Inspiration

House Content Ratings

These are AngryPages house ratings for written publishing. We borrow familiar U.S. film and TV language, but we map it to the written experience readers actually encounter on-page.

TV-MA means TV Mature Audience. It is a rating class, not a show title.

  • American Psycho: NC-17 / R
  • Godfather: R / Mature
  • Howard Stern: X-Rated / 18+
  • Family Guy: TV-14

American Psycho

House rating: NC-17 / R

What it means: High-intensity menace voice shaped less by a softened theatrical cut and more by an unfiltered literary lane: predatory psychology, violent fantasy, status obsession, and first-person cruelty.

Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, and Lehan Edirisinghe consider this their favorite work of art.

What to expect

  • Disturbing humor and explicit violent intent language
  • Stalking or hunt framing with dehumanization cues
  • Sadistic edge, domination posture, and colder narration
  • Higher-tier body-damage or graphic menace detail

Key examples

  • Predatory first-person menace and violent fantasy loops
  • Executive-status vanity fused with cruelty and threat energy
  • Polished narration masking psychotic intent

Inspired by

  • Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho (novel) [1991]
  • American Psycho [2000]
  • Dexter [2006-2013, 2021-present]
  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre [1974]
  • Jurassic Park [1993]
  • Drive [2011]
  • Wall Street [1987]
  • The Wolf of Wall Street [2013]
  • Billions [2016-2023]
  • President Donald Trump [1946-present]
  • The Art of the Deal [1987]
  • The Apprentice [2004-2017]
  • Truth Social [2022-present]
  • President George W. Bush, Decision Points [2010]
  • Winston Churchill, The Gathering Storm [1948]
  • Peaky Blinders [2013-2022]
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City [2002]
  • Call of Duty's Zombies in Spaceland [2016]
  • Halo 3 [2007]
  • Helldivers 2 [2024]
  • Pretty Woman [1990]
  • Legally Blonde [2001]

Godfather

House rating: R / Mature

What it means: Identity-targeted hostility, exclusion framing, and group contempt delivered through clan hierarchy, outsider language, and adult organized-social conflict logic.

What to expect

  • Group blame rhetoric and sweeping generalizations
  • Not-one-of-us framing, rank and respect codes
  • Territorial hostility and retaliatory social language
  • Sharper us-versus-them contempt signals

Key examples

  • Outsider labeling and group-targeted contempt
  • Bloodline, belonging, and social-banishment rhetoric
  • Loyalty and betrayal framing tied to group identity

Inspired by

  • The Godfather (novel) [1969]
  • The Godfather [1972]
  • The Godfather Part II [1974]
  • The Sopranos [1999-2007]
  • Goodfellas [1990]
  • Casino [1995]
  • Scarface [1983]
  • Reservoir Dogs [1992]
  • Sons of Anarchy [2008-2014]
  • Breaking Bad [2008-2013]
  • Once Upon a Time in Hollywood [2019]
  • Game of Thrones [2011-2019]
  • House of Cards [2013-2018]
  • Lee Kuan Yew, From Third World to First [2000]
  • The Lion King [1994]
  • Hand of God [2014-2017]
  • Squid Game [2021-present]
  • Far Cry 5 [2018]
  • Tropico 5 [2014]
  • Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour [2003]
  • Apocalypse Now [1979]
  • Jonathan Hirshon, The Food Dictator [2024]

Howard Stern

House rating: X-Rated / 18+

What it means: Uncensored, explicit adult-confessional mode built around blunt interview energy, celebrity oversharing, and compulsion framing.

What to expect

  • Adult sexual themes and porn/compulsion loops
  • Blunt intimate language and body-part references
  • Radio or interview cadence with uncensored banter
  • Sex and celebrity confession as content fuel
  • Sexual-confessional
  • Celebrity interview energy
  • Shock-humor banter
  • Compulsion and oversharing

Key examples

  • Sexual oversharing and compulsion confessions
  • Raunchy celebrity interview rhythms
  • Blunt adult storytelling in uncensored voice

Inspired by

  • The Howard Stern Show [1986-present]
  • Larry King Live [1985-2010]
  • The Late Night Show with Craig Ferguson [2005-2014]
  • Playboy (Hefner era) [1953-2017]
  • Californication [2007-2014]
  • American Pie [1999]
  • Don Jon [2013]
  • Demi Moore, Indecent Proposal [1993]
  • Eyes Wide Shut [1999]
  • Sylvia Kristel, Emmanuelle [1974]
  • Jenna Jameson, Masseuse [2005]
  • Miss March [2009]
  • Family Guy (Quagmire jokes) [1999-present]
  • Blue Mountain State [2010-2011]
  • Baywatch [1989-2001]
  • Leisure Suit Larry [1987]
  • Miley Cyrus [2006-present]
  • The Notebook [2004]
  • Emma Stone, Poor Things [2023]
  • Don Juan DeMarco [1994]
  • Cosmopolitan Magazine [1886-present]
  • Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code [2003]

Family Guy

House rating: TV-14

What it means: Crude-comic language mode driven by profanity, roast humor, satirical mockery, taboo sketch energy, and verbally aggressive dark-comedy rhythm.

What to expect

  • Crude humor, abrasive phrasing, and insult chains
  • Roast-style humiliation and stand-up provocation
  • Satirical takedowns of politics, media, or public figures
  • Confrontational dialogue where language itself is the weapon

Key examples

  • Profanity-heavy one-liners and roast pile-ons
  • Dark-comedy banter with cynical shock framing
  • Verbal combat scenes with sustained hostile dialogue

Inspired by

  • Family Guy [1999-present]
  • South Park [1997-present]
  • Chappelle's Show [2003-2006]
  • Comedy Central Roast [2003-present]
  • The Daily Show [1999-2015] (Jon Stewart era)
  • Rick and Morty [2013-present]
  • Bad Santa [2003]
  • Eight Crazy Nights [2002]
  • Zombieland [2009]
  • Pulp Fiction [1994]
  • The Hateful Eight [2015]
  • PewDiePie [2010-present]
  • Eminem [1996-present]
  • How I Met Your Mother [2005-2014]
  • Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour [2023-2024]
  • Wicked (The Musical) [2003-present]
  • Fallout [2024-present]
  • Landman [2024-present]
  • The Walking Dead [2010-2022]
  • President Obama, Dreams of My Father [1995]