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This Film Is Not Yet Rated

NR
Movie
2006
1h 38m
English
Documentary
Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment and exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence.
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Kimberly Peirce
Self - Director of 'Boys Don't Cry'
Jon Lewis
Self - Author of 'Hollywood v. Hard...
David Ansen
Self - Film Critic at 'Newsweek'
Martin Garbus
Self - First Amendment Attorney
Wayne Kramer
Self - Director of 'The Cooler'
Paul Dergarabedian
Self - Box Office Analyst
Kevin Smith
Self - Director of 'Clerks' and 'Je...
John Waters
Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'
Matt Stone
Self - Producer of 'South Park' and...
Richard Heffner
Self - Former Rating Board Chairman
Bingham Ray
Self - Co-Founder of October Films
Joel Federman
Self - Author of 'Media Ratings'
Kirby Dick
Self - Filmmaker and Interviewer
Jay Rosenzweig
Self - Private Investigator
Paul Huebl
Self - Private Investigator
Clark Baker
Self - Private Investigator
Becky Altringer
Self - Private Investigator
Cheryl Howell
Self - Private Investigator
Cookie Schwartz
Self - Private Investigator
Lindsey Howell
Self - Junior Private Investigator
Jay Landers
Self - Former MPAA Rater
Stephen Farber
Self - Former MPAA Rater
Dottie Hamilton
Self - Author of 'Hollywood's Silen...
Maria Bello
Self - Actress in 'The Cooler'
Mark Urman
Self - Head of U.S. Theatrical Thin...
Directed By: Kirby Dick

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CatyAlexandre says...
11 years ago
I really didn't knew how the rating system of films in America worked out and it's actually kind of mind blowing! So basically the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) that represents the six big Hollywood studios has a rating system compound by 5 main groups: G (General Audiences) PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned) R (Restricted) NC-17 (No One 17 & Under Admitted). And obviously no director wants to have the last one because this ratings influence the theaters to decide it to show it and how many will probably show it and of course, that would make the film lose money. There are also more 2 groups: NR (Not Rated) and UR (Unrated) for films that haven't been submitted for rating or for uncut versions of films that were submitted. The components of the ratings are violence, sex, drugs and language. So far so good, the problem is that most of the rating are just ridiculous! How can they be less restrictive about violence than films with sexual content!? Why films with homosexuals have more restrictions than films with heterosexuals in the exact same circunstances!? Overall, directors are not free to do whatever they want if they want to have a good rating in their films. If they wanna have it they probably will be forced to cut the scenes that the MPAA think they should cut for the film to turn it good to their eyes and requirements. There's also other interesting facts about the Association and interviews with directors, many illustrative images and it's very funny also. I don't care about ratings when I see a film but it was very interesting to see this and you will be kind of shocked by the absurdity of some of the arguments used. It's definitely a must see to anyone who loves cinema!
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Bradym03 says...
4 years ago
You should never censor an artist work. "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" is informative, funny and it dose a great job pointing out how ridiculous the MPAA really is. I highly recommend checking this documentary out, as you really do learn a lot from this.
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Jordyep
7/10  a month ago
The MPAA is an interesting microcosm of the endless hypocrisy that can be found in American culture, and this documentary takes a radical stance against that. It's very thorough about the highly problematic -arguably fascist- antics of this organization, commenting on a variety of topics (sex vs vio More
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