how old you have to be to see an r-rated movie
The R Rating. The R rating was one of the original rating classifications created in 1968. The other original ratings were G, M (later changed to PG) and X. The R rating prohibits children under the age of 17 -- originally the age was 16 -- from attending a movie unless a parent or guardian accompanies them. In 1990, the MPAA explained an R rating is given for sexual content, brutal violence, drug content or profanity.