NR is the Higher Rating therefore, if it's NR there is no rating info.

It seems obvious to me that when you have Rating and Rating Details, the details should refer to the rating listed. Anything else would be totally illogical.

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It seems obvious to me that when you have Rating and Rating Details, the details should refer to the rating listed. Anything else would be totally illogical.

Agreed.  The rating detal should match the rating listed.

Will do. 

Hmm ... I'm a bit torn.  Like tkinnen, I have some unrated discs in my collection that have content warnings attached to them.  I have not included those details in anything other than my local, as I feel it is currently inappropriate given the contribution guidelines as they stand. 

However, there is another side to the argument - an unrated version of a film that has been previously rated still contains the same content that it was given that rating for.  The unrated version, indeed, contains more of it.  Lets take the film Death Race for an example.  It's rated R for strong violence and language.  The unrated DVD contains the same content, if not stronger (I'm not even sure if that film is available on DVD in the theatrical release - I certainly haven't seen it in the store).  Therefore, I feel that the content warning is still valid.  It still gives you information as to the content of the film.

These unrated versions of films are different, IMO, than actual NR films.  If you look at ratings for the tools they are in describing the content of the film, no one could well argue that The Wizard of Oz has the same rating as Death Race, even though both are NR.  Indeed, why is NR the higher rating?  NR is simply no rating.  It is not an actual rating.  It is even listed as the first rating on the drop-down menu - below G. 

Yes, I understand that by the rules NR takes precedence and abide by that in contribution.  However, I do not agree with that interpretation.  I will offer a couple of proposals that might help both sides, agree or disagree, at least it's something to add to the conversation.

--  Have separate listings for "Not Rated" and "Unrated."  That would enable older films, made under code (or pre-code) to be listed as "Not Rated (NR)" and those films that are made today and then released differently on DVD to be listed as "Unrated."  It would visibly demonstrate the difference that I (and perhaps others, I don't know) see between old movies and modern movies.  Direct-to-video releases would fall under "Not Rated" as they have not been previously rated.  NR would fall under G, while Unrated would fall between R and NC-17 for being the stronger genre.

-- For films that were previously rated and are being released in unrated DVD editions, to list the film as Unrated/Not Rated but to include the content warning for the rating it was given in the box office, since the film still contains the content that it was given the rating for.  The content did not disappear with the addition of footage to an unrated edition.  If anything, the content is simply stronger. This would equally apply to those DVDs with multiple versions of a film.

Ah, but my two points can be taken separately.  I understood when making the first one that it was likely unpopular.  But my second point - that we could record the content warning without changing the rating given on the cover - can still apply to unrated editions.

I guess the rating is there to stop people from watching films they may be offended by. So I would go with the lowest/hardest rating. I'm not sure what rating "R" is , but if you have rating 18 and rating 15, I would rate the profile with 15.

Of course what Danae Cassandra very nicely explains just goes to show that it's very difficult to get a hard-and-fast simple Rule to cover all eventualities because of the differences between localities.

For example in the UK we have U (any age), PG (Parents recommended), 12A (over 12s by themsleves, under 12s only if with someone older - note this automatically becomes a 12 for the DVD which is must be 12 to buy), 15 (over 15s) and 18 (must be over 18). Note that cinemas here have absolutely no trouble or worries showing 18s.

Then we come to NR - NR in the UK is only applicable to DVDs and is used for schools/education/documentaries which are suitable for most anyone. Therefore an NR would, unlike the US, be one of the lower rankings (probably a U or PG).