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Weekly US Ratings from the MPAA


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Weekly US Ratings from the MPA...

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Maxxxine


Link Here14th April 2024
MPAA Bulletin 2829, 10 April 2024

Dark Feathers: Dance of the Geisha

Rated PG-13 for violence, suicide, sexual material and some strong language.

Hannover House, Inc.

Fancy Dance

Fancy Dance is a 2023 US drama by Erica Tremblay
Starring Lily Gladstone, Isabel Deroy-Olson and Ryan Begay IMDb

Rated R for language, some drug content and sexual material.

Apple Films Ltd

Summary Notes

Following her sister's disappearance, a Native American hustler kidnaps her niece from the child's white grandparents and sets out for the state powwow in hopes of keeping what is left of their family intact.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is a 2024 US action film by Wes Ball
Starring Freya Allan, Kevin Durand and William H. Macy IMDb

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence/action.

20th Century Studios

Summary Notes

Many years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he's been taught about the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.

 

Kneecap

Kneecap is a 2024 Ireland comedy drama by Rich Peppiatt
Starring Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara and DJ Próvai IMDb

Rated R for pervasive drug content and language, sexual content/nudity and some violence.

Sony Pictures Classics

Summary Notes

When fate brings Belfast teacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed 'low life scum' Naoise and Liam Og, the needle drops on a hip hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish, they lead a movement to save their mother tongue.

Maxxxine

Maxxxine is a 2023 US/New Zealand/Canada horror by Ti West
Starring Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Monaghan and Mia Goth IMDb

Rated R for strong violence, gore, sexual content, graphic nudity, language and drug use.

A24

Summary Notes

Follows Maxine, who was the only survivor of the bloody incidents of X, as she continues her journey towards fame to be an actress in 1980s Los Angeles.

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is a 2024 US/UK/Turkey action drama by Guy Ritchie
Starring Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson and Alex Pettyfer IMDb

Rated R for strong violence throughout and some language.

Lionsgate

Summary Notes

The British military recruits a small group of highly skilled soldiers to strike against German forces behind enemy lines during World War II.

School of Magical Animals 2

Rated PG for some rude material and language.

Blue Fox Entertainment

War of the Worlds

Rated PG-13 for some sci-fi action/violence, strong language and bloody images.

Universal Studios

 

 

Weekly US Ratings from the MPA...

Latest ratings


Link Here3rd April 2024
MPAA Bulletin 2828, 03 April 2024

The Alto Knights

Rated R for violence and pervasive language.

Warner Bros. Pictures

Back To Black

Back To Black is a 2024 France/UK/US music biography by Sam Taylor-Johnson
Starring Marisa Abela, Eddie Marsan and Jack O'Connell BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Rated R for drug use, language throughout, sexual content and nudity.

Focus Features LLC

Summary Notes

The life and music of Amy Winehouse, through the journey of adolescence to adulthood and the creation of one of the best-selling albums of our time.

Blitz

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including some racism, violence, some strong language, brief sexuality and smoking.

Apple Films Ltd

The Commandant's Shadow

Rated PG-13 for thematic content involving the Holocaust, some disturbing images, and smoking.

Warner Bros. Pictures

Deer Camp '86

Rated R for bloody violence, some gore, pervasive language, and crude/sexual material.

Creative Alley Pictures

 

Hard Home

Hard Home is a 2024 US thriller by James Bamford
Starring Andrew Howard, Simone Kessell and Rosie Day IMDb

Rated R for violence, bloody images and language.

Paramount Pictures Corporation

Summary Notes

A vengeful mother, shattered by the loss of her daughter, becomes the hunter when she turns the tables on the killer and lures him into her home. The killer finds himself ensnared in a twisted game of revenge, navigating the dark corridors of her high-tech home as he desperately ...

Joker: Folie À Deux

Rated R for some strong violence, language throughout, some sexuality, and brief full nudity.

Warner Bros. Pictures

Protocol-7

Protocol-7 is a 2024 US thriller by Andrew Wakefield
Starring Rachel G. Whittle, Matthew Marsden and Josh Murray IMDb

Rated R for some language.

Abramorama

Summary Notes

With the catastrophic regression of her adopted son, Lexi, a small-town lawyer, is confronted with the reality of corporate fraud at the highest level. Will she hold a massive corporation accountable in this true whistleblower story?

 

 

Weekly US Ratings from the MPA...

