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2006Movie⏱️ 1h 38mNC-17

Documentary

⭐ 7.4

IMDB Rating

28,955 votes

Kirby Dick's exposé about the American movie ratings board.

Director

Kirby Dick

Writers

Kirby Dick, Eddie Schmidt, Matt Patterson

Stars

Kirby Dick, Kimberly Peirce, Darren Aronofsky

Release Date

September 1, 2006

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom, United States

🏆 4

Wins

🎯 3

Nominations

💬 115

Reviews

📋 33.5K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Kirby Dick

as Self - Filmmaker and Interviewer

Kimberly Peirce

as Self - Director of 'Boys Don't Cry'

Darren Aronofsky

as Self - Director of 'Requiem for a Dream'

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Jon Lewis

as Self - Author of 'Hollywood v. Hardcore'

David Ansen

as Self - Film Critic at 'Newsweek'

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Martin Garbus

as Self - First Amendment Attorney and Filmmakers Representative at Appeals

Wayne Kramer

as Self - Director of 'The Cooler'

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Paul Dergarabedian

as Self - Box Office Analyst

Kevin Smith

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

John Waters

as Self - Director 'A Dirty Shame'

💰 Box Office

$347,240

Worldwide Gross

$306,845

Domestic Gross

$30,664

Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Sound

Dolby Digital

Color

Filming Location

Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production

Independent Film Channel (IFC), Netflix, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Documentary

⭐ Featured Review

Fast paced, sometimes zany slam of the MPAA's de facto movie censorship program

by roland-104 • 2006-09-14

7/10

"Fast paced, absorbing, at times comical exposé of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) film rating system. While it is in name a "voluntary" system, i.e., a filmmaker can choose whether to submit a film to MPAA for rating purposes, in fact the theater chains that promise wide exposure and revenues for a film they screen will rarely touch a movie that is unrated or that receives the most restrictive rating, NC-17 (no "child" 17 or younger admitted under any circumstances.) The ratings are allegedly created by a panel of "average" parents of school age c..."

💡 Did You Know?

The MPAA announced that starting in March of 2007, it will change their policy and allow filmmakers to cite other film's ratings as comparison. The MPAA will also provide information about the demographics of its board.