This Film Is Not Yet Rated (Trailer)

This Film Is Not Yet Rated looks at the film rating system in America, managed by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and how it affects American culture. Specifically, it examines depictions of men and women, sexual content and violence in films, as well as the disparities between Hollywood and indie movies, and between film ratings and the feedback films receive.

The documentary reveals a great deal about the MPAA, including its harsher criticism of non-conventional sex acts, including LGBTQ content, and how the NC-17 rating affects a film’s commercial and box office success, especially for smaller and indie filmmakers. It also investigates the organisation itself and reveals that members of the ratings board have no background in child development or media studies, and that many of them either have no children or have children over the age of 18. This is despite the MPAA’s claim that it only hires parents of children aged between 5 and 17.