This Film Is Not Yet Rated
361 votes
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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2006-01-26
Runtime: 98 mins
Director: Kirby Dick
Writer: Kirby Dick, Eddie Schmidt, Matt Patterson
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Production Companies: BBC, Chain Camera Pictures
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Cast
Kimberly Peirce
Jon Lewis
David Ansen
Martin Garbus
Wayne Kramer
Paul Dergarabedian
Kevin Smith
John Waters
Matt Stone
Richard Heffner
Bingham Ray
Joel Federman
Kirby Dick
Jay Rosenzweig
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