18 rating

18 rating refers to a type of age-based content rating that applies to media entertainment, such as films, television shows and computer games. The following articles document the rating across a range of countries and mediums:

Ratings

 * 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a prohibitive rating used to regulate age based admission to films in the United Kingdom and Ireland
 * R18 (British Board of Film Classification), a more restrictive rating used for hardcore pornography in the United Kingdom
 * X rating, a common variant of the UK's 18 and R18 ratings used across many countries

Classification organizations

 * Australian Classification Board (R18+ and X18+)
 * Brazilian advisory rating system (18)
 * British Board of Film Classification (18 and R18)
 * Canadian motion picture rating system
 * Canadian Home Video Rating System (18A, R and A – 18 equivalents)
 * Manitoba Film Classification Board (18A, R and A)
 * Maritime Film Classification Board (18A, R and A)
 * British Columbia Film Classification Office (18A, R and A)
 * Saskatchewan Film and Video Classification Board (18A, R and A)
 * Ontario Film Review Board (18A, R and A)
 * Régie du cinéma (Quebec) (18+)
 * Central Board of Film Certification (A – 18 equivalent)
 * Common Sense Media (18+)
 * Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (Z – 18 equivalent)
 * Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (18)
 * Dirección General de Radio, Televisión y Cinematografía (C and D – 18 equivalents)
 * Eirin (R18+)
 * Entertainment Software Rating Board (Adults Only – 18 equivalent, but very similar game content than Mature 17+ equivalent)
 * Film Censorship Board of Malaysia (18)
 * Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft (18)
 * Hong Kong motion picture rating system (III – 18 equivalent)
 * Irish Film Classification Office (18)
 * Korea Media Rating Board (R – 18 equivalent)
 * Media Development Authority (M18)
 * Motion Picture Association of America film rating system (R and NC-17 – 18 equivalent)
 * Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (R-18)
 * National Audiovisual Institute (Finland) (18)
 * National Bureau of Classification (NBC) (18+ and 18+R)
 * National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (18)
 * Norwegian Media Authority (18)
 * Office of Film and Literature Classification (New Zealand) (R18 and RP18)
 * Pan European Game Information (18)
 * Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (18)

Systems

 * Motion picture content rating system, a range of classification systems for films that commonly use the age 18 as part of its regulatory criteria
 * Television content rating system, a range of classification systems for television broadcasts that commonly use the age 18 as part of its regulatory criteria
 * Video game content rating system, a range of classification systems for video games that commonly use the age 18 as part of its regulatory criteria
 * Mobile software content rating system, a range of classification systems for mobile software that commonly use the age 18 as part of its regulatory criteria