Shadow Land, Arcadian


Link Here31st March 2024
MPAA Bulletin 2827, 27 March 2024

Absence of Eden

Rated R for violent content, language and some sexual content.

Roadside Attractions LLC Vertical Entertainment LLC

 

Americana

Americana is a 2023 US action comedy by Tony Tost
Starring Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser and Zahn McClarnon IMDb

Rated R for violence, language throughout and some sexual references.

Lionsgate

Summary Notes

The lives of local outsiders and outcasts violently intertwine when a rare Lakota Ghost shirt falls onto the black market in a small South Dakota town.

Arcadian

Arcadian is a 2024 Canada/US/Ireland action horror thriller by Benjamin Brewer
Starring Nicolas Cage, Jaeden Martell and Maxwell Jenkins IMDb

Rated R for bloody images.

RLJE Films

Summary Notes

A father and his twin teenage sons fight to survive in a remote farmhouse at the end of the end of the world.

 

Dandelion

Dandelion is a 2024 US romance by Nicole Riegel
Starring Thomas Doherty, KiKi Layne and Melanie Nicholls-King IMDb

Rated R for sexuality/nudity and language.

IFC Films

Summary Notes

It follows a singer-songwriter in a downward spiral as she takes a last effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey, a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago.

 

Gracie and Pedro: Pets To the Rescue

Gracie and Pedro: Pets To the Rescue is a 2024 US/South Africa/Canada animation comedy by Kevin Donovan, Gottfried Roodt
Starring Bill Nighy, Brooke Shields and Danny Trejo IMDb

Rated PG for mild action/peril and rude material.

Second Chance Productions LLC

Summary Notes

Gracie and Pedro are family pets with nothing in common. Gracie is a snobby, purebred pooch who considers herself "Best in Show", while Pedro is a brazen, rescue cat, preferring his dinner fresh from the trash. After the family undertakes a big move, Gracie and Pedro's brawling d...

 

Rez Ball

Rez Ball is a 2024 US sport drama by Sydney Freeland
Starring Jessica Matten, Devin Sampson Craig and Amber Midthunder IMDb

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including suicide, teen drug/alcohol use, language and some crude references.

Netflix, Inc.

Summary Notes

Chuska Warriors, a Native American high school basketball team from Chuska, New Mexico that must band together after losing their star player, if they want to keep their quest for a state championship alive.

Thelma

Rated PG-13 for strong language.

Magnolia Pictures

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black

Rated R for language, some sexual content and violence.

Amazon MGM Studios

 

Verona

Verona is a 2024 US/Canada music romance by Timothy Scott Bogart
Starring Rupert Everett, Jason Isaacs and Rebel Wilson IMDb

Rated PG-13 for some violence, bloody images and suggestive material.

Hero Entertainment Partners, LLC

Summary Notes

Based on the real story that inspired Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, follows the greatest love story of all time, set as an original pop musical.

 

MPAA Bulletin 2826, 20 March 2024
 

Babes

Babes is a 2024 US family comedy by Pamela Adlon
Starring Shola Adewusi, Sandra Bernhard and Michelle Buteau IMDb

Rated R for sexual material, language throughout, and some drug use.

NEON

Summary Notes

It tells the story of Eden who becomes pregnant from a one-night-stand and leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her.

The Dead Don't Hurt

The Dead Don't Hurt is a 2023 Mexico/Canada/Denmark western drama by Viggo Mortensen
Starring Vicky Krieps, Viggo Mortensen and Solly McLeod IMDb

Rated R for violence, some sexuality and language.

Shout Studios

Summary Notes

Set in the 1860s, the fiercely independent French Canadian Vivienne Le Coudy embarks on a relationship with Danish immigrant Holger Olsen.

Despicable Me 4

Despicable Me 4 is a 2024 US animation comedy by Chris Renaud, Patrick Delage
Starring Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig and Joey King IMDb

Rated PG for action and rude humor.

Universal Studios

Summary Notes

Gru, Lucy, Margo, Edith, and Agnes welcome a new member to the family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.

A Forgotten Man

Rated R for brief full nudity.

Sovereign Film Distribution Limited

Hard Miles

Hard Miles is a 2023 US sport drama by R.J. Daniel Hanna
Starring Matthew Modine, Sean Astin and Leslie David Baker IMDb

Rated PG-13 for strong language, thematic content, suggestive references and some teen drinking.

