Kijkwijzer

Kijkwijzer logo as it appears on rating bumpers. This was originally the main logo, and is still used alongside the present logo.

"Weet wat ze zien!" (Know what they're watching!) -Kijkwijzer motto in advertising before 2021

Kijkwijzer present logo (not used in bumpers, which use the original one)

Kijkwijzer (translated as "viewing guide"), also known as Cinecheck in French and German, is a rating system used in the Netherlands, Belgium, and other territories, developed and used by the Netherlands Institute for the Classification of Audiovisual Media (Dutch: Nederlands Instituut voor de Classificatie van Audiovisuele Media, NICAM). Its use throughout Europe can be found on some television channels and streaming services, such as SkyShowtime, Disney+, and HBO Max.

Replacing the older Nederlandse Filmkeuring system operated in collaboration with the NVPI (Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers, the Dutch Association of Producers and Importers of image- and sound-carriers) and the BVF (Belgian Video Foundation, before its merger with two other organisations) for usage in Belgium (primarily through home media), Kijkwijzer was created to be a more modern and accessible solution to classifying television programs and films.

History[]

Early 20th Century: Pre-Kijkwijzer era[]

1918: Universal, Paramount, and Gaumont films were released in the Netherlands. Dutch citizens working at the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) were laid off, leading to the creation of the Nederlandse Filmkeuring. Initially, this system had only two ratings: AL (alle leeftijden, "all ages") and 18.

1940-1969: Adjustments to age ratings[]

1940: A new H rating was introduced for films suited for viewers aged 14 and above. This rating was renamed 14 in 1945.

1969: The rating system was expanded to include a 12 rating, and the 18 rating was revised to 16. This was an early effort to better tailor the system to different age groups.

1970s: Family-oriented changes[]

1974: Due to the release of Jaws, which caused debates about age-appropriate ratings, the Nederlandse Filmkeuring decided to eliminate the 14 rating. They gave Jaws a 12 (later 16) rating despite its intensity, suggesting a shift in how content for teens was viewed.

1975: To cater to young children, particularly with the preparation of Sesamstraat, the Nederlandse Filmkeuring added the K rating, which was designed for kids aged 7 and under. It marked a growing attention to family programming.

Late 1970s-1980s: Home video and TV expansion[]

1978: The Nederlandse Filmkeuring partnered with RTL and Veronica for television broadcasting. Films shown on television had to include the proper age classification, ensuring alignment with the ratings used for cinema releases.

1985: The Nederlandse Filmkeuring developed a home video rating system, with a colored diamond design to indicate age appropriateness: green for AL (all ages), blue for 12, red for 16. In French-speaking areas, the "AL" rating was labelled as TOUS, with a distinctive tall "T" in uppercase and normal lowercase "OUS". The use of circles for rating labels in France was phased out due to the SECAM system, but the BVF in Belgium retained the circle design for films and home video.

1991: The Nederlandse Filmkeuring collaborated with the NVPI and the BAF to create short 5-second idents for home video releases, helping consumers quickly identify age-appropriate content.

1995: These idents received a visual revamp with a fade-in and fade-out design, marking a new style of presentation. The AL/MG rating was introduced to indicate films where young children under 6 should be accompanied by an adult.

2000-2001: The birth of Kijkwijzer[]

2000: As part of a major revamp, NICAM (Nederlands Instituut voor de Classificatie van Audiovisuele Media) purchased the rights to the Nederlandse Filmkeuring system, phasing out BAF/BREIN's role in age classification. A new system called Kijkwijzer was introduced, aligning more closely with modern audience needs.

2001: Kijkwijzer officially launched on February 21, 2001, with its first appearance in cinemas (for the release of MG6), followed by television adoption in April, and home video in October. In May, Kijkwijzer and BAF/BREIN collaborated on a company intro with a branded jingle and website link to enhance public awareness. The jingle for television advertisements was replaced by November, as the system continued to refine its presentation.

Kijkwijzer would expand to allow ratings to be recolored, with pictograms appearing red, yellow, white (inverted version of the default color scheme), and blue. On media from MTV Networks Benelux's children's channels, the pictograms' shape appeared similarly to the old Nickelodeon "splat" logo from the 1980s. Around the late 2000s, the standard "white-on-black" color scheme became the most common, replacing what was commonly recolored as red, as recolored Kijkwijzer pictograms would be phased out.

