Audience Genre Certification: Romance

The Titanic (1997) was certificated a 12 due to it's sexual nature and mature themes. There is also the use of infrequent mild language. This certifications is a low one, opening the film up to a wider audience and allowing the film industry to make more money. It is common for industries to give their films as lower certification as possible to increase revenue. This film could also be classes as a family film, allowing more families to go and see it together due to the low certification.


The Holiday (2006) was rated a 12A due to the sexual references held and the mature theme for teenagers. Natural nudity is also seen. This means that the film is potentially suitable for children under the age of 12, however they will need adult supervision because parents may feel differently about their child hearing strong language and if the theme is too mature for their child to be viewing.

27 Dresses (2008) is also certified a 12 due to the moderate sex references and strong language. This certification allows the target audience of teenage girls to go and see the film with their friends at the cinema without adult supervision. The low certification also opens the film to younger teenagers as well as older one, increasing revenue and the audience.

This research has shown that the majority of romance films hold a certification of 12 or 12A. This is due to the sexual references made and the possible use of strong language. A romance film may be certified a 15 if stronger, more frequent sexual references are made.