Blue Fox Entertainment

Summary Notes

A prison social worker assembles a cycling team of teenage convicts and takes them on a transformative 1,000-mile ride. Inspired by the life of Greg Townsend and the Ridgeview Academy cycling team.

The Image of You

The Image of You is a 2024 US thriller by Jeff Fisher
Starring Nestor Carbonell, Mira Sorvino and Sasha Pieterse BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Rated R for sexual content/nudity, language throughout, and some violence.

Paramount Pictures Corporation

Summary Notes

Follows identical twins Anna and Zoe. When Anna meets a stock trader, she thinks he's perfect, but Zoe doesn't trust him, so she sets out to discover the truth about him.

The Keeper

Rated R for some language.

LAMA Distribution LLC

Montauk

Montauk is a USA thriller by Bob Yari.
Starring Kenneth Kieler and Senria Nath and Alyvia Bush. IMDb

Rated R for some violence.

Ascending Media Group

Summary Notes

A Top Secret Building owned by the CIA is doing illegal test on homeless people and children of Montauk, New York so Peter Anderson, a mid-40's Police Chief that struggles with depression, will have to work together with a homeless veteran to shut down the project.

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa is a 2023 US documentary by Lucy Walker
Starring Shiny Dijmarescu, Sunny Dijmarescu and Lhakpa Sherpa IMDb

Rated R for some language.

Netflix, Inc.

Summary Notes

A single mother working as a dishwasher who has another life as record-breaking mountain climber.

The Pet Investigators

Rated PG for some rude material, thematic material and mild violence.

Plaion Entertainment

Presence

Rated R for violence, drug material, language, sexuality and teen drinking.

Apparitions Incorporated - [Production Co.]

 

Shadow Land

Shadow Land is a 2024 horror IMDb

Rated R for violence and language.

Paramount Pictures Corporation

Spy X Family Code: White (dubbed)

Rated PG-13 for some violence, language and smoking.

Crunchyroll Sony Pictures Entertainment

Spy X Family Code: White (subtitled)

Rated PG-13 for some violence, language and smoking.

Crunchyroll Sony Pictures Entertainment

 

 

Weekly US Ratings from the MPA...

Tarot, Cuckoo, It's What's Inside, The 4:30 Movie, Latency


Link Here28th March 2024
MPAA Bulletin 2825, 13 March 2024
 

The 4:30 Movie

The 4:30 Movie is a 2024 US comedy by Kevin Smith
Starring Justin Long, Jason Lee and Kate Micucci IMDb

Rated R for sexual content.

NOTE: INTENDING TO APPEAL TO THE C.A.R.A. APPEALS BOARD.

Saban Films LLC

Summary Notes

A group of teens in the 1980s spend the day theater-hopping.

Bull Street

Bull Street is a 2024 US drama by Lynn Dow
Starring Loretta Devine, Amy Madigan and Malynda Hale IMDb

Rated R for some language and drug use.

Bull Street The Movie LLC

Summary Notes

A woman faces the battle of her life when her estranged father's family tries to evict her and her grandmother from the only home she has ever known.

Cuckoo

Cuckoo is a 2024 Germany/US horror mystery thriller by Tilman Singer
Starring Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens and Jessica Henwick IMDb

Rated R for violence, bloody images, language and brief teen drug use.

NEON

Summary Notes

A 17-year old girl is forced to move with her family to a resort where things are not what they seem.

The Domino Revival

The Domino Revival is a 2023 US documentary by Mike Signorelli
Starring Mark Driscoll, Alexander Pagani and Isaiah Saldivar IMDb

Rated PG-13 for thematic material.

Amazon Prime Video Google Play Vudu

Summary Notes

It takes audiences on a special journey with Mike Signorelli and the revivalists to a pivotal time in the country's history.

The Forge

The Forge is a 2024 US drama by Alex Kendrick
Starring Karen Abercrombie, Priscilla C. Shirer and Ben VanderMey IMDb

Rated PG for thematic elements.

Sony Pictures Releasing

Summary Notes

After graduating from high school without any plans for the future, Isaiah receives a push to start making better life decisions.

 

It's What's Inside

It's What's Inside is a 2024 US comedy horror by Greg Jardin
Starring Alycia Debnam-Carey, Madison Davenport and Brittany O'Grady IMDb

Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content, drug use and some violent content.

Netflix, Inc.

Summary Notes

A pre-wedding party descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend shows up with a mysterious suitcase.

