
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
- Documentary
Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) 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.
Cast

Kimberly Peirce
Self - Director of 'Boys Don't Cry'
- Jon Lewis
Jon Lewis
Self - Author of 'Hollywood v. Hardcore'
- David Ansen
David Ansen
Self - Film Critic at 'Newsweek'
- Martin Garbus
Martin Garbus
Self - First Amendment Attorney

Wayne Kramer
Self - Director of 'The Cooler'
- Paul Dergarabedian
Paul Dergarabedian
Self - Box Office Analyst

Kevin Smith
Self - Director of 'Clerks' and 'Jersey Girl'

John Waters
Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'

Matt Stone
Self - Producer of 'South Park' and 'Team America'
- Richard Heffner
Richard Heffner
Self - Former Rating Board Chairman
- Bingham Ray
Bingham Ray
Self - Co-Founder of October Films
- Joel Federman
Joel Federman
Self - Author of 'Media Ratings'

Kirby Dick
Self - Filmmaker and Interviewer
- Jay Rosenzweig
Jay Rosenzweig
Self - Private Investigator
- Paul Huebl
Paul Huebl
Self - Private Investigator
- Clark Baker
Clark Baker
Self - Private Investigator
- Becky Altringer
Becky Altringer
Self - Private Investigator
- Cheryl Howell
Cheryl Howell
Self - Private Investigator
- Cookie Schwartz
Cookie Schwartz
Self - Private Investigator
- Lindsey Howell
Lindsey Howell
Self - Junior Private Investigator
- Jay Landers
Jay Landers
Self - Former MPAA Rater
- Stephen Farber
Stephen Farber
Self - Former MPAA Rater
- Dottie Hamilton
Dottie Hamilton
Self - Author of 'Hollywood's Silent Partner

Maria Bello
Self - Actress in 'The Cooler'
- Mark Urman
Mark Urman
Self - Head of U.S. Theatrical Thinkfilm

Allison Anders
Self - Director of 'Gas - Food - Lodging'

Mary Harron
Self - Director of 'American Psycho'

Jamie Babbit
Self - Director of 'But I'm a Cheerleader'
- Joan Graves
Joan Graves
Self - Rating Board Chairperson (voice)
- Joann Yatabe
Joann Yatabe
Self - Senior Rating Board Member

Darren Aronofsky
Self - Director of 'Requiem for a Dream'
- Theresa Webb
Theresa Webb
Self - Southern California Prevention Research Center at UCLA
- Michael Tucker
Michael Tucker
Self - Co-Director of 'Gunner Palace'
- David L. Robb
David L. Robb
Self - Author of 'Operation Hollywood'

Lawrence Lessig
Self - Copyright Attorney and Author
- Anthony 'Tony' Hey
Anthony 'Tony' Hey
Self - Senior Rater
- Barry Freeman
Barry Freeman
Self - MPAA Rater
- Arleen Bates
Arleen Bates
Self - MPAA Rater
- Matt Ioakimedes
Matt Ioakimedes
Self - MPAA Rater
- Jane Worden
Jane Worden
Self - MPAA Rater
- Scott Young
Scott Young
Self - Senior Rater
- Howard Fridkin
Howard Fridkin
Self - MPAA Rater

Atom Egoyan
Self - Director of 'Where the Truth lies'

Rachel Blanchard
Self - Actress in 'Where the Truth Lies'
- Michael McClellan
Michael McClellan
Self - Appeals Board Member
- James Wall
James Wall
Self - Appeals Board Clergy Member since 1968
- Eddie Schmidt
Eddie Schmidt
Self - Interviewer (voice)

Kirsten Johnson
Self - Interviewer (voice)
- Javorn Drummond
Javorn Drummond
Self - From Fayetteville N. Carolina (archive footage)

William H. Hays
Self (archive footage)
- Eric Johnston
Eric Johnston
Self - MPAA President for 1945-1963 (archive footage)
- J. Parnell Thomas
J. Parnell Thomas
Self (archive footage)

Jack Valenti
Self - Founder of MPAA Rating System (archive footage)

Tom Brokaw
Self - 1978 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)

Walter Cronkite
Self - 1968 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ann Curry
Self - 1999 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dan Rather
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
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