I recently looked at how the film industry is regulated, in the UK it is the BBFC (British Board of Film Classifications), and is responsible for the classification of film, DVD and other home cinematic format (ever since the 1984 Video Recordings Act, which was brought in after the "video nasties" outcry), they catergorise them depending on what the work contains, for example if a film has strong language and excessive violence, then it is unlikely that it will be suitable for young children, and so it will be given a higher certificate.
The classifications break down is as follows:
U-Suitable for all.
PG- Parental guidence, may feature some mild language, and some scenes of violence and scenes of horror.
12- Suitable for those aged 12 and over, will feature some mild language (and one use of strong), violence, discreet nudity and drug references.
15- Suitable for those aged 15 and over, will feature strong violence, language, sex, nudity and drug use;although it can't be seen to glamorise violence or drug use, and sadistic violence will most likely be not acceptable at this level.
18- Suitable for those aged 18 and over, will feature very strong violence, language, sex, nudity, drug use and horror.
For a much more detailed breakdown go to http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/guidelines
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