 

Latency

Latency is a 2023 US/Thailand action horror thriller by James Croke
Starring Sasha Luss and Alexis Ren IMDb

Originally MPA R rated for language and some violent content. The film was cut prior to release and then was MPA PG-13 rated for strong language, some violent content and terror.

NOTE: EDITED FOR RE-RATE. CONTENT IS DIFFERENT FROM R RATED VERSION, BULLETIN #2806 (10/25/2023). CHANGE IN RATING AND RATING DESCRIPTOR. ONLY THIS EDITED VERSION IS RATED.

Lionsgate

Summary Notes

When Hana, a professional gamer who suffers from acute agoraphobia, receives new equipment that enhances her game, she begins to wonder if it is reading her mind - or controlling it.

 

A Tree Fell in the Woods

A Tree Fell in the Woods is a 2024 US drama by Nora Kirkpatrick
Starring Kevin Pollak, Jen Tullock and Blake Berris IMDb

Rated R for sexual content and language.

Snow Falling LLC - [Production Co.]

Summary Notes

This plot is being kept under wraps.

 

Will & Harper

Will & Harper is a 2024 US documentary by Josh Greenbaum
Starring Will Ferrell and Harper Steele IMDb

Rated R for language.

Netflix, Inc.

Summary Notes

In this intimate portrayal of friendship, transition, and America, Will Ferrell and his close friend of thirty years decide to go on a cross-country road trip to explore a new chapter in their relationship.

 

MPAA Bulletin 2824, 06 March 2024

Boonie Bears: Guardian Code

Boonie Bears: Guardian Code is a 2023 China animation by Yongchang Lin, Heqi Shao
Starring Bingjun Zhang, Wei Zhang and Xiao Tan BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Rated PG for action, violence and thematic material.

Viva Pictures Distribution, LLC

Summary Notes

Briar and Bramble lose their mother at a very young age due to mysterious circumstances. Many years later, when an older female bear shows up on the scene, the Bear Brothers are determined to find out the truth once and for all.

End of the Rope

End of the Rope is a 2023 US crime mystery by Charlie Griak
Starring Joseph Gray, Chris Bylsma and Nick Saxton IMDb

Rated PG-13 for some violent content and language.

Saban Films LLC Well Go USA, Inc.

Summary Notes

When a family mysteriously disappears from the town of Schafer, North Dakota, suspicion lands on a sociopathic farmhand. Based on the true story of the infamous Charles Bannon case of 1931.

The Garfield Movie

The Garfield Movie is a 2024 UK/US animation comedy by Mark Dindal
Starring Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson and Hannah Waddingham IMDb

Rated PG for action/peril and mild thematic elements.

Columbia Pictures

Summary Notes

Garfield is about to go on a wild outdoor adventure. After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father - the cat Vic - Garfield and Odie are forced to abandon their pampered life to join Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.

 

The Instigators

The Instigators is a 2024 US crime mystery drama by Doug Liman
Starring Matt Damon, Paul Walter Hauser and Hong Chau IMDb

Rated R for pervasive language and some violence.

Apple

Summary Notes

Follows two robbers who must go on the run with the help of one of their therapists after a theft doesn't go as planned.

 

My Spy the Eternal City

My Spy the Eternal City is a 2024 US action comedy by Peter Segal
Starring Dave Bautista, Anna Faris and Kristen Schaal IMDb

Rated PG-13 for violence/action, some strong language, suggestive references, teen drinking, and a nude sculpture.

Amazon Studios

Summary Notes

It follows a teenage Sophie as she convinces JJ to chaperone her school trip where they both end up as pawns in an international terrorist plot targeting CIA Chief, David Kim and his son, Collin - who is Sophie's best friend.

Tarot

Tarot is a 2024 US horror by Spenser Cohen, Anna Halberg
Starring Avantika, Olwen Fouéré and Jacob Batalon IMDb

Rated PG-13 for horror violence, terror, bloody images, some strong language and drug content.

Screen Gems

Summary Notes

When a group of friends recklessly violates the sacred rule of Tarot readings they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death.

 

 

Weekly US Ratings from the MPA...

Don't Move, House of Spoils


Link Here19th March 2024
MPAA Bulletin 2823, 28 February 2024

5 Outlaws

5 Outlaws is a 2024 US crime mystery drama by Joey Palmroos, Austen Paul
Starring Eric Roberts, Dallas Hart and Jonathan Peacy IMDb

Rated R for violence and language.

