- This article is about the obsolete MPAA rating. You may be looking for the ESRB Mature 17+ rating, which is for video games.
Mature Audiences MPAA bumper 1968
M was an old rating that was used for movies from 1968 until 1969, when the GP rating superseded it. One of the reasons for its demise was the confusion over whether M- or R-rated films had more intense content. Also, it had to do with the theater owners, who thought that M meant "Adults Only". This false claim had to do with an earlier pre-rating "Suggested for Mature Audiences" bumper for movies.
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     Formerly used ratings: M | GP | X |