I was wonderingwhat HPDH will be rated .....PG-13 , R , PG definentaly not G. Problably not PG. But i think they will rate each part diferent.Like part one is PG i mean not much action happens there or PG-13 part two could be PG_13 or even R it is very violent

It deffinitely won't be rated R, but that's a good point about the two movies being rated differently. I could see the second one having a higher rating but then again, the first half of the book has some violence (including the George's ear part). Also, the ratings differ across the world, I think a rating saying 12+ is good but we don't have that in North America (I don't think so) and PG seems too low and PG-13 seems too high. I guess we'll see how much HBP is censored, (specifically the Sectumsempra scene) - Yates may decide to completely censor the gore to keep the rating lower and I'm sure if he did that he'd be consistent in doing that for DH as well.

Good point but i dont know anything between pg and pg-13. I hope Yates doesnyt censor the sectumsempra i think itd be cool to see!

I think that the first movie would be PG or PG-13, I really hope their both rated so I can see them I also think that the second movie will have to PG-13 or R possibly....I really hope not.

I think that it will definately be rated PG-13. I mean, the last two have been rated that and normally in movie series, they don't go down a rating. There is a vauge possibility that the very last one will be rated R, but I doubt it since a lot of the viewers are too young to be watching an R rated movie. So, yeah, I think that they'll just stick with PG-13.

I think that Yates will really tone down on the gore and stuff so he can keep a PG-13 rating. If they put everything in they movie it might be rated R or PG-13. I mean theres scarry moments, mild launguage, (si-fi) violance, moments of peril, brief nudity, and disterbing images.( The thing with the nudity will be ,of course, very suggestive it it's in the movie at all.)

EDIT: sorry , I was thinking about American ratings because I know nothing about UK ratings. I knew they were diffrent but I'm not sure how they classify diffrent movies or what the diffrent ratings are...

As you may or may not know, the UK has different ratings. The first 2 were PG and subsequest films have been either a 12A or 12. The next rating up is a 15 and I really don't think the film will be classified that high. A 15 would mean that no-one under that age could see it and that would cause an outrage. So I think it will be 12/12A again.

David Yates isn't so stupid to cut his viewing audience down by including gratuitous violence. There are ways that things can be shot without being gory. In CoS we see Harry drive a sword into the Basilisk, I don't think any of the scenes in DH are gorier than that.

For those interested, this is the site of the bbfc which classifies films in the UK. It gives an outline of what each rating means.

For those in the UK who do not understand the US ratings this might help!

I have to agree. I can't see the film being anything other than PG-13. There's so many dark elements in HBP that it can't very well be PG, and I doubt they would make it rated R. That just wouldn't make sense. I mean, that would ban a great deal of the HP fans. I'm sure they will be able to do the books justice without doing anything or showing anything so violent as to make the movie be rated as an R.

Uh, Yates isn't exactly known for editing out gore though, is he?

Remember Mr. Weasley being attacked in the Order of the Phoenix? I was certain that they would censor that down a bit, but they showed every aspect of it... Including the mass amounts of blood and gore.

In Canada both parts of the Deathly Hallows will be PG for certain, because we don't have "PG-13". We go straight up to "14A", which is movies with plenty of swearing, violence, death and/or sexually suggestive material.

Fantasy-movie wise, Lord of the Rings was 14A, but Pirates of the Caribbean was PG. So SOME death and violence is acceptable here in Canada. And the Deathly Hallows DEFINITELY won't measure up to Lord of the Rings in violence, so it'll be PG. It just makes sence.

welll, Im hoping they film the violent parts. Because if the movies followed the scenes closely. I would say some of the death scenes, Snape's in particular, would garner an R, if silm as shown in the book. That being said, I know that they won't release it as such. Im hoping that they release a pg13 theatrical release, but than release a Director's Cut on DVD. Because, I know that it's not out of the realm of realism to say that, if they wanted to, they could make the book into an R rated flick without stretching the amount of violence, plus a naked harry near the end. But I doubt they'll do anything with that other than "suggest" nudity.

