Movie Ratings and Permission Slip for Viewing
9 of the movies are rated R, 21 are not rated (NR - before 1967) and 7 are rated PG or PG-13. The NR
movies would all be rated G or PG if they were rated today. Before 1968, the MPAA didn't rate movies at all.
Instead, the films were tested against a "Production Code," and if they didn't pass, the necessary cuts were made to
make the movie appropriate for the viewing public. I feel that the R movies that we will be watching are important
to the course. If you have any problems with your child seeing any of these movies please let me know. We can
work around it. I am currently working on getting edited versions of some of these movies.
1 6 3 4 : Follows the journey of a Jesuit priest, Father Laforgue and his fellow French companion, Daniel, who
travel through the wilderness of New France (Canada) by the Algonkian tribe members in order to find a distant
Huron Jesuit mission.
Movie : Black Robe (1991)
Genre : drama / historical fiction
Rated R
1 6 9 2 : A 17th-century Salem woman accuses an ex-lover's wife of witchery in an adaptation of the Arthur Miller
play.
Movie : The Crucible (1996)
Genre : drama/ historical fiction
Rated PG-13 for intense depiction of the Salem witch trials.
1 7 5 7 : French and Indian War: Siege of Fort William Henry
Movie : The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Genre : war/romance/drama/historical fiction
Rated R for violence
1 8 3 9 : Slave revolt on the Amistad
Movie : Amistad (1997)
Genre : drama / historical
Rated R for some scenes of strong brutal violence and some related nudity.
1 8 6 3 : Black Union soldiers of the 54th Regiment attack Confederates at Charleston
Movie : Glory (1989)
Genre : war/drama/ historical
Rated R
1 8 6 8 : A man searches for his niece who was kidnapped by the Comanche
Movie : The Searchers (1959)
Genre : western/drama
NR
1 8 7 0 ’ s : Showdown in a Western town
Movie : High Noon (1959)
Genre : western/drama
NR
1 8 8 0 ’ s : One more adventure for a retired gunslinger.
Movie : Unforgiven (1992)
Genre : western
Rated R for language, and violence, and for a scene of sexuality.
1 9 1 0 ’ s : A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia and hopes to
bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.
Movie : Reds (1981)
Genre : historical/drama
Rated PG
1 9 2 0 ’ s : Gangsters during Prohibition
Movie : The Public Enemy (1931)
Genre : crime/drama
NR
1 9 2 0 ’ s : Powerful newspaper owner Charles Foster Kane was many things to many people, both in life and, as
seen in retrospective here, in death.
Movie : Citizen Kane (1941)
Genre : drama / historical fiction
NR
1 9 2 0 ’ s : Federal Agent Elliot Ness sets out to take out Al Capone; because of rampant corruption, he assembles
a small, hand-picked team.
Movie : The Untouchables (1987)
Genre : crime/drama
Rated R
1 9 2 7 : A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound
Movie : Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Genre : musical NR
1 9 2 9 : When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all female band disguised as women, but
further complications set in.
Movie : Some Like It Hot (1959)
Genre : comedy
NR
1 9 3 0 ’ s : Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connolly were tough kids who grew up together in the toughest part of New
York, one became a priest, the other a gangster.
Movie : Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Genre : crime / drama
NR
1 9 3 0 ’ s : Henpecked Egbert Sousè has comic adventures as a substitute film director and unlikely bank guard.
Movie : The Bank Dick (1940)
Genre : comedy NR
1 9 3 1 : A tramp falls in love with a blind flower girl.
Movie : City Lights (1931)
Genre : drama / comedy
NR
1 9 3 7 : Jake Gittes is a detective who finds murder and corruption in 1930's Los Angeles.
Movie : Chinatown (1974)
Genre : crime / mystery / film noir
Rated R
1 9 3 8 : David is waiting for a bone to complete his dinosaur and then he meets Susan and a leopard that has
escaped from the circus in Bridgeport.
Movie : Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Genre : Screwball Comedy
NR
1 9 3 9 : A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the US Senate. His plans promptly collide with political
corruption, but he doesn't back down.
Movie : Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Genre : drama / comedy NR
1 9 4 0 ’ s : The epic saga of how a younger son rises to take over the family business, his father's paternalistic, but
violent and illegal empire
Movie : The Godfather (1972)
Genre : crime / drama
Rated R
1 9 4 1 : An American sits out the war in Casablanca in Rick’s American Café.
Movie : Casablanca (1942)
Genre : drama / war NR
1 9 4 3 : When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first officer
relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
Movie : The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Genre : drama / war NR
1 9 4 4 : An insurance adjuster is drawn into murder by a femme fatale.
Movie : Double Indemnity (1944)
Genre : film noir/ drama NR
1 9 5 0 ’ s : An insane general starts a process to nuclear holocaust that a war room of politicians and generals
frantically try to stop.
Movie : Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Genre : comedy / war Rated PG
1 9 5 0 ’ s : An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses.
Movie : On the Waterfront (1954)
Genre : crime/romance/drama NR
1 9 5 1 : A Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War.
Movie : MASH (1970)
Genre : war / comedy
Rated PG
1 9 5 4 : L.B. Jeffries breaks his leg and starts looking out his rear window.
Movie : Rear Window (1954)
Genre : thriller/ mystery
NR
1 9 5 6 : A small town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by alien duplicates.
Movie : Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Genre : horror / sci-fi /thriller
NR
1 9 5 7 : Romeo and Juliet set in 1950's New York City.
Movie : West Side Story (1961)
Genre : musical/romance/drama
NR
1 9 5 7 : The jurors in a murder trail debate whether the defendant is guilty.
Movie : 12 Angry Men(1957)
Genre : drama
NR
1 9 6 5 : Malcolm X is assassinated
Movie : Malcolm X (1992)
Genre : historical/drama
Rated PG-13 for a scene of violence, and for drugs and some language.
1 9 6 7 : An African American detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racist southern town.
Movie : In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Genre : drama/mystery/crime
NR
1 9 6 7 : A liberal couple is surprised when their daughter brings home her fiance who is black.
Movie : Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Genre : drama/comedy
NR
1 9 7 3 : Reporters Woodward and Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President
Nixon's resignation.
Movie : All the President’s Men(1976)
Genre : drama/suspense/historical
Rated PG
1 9 8 0 ’ s : A man is fired from work because he has aids.
Movie : Philadelphia (1993)
Genre : drama
Rated PG-13 for some graphic language and thematic material.
1 9 8 0 ’ s : Race relations in New York City
Movie : Do the Right Thing (1989)
Genre : comedy/drama
Rated R
August 30, 2005
Dear Parents,
During the course of the 2005- 2006 school year we plan to show the movies listed above in full or
as excerpts to enhance our class curriculum.
Our school requires parental permission for your student to view movies that are used in our
curriculum, or selected by our teachers, which are rated PG-13 or R.
We believe showing your son or daughter movies such as Glory, Amistad, and Black Robe
enables them to benefit from another medium as a resource in their study of current events and
history.
Movies, along with our hands-on activities such as reading, in-class discussion groups, and
research projects, give students a well-rounded opportunity to discover the world of history. Movies
go beyond dry facts and help bring events “alive.”
Be assured that we will use proper discretion when showing these movies.
Thank you for taking the time to read and sign this permission form.
Sincerely,
______________________
Jack Nilan /Teacher
Student Name______________________
____ Yes, I approve my child’s viewing of the movies listed above.
Guardian signature/date___________________________