I wanna buy an R rated movie at and i'm 15, am i going to have an issue?

I rented Taxi Driver (a movie that deserves it's 'R' rating) alone at Hollywood and I'm 16 >_>

I don't think you have anything to worry about.

It depends... just grow some fuzz if you're on the taller/older-looking side, and maybe you'll get away with it. I think it depends on the store though.Funkyhamster

Sit on a friends shoulders and wear a massive trench coat. That always works in cartoons.rassclart

How old do you have to be? What is the dreaded NC-17 rating? Is that 17 or above? Actually can someone just explain the American ratings to me.

In the UK we have a pretty simple one -

Uc - Universal children(babies/toddler orientated).

U - Universal (watchable by all)

PG - Parental Guidance recommended (basically universal, just a parental warning).

12A - If under 12 you must be accompanied by an adult.

12 - 12 or over only.

15 - 15 or over.

18 - 18 or over.

Scenes of a sexual nature are generally reserved for 15 +, but that makes sense because our legal age of consent is 16 not 18 like Americas.

Violenceand verbose swearing(which is obviously much better than sex lol) is reserved for 12+ generally.

Recent examples of UK ratings :

Die Hard 4.0 - 15

Simpsons - PG

Harry Potter - 12A

Shrek 3 - U

Transformers - 12A

Saw III - 18 (used as a comparison as no 18 rated films are out at the moment).

dommeus

G -- General audiences (cake).

PG -- parental guidance (basically G with a "damn" thrown in there or some other reason to not give it a G)

PG-13 -- suggested for 13 or over

R -- suggested for 17 or older (adults, usually relatives, can permit entrance for those under seventeen)

NC-17 -- must be 17 or older to view

X -- well, you know the rest

What is the dreaded NC-17 rating?dommeus

NC-17 is given when it's too graphic for R. This is the kiss of death as all mainstream movie theaters will refuse to show it. Most of the time, directors with NC-17 content movies will skip the ratings process and distribue the movie to specialized theaters.