Censorship, uncensored.
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.
Made in US
7.1/10
2006
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Cast
Kimberly Peirce
As Self - Director of 'Boys Don't Cry'
Jon Lewis
As Self - Author of 'Hollywood v. Hardcore'
David Ansen
As Self - Film Critic at 'Newsweek'
Martin Garbus
As Self - First Amendment Attorney
Wayne Kramer
As Self - Director of 'The Cooler'
Paul Dergarabedian
As Self - Box Office Analyst
Kevin Smith
As Self - Director of 'Clerks' and 'Jersey Girl'
John Waters
As Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'
Matt Stone
As Self - Producer of 'South Park' and 'Team America'
Richard Heffner
As Self - Former Rating Board Chairman
Bingham Ray
As Self - Co-Founder of October Films
Joel Federman
As Self - Author of 'Media Ratings'
Kirby Dick
As Self - Filmmaker and Interviewer
Jay Rosenzweig
As Self - Private Investigator
Paul Huebl
As Self - Private Investigator
Clark Baker
As Self - Private Investigator
Becky Altringer
As Self - Private Investigator
Cheryl Howell
As Self - Private Investigator
Cookie Schwartz
As Self - Private Investigator
Lindsey Howell
As Self - Junior Private Investigator
Jay Landers
As Self - Former MPAA Rater
Stephen Farber
As Self - Former MPAA Rater
Dottie Hamilton
As Self - Author of 'Hollywood's Silent Partner
Maria Bello
As Self - Actress in 'The Cooler'
Mark Urman
As Self - Head of U.S. Theatrical Thinkfilm
Allison Anders
As Self - Director of 'Gas - Food - Lodging'
Mary Harron
As Self - Director of 'American Psycho'
Jamie Babbit
As Self - Director of 'But I'm a Cheerleader'
Joan Graves
As Self - Rating Board Chairperson (voice)
Joann Yatabe
As Self - Senior Rating Board Member
Darren Aronofsky
As Self - Director of 'Requiem for a Dream'
Theresa Webb
As Self - Southern California Prevention Research Center at UCLA
Michael Tucker
As Self - Co-Director of 'Gunner Palace'
David L. Robb
As Self - Author of 'Operation Hollywood'
Lawrence Lessig
As Self - Copyright Attorney and Author
Anthony 'Tony' Hey
As Self - Senior Rater
Barry Freeman
As Self - MPAA Rater
Arleen Bates
As Self - MPAA Rater
Matt Ioakimedes
As Self - MPAA Rater
Jane Worden
As Self - MPAA Rater
Scott Young
As Self - Senior Rater
Howard Fridkin
As Self - MPAA Rater
Atom Egoyan
As Self - Director of 'Where the Truth lies'
Rachel Blanchard
As Self - Actress in 'Where the Truth Lies'
Michael McClellan
As Self - Appeals Board Member
James Wall
As Self - Appeals Board Clergy Member since 1968
Eddie Schmidt
As Self - Interviewer (voice)
Kirsten Johnson
As Self - Interviewer (voice)
Javorn Drummond
As Self - From Fayetteville N. Carolina (archive footage)
William H. Hays
As Self (archive footage)
Eric Johnston
As Self - MPAA President for 1945-1963 (archive footage)
J. Parnell Thomas
As Self (archive footage)
Jack Valenti
As Self - Founder of MPAA Rating System (archive footage)
Tom Brokaw
As Self - 1978 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)
Walter Cronkite
As Self - 1968 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ann Curry
As Self - 1999 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dan Rather
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon
As Self (archive footage)
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