10 Movies That Had A Bigger Impact Than You Realise

5. A New Certificate - Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom

What it's known for: Temple Of Doom stands out as the weakest film of the original Indiana Jones Trilogy, but that really shouldn't be treated as a bad thing. Taking a different approach to Raiders (and the subsequent The Last Crusade, which likely went back to Nazis in the desert after Doom's decreased box office), the film moved the action to India, with a more outlandish story and less recognisable mythology. Serving as a prequel, it's refreshing to see a stand-alone adventure that in no way relies on the other movies. What it also changed: There is no denying Temple Of Doom is a much darker film in both look and tone to Raiders and this led to complaints after it proved too much for some children. Following this (and a lesser reaction to Gremlins), Spielberg lobbied for an intermediary certificate between PG and R to be introduced to put more onus on the parents and allow for movies with a wider appeal. This happened rather quickly (who ever claimed the MPAA wasn't motivated by profit) and in 1984 Red Dawn became the first film with a PG-13 rating. A similar situation happened in the UK in the early-naughties, where complaints about child-marketed films with a 12 certificate (chief among them the Bond movies) led to the introduction of the 12A certificate.