea during a tropical storm, Nim asks her favourite fictional hero, Alex Rover, the world's greatest adventurer, to help.
Azur is a blond boy with blue eyes, Asmar has dark hair and dark eyes. As children, they fought and loved each other like brothers. As grown ups, they become rivals on a quest full of danger, magic spells and wonder.
Consumer Advice: Contains mild slapstick violence and mild threat
Genre: Adventure/Animation
When Ratso, a slick city rat, sees Ugly, an unfortunate duckling, all he can imagine is cash. He plans on exploiting the duckling at carnival sideshows. But 'the best-laid plans of rats and ducks' don't always work out the way we'd like them to.
Consumer Advice: Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Genre: Animation/Children's TV/Comedy
Film based on the 1960s cartoon series about a chipmunk boy band comprised of mischievous group leader Alvin, tall and quiet Simon and chubby, impressionable Theodore.
Consumer Advice: Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Genre: Animation/Comedy
Barry B. Benson, a graduate bee, is
disillusioned at his lone career choice - making honey. On a trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in
New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers that humans
actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue.
Consumer Advice: Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Genre: Musical/Romantic Comedy
Bali, the grandson of a multi-millionaire, wants to travel the world with his band Desi Fever and marry his girlfriend Charlene. Unfortunately, his family have other plans and have arranged a match with a nice Punjabi girl.
A lab accident gives a dog called Shoeshine some serious superpowers - a secret that he eventually shares with a young boy who becomes his owner and friend.
Consumer Advice: Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Genre: Drama/Family
Nanhe, a ten year old boy from Rajasthan, speaks four languages and is his family's main breadwinner. Through the hardships of his everyday life, he maintains one dream - that he will someday meet his hero, Bollywood superstar Bobby Deol.
Consumer Advice: Contains comic violence and one use of mild language
Genre: Animation/Comedy
Remy the rat harbours ambitions to become a top-class Parisian chef, despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly anti-rodent profession.
George Bailey, a frustrated small-town businessman, is driven to the end of his tether on Christmas Eve. But Clarence, his guardian angel, shows him what life would have been like without him.
