Fresh
A movie that is at once eye-opening and hilarious.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Censorship, uncensored.
2006 · 1h 38m · NC-17
Documentary
Directed by
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.
Director and cast
- Kirby Dick Director
- Kimberly Peirce as Herself - Director of 'Boys Don't Cry'
- Jon Lewis as Himself - Author of 'Hollywood v. Hardcore'
- David Ansen as Himself - Film Critic at 'Newsweek'
- Martin Garbus as Himself - First Amendment Attorney and Filmmakers Representative at Appeals
- Wayne Kramer as Himself - Director of 'The Cooler'
- Paul Dergarabedian Cast
- Kevin Smith Cast
- John Waters Cast
- Matt Stone Cast
- Richard Heffner Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
84%
Tomatometer
Fresh
a head-spinning mystery, a brisk history of motion picture censorship in the U.S. and entertaining, often hilarious, visual proof of Hollywood's hypocrisy in his latest film.
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail
Fresh
It makes a good case for some all-American free enterprise to come up with an alternative.
David Germain, Associated Press
Fresh
...A ringing indictment of a system that's not just broken. It's rigged and needs replacing.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
You can tell that Dick, whose previous documentary Derrida showed that he had serious chops, is having fun with this one. And a good part of the fun involves providing entertaining educational highlights for the public.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
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