DCHP-3

14A

DCHP-2 (May 2016)
n. — abbreviation

a movie rating to restrict viewing to those aged 14 and older, unless accompanied by an adult.

Type: 4. Culturally Significant — A film marked 14A is considered suitable for viewers 14 years of age or older (see the 1995 quotation); those who are under 14, however, must be accompanied by an adult, hence the term 14 Accompaniment or 14A. A 14A movie will likely involve violence, coarse language or horror (see the 1995 and 2009 quotations).
The rating 14A is one level of a six-tier movie classification system that is applied voluntarily in all provinces except Quebec. In the home video context, classifications are based on average provincial ratings (except Quebec) that are calculated by Canada's Motion Picture Association (see Motion Picture Association reference).
See details at the entry for 18A.

Quotations

1993
Millard Roth, head of the working committee (and president of an association that represents major U.S. distributors in Canada), told a festival press conference that both consumers and the entertainment industry would benefit from a single coast-to-coast system. "Every other country in the Western world has such a system," he said, adding that the industry proposes to fund and operate the system. Roth said the majority of provincial governments have accepted a national system in principle, with the prominent exception of Ontario and British Columbia, whose residents lead the country in video rentals and film-going. The committee suggests a five-tier system for video cassettes and movies: G, for general audiences; DP, or "discretion by parents"; 14A, or "14 years of age minimum," for films with mature themes; 18A, or "18 years of age minimum," for movies with coarse language; and R, or "under 18 years not admitted," for films with brutal violence or explicit sex.
1995
Starting Monday, there will be a new classification sticker on the latest videotapes you rent or buy. The made-in-Canada system, which will divide newly-released videos into six categories, was designed after a series of meetings with studios, wholesalers, retailers and provincial film-classification officials. 14A : Suitable for viewers 14 or older; under-14 should view with adult. No rental or purchase by those under 14. May contain violence, coarse language and/or sexually suggestive scene. 18A: Suitable for viewers 18 or older; under 18 should view with adult. No rental or purchase by those under 18. Will likely contain explicit violence, frequent coarse language and/or horror.
1999
General (G) - suitable viewing for all ages. Parental guidance (PG) - Parental guidance is advised. 14A (Takes the place of Mature rating) - suitable viewing by persons 14 years of age and older. Those under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. 18A - suitable viewing by persons 18 and older. Those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Restricted Adult or Adult (R) - persons under 18 years old not admitted.
2009
Rating: 14A (violence, coarse language, not suitable for children)
2014
The adrenalin rush ending makes Omar set to become an "Arab noir" classic. All the young actors in the movie have received high acclaim, and the movie was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at this year's Academy Awards. The film is in Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles and is classified as 14A due to some violence.

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