Saban Films LLC Well Go USA, Inc.

Summary Notes

Group of outlaws wake up to their loot bag from their train heist being empty. Each cowboy, hand tight to the bag, hanging on in the middle of the camp starts to interrogate each other on who among them stole the loot. With no witnesses, just the rugged nature, the wild west. Eac...

 

Blackwater Lane

Blackwater Lane is a 2024 UK thriller by Jeff Celentano
Starring Dermot Mulroney, Maggie Grace and Minka Kelly IMDb

Rated PG-13 for violent content, thematic elements involving suicide, sexuality and terror.

Lionsgate

Summary Notes

Late one night a woman drives by a stranded motorist who is later revealed to have been murdered. After a series of terrifying events the woman believes she is the killer's next victim.

Butterfly Tale

Butterfly Tale is a 2023 Canada/Germany children's cartoon by Sophie Roy
Starring Tatiana Maslany, Mena Massoud and Tristan D. Lalla BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Rated G

Viva Pictures Distribution, LLC

Summary Notes

A pair of rival butterflies form an unlikely friendship.

A Cat's Life

A Cat's Life is a 2023 France/Switzerland children's adventure drama by Guillaume Maidatchevsky
Starring Capucine Sainson-Fabresse, Corinne Masiero and Lucie Laurent IMDb

Rated PG for thematic material, some peril and language.

Blue Fox Entertainment

Summary Notes

Follows the journey of Clémence and her kitty, Rroû, as they leave Paris to spend the holidays in the countryside. While there, Rroû enjoys the wildlife and befriends Câline, a white kitten who prowls in the woods.

 

Don't Move

Don't Move is a 2024 US horror thriller by Brian Netto, Adam Schindler
Starring Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock and Daniel Francis IMDb

Rated R for some strong violence and language.

Dont Move UT, LLC - [Production Co.]

Summary Notes

It follows a seasoned killer as he injects a grieving woman with a paralytic agent. She must run, fight and hide before her body shuts down.

Duchess

Duchess is a 2024 UK action film by Neil Marshall
Starring Colm Meaney, Sean Pertwee and Colin Egglesfield IMDb

Rated R for strong bloody violent content, pervasive language, some sexual content and brief drug use.

Saban Films LLC Well Go USA, Inc.

Summary Notes

Follows a tough, working-class, petty criminal who morphs into an anti-heroine to be reckoned with in a murky underworld, in the treacherous world of diamond smuggling.

F Marry Kill

Rated R for sexual material, language, some violence and drug use.

Lionsgate

Frank Capra: Mr. America

Frank Capra: Mr. America is a 2023 UK documentary by Matthew Wells
Starring Frank Capra and Tom Rothman IMDb

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, smoking and thematic elements.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Summary Notes

FRANK CAPRA: MR AMERICA tells the story of how Frank Capra, a young immigrant, rose through the ranks of early Hollywood to become one of the Great American storytellers.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Rated PG-13 for supernatural action/violence, language and suggestive references.

Columbia Pictures

 

House of Spoils

House of Spoils is a 2024 US horror thriller by Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy
Starring Marton Csokas, Ariana DeBose and Barbie Ferreira IMDb

Rated R for language and some violent content.

Amazon Studios

Summary Notes

It tells the story of a chef who opens her first restaurant where she battles kitchen chaos, a dubious investor and self doubt, but the pressure heats up thanks to the spirit of the estate's previous owner who threatens to sabotage her.

Sight

Rated PG-13 for violence and thematic material.

Angel Studios

Someone Like You

Someone Like You is a 2024 US romance by Tyler Russell
Starring Sarah Fisher, Jake Allyn and Lynn Collins IMDb

Rated PG for thematic material.

Fathom

Summary Notes

Based on the novel by #1 NYTimes bestselling author Karen Kingsbury, "Someone Like You" is an achingly beautiful love story. After the tragic loss of his best friend, a grieving young architect launches a search for her secret twin sister.

Something in the Water

Rated R for language throughout, some violence and bloody images.

Samuel Goldwyn Films, LLC

Thabo and the Rhino Case

Thabo and the Rhino Case is a 2023 Germany children's mystery by Mara Eibl-Eibesfeldt
Starring Litlhohonolofatso Litlhakayane, Ava Skuratowski and Kumkani Pilonti IMDb

Rated PG for thematic material, mild violence, language, a suggestive reference and brief smoking.

