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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.

Censorship, uncensored.

Genres: Documentary

Starring: Kimberly Peirce, Jon Lewis, David Ansen

Released: January 26, 2006

Runtime: 98.0

Popularity Rating: 5.206

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

United Kingdom, United States of America

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

Camera — Director of Photography: Amy Vincent
Camera — Director of Photography: Kirsten Johnson
Camera — Director of Photography: Shana Hagan
Directing — Director: Kirby Dick
Editing — Editor: Matthew Clarke
Production — Producer: Eddie Schmidt
Writing — Writer: Eddie Schmidt
Writing — Writer: Kirby Dick
Writing — Writer: Matt Patterson