The hotly-anticipated film adaptation of the steamy novel ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ has received a restricted rating in the United States.
The Motion Picture Association of America has slapped the film with an R-rating for “strong sexual content including dialogue, some unusual behaviour and graphic nudity, and for language.”
The film has not yet been rated for Canadian audiences, but a restricted rating in the U.S. typically translates to an R or 18A rating in Canada. R-rated films are restricted to viewers who are 18 years of age or older.
Film studios typically like to have lower film ratings so they can sell tickets to a broader audience.
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ stars Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele, a literature student who begins a sadomasochistic relationship with rich entrepreneur Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan).
The film is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and based on the book by E.L. James.
It’s slated to hit theatres on Feb. 13, just before Valentine’s Day.
