Chat: Are movie age ratings fair?
It's set to be a big year for blockbusters, with 'The Artist', 'Hugo' and 'War Horse' all up for Oscars.
Loads of you will probably want to head to the cinema to see what all the fuss is about.
But there's a snag because you may not be old enough to see the films without an adult.
The organisation that decides film classification has going for 100 years and Joe's been finding out how they make their big decisions.
Pictures in the video report courtesy of: Entertainment Film Distribution; Dreamworks; Paramount Pictures