Parents will be given advice on films like Superman Returns
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Hollywood's major film studios have launched a service which will keep parents informed about the content of films by email.
The service, called Red Carpet Ratings, will provide a weekly bulletin containing information about ratings certificates for latest releases.
It has been launched by the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA).
The organisation had also created a poster campaign to educate people about what different ratings mean.
"With today's parents on the go, we want to make it even easier for them to keep up with the latest film ratings," said MPAA chairman Dan Glickman.
In the US, films can receive one of five ratings based on their content.
Adults only
Unlike the UK, where a 15-rated film cannot be watched by anyone younger than 15, the US ratings are generally intended as guidance for parents.
A film rated R, for example, only means that children under the age of 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Only the rarely-used NC-17 rating bars children from the screening of a film.
The rating system was created by the MPAA in 1968 as part of an effort to inform audiences about the content of new films.
The MPAA represents Hollywood's major studios - Paramount, Disney, 20th Century Fox, Sony, Universal and Warner Brothers - in government and public policy matters.
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