How do you watch This Film Is Not Yet Rated?

No. This Film Is Not Yet Rated isn’t currently on Netflix. But The Bleeding Edge, a new documentary from Kirby Dick, will be available to stream on Netflix Canada beginning July 27th.

What was the main message in the movie This Film Is Not Yet Rated?

The MPAA gave the original cut of the film an NC-17 rating for “some graphic sexual content” — scenes that illustrated the content a film could include to garner an NC-17 rating. Kirby Dick appealed, and descriptions of the ratings deliberations and appeal were included in the documentary.

Why is This Film Is Not Yet Rated rated NC-17?

The MPAA gave the original cut an NC-17 rating for “some graphic sexual content” – scenes that illustrated the content a film could include to garner such a rating. Dick appealed, and descriptions of the ratings deliberations and appeal were included in the documentary.

Is not rated worse than R?

Rated PG: Parental guidance suggested – Some material may not be suitable for children. Rated PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned – Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Rated R: Restricted – Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Rated NC-17: No children under 17 admitted.

Does NC-17 still exist?

Even for a movie whose target audience expects to see explicit sex, the NC-17 is still an iffy commercial prospect, at best. A movie like Blue would make more sense as an R – no one under 17 allowed unless accompanied by a parent or guardian – a rating that takes different parental standards into account.

When did this film is not yet rated come out?

This Film is Not Yet Rated is a 2006 American documentary film about the Motion Picture Association of America’s rating system and its effect on American culture, directed by Kirby Dick and produced by Eddie Schmidt.

What kind of rating does this film have?

This film discusses disparities the filmmaker sees in ratings and feedback: between Hollywood and independent films, between homosexual and heterosexual sexual situations, between male and female sexual depictions, and between violence and sexual content.

Why was this movie not rated by the MPAA?

Compelled by the staggering amount of power that the MPAA ratings board wields, the filmmaker seeks out the true identities of the anonymous elite who control what films make it to the multiplex. He even goes so far as to hire a private investigator to stake out MPAA headquarters and expose Hollywood’s best-kept secret.

Is the final cut of the movie not yet rated?

Dick appealed, and descriptions of the ratings deliberations and appeal were included in the documentary. True to its title, the final cut is not rated. Much of the film’s press coverage was devoted to Dick and his crew’s use of private investigator Becky Altringer to unmask the identities of the ratings and appeals board members.