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What do the ratings actually mean? How do different nations' ratings compare?

Included so far are the UK, USA and Australian rating systems; whenever a film is reviewed and it's main rating is from another country, that system will be added.
See this Wikipedia page for further details.

U
Universal: suitable for people of any age
G
General [Audiences]: suitable for people of any age
PG
Parental Guidance (Suggested): may contain material unsuitable for young children
PG13
Parental Guidance Recommended: may contain material unsuitable for those under 13
12A
12 or Accompanied: under 12s need accompanying adults, may contain material unsuitable for those under 12
12
12: not suitable for those under 12
15
15: not suitable for those under 15
M
Mature: not recommended for those under 15
TV-MA
(TV programming specific) Mature: may contain material unsuitable for those younger than 17, adults only
MA15+
​Mature/Accompanied: under 15s need accompanying adults, may contain material unsuitable for those younger than 15, adults only
R
Restricted: under 17s need accompanying adults, may contain material unsuitable for those under 17, adults only
18
​18: not suitable for those under 18
A
Adults Only: not suitable for those under 18 
NC17
​Adults Only: not suitable for those 17 or younger
X18+
Restricted: only available for adults, contains explicit sexual acts
unrated
Unrated, Not Rated: not submitted for rating or including scenes extra to the version that was submitted for rating

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