2002 and beyond[]

2003: NICAM, the team behind Kijkwijzer, launches Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) for video games, whose system is loosely based on Kijkwijzer. In April 2001, press release claimed that Kijkwijzer was to classify video games in the Netherlands, only for PEGI to take this duty by 2003. PEGI has since been adopted by many countries across Europe, including Israel in West Asia.

2005: Kijkwijzer is approved for usage in Turkey.

2006: Turkey adopts a new television rating system based on Kijkwijzer.

2009: Kijkwijzer introduces the 9 rating. This was previously introduced in 2004 for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, as the film was too strong for the 6 rating, but not strong enough to warrant a 12 rating. This rating would fully return in 2009, after NICAM discovered that the gap between the 6 and 12 ratings was ”quite large”.

2011: Kijkwijzer celebrates its 10-year anniversary with a contest held on BekijkHetMaar.Nu, an offshoot of the Kijkwijzer website aimed at children aged 6-12.

2013: Iceland adopts a new film rating system based on Kijkwijzer.

2014: Slovenia adopts a new television rating system based on Kijkwijzer. Unlike the latter, it has no "all ages" rating, and instead begins at a parental guidance rating (vodstvo staršev, VS). Programs that would be rated AL in the Netherlands carry no rating in Slovenia.

Original Cinecheck logo.

2020: Kijkwijzer introduces the 14 and 18 ratings, citing the reason being that the “current media landscape demands a more nuanced classification for intense content and imagery than before” and that viewers “require more refined age recommendations that are more in line with their experience of audiovisual media”, given the ever-increasing frequency of films and series being released that were either too intense for the 12 rating, but enough intense enough for the 16 rating, as well as media deemed to be too intense for the 16 rating.

Present Cinecheck logo.

Around this same time, Kijkwijzer was adopted as the official film and television rating system in Belgium. In French- and German-speaking areas, Kijkwijzer is referred to as Cinecheck.

2021: Kijkwijzer celebrates its 20-year anniversary with a new logo, and a revamped website and overall presentation.

Ratings[]

Suitable for all ages (full name in Dutch: alle leeftijden, which, in English, means all ages), containing no content that parents would find inappropriate for children under 6 years of age. This does not specifically mean a children's movie or programme. Equivalent to TV-Y or TV-G (TV) and G (movies).
Mogelijk schadelijk tot 6 jaar: Persons under 6 years must be accompanied by an adult. Originally used alongside the older MG6 ("Meekijken Gewenst," RA6 in Belgium), where parental guidance was recommended for viewers younger than 6 years. This does not specifically mean a children's movie or programme. Equivalent to TV-Y7(-FV) (TV), hard G, soft PG (movies) and soft TV-PG (TV). Examples: Agent Cody Banks (all films), Brother Bear 2 (Disney), Pokémon anime, Ice Age 3 (Fox), Galactic Football (Company of Kids), Kart Racer (DFW), Het Laatste Nieuws Presenteert: Kids DVD (Bridge), Adventure Time (Cartoon Network) [most of the seasons], Winx Club (Company of Kids) and TMNT franchise (almost all entries), very few of the Zappelin programming are cartoons for viewers 7-12, like Smurfs, the 2017 remake of Niels, the 2013 remake of Vic the Viking, the 2010 remake of The Jungle Book, etc. As late as 2004, the MG6 signage remains for RCV DVD openings, with Madagascar being the last to use MG6 on some cinemas, and Disney still continuing its use until 2005. The MG6 rating was officially retired in cinemas on 18 January, 2003.
Mogelijk schadelijk tot 9 jaar: Persons under 9 years must be accompanied by an adult. Officially introduced in 2009, it was first previously used for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), as frightening elements within the film were too strong for the 6 rating, but were not of enough intensity to warrant a 12 rating. Equivalent to soft PG (movies) and hard TV-PG (TV). Examples: Snuf de Hond in Oorlogstijd (Just Entertainment BV), Sonic The Hedgehog (Paramount Pictures) [film trilogy] and Adventure Time (Cartoon Network) [seasons 1, 2, 7, 9].
Mogelijk schadelijk tot 12 jaar: Persons under 12 years must be accompanied by an adult; broadcasting such material is not allowed before 20:00 (8:00 p.m.). Equivalent to hard TV-PG or soft TV-14 (TV), hard PG, and soft PG-13 (movies). Examples: The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Universal Pictures), Adolescence (Netflix), Alarm Für Cobra 11 (RTL) [many seasons], Costa! (AFilm), Full Metal Alchemist (Funimation) [both anime series], Jack Reacher (Universal Pictures) [All Films], Oorlogswinter (Benelux Film Distributor), Ben X (Just Entertainment BV), We're the Millers (Warner Bros), 24 (Fox) and Percy Jackson (Warner Bros) [All Films].
Mogelijk schadelijk tot 14 jaar: Persons under 14 years must be accompanied by an adult; broadcasting such material is not allowed before 20:00 (8:00 p.m.). Equivalent to hard TV-14 (TV) and hard PG-13 (movies). Introduced in January 2020. Examples: After We Fell (Belga Films), Aliens (The Walt Disney Company), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Disney/Marvel Studios), La que se avecina (Mediaset) (Season 8) and The Nest.
Mogelijk schadelijk tot 16 jaar: Not accessible for children younger than 16 years; broadcasting such material is not allowed before 22:00 (10:00 p.m.), but in 2020 it was changed to 20:00 (8:00 p.m.). Equivalent to soft TV-MA (TV) and R (movies), though some NC-17-rated movies have also made into this classification. Examples: Bible Black (BNN-VARA), Brotherhood of the Wolf (AFilm), The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.), The Heavy (Indies), Jaws (Universal), Swearnet: The Movie (Netflix), Venom: Let There Be Carnage (Sony), This Film Is Not Yet Rated and Chinatown (CIC).
Mogelijk schadelijk tot 18 jaar: Not accessible for children younger than 16 years; functionally the 16 and 18 ratings are identical in terms of restriction (the latter is used in rare, exceptional cases) is simply an indicator of the upmost, strongest content/material) - broadcasting such material is not allowed before midnight. Equivalent to hard TV-MA (TV) and NC-17 (movies). Introduced in January 2020.