Purdie Distribution

Summary Notes

Thabo (11) wants to become a private detective. If only his home, the small African village, was not the most peaceful Savannah paradise. But things take a sudden turn when a rhino is murdered in the safari park for its horn.

Villains Inc

Rated PG-13 for violence and brief drug material.

Purdie Distribution

Yolo

Rated PG-13 for some sports violence, language, thematic elements involving attempted suicide, smoking and brief suggestive material.

Sony Pictures Releasing

 

MPAA Bulletin 2822, 21 February 2024

America's First Guru

America's First Guru is a 2024 US documentary by Raja Choudhury
Starring Samrat Chakrabarti IMDb

Rated PG for thematic material and smoking images.

Thousand Suns Academy LLC, A

Summary Notes

America's First Guru is the compelling story of how Yoga and Indian Wisdom first entered the popular American conversation in 1893 with the arrival of an Indian monk Swami Vivekananda at the first Parliament of Religions in Chicago

Atlas

Atlas is a 2024 US action adventure drama by Brad Peyton
Starring Sterling K. Brown, Jennifer Lopez and Simu Liu IMDb

Rated PG-13 for strong sci-fi violence, action, bloody images and strong language.

Netflix, Inc.

Summary Notes

A bleak-sounding future, where an AI soldier has determined that the only way to end war is to end humanity.

Uproar

Rated PG-13 for thematic material involving racism, strong language, some violence and a crude gesture.

Blue Fox Entertainment

Wicked Little Letters

Wicked Little Letters is a 2023 UK/France historical comedy by Thea Sharrock
Starring Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman and Timothy Spall BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Rated R for language throughout and sexual material.

Sony Pictures Classics

Summary Notes

When people in Littlehampton--including conservative local Edith--begin to receive letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting that something is amiss, the town's women investigate.

 

 

Weekly US Ratings from the MPA...

Abigail, The First Omen, Monkey Man


Link Here6th March 2024
MPAA Bulletin 2821, 14 February 2024

Abigail

Abigail is a 2024 US/Ireland horror thriller by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Starring Kathryn Newton, Dan Stevens and Giancarlo Esposito IMDb

Rated R for strong bloody violence and gore throughout, pervasive language and brief drug use.

Universal Studios

Summary Notes

After a group of criminals kidnap the ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, they retreat to an isolated mansion, unaware that they're locked inside with no normal little girl.

Cordially Invited

Rated R for language throughout and some sexual references.

Amazon Studios

The First Omen

The First Omen is a 2024 US/Italy horror by Arkasha Stevenson
Starring Bill Nighy, Charles Dance and Ralph Ineson IMDb

Rated R for violent content, grisly/disturbing images, and brief graphic nudity.

20th Century Studios

Summary Notes

A young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, but encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.

I Heard the Bells

Rated PG for thematic elements, frightening images, some violence and brief smoking.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Little Wing

Little Wing is a 2024 US sport drama by Dean Israelite
Starring Brian Cox, Kelly Reilly and Brooklynn Prince IMDb

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including suicide, brief strong language and suggestive material.

Paramount Pictures Corporation

Summary Notes

Follows a 13-year-old girl who is dragged into the world of pigeon racing as she deals with her parents' divorce and the impending loss of her home.

Monkey Man

Monkey Man is a 2023 US/Canada action thriller by Dev Patel
Starring Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley and Sobhita Dhulipala IMDb

Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, language throughout, sexual content/nudity and drug use.

NOTE: EDITED FOR RE-RATE. CONTENT IS DIFFERENT FROM R RATED VERSION, BULLETIN #2806 (10/25/2023). CHANGE IN RATING DESCRIPTOR ONLY. ONLY THIS EDITED VERSION IS RATED.

The film was previously rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, rape, language throughout, sexual content/nudity and drug use.

So presumably the cuts were to remove the rape.

Universal Studios

Summary Notes

A recently released ex-felon living in India struggles to adjust to a world of corporate greed and eroding spiritual values.

 

Six Triple Eight

Six Triple Eight is a 2024 US war drama by Tyler Perry
Starring Susan Sarandon, Sam Waterston and Dean Norris IMDb

Rated PG-13 for language including racial slurs, thematic material and some war violence.

Netflix, Inc.

