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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A trademark for a movie rating indicating that admission will be granted to persons of all ages but that parental guidance is suggested in the case of children under the age of 13.
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Examples
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PG-13 (Bonaventura calls it a "hard PG-13″, whatever that means) and the whole action-comedy element is surprising.
BeyondHollywood.com | Movie News, Reviews, and Opinions 2010
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A: The most recent Transformer movie is rated: PG-13.
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It's also a promising sign that Warner Bros. believes that the seventh Harry Potter (which was just rated PG-13 for 'some sequences of intense action violence and frightening images') is darn-well good enough not to need a 3D presentation to ensure massive box office, although a $290-310 million domestic take would have been assured regardless.
Scott Mendelson: Quality Over Commerce: Warner Bros. Declines to Release Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I in 3D. Will Release Part 7 on Nov 19th in 2D Only Scott Mendelson 2010
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I can't believe so many children of the 80's (myself included) managed to get their parents to let them watch it (in fact, Gremlins is one of two movies that led to the creation of a PG-13 rating).
Nick Carr: The Complete New York City Horror Movie Marathon! Nick Carr 2010
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It's also a promising sign that Warner Bros. believes that the seventh Harry Potter (which was just rated PG-13 for 'some sequences of intense action violence and frightening images') is darn-well good enough not to need a 3D presentation to ensure massive box office, although a $290-310 million domestic take would have been assured regardless.
Scott Mendelson: Quality Over Commerce: Warner Bros. Declines to Release Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I in 3D. Will Release Part 7 on Nov 19th in 2D Only Scott Mendelson 2010
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We'll see if the PG-13 version of the film will play any better than The Passion of the Christ Recut, but I sincerely doubt it.
Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office: Two Openers (Rango and Adjustment Bureau) Win, Two Openers (Beastly, Take Me Home Tonight) Lose Scott Mendelson 2011
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Perhaps because of a need to secure a PG-13, more than a few major characters die in relatively obtuse, nearly-offscreen fashions, leaving us to only realize who perished when we take a moment to notice who isn't standing to be fair, that is probably how it goes in real combat as well...
Scott Mendelson: HuffPost Review: Battle: Los Angeles Scott Mendelson 2011
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The Bourne movies were all PG-13, and PG-13 movies generally do better at the box office.
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We'll see if the PG-13 version of the film will play any better than The Passion of the Christ Recut, but I sincerely doubt it.
Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office: Two Openers (Rango and Adjustment Bureau) Win, Two Openers (Beastly, Take Me Home Tonight) Lose Scott Mendelson 2011
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It's also a promising sign that Warner Bros. believes that the seventh Harry Potter (which was just rated PG-13 for 'some sequences of intense action violence and frightening images') is darn-well good enough not to need a 3D presentation to ensure massive box office, although a $290-310 million domestic take would have been assured regardless.
Scott Mendelson: Quality Over Commerce: Warner Bros. Declines to Release Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I in 3D. Will Release Part 7 on Nov 19th in 2D Only Scott Mendelson 2010
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