This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006 · 98 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 28,808 VOTES · DIR. Kirby Dick
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,662 lines
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00:00:12 The head of the Motion Picture Association of America, Jack Valenti
00:05:29 So I think that if you are a woman who understands female pleasure
00:09:03 and tough violence like 100 handicapped orphans decimated by hell of a gunfire.
00:12:12 It is "independant of that big studio culture".
00:15:43 Female caucasian.
00:19:18 The first is "The moon is blue".
00:22:45 And have you ever held any position in the screenwriters guild?
00:26:58 Here is Mary Ann Constanza, ratings department
00:30:35 Yeah, I did. You want to take a look? Here, I'll show you.
00:33:55 "my sixteen year old daughter sitting in a movie theater watching that scene."
00:38:04 But it just seemed
00:41:45 Is there anyone on the ratings board who is a parent like me?
00:46:29 kind of make... Arbitrarily, he makes the decision!
00:50:28 I think, from what I've * read now
00:55:04 Becky's camera isn't working. I've gotta get that shot.
00:59:06 But it just seems backwards that... to show human sexuality
01:04:08 - This is a... is... - Is that what they write up?
01:07:42 that would probably suck pretty fucking bad.
01:11:02 I was struck with Ted Stevens, I'd never heard that before.
01:15:47 Here we go, Arleen.
01:20:22 - ... raters do? - No.
01:23:34 can I compare films, as a whole, then?
01:27:14 which you are not previewed to.
01:30:46 How are the votes cast in the appeal?
Cast & Characters
Kirby Dick
Self - Filmmaker and Interviewer
Kimberly Peirce
Self - Director of 'Boys Don't Cry'
Darren Aronofsky
Self - Director of 'Requiem for a Dream'
Atom Egoyan
Self - Director of 'Where the Truth lies'
Jon Lewis
Self - Author of 'Hollywood v. Hardcore'
David Ansen
Self - Film Critic at 'Newsweek'
Martin Garbus
Self - First Amendment Attorney and Filmmakers Representative at Appeals
Wayne Kramer
Self - Director of 'The Cooler'
Paul Dergarabedian
Self - Box Office Analyst
Kevin Smith
Self - Director of 'Clerks' and 'Jersey Girl'
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,662
Dialogue density17.0 lines / min
First line00:00:12
Final line01:30:46
Production Record
DirectorKirby Dick
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$302,179
IMDb votes28,808