I think it will be rated at leats a 12a
juat so the kids have chance to go but have to go with their parents
but it wudnt suprise me if they put it as a 15
and it doesnt bother me
ill be 18 when it comes out anyways!

But from reading the book some children may find parts of it frightening especialy the final battle and the deaths

Although i do admit when i see the giant spiders i will be griping the cinema seat so hard my knuckles will be white just like when i went to see CoS

I can't see it being a 15. I really can't, it would restrict a large portion of Harry Potter fans from seeing the movie, and I really think that it can be done in a way that is still 12A (PG-13) rated. Yes there's deaths, but there are deaths in some 12A films. They don't have to make it too gory. I have seen some 12A films that have had a fair amount of gore and violence in them, not too much but still.

i reckon it will be a 12 not 12a coz thats like a pg so 12a will cencor out a lot
i think it has been hard for they guys to make suitable ratings coz thiese are now films about young adults but little kids are wathcing...
i think they would make great 15 films but thats not fair and these are huuge profit films so they wouldnt fream of doing it
thats also y they are doing two parts for DH money

It's defently PG-13. It can't be PG becase of Violence and possibly drinking. Plus the 4th and the 5th are PG-13. And it can't be R uless they add inappropriate stuff or gore. So it has to be PG-13

I think both will be PG-13 because the basic element in both is a dark one. If Half Blood Prince is PG-13, there is no sense in making the last one PG.

I'm from the UK so i think in terms of 12A, 15, 18 etc. Am i right in thinking PG-13 is the same as 12A and R is the same as 18?

I think however UK ratings are stronger than US ratings meaning a movie has to be particularly foul mouthed, sexual or violent to get 18 but (please correct me if i am wrong) they don't have to be so explicit to be labelled R in the US.

I thought the US also had a 17 rating or something??

Anyway focusing on the films i think the first half will be a 12A and the second possibly a 15 and i don't think this will restrict viewers too much because most of them will be 15 by the time part two releases in 2011 or whatever the selected date

In US PG-13 means you can watch it with parental guidance until you are 13 and R means Restricted so you can watch it at 17. Harry Potter will not be rated R. At least not in the US. It has one "bad word" and bunches of little words that they use all the time. Yea there is violence but not like the movie 300. Sexual Content? Please, no. Just kisses! There are some PG-13 movies that go farther than kissing! I don't know- that's my opinion!

I imagine it will be rated PG 13. I know the story line is somewhat darker than the other movies, but I don't think any of the Harry Potter films would ever reach an R rating. If the Half Blood Prince is rated PG 13, so will Deathly Hallows.

well it really depends where they decide to split it . i mean there is a definite possibility that the first half MIGHT be pg-13. i mean for sure the 7th movie is pretty violent & scary for the younger audience . i'm almost 16 but by the time the 1st half comes out i'll be 18 so i dont care what it is . but too be honest i FOR SURE think that the 2nd half they're going to make it rated R . apologies to younger harry pottter fans. but think about it , i have read that book so many times .& i have to say that the 2nd half is pretty violent, bloody & i dont know. i have been thinking about that thoughh . we're just going to hhave to wait & see what they decide , but to be honest a true harry potter fan no matter the age will do what it takes to a watch the movie (:

but then yet again it all comes down to what they decide to keep & not keep. but if they go & keep it all then they have to think about this....

I think that both parts are going to be rated PG13. I realize that there are some violent parts at the end, but today's movies are becoming more violent, but are still rated PG13. I would hate it for all of the younger HP fans that wouldn't be able to watch it because its rated R.

I agree with Honeybee, PG-13's are becoming more and more graphic these days. I really don't see it being a higher rating than PG-13. Most Harry Potter fan's who actually go the theater to watch the Harry Potter movies are between the ages 10-18 and even younger go. Warner bro's is not going to allow the movie to get to Rated R and lose out on all that profit. I don't think they are going to make the movie exactly as it was in the book for the kiddies. I think it's still going to be dark, but they are going to tone it down a bit, like not show too much blood or something.

