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id="topContent" class="col-sm-9"> <h1>BULLETINS, UPDATES & NEWS</h1> <p>At every age and any stage of your child’s development, you can be cinema savvy and screen wise. Ratings help provide you with guidance and information about movie content, so that you – the parent, who knows your children best – can decide if a movie is suitable for them or not.</p> <p>We’re working to make it easy for parents to stay ahead of the curve and learn about a movie before they head to theaters. To stay in the know, receive weekly Red Carpet Rating emails or follow us on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/FilmRatings" target="_blank">@FilmRatings</a> for the latest information on recently released movies and to learn more about ratings.</p> <p class="nomargintop"><a href="..//RedCarpetSignIn/SignIn" class="btn btn-primary">SIGN UP FOR RED CARPET EMAILS HERE</a></p> <p>Heading to the theater or about to rent a flick for family movie night? Take advantage of our movie rating database located to the left in the navigation bar.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pr-container" class="container"> <h2 class="press-heading">PRESS RELEASES</h2> <div class="press-container"> <div class="press-title"> CARA APPEALS BOARD UPHOLDS ‘R’ RATING FOR "THE 4:30 MOVIE"</div> <div class="press-date"><i>LOS ANGELES</i> – May 16, 2024</div> <div class="press-snippet"> The Classification and Rating Administration’s (CARA) Appeals Board on March 20 upheld the ‘R’ rating given to the film "The 4:30 Movie." </div> <div class="press-more"> <a href="/Content/PR/CARA_Appeals_Release_The_430_Movie.pdf" target="_blank">More</a> </div> </div> <section class="bgltblue"> <div class="press-container"> <div class="press-title"> CARA APPEALS BOARD OVERTURNS ‘R’ RATING FOR “ASTEROID CITY”</div> <div class="press-date"><i>LOS ANGELES</i> – April 19, 2023</div> <div class="press-snippet"> The Classification and Rating Administration (CARA)’s Appeals Board on April 19 overturned the ‘R’ rating given to the film “Asteroid City.” </div> <div class="press-more"> <a href="/Content/PR/CARA_Appeals_Release-Asteroid_City-4.20.23.pdf" target="_blank">More</a> </div> </div> </section> <div class="press-container"> <div class="press-title"> CARA APPEALS BOARD UPHOLDS 'NC-17' RATING FOR "INFINITY POOL" </div> <div class="press-date"><i>LOS ANGELES</i> – October 6, 2022</div> <div class="press-snippet"> 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." </div> <div class="press-more"> <a href="/Content/PR/UPHELD_CARA_Appeals_Release-Infinity_Pool.pdf" target="_blank">More</a> </div> </div> <section class="bgltblue"> <div class="press-container"> <div class="press-title"> CARA APPEALS BOARD UPHOLDS 'R' RATING FOR "MY FAKE BOYFRIEND" </div> <div class="press-date"><i>LOS ANGELES</i> – May 27, 2022</div> <div class="press-snippet"> The Classification and Rating Administration (CARA)'s Appeals Board unanimously voted today to uphold the 'R' rating given to the film "My Fake Boyfriend." </div> <div class="press-more"> <a href="/Content/PR/CARA_Appeals_Release_My_Fake_Boyfriend.pdf" target="_blank">More</a> </div> </div> </section> <div class="press-container"> <div class="press-title">CARA APPEALS BOARD UPHOLDS ‘R’ RATING FOR “MILITARY WIVES”</div> <div class="press-date"><i>LOS ANGELES</i> - February 4, 2020</div> <div class="press-snippet">The Classification and Rating Administration (CARA)’s Appeals Board today upheld the ‘R’ rating given to the movie “Military Wives.” </div> <div class="press-more"><a href="/Content/PR/CARA_Appeals_Release _Military_Wives .pdf" target="_blank">More</a></div> </div> <section class="bgltblue"> <div class="press-container"> <div class="press-title"> CARA APPEALS BOARD OVERTURNS R RATING FOR "THE BANKER" </div> <div class="press-date"><i>LOS ANGELES</i> – September 19, 2019</div> <div class="press-snippet"> The Classification and Rating Administration (CARA)’s Appeals Board on Tuesday overturned the ‘R’ rating given to the movie “The Banker”. </div> <div class="press-more"> <a href="/Content/PR/CARA Appeals Release - The Banker - 9.19.19.pdf" target="_blank">More</a> </div> </div> </section> <div class="press-container"> <div class="press-title">APPEALS BOARD UPHOLDS R RATING FOR THE RELIANT</div> <div class="press-date"><i>LOS ANGELES</i> – February 5, 2019</div> <div class="press-snippet">Today, the Classification and Rating Appeals Board upheld the R rating for The Reliant. The Reliant is rated R for some violence.</div> <div class="press-more"><a href="/Content/PR/AppealsThe Reliant.pdf" target="_blank">More</a></div> </div> <section class="bgltblue"> <div class="press-container"> <div class="press-title"> CARA APPEALS BOARD OVERTURNS R RATING FOR THE HUSTLE</div> <div class="press-date"><i>LOS ANGELES</i> – August 28, 2018</div> <div class="press-snippet">The Classification and Rating Appeals Board recently overturned the R rating given to the movie The Hustle.</div> <div class="press-more"> <a href="/Content/PR/2018-08-28 CARA Appeal The Hustle[1].pdf" target="_blank">More</a> </div> </div> </section> <div class="press-container"> <div class="press-title">APPEALS BOARD OVERTURNS R RATING FOR THE 15:17 TO PARIS</div> <div class="press-date"><i>LOS ANGELES</i> – December 14, 2017</div> <div class="press-snippet">Yesterday, the R rating for “The 15:17 to Paris” was overturned.”</div> <div class="press-more"><a href="/Content/PR/2017-12-14 CARA RELEASE.pdf" target="_blank">More</a></div> </div> <section class="bgltblue"> <div class="press-container"> <div class="press-title">MPAA STATEMENT ON THE RATING OF 3 GENERATIONS</div> <div class="press-date"><i>LOS ANGELES</i> - April 28, 2017</div> <div class="press-snippet">The Classification and Rating Administration (CARA) issues statement on the goal of voluntary film rating system administered by the MPAA.</div> <div class="press-more"><a href="/Content/PR/2017-04-28 3 Generations Statement.pdf" target="_blank">More</a></div> </div> </section> <div class="press-container"> <div class="press-title">CARA STATEMENT ON THE VOLUNTARY FILM RATING SYSTEM</div> <div class="press-date"><i>LOS ANGELES</i> - April 20, 2017</div> <div class="press-snippet">The Classification and Rating Administration (CARA) issues statement on the goal of voluntary film rating system administered by the MPAA.</div> <div class="press-more"><a href="/Content/PR/CARA Ratings.pdf" target="_blank">More</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="reports-container" class="container"> <h2 class="press-heading">REPORTS</h2> <div class="press-container"> <div class="press-title">AMERICAN PARENTS’ VIEWS ON MOVIE RATINGS – 2023</div> <div class="press-snippet"> </div> <div class="press-more"><a href="/Content/Downloads/American-Parents-Views-on-Movie-Ratings.pdf">More</a></div> </div> <section class="bgltblue"> <div class="press-container"> <div class="press-title">“G” is for Golden: The MPAA Film Ratings at 50</div> <h5>Report for the 50th Anniversary of the Film Rating System</h5> <div class="press-snippet"><i>A detailed look at the history, evolution, and process behind the ratings.</i></div> <div class="press-more"><a href="https://www.motionpictures.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/G-is-for-Golden.pdf">More</a></div> </div> </section> <div class="press-container"> <div class="press-title">AMERICAN PARENTS’ VIEWS ON MOVIE RATINGS – 2018</div> <h5>The Results of Nielsen’s survey of parents on the Rating System</h5> <div class="press-snippet"><i>The specific concerns of parents regarding content in films and how they’re being addressed by the Rating System.</i></div> <div class="press-more"><a href="https://www.motionpictures.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Nielsen-Parents-Film-Rating-Advisory-Study-Final-102318.pdf">More</a></div> </div> </div> <section id="link-boxes"> <div class="container"> <div class="row row-centered"> <a href="/Content/Downloads/cara_rating_bulletin.pdf" target="_blank"><img src="/Images/box-weekly-ratings-bulletin.png" /></a> <a href="/Contact"><img src="/Images/box-contact-us.png" /></a> <a href="..//RedCarpetSignIn/SignIn" target="_blank"><img src="/Images/box-red-carpet-ratings.png" /></a> </div> </div> </section><footer> <div class="container"> <div class="col-md-9"> <a href="https://www.motionpictures.org/"><img src="/Images/mpaa-logo.png" style="height:30px; margin: 8px 8px 10px 0;" />VISIT MOTIONPICTURES.ORG</a> <br/> <ul class="footer-left"> <li><a href="/Contact/">Contact Us</a></li> <li>|</li> <li><a href="/About/Terms">Terms of Use</a></li> <li>|</li> <li><a href="/About/Privacy">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li>|</li> <li>™ & © 1986  2025 MPA. 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