The contribution notes say; Use the Rating shown on the DVD cover. When there is no rating, or an unrated version of the film on the disc, use the NR rating. Use the “Adult” rating for all Adult films.

My question stems from having a DVD in my collection (Mantis in Lace) that the database shows as "Adult" although the DVD itself lists it as "NR" - my personal preference would be to change this to "NR" to match the data on the DVD cover and update the DVDprofiler database.

But this got me thinking ... I have a lot of "NR" disks, some of which I'd happily class as "Adult" while others are simply not rated because they were never submitted to the MPAA or the local equivalent rating organization - others like "Anne of Green Gables" are TV films outside the movie rating system.

How do you determine if a DVD is "Adult" or not?  "Adult" is not an MPAA rating (or a rating in any other country that I know of).  Isn't this going to be a rather personal and arbitrary decision?

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How do you determine if a DVD is "Adult" or not?  "Adult" is not an MPAA rating (or a rating in any other country that I know of).  Isn't this going to be a rather personal and arbitrary decision?

I'd say "adult" should be used for X or XXX ratings. Most softcore porn would also fall under adult, just use the force of common sense. Does the movie only exist to show boobs, butts and simulated sex? If yes, it's adult.

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My question stems from having a DVD in my collection (Mantis in Lace) that the database shows as "Adult" although the DVD itself lists it as "NR" - my personal preference would be to change this to "NR" to match the data on the DVD cover and update the DVDprofiler database.

If the cover say Unrated it's NR, this is not a question of personal preference. If the title is in the database with an adult rating this is completly wrong and incorect, sorry we have to go with what the DVD cover say and not with what we want it to say. I thing that this DVD is a Something Weird Video release (I don't own this one) so it's an exploitation movie and certainly not a XXX movie.

If you want to change it in the database do it, the rating (adult) curently in it is false, invented and completly against the rules.

Thi film s is described as "filled with nudity, some sexual activity, violence" in one review. The rules state that a Adult film should be ADULT rating. Changing this to NR is against the rules.

Where you can't decide it should be left at ADULT rating.
(This rating has the specific task of separating these films so that they can be restricted from children - it has NOTHING to do with what the rating is on the cover!)

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If the cover say Unrated it's NR, this is not a question of personal preference. If the title is in the database with an adult rating this is completly wrong and incorect, sorry we have to go with what the DVD cover say and not with what we want it to say. I thing that this DVD is a Something Weird Video release (I don't own this one) so it's an exploitation movie and certainly not a XXX movie.

If you want to change it in the database do it, the rating (adult) curently in it is false, invented and completly against the rules.

I am sorry, but this is not correct.  This is the entire rule:

Use the Rating shown on the DVD cover. When there is no rating, or an unrated version of the film on the disc, use the NR rating. Use the “Adult” rating for all Adult films.

The last sentence applies to all adult films, regardless of what it says on the case.

Thta is if you assume that we comply with the MPAA Rating system all the time, which obviously we don't. We have our own rating category for adult.

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Maybe a checkbox to dictate "adult" outside of rating.  And have a guideline to what falls under adult. 

Also to clarify the few that may not know, X and XXX are not MPAA ratings either.
http://www.mpaa.org/FlmRat_Ratings.asp
http://www.mpaa.org/Ratings_history1.asp

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I've said it before but "adult" is not a rating in the U.S (and the original topic opener is from the U.S), so the way to deal with that is to use the genre "adult" and not a false and non existing rating.

You are correct, 'adult' is not a rating in the U.S..  It is, however, a PROFILER rating and the rules are quite clear..."Use the “Adult” rating for all Adult films."

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You can use the Adult genre for that, if I'm not mistaken...

yes I do that.

But that is totally immaterial. The Adult rating is used for ALL the various countries profiles and is compulsory in order to use the Parental control feature within the program.