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This Film Is Not Yet Rated Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 83

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  Has a bright, dishy spirit.

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• 80

  out of 100

  The New York TimesDana Stevens

  Feisty, intellectually engaging.

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• 80

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  Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano

  An impassioned piece of activist filmmaking that's as persuasive and entertaining as it is disturbing.

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• 80

  out of 100

  VarietyTodd McCarthy

  Never really addresses why aspects of the ratings don't work, proposes concrete improvements or compares the system to those in other countries. Still, picture's bracing, hilarious and out-there elements make it a landmark.

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• 80

  out of 100

  Wall Street Journal

  In the ultimate test, Kirby submits this very documentary to the tender mercies of the MPAA. It gets slapped with an NC-17 for graphic content. He appeals. He loses -- ten votes to zip.

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• 75

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  There is no question that the organization is a riveting subject for a film.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  Dick's strongest points are that these raters receive no training and are given no standards by which to judge movies. Experts in child psychology or media or social studies are not consulted. Nor are they allowed on the board. The days of counting F-words or pelvic thrusts need to end, and in the film's quieter moments, Dick makes this case compellingly.

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