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CARA APPEALS BOARD UPHOLDS ‘R’ RATING FOR "THE 4:30 MOVIE"
LOS ANGELES – May 16, 2024
The Classification and Rating Administration’s (CARA) Appeals Board on March 20 upheld the ‘R’ rating given to the film "The 4:30 Movie."
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CARA APPEALS BOARD OVERTURNS ‘R’ RATING FOR “ASTEROID CITY”
LOS ANGELES – April 19, 2023
The Classification and Rating Administration (CARA)’s Appeals Board on April 19 overturned the ‘R’ rating given to the film “Asteroid City.”
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CARA APPEALS BOARD UPHOLDS 'NC-17' RATING FOR "INFINITY POOL"
LOS ANGELES – October 6, 2022
The Classification and Rating Administration’s (CARA) Appeals Board voted today in a tie to uphold the 'NC-17' rating given to the film "Infinity Pool."
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CARA APPEALS BOARD UPHOLDS 'R' RATING FOR "MY FAKE BOYFRIEND"
LOS ANGELES – May 27, 2022
The Classification and Rating Administration (CARA)'s Appeals Board unanimously voted today to uphold the 'R' rating given to the film "My Fake Boyfriend."
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CARA APPEALS BOARD UPHOLDS ‘R’ RATING FOR “MILITARY WIVES”
LOS ANGELES - February 4, 2020
The Classification and Rating Administration (CARA)’s Appeals Board today upheld the ‘R’ rating given to the movie “Military Wives.”
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CARA APPEALS BOARD OVERTURNS R RATING FOR "THE BANKER"
LOS ANGELES – September 19, 2019
The Classification and Rating Administration (CARA)’s Appeals Board on Tuesday overturned the ‘R’ rating given to the movie “The Banker”.
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APPEALS BOARD UPHOLDS R RATING FOR THE RELIANT
LOS ANGELES – February 5, 2019
Today, the Classification and Rating Appeals Board upheld the R rating for The Reliant. The Reliant is rated R for some violence.
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CARA APPEALS BOARD OVERTURNS R RATING FOR THE HUSTLE
LOS ANGELES – August 28, 2018
The Classification and Rating Appeals Board recently overturned the R rating given to the movie The Hustle.
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APPEALS BOARD OVERTURNS R RATING FOR THE 15:17 TO PARIS
LOS ANGELES – December 14, 2017
Yesterday, the R rating for “The 15:17 to Paris” was overturned.”
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MPAA STATEMENT ON THE RATING OF 3 GENERATIONS
LOS ANGELES - April 28, 2017
The Classification and Rating Administration (CARA) issues statement on the goal of voluntary film rating system administered by the MPAA.
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CARA STATEMENT ON THE VOLUNTARY FILM RATING SYSTEM
LOS ANGELES - April 20, 2017
The Classification and Rating Administration (CARA) issues statement on the goal of voluntary film rating system administered by the MPAA.
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REPORTS

AMERICAN PARENTS’ VIEWS ON MOVIE RATINGS – 2023
 
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“G” is for Golden: The MPAA Film Ratings at 50
Report for the 50th Anniversary of the Film Rating System
A detailed look at the history, evolution, and process behind the ratings.
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AMERICAN PARENTS’ VIEWS ON MOVIE RATINGS – 2018
The Results of Nielsen’s survey of parents on the Rating System
The specific concerns of parents regarding content in films and how they’re being addressed by the Rating System.
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