This Film Is Not Yet Rated

Synopsis

Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) 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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Key crew

• Kirby DickDirector
• Kirby DickWriter
• Eddie SchmidtWriter
• Matt PattersonWriter

Cast

• Kimberly PeirceSelf - Director of 'Boys Don't Cry'
• Jon LewisSelf - Author of 'Hollywood v. Hardcore'
• David AnsenSelf - Film Critic at 'Newsweek'
• Martin GarbusSelf - First Amendment Attorney
• Wayne KramerSelf - Director of 'The Cooler'
• Paul DergarabedianSelf - Box Office Analyst
• Kevin SmithSelf - Director of 'Clerks' and 'Jersey Girl'
• John WatersSelf - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'
• Matt StoneSelf - Producer of 'South Park' and 'Team America'
• Richard HeffnerSelf - Former Rating Board Chairman
• Bingham RaySelf - Co-Founder of October Films
• Joel FedermanSelf - Author of 'Media Ratings'

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