I think OotP could be headed for a PG-13 rating. By far the darkest book in the series. Obviously a Harry Potter movie will never recieve an R rating (unless J.K. Rowling goes crazy on us or something, but that seems unlikely ), and G will never happen because of all the scary images and fantasy involved, so..

PG or PG-13...what do you think?

I wouldn't be surprised at all if OotP is PG-13. I'll be dissapointed if they tone it down to PG.

Isn't GoF PG-13 already?

I don't think OotP is half as bad as GoF, to be honest. Other than the hand-cutting thing and a death (and there's been deaths before - Quirrell...Cedric will be in GoF) there's not really much in there to warrant a PG-13, I don't think. Probably PG I would imagine, I guess it depends on how they go about portraying it.

Fuoco (nice to see you here again!)...do you really think that OotP is darker than GoF then? Mmm.....I wouldn't have said so personally, I would think it's the other way around.....I guess it depends on how you look at it.

There is a gross scene where Harry spend his detention with Umbridge. The quill!! Isn't it gross? I thought it is... **scratch back of hand unintentionaly**

But yeah... it depends on how the portray it. I mean, the quill can't be as bad as the cutting hand in GoF, eh? And then there's the dueling scene in DoM. But that can be considered as action.

The movie can still be good even if it's PG... dunno. I haven't really looked into movie ratings before, cause I'm over 18...

I would be overjoyed to see a PG-13 rating, I wouldn't feel like it was being taken down a peg. PG-13 would be targeting the audince of the same age as the characters. But I'll be guessing PG. But I think that GoF is more violent than OoP, so if that is PG, OoP will defently be.

to be honest with you i am sure that it will be rated pg-13 because the other movies are rated pg-13.

I think PG-13 cause there will be alot of really so called "Scary Moments" which i dont see any of but...

i hope its PG 13! its gotta be! what is the rating of GoF anyway? i thought it was PG 13 and then someone told me otherwise but now i dunno.

I think it will be pg-13 for the...darkness of the movie not to mention the whole Harry/Cho thing. but I don't know what GoF is rated yet so...

I hope it will be a 12A i cant see it being a 15 thats to much..

in the usa i hope its a pg-13

whats 12A? is that how they rate in the uk?

Well it came out last year and it was 12 and well everyone under 12 couldn't see it. But now we have 12A which is were Children under the age of 12 will be able to see a ‘12A’ film at the cinema if they are accompanied by a person of 18 years or over. The adult must watch the film with the child or children and not just pay for the ticket.

Here is some questions that were asked to the Brithish board if film classification about 12A:

Q What does the ‘A’ in ‘12A’ stand for?
A It stands for ‘accompanied’ and it also stands for ‘advisory’.

Q Why are you not insisting that it is a parent who accompanies the child?
A We asked both the people who took part in the Norwich pilot and the national survey whether only a parent should take a child into a ‘12A’. The majority (64 per cent nationally) said that a parent was preferable, but almost as many (59 per cent) said that any responsible adult of 18 or over would be acceptable. This clearly allows for aunts, uncles, older siblings, teachers or other parents to take children to see a ‘12A’ film. The staff in the cinemas are well able to judge whether the adult with the children is ‘responsible’ and can of course refuse entry to anyone if they are not satisfied.

Q So why don’t you simply set a minimum age limit e.g. 8 or 10 years old?
A This has not generally been found necessary in other countries which have used the ‘12A’ system. We would prefer to rely upon the good judgement of parents, supported by good consumer advice. But we will monitor the ‘12A’ closely during its first year or so and we would not rule out any modifications based upon national experience.

Q Should we expect a ‘15A’ and an ‘18A’ soon?
A No. We have no plans at all for making these ratings advisory. Neither of these categories is suitable for young children, accompanied or otherwise. At present, issues of potential harm to children are kept out of ‘U’, ’PG’ or ‘12’/’12A’ rated films though they may be allowed in ‘15’ and ‘18’ rated films. Examples are the glamorisation of easily accessible weapons like knives, or dangerously imitable behaviour like how to hang yourself, or drug abuse. They may be allowed at ‘15’ and ‘18’ (if the context justifies them) and that is why ‘15’ and ‘18’ will remain mandatory for the foreseeable future.


