This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)

This documentary was very interesting and informative. The film ratings system is something that no one can really explain and director Kirby Dick tries to do just that.

The film and Dick try to answer the question of "Why are there NC-17 movies and who determines that a movie gets that rating?" The answer to the latter is the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). They have a group of "normal, average parents" who determine whether certain aspects of a movie is something that could offend the average viewer. It's a little more complicated than that, but that's the gist of it. As for the 1st part of the question, that's a little trickier. It really gets interesting when Dick submits this film to the MPAA for a rating and it comes back as NC-17.

I'm not going to explain much more because it would ruin a fun documentary to watch. This movie is rated NC-17 because it talks about and shows scenes from other movies that got an NC-17 rating. There is a lot of great insight from the filmmakers and actors director Kirby Dick interviews. Watch this movie if you want to know about the making of movies.