Filmratings
Depends
Confidence: Medium
There is nothing to buy here: it is the Motion Picture Association's free official database of US movie ratings, the right reference for parents, theaters, and press.
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Filmratings vs Common Sense Media
Filmratings lands on Depends, and Common Sense Media lands on Worth it.
Common Sense Media
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Parents should use the free Common Sense Media website for age-based movie, game, and app reviews.
| Compare | Filmratings | Common Sense Media |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Worth it |
| Best for | Parents checking movie content | Parents vetting movies, games, and apps |
| Who it's not for | Software buyers . there is nothing here to purchase or deploy | Anyone needing parental controls or screen-time monitoring . reviews only |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | No evidence on support responsiveness | No support evidence in sources |
| Public sentiment | Film communities treat as the official reference while frequently disputing the ratings themselves.⁸ | Parents often call it a gold mine for age ratings, while film communities criticize the reviews as moralistic and less detailed than IMDb's guides. |
| Biggest gotcha | Submission costs disclosed only during the process . budget before committing³ | App is $3.99/month . the website's core reviews are free, so don't double-pay14 |
Pick Filmratings when
- Parents checking movie content
- Theaters and exhibitors posting rating info
- Distributors seeking official US ratings
When Filmratings is not a fit
- Software buyers . there is nothing here to purchase or deploy
- Indie creators expecting cheap fast ratings . process targets distributors
- Non-US releases . other countries run their own rating boards
- Anyone wanting critical reviews . it rates films, it does not review them
Pick Common Sense Media when
- Parents vetting movies, games, and apps
- Families wanting fast age labels
- Schools needing free digital-citizenship curriculum
- Plex households wanting built-in ratings
When Common Sense Media is not a fit
- Anyone needing parental controls or screen-time monitoring . reviews only
- Film buffs wanting exhaustive scene-by-scene content detail
- Buyers wanting a neutral, critic-style voice . Reddit calls reviews moral-panicky
- Teams shopping B2B software . this is consumer content, not a tool
Sources
- Homepage - MPA Film Ratingsfilmratings.comofficial
- Ratings Guidefilmratings.comofficial
- Submit a Filmfilmratings.comofficial
- Resources & FAQfilmratings.comofficial
- Film Ratings - Motion Picture Associationmotionpictures.orgofficial
- Marcus Theatres Rating Policymarcustheatres.comofficial
- UltraStar Cinemas Ratings & Policiesultrastarmovies.comofficial
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- BlackVeil Security Report - filmratings.comblackveilsecurity.comsecurity
news
- Common Sense Media homepagecommonsensemedia.orgofficial
- Common Sense Media - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orgnews
- Subscription fee FAQcommonsense.my.site.comofficial
- Common Sense Educationcommonsense.orgofficial
- Reddit, r/YMS review criticismreddit.comreview