Other pictograms include:

Not approved yet (Nog niet gekeurd): The rating to indicate that a production has not been rated yet. Mostly seen on cinema sites and on teletext page 282 when viewing programs exempt from classification.
AL/TOUS: Same as the AL rating. It is used in Belgium. The TOUS pictogram itself has been used in the Francophone part of Belgium before Kijkwijzer officially approved for use in Belgium. After it became the official rating system of Belgium, the bilingual variant became the standard version of the AL rating, with AL being prioritized in Dutch-speaking areas, and TOUS being prioritized in French-speaking areas. This is equivalent to the former enfants admis (EA) rating, used by the old Belgian rating system. First used in 2006 in DVDs from Dutch FilmWorks, Disney, etc.

The rating icons are used along with other symbols, displaying if a movie contains any violence, sexual content, frightening scenes, drug, tobacco, and/or alcohol abuse, discriminatory elements, or coarse language. The limit for the amount of icons shown on promotional images or rating information on the Kijkwijzer website or on the back of a film's packaging is four, consisting of the rating, and three content descriptor pictograms, with fear, sex, and violence having the priority. Other elements, such as coarse language, discrimination, and substance abuse are less prioritized, and are overtaken by the former. The severity on less prioritized elements can still be viewed by looking into a media's rating information.

In the case that consumers do not agree with a rating decision made by Kijkwijzer, they can send complaints to Kijkwijzer through the Kijkwijzer website about how they think a certain media's rating is inaccurate to that of the content shown within said media, and can suggest a different rating, or point out objectionable content that may have been missed during the classification process.

News programs and channels are either exempt from classification, or rated AL, such as NPO.^[1]

Content descriptors[]

Similar to PEGI, Kijkwijzer uses content descriptors to describe content in media.

