{{Redirect|18+|the band|18+ (band)}} thumb|Under 18 Icon '''18 rating''' refers to a type of age-based content rating that applies to media entertainment, such as films, television shows and computer games. The following articles document the rating across a range of countries and mediums:
==Ratings== * 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a prohibitive rating used to regulate age based admission to films in the United Kingdom and Ireland * R18 (British Board of Film Classification), a more restrictive rating used for hardcore pornography in the United Kingdom * X rating, a common variant of the UK's 18 and R18 ratings used across many countries
==Classification organizations== * Australian Classification Board (R18+ and X18+, but very similar film content as M - Mature rating) * Brazilian advisory rating system (18) * British Board of Film Classification (18 and R18) * Canadian motion picture rating system **Canadian Home Video Rating System (18A, R and A – 18 equivalents) **Manitoba Film Classification Board (18A, R and A) **Maritime Film Classification Board (18A, R and A) **British Columbia Film Classification Office (18A, R and A) **Saskatchewan Film and Video Classification Board (18A, R and A) **Ontario Film Review Board (18A, R and A) **Régie du cinéma (Quebec) (18+) * Central Board of Film Certification (A – 18 equivalent) * Common Sense Media (18+) * Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (Z – 18 equivalent) * Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (18) * Dirección General de Radio, Televisión y Cinematografía (C and D – 18 equivalents) * Eirin (R18+) * Entertainment Software Rating Board (Adults Only – 18 equivalent, but very similar game content than Mature 17+ equivalent) * Film Censorship Board of Malaysia (18) * Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft (18) * Hong Kong motion picture rating system (III – 18 equivalent) * Irish Film Classification Office (18) * Korea Media Rating Board (R – 18 equivalent) * Media Development Authority (M18) * Motion Picture Association of America film rating system (NC-17 – 18 equivalent) * Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (R-18) * National Audiovisual Institute (Finland) (18) * National Bureau of Classification (NBC) (18+ and 18+R) * National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (18) * Norwegian Media Authority (18) * Office of Film and Literature Classification (New Zealand) (R18 and RP18) * Pan European Game Information (18) * Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (18)
==Systems== * Motion picture content rating system, a range of classification systems for films that commonly use the age 18 as part of its regulatory criteria * Television content rating system, a range of classification systems for television broadcasts that commonly use the age 18 as part of its regulatory criteria * Video game content rating system, a range of classification systems for video games that commonly use the age 18 as part of its regulatory criteria * Mobile software content rating system, a range of classification systems for mobile software that commonly use the age 18 as part of its regulatory criteria
==See also== *Adults Only (disambiguation) *R18 (disambiguation) *Censorship in France
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