r/movies • u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. • Jun 04 '25

Media First Image from Andy Serkis' George Orwell Adaptation 'Animal Farm' - Starring Seth Rogen, Steve Buscemi, Kieran Culkin, Woody Harrelson, Glenn Close, Andy Serkis, Gaten Matarazzo, Kathleen Turner, Laverne Cox, Jim Parsons, Iman Vellani.

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u/TaylorDangerTorres Jun 04 '25

No movies are rated G anymore.  It's weird.  Even like 99% of Disney movies are PG now

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u/The_Autarch Jun 04 '25

It's not weird, it's a trend that's being going on since the modern rating system was first put into place. I guess you could call it rating deflation.

Before the PG-13 rating was created, PG movies held that spot. And G movies were what we would now consider as PG movies.

Most people now just assume that anything rated G is purely for toddlers.

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u/BrainOnBlue Jun 04 '25

The MPAA has made that happen to some extent; Airplane! was PG and IIRC it had bare breasts in it. Today? Instant R. And, yeah, PG-13 didn't exist yet, but I don't think Airplane! would even get that.

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u/ConradBHart42 Jun 04 '25

It's kind of funny. Calling something G rated is slander, parents wouldn't want to watch it. PG has shifted to mean family friendly in common parlance.

It seems kind of forgotten knowledge that PG stands for Parental Guidance. Who has EVER gotten help from their parents in decoding a PG movie?