# 18 rating

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'''18 rating''' refers to a type of age-based [content rating](/source/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)](/source/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)](/source/R18_(British_Board_of_Film_Classification)), a more restrictive rating used for hardcore pornography in the United Kingdom
* [X rating](/source/X_rating), a common variant of the UK's 18 and R18 ratings used across many countries

==Classification organizations==
* [Australian Classification Board](/source/Australian_Classification_Board) (R18+ and X18+, but very similar film content as M - Mature rating)
* [Brazilian advisory rating system](/source/Brazilian_advisory_rating_system) (18)
* [British Board of Film Classification](/source/British_Board_of_Film_Classification) (18 and R18)
* [Canadian motion picture rating system](/source/Canadian_motion_picture_rating_system) 
**[Canadian Home Video Rating System](/source/Canadian_Home_Video_Rating_System) (18A, R and A – 18 equivalents)
**[Manitoba Film Classification Board](/source/Manitoba_Film_Classification_Board) (18A, R and A)
**[Maritime Film Classification Board](/source/Maritime_Film_Classification_Board) (18A, R and A)
**[British Columbia Film Classification Office](/source/British_Columbia_Film_Classification_Office) (18A, R and A)
**[Saskatchewan Film and Video Classification Board](/source/Saskatchewan_Film_and_Video_Classification_Board) (18A, R and A)
**[Ontario Film Review Board](/source/Ontario_Film_Review_Board) (18A, R and A)
**[Régie du cinéma (Quebec)](/source/R%C3%A9gie_du_cin%C3%A9ma_(Quebec)) (18+)
* [Central Board of Film Certification](/source/Central_Board_of_Film_Certification) (A – 18 equivalent)
* [Common Sense Media](/source/Common_Sense_Media) (18+)
* [Computer Entertainment Rating Organization](/source/Computer_Entertainment_Rating_Organization) (Z – 18 equivalent)
* [Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel](/source/Conseil_sup%C3%A9rieur_de_l'audiovisuel) (18)
* [Dirección General de Radio, Televisión y Cinematografía](/source/Direcci%C3%B3n_General_de_Radio%2C_Televisi%C3%B3n_y_Cinematograf%C3%ADa) (C and D – 18 equivalents)
* [Eirin](/source/Eirin) (R18+)
* [Entertainment Software Rating Board](/source/Entertainment_Software_Rating_Board) (Adults Only – 18 equivalent, but very similar game content than Mature 17+ equivalent)
* [Film Censorship Board of Malaysia](/source/Film_Censorship_Board_of_Malaysia) (18)
* [Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft](/source/Freiwillige_Selbstkontrolle_der_Filmwirtschaft) (18)
* [Hong Kong motion picture rating system](/source/Hong_Kong_motion_picture_rating_system) (III – 18 equivalent)
* [Irish Film Classification Office](/source/Irish_Film_Classification_Office) (18)
* [Korea Media Rating Board](/source/Korea_Media_Rating_Board) (R – 18 equivalent)
* [Media Development Authority](/source/Media_Development_Authority) (M18)
* [Motion Picture Association of America film rating system](/source/Motion_Picture_Association_of_America_film_rating_system) (NC-17 – 18 equivalent)
* [Movie and Television Review and Classification Board](/source/Movie_and_Television_Review_and_Classification_Board) (R-18)
* [National Audiovisual Institute (Finland)](/source/National_Audiovisual_Institute_(Finland)) (18)
* [National Bureau of Classification (NBC)](/source/National_Bureau_of_Classification_(NBC)) (18+ and 18+R)
* [National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts](/source/National_Institute_of_Cinema_and_Audiovisual_Arts) (18)
* [Norwegian Media Authority](/source/Norwegian_Media_Authority) (18)
* [Office of Film and Literature Classification (New Zealand)](/source/Office_of_Film_and_Literature_Classification_(New_Zealand)) (R18 and RP18)
* [Pan European Game Information](/source/Pan_European_Game_Information) (18)
* [Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle](/source/Unterhaltungssoftware_Selbstkontrolle) (18)

==Systems==
* [Motion picture content rating system](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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)](/source/Adults_Only_(disambiguation))
*[R18 (disambiguation)](/source/R18_(disambiguation))
*[Censorship in France](/source/Censorship_in_France)

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