Content descriptor	Explanation	Corresponding age ratings
Violence (Geweld)	A production contains violence. In a 6-rated production, violence is soft, appearing as slapstick, cartoon violence. In a 12-rated production, small injuries can be shown, and concussions may be present. 16-rated productions may contain a significant amount of blood, torture, and suffering. 18-rated productions may contain extreme violence, such as sadistic violence or graphic sexual violence. The descriptor could formerly be used with the AL or 9 rating. The sound cue for this pictogram is a cartoon "bonk" sound.	Former: ^[2]
Fear (Angst)	A production contains frightening elements. In a 6-rated production, it is not more than dangerous situations and unrealistic creatures (e.g., monsters). In a 9-rated production, horror elements are similar to how they are in 6-rated productions, but are generally more frightening and prevalent, and small injuries can be shown. In a 12-rated production, injuries, jump scares, and frightened people in dangerous situations can be shown. In a 14-rated production, horror elements may be presented in an more psychologically horrific setting. In a 16-rated production, elements of horror are at an extreme frequency. The sound cue for this pictogram is the sound of a fishing rod's reel (representing the spider falling from a web), along with a woman screaming.	Rare:
Sex (Seks)	A production contains sexual content. In a 12-rated production, there may be sexually-oriented language, sexualized nudity or moderate sexual activity In a 14-rated production, sex may be depicted combined with drug use. In a 16-rated production, actual sex or realistically simulated sex may be shown. 18 ratings can also be used to indicate pornography (since 2020, when the 14 and 18 pictograms were introduced). The sound cue for this pictogram is the sound of a bed creaking, along with quiet "moaning."
Coarse language (Grof taalgebruik)	Coarse language is used in a production. It is the only category that does not decide the age rating (since 2005), because coarse language can be harmful to anyone of any age group, and it is hard to bond coarse language to an age. Despite this, this descriptor is very broad in what words are considered "coarse", and the rating it is accompanied with still seems to somewhat indicate the kind of language being used in the case the descriptor is present; lower ratings may include non-vulgar, but generally derogatory and impolite language, while higher ratings may include the use of more vulgar words, such as sexually-derived expletives, including offensive language used against certain groups. Usage of foreign expletives, including English expletives, are also counted as coarse language. The sound cue for this pictogram is a man yelling out gibberish words in an angry voice.
Drug and alcohol abuse (Drugs- en alcoholmisbruik)	Alcohol, drugs and tobacco are used in a production, often in a harmful way. In a 12- or 14-rated production, hard drug use or overuse of alcohol and/or tobacco may be shown. When substances are admired, or no negative sides are shown, it will result in a 16 rating. The sound cue for this pictogram is the sound of a droplet, accompanied with psychedelic background music.
Discrimination (Discriminatie)	A production contains depictions or situations involving discrimination against individuals on the basis of (but not limited to) race, religion, sexual preference, gender identity, class, disability, or nationality. This pictogram will only appear when discrimination is not immediately condemned or otherwise opposed. The sound cue for this pictogram is horror-like ambience.
Dangerous challenges or stunts (Gevaarlijke challenges of stunts)	Introduced in 2020, it is exclusively used for videos on platforms such as YouTube and TikTok to warn viewers if there are depictions of people performing stunts or challenges that can be dangerous or life-threatening if imitated.	N/A

Legal enforcement of the Kijkwijzer system[]

The Kijkwijzer system alone bears advisory powers only, but laws allow the legal enforcement of them. Although in use in several countries, the Netherlands is the only country to legally enforce Kijkwijzer ratings. Specifically, legal restrictions apply to all films that have been given a "16" age rating by the Kijkwijzer system. According to Wetboek van Strafrecht art. 240A, it is forbidden to admit such a person to a screening, or rent out, sell, or give the movie (DVD, video, computer file, etc.) to a minor who is below the age of 16 years; individuals or businesses in breach of the law are subject to a prison sentence of up to one year and/or a fine of the fourth category (specifically €22,500).

Kijkwijzer 18-rated features are also subject to a legal age restriction of 16 years.

Admission policy for cinemas[]

As of 22 August 2012, the admission policy for cinemas in the Netherlands is as follows:

For Kijkwijzer 6-, 9-, 12-, and 14-rated films: persons under the relevant age limit - specified on the rating - may be admitted only if accompanied by an adult.
For Kijkwijzer 16- and 18-rated films: no persons under 16 may be admitted under any circumstance in accordance of article 240A of the Wetboek van Strafrecht. Persons must give proof of their age prior to admission. (Functionally both the 16 and 18 ratings are identical in terms of restriction).

Use of the Kijkwijzer system in other countries[]

Usage in Belgium[]

The Kijkwijzer system has also been authorised for use in Belgium.

In Belgium, Kijkwijzer replaced the older KT/EA (Kinderen toegelaten/enfants admis), KNT/ENA (Kinderen niet toegelaten/enfants non admis) and the newer KT/EA 12 (Kinderen toegelaten vanaf 12/enfants admis depuis 12) labels.

The biggest difference between usage of the Kijkwijzer system between Belgium and the Netherlands is that the system has no legal standing in Belgium, leaving theaters to decide whether to bar underaged patrons from certain screenings. So, in theory, in Belgium a person of any age could be admitted to a film carrying any rating, whereas in the Netherlands a person under 16 cannot be admitted to a screening of a 16- or 18-rated film.

Adoption of Kijkwijzer-based systems[]

Turkey, Iceland, and Slovenia's local rating systems are all based on the Kijkwijzer system, but have all taken on their own unique identities.