I agree there is no way Deathly Hallows part one or two will be higher than PG-13. I think it will have to be PG-13 though because it will graphic and violent but they won't let it become a R movie because most parents won't let their 6 or 7 or so year old go see an R rated movie and they would lose a major profit.

the way that the last three poster put it, i didnt think of it like that. VERY good point. they wouldnt want to cost to lose profit , so you're all right i dont think it will be higher than pg-13 (:

I've had nightmares that DH will be rated R. I mean, I'm allowed to see R rated movies, but seeing as I was too chicken to watch "Sweeney Todd" I might not be able to handle an HP that was rated R because it was actually scary. But I don't think either part will be rated R because too many people would complain, especially young kids who grew up watching the HPmovies. Besides ,if it recieves the R rating, the director can cut out some stuff and take it back until it becomes PG-13, which is what most people expect DH to be rated. I've heard of many instances where an NC-17 (no one 17 or younger allowed, even with a parent/guardian) became an R (can be admitted if with a parent/guardian) just by eliminating a few seconds of gore, which is the case with all of the "Saw" movies (no surprise there.) People just wouldn't stand for an HP movie with any gratuitous content. On the other hand, we want it to be as effective and accurate as possible without crossing that border between PG-13 and R. Those 2 ratings have a bigger gap between them than any other movie ratings.

if they give this one a pg-13 rating like the previous 2 movies, they should at least get permission to make certain parts of the book turned scenes as j.k. rowling described them, like George's ear getting cut off they should put the whole thing in there, not to be gross just to do the book justice, and snape getting bit by nagaini. There are also many parts in the book that are not appropriate for pg-13.

I'm under seventeen. I really hope its like PG13 but defintly has some R rated parts. I've seen 'Little Miss Sunshine' and stuff like that. But not for like violence and stuff. Its soo annoying how its seventeen! I mean 14 would be ok for like the ten year olds who get scared. It will probably be PG-13.

I can't imagine it'd be rated any stronger than PG-13. I'd be severly disappointed if the movie was rated PG again because that would mean the battles would be weak. I think thats why the 6th was only PG because they didn't have the last battle at the end.

They won't rate it R. Even with all the violence and blood, they'll just tone it down like they did with Sectumsempra in the HBP movie. Most people who go watch the film are younger, and as mentioned before, Warner Brothers would never allow such a rating because it would slash their profits by at least half. It'll be PG-13 for sure.



Sweeney Todd = Good movie. You should watch it

It definatly wont be rated R but I think the second part movie will be rated at PG-13 because of all the violence and that and I am not sure what they would rate the first part I think it will probably be PG but I could be wrong and they will rate it the same as part two at PG-13.

I personally dont think that it will be rated under PG-13. there is going to be a lot of stuff for the older ones than there will for a younger crowd. I think its going to be PG-13.

I don't think it'll have an R rating. Just as in HBP we could see that they don't make a movie for the fans, but most for the mass, they didn't stick to the story itself, and the one scene which was scary was in the cave, but we knew that. DH is more frightening though, but they want all the under 18 to watch it as well, so it'll remain as a PG 13, I think. But I don't like the idea that it's more about money..

I have a feeling, as well, that it will be PG13. I was hoping that HBP would because that means they would of stayed to the book more.



I jumped and screamed a little at the sight of the Inferi Haha. But it was scary, not as scary as I had imagined it in the book, but it still was. I don't know.. will they rate both halves the same or different?

It will probably be rated R due to the Dan and Emma/ Harry and Hermione evil kiss that will have fans across the world thinking 'Wow!'

But no, it would probably just be rated PG-13. With all the violence, the darkness, the action, the deaths, and the creepy scenes such as a snake busting out of a human body striked to kill (which I think will be very awesome if filmed right), the rating shouldn't be any lower than that. And I'm thinking that both halves should get the same rating.

Yes, the kisses, they must be great Oh, right, I also got frightened by the Inferi, it just came soo suddenly

And I also think they will get the same rating, I don't see any reason why it should be done differently.

My thoughts exactly!

It will probably be PG-13... I sure hope it's not any lower than that like Half Blood Prince. I think that movie's biggest mistake was having a PG rating because they cut out too much awesome fighting at the end!