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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Motion Picture Association sent a notice to Meta, ordering it to stop using the MPA’s PG-13 movie rating to describe ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The secretive movie ratings system -- the bane of Hollywood filmmakers, who often complain that its judgments are inconsistent -- is about to get an overhaul. Sign ...

It looks as if the Motion Picture Association of America’s archaic and hidebound movie ratings system has dodged another bullet — but every fresh case highlights again the need to overhaul or even ...

(AP) Under increasing pressure over its threshold for violence in PG-13 films, the Motion Picture Association of America defended its often-criticized rating system on Wednesday. A study by the ...

WASHINGTON — A low-budget, inspirational football movie made by Baptist pastors in Georgia has triggered a flood of accusations by Christian groups that Hollywood’s main trade association penalized ...