The MPAA film rating system, especially the NC-17 rating, can significantly impact the commercial success of a film's theatrical release, often favoring studio productions over international or ...

The Motion Picture Association of America is making some tweaks to its movie-rating system. The changes announced this week in Las Vegas at the movie theater industry’s CinemaCon gathering are being ...

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER – Following through on a commitment made to Vice President Biden in the wake of the December shooting in Newtown, Conn., the MPAA and the National Association of Theatre Owners ...

Hollywood's top trade group said Meta's claims that its teen accounts would be "guided by" PG-13 ratings standards were ...

A PG movie may not exactly be safe for your kids, film reviewing parents are warning, saying the current movie ratings system is often "random" and too closely tied to budgets. Today's movies are ...

After an uproar from parents over surprising graphic content, Steven Spielberg used his clout to create the PG-13 rating. By Ryan Parker When fans think of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the ...

If “This Film Is Not Yet Rated” tanks at the box office, director Kirby Dick can at least say he proved his point. In exposing the ratings entity that is the Motion Picture Association of America, ...

This week on The Business, will changes to the way movies are rated change what you see on the big screen? We'll talk to the head of the MPAA's rating board about what's new and why. And, what can ...