Turkey's rating system for television is operated by the Radio and Television Supreme Council (Turkish: Radyo ve Televizyon Üst Kurulu, RTÜK), and has a total of four ratings, similar to Kijkwijzer's initial four ratings. Turkey's system was adopted in 2006, a year after the Kjijwijzer system itself was approved for usage in Turkey.

Iceland's current motion picture rating system was adopted in 2013 by FRíSK (Félag rétthafa í sjónvarps- og kvikmyndaiðnaði, Association of Rights Holders in the Television and Film Industry), and is based on the Kijkwijzer system from around that time, but includes an additional 18 rating, something that Kijkwijzer had not implemented yet.

Slovenia's current rating system for television is also based on the same version of Kijkwijzer that Iceland adopted, being adopted in 2014. The rating system is named Gledoskop ("telescope"), and also adds two additional adult ratings, 18+, and 18++. Unlike Kijkwijzer, the system does not have a rating for programming aimed at general audiences, such as Kijkwijzer's AL rating, and instead starts at a "parental guidance" rating, VS (vodstvo staršev), while leaving programs that would be rated AL with no visible rating.

On streaming services[]

In Europe, the streaming services SkyShowtime and HBO Max use Kijkwijzer ratings for all titles regardless of country (with the exception of HBO Max in Turkey, which instead uses the Turkish rating system).

In September 2024, Disney+ gradually began using Kijkwijzer content descriptors (currently text-based) for new and existing titles in almost all of Europe alongside its own pre-existing proprietary rating system, with Agatha All Along being among the first new titles to have these descriptors.^[3]

Trivia[]

Kijkwijzer is almost tame with coarse language alone. Using it alone can only result in a film being passed AL which would mean all ages admitted, (in the case of Disney+'s pan-European content system, 0+), while the descriptors for sex, discrimination and drug/alcohol abuse, if used, always result in a classification of 12 or higher.
- Sometimes this is a mistake, as Kijkwijzer "coders" (the name for a person who classifies media with Kijkwijzer) may forget to untick the AL checkbox.
The rating system's name can translate to several things. Primarily, the common translation of Kijkwijzer is "viewing guide," and is said to also mean "watch wiser." This was done intentionally, as shown by the explanation video on the English version of the website and the Flemish explanation video.
- If one roughly translates the word Kijkwijzer, it would mean "view pointer" in English.
Nudity in a non-sexual context is not a deciding factor according to Kijkwijzer, since there is no evidence that nudity is obscene or harmful to children. If nudity within a piece of media is of a sexual nature (such as being present to sexually arouse viewers, or if nudity is present in a sexual setting), then the sex pictogram will be applied to that media.
- At one point, the 2003 film, Lost in Translation, which was rated AL, had the sex descriptor. It has since been removed.
Before all Dutch- or Benelux French-language media (excluding Disney and Universal Pictures media), a short 10-second (previously 8 seconds, with the first bumper being the one with this length) animated bumper will play, displaying a media's rating.
- The bumper itself has seen little to no changes, with most changes being a different background tune (about a total of three have been used, with the first one being a '70s-style funky melody).
- By the mid-2000s, a widescreen variant (sometimes letterboxed with the background color in case an actual widescreen variant was unavailable) was introduced, omitting the "kijkwijzer.nl" URL at the bottom of the screen, and introducing a different track, being a hip-hop synth with stock cartoon sound effects.
- The current version of the bumper uses a techno-like tune (since 2007), with the visuals synced to the rhythm of the music.
- Sometimes, video labels may modify the Kijkwijzer bumper, though this usually does not occur as much anymore.
  - Earlier Blu-ray releases from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment visually modified the Kijkwijzer bumper to be in a slightly different hue.
  - Some UMD Video releases use a still, cut-down version of the common rating bumper, which simply cut to the Kijkwijzer mascot looking at the rating.
- Sometimes, the rating bumper is about 20% slower, sometimes with the pitch being affected. This is a result of a conversion from NTSC to PAL, as the NTSC format is 20% faster than PAL.
- Bumpers used on Benelux French-language media formerly omitted the "kijkwijzer.nl" URL at the bottom of the screen when it was still present in bumpers. Currently, they omit the Kijkwijzer logo seen at the beginning of the bumper, leaving only the mascot, and now contain additional text reading "Ce film vidéo convient à tous les âges" for AL-rated media, or "Ce film vidéo convient aux spectateurs âgés de X ans ou plus" for media rated 6 or higher. Both are shown at the bottom of the screen.
- Television channels are allowed to have their own custom Kijkwijzer rating bumpers, which often follow an entirely different format from Kijkwijzer's own bumpers, and are often made to align with a channel's design language.
  - Viacom commissioned every children's television channel to adopt "splash/splat"-style pictograms, which appear before the start of programming. ^[4]

Some Dutch cinemas classified Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban with MG9 (Meekijken gewenst is met kinderen tot 9 jaar, "Watching along is desired for children under 9 years"), an unofficial rating that Kijkwijzer never approved usage of. The film's actual rating is 9.

