10 R-Rated Movies That Should Have Been PG-13

9) Lost In Translation (2003)

“Has anything else destroyed the hearts and minds of our youth quite so completely as bare nipples? Topless nudity is a problem in movies and must be stopped, especially if the actors are particularly cold on the day of shooting. Not only does this draw more attention to the nipple area, but someone could lose an eye and lord knows the kids of today aren’t ready for that kind of horror.”

The above is an excerpt from a MPAA meeting discussing the brief scene of nudity featured in Lost In Translation.

Enough said.

8) Air Force One (1997)

Air Force One is one of the most confusing inclusions on this list. The story may be about the American President fighting terrorists on a plane, but the violence is surprisingly tame and the one use of the word ‘f**k’ falls into the MPAA’s parameters for a PG-13. There also isn’t any sex or nudity, and the entire movie has an old-school feel which seems to lie at odds with the adult rating.

One gets the feeling that perhaps Harrison Ford personally offended key members of the MPAA. Lord knows that the movie Sabrina was an affront to all the senses and that only came out a few short years before.