So, why is 'Birds of Prey' rated R? Birds of Prey is bound to lure in gore-hungry audiences with its gumdrop colored, steampunk rendition of bone-chillingly cruel deeds. In a bid to ease the crippling heartache, Harley goes on a spectacular rampage involving a shoot-out at a police station, a handful of fistfights, and a bomb explosion. Not long into 'Birds of Prey,' Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) breaks a man's legs by jumping on them.
What's behind the film's R-rating? The Fabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, aka Birds of Prey, finally has an official rating. Here's what we know.
In short, an R-rated Harley Quinn flick would be an event movie for parents, while a PG. Unlike the film, Suicide Squad, in which Margot Robbie's Harley first appeared, Birds of Prey isn't rated PG-13, it's rated R. This means, for some reason, DC and Warner Bros actively prevented tweens and teens - probably girls - from seeing the Harley Quinn movie, made for them.
The Harley Quinn actor explains her thought process behind pitching Birds of Prey as an R. The movie's depiction of Harley Quinn's character also plays a significant role in its mature rating. Unlike other superhero films with more family-friendly characters like Spider-Man or Captain America, Harley Quinn has always been associated with darker themes such as mental illness and abusive relationships.
It's official: Birds of Prey is rated R. It was all but confirmed that the DC film featuring Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn would earn an R rating, and Robbie herself talked about how the film was. It is now official: Birds of Prey is the next R Rated DC film.
The next Harley Quinn film, led by Margot Robbie, got its MPAA rating due to 'strong violence and language throughout, and some. Warner Bros. has not actively begun pursuing any R-Rating, PG-13 rating, or other MPAA rating for the Birds of Prey movie.
Following a teaser for The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn.