Unrated
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Not Rated
Not Submitted For MPAA Review
The majority of feature films and home videos are submitted voluntarily by the issuing studio or distributor. However, an occasional film is not entered for review -- for whatever reason. A "Not Rated" label is not an indication of content. A children's movie and an adult-themed film can both be "Not Rated" if they were not submitted for review.
"Not Rated" is not the same as "Unrated." An unrated label often refers to content inappropriate for minors. Many films are submitted in one form for theaters, where it earned a certain MPAA rating. The same film may be simultaneously made available on home video with additional footage. This version is often considered the "Unrated" version.
By the same token, a film can exist in two different MPAA ratings signifying two different cuts of the film. --edited from document found in multiple sources [Dec 2004]
Video
Video has allowed studios to skirt the rating system and release unrated versions of films on videocassette and DVD. Sometimes these versions would have earned an NC-17 if submitted for rating, but often their unrated status is merely for marketing purposes, with the implication that the added unrated material is racier than an R rating would permit. For example, one DVD release of American Pie, rated R in its theatrical release, exclaims on the box, "UNRATED! The Version You Couldn't See In Theaters". Sometimes the difference between an R-rated feature and its unrated home video counterpart is as little as a few seconds. A number of filmmakers have also taken to filming additional footage specifically for video or DVD release, with no intention of submitting this material to the MPAA.
Some foreign and independent films do not bother to submit to the rating system, reasoning that they will not be distributed widely beyond their art-house audience, so the expense is unnecessary. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPAA_film_rating_system [Dec 2004]
Film ratings [...]
In the United States, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) issues ratings for movies. The system was instituted in 1968 and is voluntary; however, most movie theater chains will not show unrated films. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_rating_systems [Oct 2004]
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