Dove Foundation

The Dove Foundation is an American non-profit organization based in Portland, Oregon.

It is best known for its ratings of movies to determine suitability for families, from a Christian worldview.

Movie Ratings

Dove uses an eight-category system to rate movies, using a scale of 0-5.

The first two categories are positive ratings; the higher the number, the more suitable the movie. The latter six categories are "cautionary" (negative) ratings; the lower the number, the more suitable the movie. The eight categories are:

• Faith (in this category, a rating of 4 or 5 is reserved for movies with overt Christian messages)
• Integrity
• Sexuality
• Language
• Violence
• Drugs (this category includes use of alcohol and/or tobacco)
• Nudity (this category also includes bare baby's behinds, shirtless men, and low-cut shirt or short skirts/shorts)
• Other (this category is a catch-all which includes "disrespect for authority, lying, cheating, stealing, illegal activity, frightening scenes, demonic or similar references")

From the rating Dove can give a recommended movie one of three ratings (if no rating is given then the movie is not recommended):

• Suitable for all ages (no cautionary ratings higher than 1)
• Suitable for ages 12+ (has cautionary ratings 2 or higher)
• Suitable for ages 18+ (has cautionary ratings 2 or higher, but also has a 4-5 Faith element rating)

External Links

• http://www.dove.org/ Dove Foundation website