This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)

Censorship, uncensored.

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.

Cast (58)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Kimberly Peirce

Self - Director of 'Boys Don't Cry'

J

Jon Lewis

Self - Author of 'Hollywood v. Hardcore'

D

David Ansen

Self - Film Critic at 'Newsweek'

M

Martin Garbus

Self - First Amendment Attorney

Wayne Kramer

Self - Director of 'The Cooler'

P

Paul Dergarabedian

Self - Box Office Analyst

Kevin Smith

Self - Director of 'Clerks' and 'Jersey Girl'

John Waters

Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'

Matt Stone

Self - Producer of 'South Park' and 'Team America'

R

Richard Heffner

Self - Former Rating Board Chairman

B

Bingham Ray

Self - Co-Founder of October Films

J

Joel Federman

Self - Author of 'Media Ratings'

Kirby Dick

Self - Filmmaker and Interviewer

J

Jay Rosenzweig

Self - Private Investigator

P

Paul Huebl

Self - Private Investigator

C

Clark Baker

Self - Private Investigator

B

Becky Altringer

Self - Private Investigator

C

Cheryl Howell

Self - Private Investigator

C

Cookie Schwartz

Self - Private Investigator

L

Lindsey Howell

Self - Junior Private Investigator

J

Jay Landers

Self - Former MPAA Rater

S

Stephen Farber

Self - Former MPAA Rater

D

Dottie Hamilton

Self - Author of 'Hollywood's Silent Partner

Maria Bello

Self - Actress in 'The Cooler'

M

Mark Urman

Self - Head of U.S. Theatrical Thinkfilm

Allison Anders

Self - Director of 'Gas - Food - Lodging'

Mary Harron

Self - Director of 'American Psycho'

Jamie Babbit

Self - Director of 'But I'm a Cheerleader'

J

Joan Graves

Self - Rating Board Chairperson (voice)

J

Joann Yatabe

Self - Senior Rating Board Member

Darren Aronofsky

Self - Director of 'Requiem for a Dream'

T

Theresa Webb

Self - Southern California Prevention Research Center at UCLA

M

Michael Tucker

Self - Co-Director of 'Gunner Palace'

D

David L. Robb

Self - Author of 'Operation Hollywood'

Lawrence Lessig

Self - Copyright Attorney and Author

A

Anthony 'Tony' Hey

Self - Senior Rater

B

Barry Freeman

Self - MPAA Rater

A

Arleen Bates

Self - MPAA Rater

M

Matt Ioakimedes

Self - MPAA Rater

J

Jane Worden

Self - MPAA Rater

S

Scott Young

Self - Senior Rater

H

Howard Fridkin

Self - MPAA Rater

Atom Egoyan

Self - Director of 'Where the Truth lies'

Rachel Blanchard

Self - Actress in 'Where the Truth Lies'

M

Michael McClellan

Self - Appeals Board Member

J

James Wall

Self - Appeals Board Clergy Member since 1968

E

Eddie Schmidt

Self - Interviewer (voice)

Kirsten Johnson

Self - Interviewer (voice)

J

Javorn Drummond

Self - From Fayetteville N. Carolina (archive footage)

William H. Hays

Self (archive footage)

E

Eric Johnston

Self - MPAA President for 1945-1963 (archive footage)

J

J. Parnell Thomas

Self (archive footage)

Jack Valenti

Self - Founder of MPAA Rating System (archive footage)

Tom Brokaw

Self - 1978 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)

Walter Cronkite

Self - 1968 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ann Curry

Self - 1999 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dan Rather

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

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