Here are all the film classification we have

Well i hope that helps

i think OotP has a more darker theme than GoF... but that doesn't make it a higher rating... if GoF is a pg-13 rating, then maybe OotP will be... but if GoF is PG... i don't think OotP is... in GoF, wormtail's hand gets cut off, but in OotP, the detention scene harry cuts his own hand (well, with a quill)... but isn't there a few violent scenes in OotP like when they meet the centaurs in the forest... hopefully they will rate it fairly... i'm on both sides for the rating.. but i guess it doesn't matter if it stays true to the books

i think OotP will be rated pg-13. in fact i'm almost positive.

OotP will definitley be PG-13....theres the whole DoM battle, all the brains in the jar, Sirius's death, the evil Umbridge quill with all the yucky blood, the snake dreams where harry "attacks" mr weasley, and last but not least, a steamy make out scene......so yeah....

Well, there's really no way of telling, because they could always scale it down (which I hope they don't), but I hope that they make it PG-13 material.

I think Pg-13 because that one was pretty scary and it seemed more adult to me

I picture GoF and on being PG-13. They're getting so dark that it's just going to have to be that way. *checks GoF website* Nope... GoF "not yet rated". Maybe we'll find out about all that in about a month when the next trailer is bound to come out.

OotP will most likely follow the same path as GoF. The books are getting progressively darker and I think that the director(s) of the movies will want to do the same. The first three were PG and were scary in parts, but it's becoming that time to step up a bit. They'll be 14 in the next movie. It's time for a PG-13 rating...

I think avery suitable rating would be PG!!

For some reason, I don't think the two books are dark enough to be PG-13, but that's just me. I'm used to dark movies, so..
I'd rate GoF and OotP as PG..but then, that might not be suitable for parents who take their kids to see the movies and complain because the rating wasn't as though it should be.

OotP will probably, like stated many times before, be pg-13. I myself see it as more of a pg, but the movie rating co. is always a little off on their ratings.

Oh well, well just have to wait a while... By that time almost anybody who started with the books from the beginning will have grown up and wont exactly have to worry about the rating.

Well, I see Gof being more likely to be Pg-13, but this is not about Gof rating, it's about Ootp. I think it will be Pg, perhaps Pg13, the only thing that makes me think this is the snake dreams and the blood on the hand. Because Sirius dying isn't scary at all, it's sad but it ain't scary.

definatelly pg-13, its not as scary for little kids to read it in a book, but once they see it on film it becomes more real, i think it is more directed towards teens, cause i know a bunch of kids wont be able to handle it.

It should be PG-13. If its not then somethings wrong. The movies keep getting scarier, darker. But who knows? I think it'll be pg-13

ootp is the darkest book and it will probably be pg 13 because of the department of mysteries and then there is always the detentions harry recieved getting lines written his own blood

Yes..definitley a PG-13 rating..yes, it has been the darkest book of the series. There will be some blood shed, and some pretty "evil" things said by the Death Eaters...so yea, that's my say.

I think that it should be a PG-13, because even though ootp might not be as bad a GoF, I still think that there will be some scene that children might get frighten of.

And if it is a PG-13 or 12A the director can put some scene in the movie that he might not be able to put if it was a PG.

If i remember correctly, the 5th book was the one where the caracters began to swear a bit here and there, though the words weren't actually spelt out for us. They most likely will be in the movie. As well as there is violence, and some pretty dark scenes. I mean Sirius's death made me cry when reading the book, what will it do too to me when i watched the movie?

I am pretty sure it will be pg-13


And i am pretty sure 6th movie will be 14A (sorry just wanted tosay that )

The book is dark if the movie wasn't dark they'd have to leave a lot of stuff out so i think PG-13.

doi, peoples. if they're giving GoF pg13, ootp is no question.

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The book is as dark as GoF so al pg13 rating would fit perfectly. Harrys detentions with Umbridge and the fight at the Department of Magic might be shocking for some childeren.

Yes, because of Umbridge and the battle in the DofM, I think PG13 will probably be most appropriate judging by how the trailers of GofF look.

They will probably stick to the darkness of Phoenix, which I think was the darkest book in the series, in the film as well.

Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if it goes up to a PG-15!

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Yeah, I think it needs the PG-13 rating for the overall tone of the movie.

I think in many ways, year 5 is Harry's most difficult year. Although 4 is physically challenging and quite scary, it doesn't affect him emotionally near as much as his fifth year. At least in the movie I think this will be evident. THe 4th movie is all action and adrenaline. I think movie 5 is going to be much more emotional.

