Wrong Ratings
by nishdish51 | created - 17 Jul 2014 | updated - 26 Aug 2021 | PublicIn alphabetical order. Not including 80s movies because a lot of them were PG, when they should've been PG-13 or R. Listing them would be numerous, and pointless. All the movies so far in this list should've been PG-13. Let me know if there are any other movies with the wrong MPAA rating.
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1. A Walk to Remember (2002)
PG | 101 min | Drama, Romance
Two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is sentenced to perform community service.
Director: Adam Shankman | Stars: Mandy Moore, Shane West, Peter Coyote, Daryl Hannah
Votes: 221,431 | Gross: $41.28M
Should be PG-13 Some mild language, and two scenes with inappropriate sexual references.
2. Erased (2012)
R | 100 min | Action, Thriller
An ex-CIA agent and his estranged daughter are forced on the run when his employers erase all records of his existence, and mark them both for termination as part of a wide-reaching international conspiracy.
Director: Philipp Stölzl | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Nick Alachiotis, Liana Liberato, Olga Kurylenko
Votes: 32,695
Should be PG-13
3. Flipped (I) (2010)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two eighth-graders start to have feelings for each other despite being total opposites.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Madeline Carroll, Callan McAuliffe, Rebecca De Mornay, Anthony Edwards
Votes: 97,517 | Gross: $1.75M
Should be PG-13
4. Girl Walks Into a Bar (2011)
R | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A sharp-witted comedy that follows a group of apparent strangers in interlocking stories taking place in ten different bars during the course of one evening throughout Los Angeles.
Director: Sebastian Gutierrez | Stars: Gil Bellows, Xander Berkeley, Alexis Bledel, Emmanuelle Chriqui
Votes: 5,161
Should be PG-13
5. It's Complicated (2009)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When attending their son's college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship. But the complicated fact is they're divorced and he's remarried.
Director: Nancy Meyers | Stars: Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski
Votes: 98,533 | Gross: $112.74M
Should be PG-13
6. Jem and the Holograms (2015)
PG | 118 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her three sisters begin a journey of discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden.
Director: Jon M. Chu | Stars: Aubrey Shea, Stefanie Scott, Aurora Perrineau, Hayley Kiyoko
Votes: 8,324 | Gross: $2.18M
Should be PG-13 Appeals to little girls, but the minor language is a bad influence.
7. Little Italy (2018)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
A young couple must navigate a blossoming romance, amidst a war between their families' competing pizza restaurants.
Director: Donald Petrie | Stars: Emma Roberts, Hayden Christensen, Danny Aiello, Andrea Martin
Votes: 17,438 | Gross: $0.99M
Should be PG-13 Unless it’s by Canadian standards, there’s nothing R-rated about this movie.
8. Lost in Translation (2003)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.
Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris
Votes: 489,409 | Gross: $44.59M
Should be PG-13
9. Lucy (I) (2014)
R | 89 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik, Amr Waked
Votes: 534,628 | Gross: $126.66M
Should be PG-13
10. Match Point (2005)
R | 124 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
At a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for an actress who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode
Votes: 228,156 | Gross: $23.09M
Should be PG-13
11. Mr. Nobody (2009)
R | 141 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A boy stands on a station platform as a train is about to leave. Should he go with his mother or stay with his father? Infinite possibilities arise from this decision. As long as he doesn't choose, anything is possible.
Director: Jaco Van Dormael | Stars: Jared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger, Linh-Dan Pham
Votes: 245,909 | Gross: $0.00M
Should be PG-13
12. Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
An uptight New York City lawyer takes her two teenagers to her hippie mother's farmhouse upstate for a family vacation.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Elizabeth Olsen, Nat Wolff
Votes: 8,781 | Gross: $0.54M
Should be PG-13
13. Penelope (2006)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A modern romantic tale about a young aristocratic heiress born under a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love with "one who will accept her as one of their own."
Director: Mark Palansky | Stars: Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Reese Witherspoon, Richard E. Grant
Votes: 66,239 | Gross: $10.01M
Should be PG-13 Minor cursing, and somebody gives the finger. How is this PG?
14. RV (2006)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Bob Munro and his dysfunctional family rent an RV for a road trip to the Colorado Rockies, where they must ultimately contend with a bizarre community of campers.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Robin Williams, Cheryl Hines, Kristin Chenoweth, JoJo
Votes: 63,589 | Gross: $71.73M
Should be PG-13 Some mild language
15. The Cat in the Hat (2003)
PG | 82 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Two bored children have their lives turned upside down when a talking cat comes to visit them.
Director: Bo Welch | Stars: Mike Myers, Spencer Breslin, Dakota Fanning, Alec Baldwin
Votes: 88,024 | Gross: $101.15M
Should be PG-13 Inappropriate for kids.
16. The Happening (2008)
R | 91 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A science teacher, his wife, and a young girl struggle to survive a plague that causes those infected to commit suicide.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Ashlyn Sanchez
Votes: 216,562 | Gross: $64.51M
Should be PG-13
17. Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010)
R | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When their country is invaded and their families are taken, eight unlikely teenagers band together to fight.
Director: Stuart Beattie | Stars: Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis, Deniz Akdeniz
Votes: 32,026
Should be PG-13
18. To Rome with Love (2012)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
The lives of some visitors and residents of Rome and the romances, adventures and predicaments they get into.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Penélope Cruz, Jesse Eisenberg, Elliot Page
Votes: 90,908 | Gross: $16.69M
Should be PG-13
19. We Bought a Zoo (2011)
PG | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Set in Southern California, a father moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo.
Director: Cameron Crowe | Stars: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Elle Fanning
Votes: 151,807 | Gross: $75.62M
Should be PG-13 There's quite some language for a PG movie, used at least 3 times. Even the Imdb Parents Guide points it out.
20. Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
PG | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurled through the depths of space by the magical board game they are playing.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard, Tim Robbins
Votes: 115,362 | Gross: $29.26M
Should be PG-13 "Get me a juicebox, biatch." Enough said.
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