In some rare cases, Kijkwijzer-classified media may display off-model pictograms on their packaging.
- UMD Video and DVD releases of the movie Baadasssss! have an off-model 16 rating on their spines, resemblant of the BBFC 18 rating.
The first film to be classified by Kijkwijzer was De Sneeuwman: Speciale Editie (The Snowman: Special Edition), a home video that was classified in December 2000 with an AL rating, two months before Kijkwijzer officially launched, and ten months before Kijkwijzer officially began to classify home media, which it began to do in October of 2001. Several other films have been rated by Kijkwijzer before February 2001, but it is not known what the films are.
- Disney's The Emperor's New Groove was submitted to be classified by both the Nederlandse Filmkeuring and Kijkwijzer, but opted for the latter during its screening in Dutch theaters, given the transition from the old system to Kijkwijzer around this time.

Many films that are to be rated by Kijkwijzer often apply self-censorship to avoid a 16 rating, with some of these films receiving a 16 rating under the Nederlandse Filmkeuring, including (but not limited to):
- What's Love Got To Do With It? (NICAM Edit)
- Broken City (RTL)
- Dragon Eyes (RTL)
- Water for Elephants (RTL)
- From Paris with Love (RTL)
- Revolver (RTL)
- Kiss the Girls (RTL)
- The Godfather Part III (RTL)
- The Presidio (RTL)
- Love Island (cut)
- The Good Doctor (cut)
- Helden Van Hier: In De Lucht (cut)

The first Kijkwijzer complaint was about the German television series A Case for Two (Ein Fall Für Zwei).
- Any title rated by Kijkwijzer before the complaint held the same rating provided by the Nederlandse Filmkeuring, Kijkwijzer's predecessor. In which case, under the previous system, the MGAL rating (a rating similar to the MG6 that Kijkwijzer has stopped awarding since 2005) would be applied if a film is too strong for AL, yet not strong enough for 12. These films would either carry an MG6 rating, or another rating, had Kijkwijzer believed a film had to be re-classified.
- Since its inception, Kijkwijzer has made minor changes to its usage of its rating and descriptors.
  - Any film or series rated AL that had the violence or fear descriptors were bumped up to 6, while 6-rated works without any descriptors were lowered to AL.
    
    Off-model 16 rating on Baadasssss!, characterized by a red circle with a white outline, with the age rating being set in what appears to be Arial or Helvetica, rather than being set in stylized font on a circle with no outline.
    - One example of a re-classification as a result of this change was with the 2000 film Erin Brockovich, which initially carried a 6 rating, and had the coarse language descriptor (something that does not generally decide the rating itself). In 2005, it was re-rated to AL.

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References[]

↑ https://zappelin.nl/tv-kijken/gids/20-11-2024
↑ Only used with the first two Pokémon films and the 2003-2009 Pokémon films, as they were not strong enough to get the MG6 rating. For some films, the 6 rating was applied to them years after the release, as with The Black Cauldron. Inversely, the Pokémon TV series was initially AL under the Nederlandse Filmkeuring, but MG6 under Kijkwijzer. The rating is applied to AL again between Pokémon 4Ever and the last Pokémon movie distributed by RCV.
↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/DisneyPlus/comments/1fkpc22/what_do_these_symbols_mean/
↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoC6Z5tVl3c

[1] ttps://zappelin.nl/tv-kijken/gids/20-11-2024

[2] Only used with the first two Pokémon films and the 2003-2009 Pokémon films, as they were not strong enough to get the MG6 rating. For some films, the 6 rating was applied to them years after the release, as with The Black Cauldron. Inversely, the Pokémon TV series was initially AL under the Nederlandse Filmkeuring, but MG6 under Kijkwijzer. The rating is applied to AL again between Pokémon 4Ever and the last Pokémon movie distributed by RCV.

[3] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/DisneyPlus/comments/1fkpc22/what_do_these_symbols_mean/

[4] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoC6Z5tVl3c

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