This is no fluffy story - I mean, Harry is virtually mad and frustrated and mistrusting and yelling the entire time! Harry is feeling totally alone and unjustly treated, and for the first time in the movies we are dealing with a VERY sadistic person (umbridge obviously) (freaky!) Plus this is movie where we are really getting into the connection between Harry and LV. The movie producers could play this down, like in movie 2, or they could really play it up, til it reminds us of EMily Rose stuff.

Bottom line, I think this movie could be extremely tense, uncomfortable, emotionally charged. and sometimes watching people having intense emotional breakdowns and being unjustly treated by other people who take pleasure in torture, etc, is harder to watch than someone being chased by a dragon.

If that's the case, I hope it gets a PG-13.

its almost definitely a PG-13 cause the content gets heavier as harry gets older. i cant imagine an R rating for the Order! the only way i could possibly see an R-rating is for HBP (which, by the way, i think would be awesome). if theyre going to do SECTUMSEMPRA correctly than i doubt they will have a choice but to land an R...

I think it will be rated PG-13, the book contains alot of dark thoughts ect. and also, if the Goblet of Fore received a PG-13, then order of the pheonix definetly will, also, i find that a movie rated PG-13, is, well how can i say it, umm, not as happy, happy everything is good in the world as a PG movie is. And theyya re uaually more intersting to watch then a Pg rated movie

It will be rated Pg-13 whitout any doubt.
It´s a darker and more sirus story than the first four.
And since Gof was rated Pg-13 they should stick to that rating.

In my opinion, OoTP is the darkest, most evil-feeling book in the series. I was in a bad mood the whole time I was reading it! (Although I still loved it!)

It has to be PG-13. It won't be R, because it's a children's story (essentially), and it won't be PG because there is just way too much darkness in it.

(If I start coming off strongly, don't take it personally. I just feel strongly about this topic).

I'm thinkin that the movie is gonna be borderline between PG-13 and possibly R. Cause think about it. If the fourth movie was rated PG-13 for that wimpy violence, someone's hand getting cut off (which we saw for about 15 seconds, and a scary Ralph Fiennes with a snake face, then what do you think WB creators are going to make of the viel, the snake in the corridors, occulmency, the horrid dreams, the department of mistery, the hand cutting, and all the Potter-yelling madness??? I personally think that it will be close to an R-rating cause of what movies make them like. People like dramatic stuff, and the creators and director will get it as dramatic as possible, which means heavy violence and crude stuff in there. I don't know, but I'm thinking actually very borderline between the two ratings. Tell me what yah think of my opinion, but please don't be too harsh!!!

Love to all the HP fans!!!

I think it will be given a 12a rating.

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I doubt any of the movies will ever get R ratings. the content isn't strong enough for it to be rated that. they are definatley not childrens books or movies now since they have become darker. the movie rating for order of the phoenix will be rated pg-13 like the others. i don't think that they'll ever reach R and if they did i would be highly suprised but like i said i doubt it will happen. pg-13 seems the best, most likely option for the movie.

The older the better in my mind.

Then they can make it horribly frightening and gruesome.

I was watching good morning America the day GOF came out in theaters. Joel Seagle said that this is dark. He also said the PG-13 will definitely be kept for OotP! Then he said I read the latest book to and won't be surprized if it gets an R rating!!!!!!!!

By the way the kiss w/ harry and cho is incuded durning the film....(Read article)

And there is going to be Pirates of the Caribbean 3! May 20 somthing 2007....Though there is no name for it yet.
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I think that all the movies would be PG-13 except for maybe Philosophers Stone which I just finished watching isnt all that bad except for Voldy sucking the Unicorn blood and Quirrell turning into stone.

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i definetely think OotP will be rated pg-13 because you cant rate it pg not with all the stuff going on in the book, and if GoF is pg-13 OotP can be no less, but you just cant rate it R yet because these are supposed to be children's books and theres not enough violence and all that yet to move up to an R rating

Yeah well, there ya go, Im surprised bloody Chamber of Secrets was rated PG, he sticks a ruddy sword into the Snakes face, and his eyes get jabbed out, how cant that be atleast PG-13.. Well I know for sure Half Blood Prince will be no less then PG-13, wouldn't be surprised if it was 14A.

Yes, it will easily have a PG-13 if they show someone getting murdered, and it always rated for mild language and frightening images, and if GoF was PG-13, OotP will easily be the same.