Summary Notes

855 women joined the war to fix the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. Faced with discrimination and a country devastated by war, they managed to sort more than 17 million pieces of mail ahead of time.

Unsinkable

Unsinkable is a 2024 US historical drama by Cody Hartman
Starring Karen Allen, Fiona Dourif and Jayne Wisener IMDb

Rated PG for peril, some violence, thematic elements, smoking, and a suggestive reference.

Movies Plus

Summary Notes

The inquiry into the sinking of Titanic.

 

MPAA Bulletin 2820, 07 February 2024

The American Society of Magical Negroes

The American Society of Magical Negroes is a 2024 US comedy fantasy by Kobi Libii
Starring Justice Smith, Zachary Barton and Anthony Coons BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Rated PG-13 for some strong language, suggestive material and thematic material.

Focus Features LLC

Summary Notes

A young man, Aren, is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people's lives easier.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba

Rated R for violence and bloody images.

Crunchyroll Sony Pictures Entertainment

F Plus

F Plus is a 2024 US children's comedy by Kenny Beaumont
Starring Randy Couture, Tommy Davidson and Jennifer Esposito IMDb

Rated PG for some rude material.

Swen Studios

Summary Notes

A group of young teens plan the perfect heist by breaking into their middle school to change their failing test grades.

Force of Nature: The Dry 2

Force of Nature: The Dry 2 is a 2024 US thriller by Robert Connolly
Starring Eric Bana, Anna Torv and Deborra-Lee Furness IMDb

Rated R for language.

IFC Films

Summary Notes

Five women participate in a hiking retreat but only four come out the other side. Federal agents Aaron Falk and Carmen Cooper head into the mountains hoping to find their informant still alive.

Tarot

Tarot is a 2024 US horror by Spenser Cohen, Anna Halberg
Starring Avantika, Olwen Fouéré and Jacob Batalon IMDb

Rated PG-13 for horror violence, terror, bloody images, some strong language and drug content.

Screen Gems

Summary Notes

When a group of friends recklessly violates the sacred rule of Tarot readings they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death.

 

 

Weekly US Ratings from the MPA...

Late Night with the Devil


Link Here14th February 2024
MPAA Bulletin 2819, 31 January 2024

Bob Marley: One Love

Bob Marley: One Love is a 2024 US music biography by Reinaldo Marcus Green
Starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, James Norton and Lashana Lynch BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Rated PG-13 for marijuana use and smoking throughout, some violence and brief strong language.

Paramount Pictures Corporation

Summary Notes

A look at the life of legendary reggae musician Bob Marley.

Breathe

Rated PG-13 for bloody violence and strong language.

Capstone Studios, Thunder Road Films

 

Carol Doda Topless at the Condor

Carol Doda Topless at the Condor is a 2024 US documentary by Marlo McKenzie, Jonathan Parker
Starring Lauren Laugen, Dina Moore and Leslie Gilton IMDb

Rated R for nudity/graphic nudity throughout, some sexual material, language and drug content.

DOCUMENTARY

Picturehouse

Summary Notes

CAROL DODA TOPLESS AT THE CONDOR is a feature length documentary set in San Francisco in 1964 when Carol Doda became the first dancer to go topless and in the process, became a tourist attraction second only to the Golden Gate Bridge.

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Rated R for teen drug use, language and some sexual references.

Iconic Releasing

Faithful Unto Death: The Jim & Elisabeth Elliot Story

Rated PG-13 for strong violence and bloody images.

ANIMATED

Voice Of The Martyrs, The

Frida

Rated R for some language and nude artwork.

ANIMATED

Amazon Studios

 

I Saw the Tv Glow

I Saw the Tv Glow is a 2024 US horror drama by Jane Schoenbrun
Starring Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine and Ian Foreman IMDb

Rated PG-13 for violent content, some sexual material, thematic elements and teen smoking.

A24

Summary Notes

Two teenagers bond over their love of a supernatural TV show, but it is mysteriously cancelled.

Late Night With the Devil

Late Night With the Devil is a 2023 Australia/United Arab Emirates horror by Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes
Starring David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon and Ian Bliss IMDb

Rated R for violent content, some gore, and language including a sexual reference.

IFC Films

Summary Notes

A live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.

Madame Web

Rated PG-13 for violence/action and language.

Columbia Pictures

William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill

William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill is a 2023 US documentary by Alexandre O. Philippe
Starring William Shatner IMDb

Rated PG-13 for some language, brief drug use and a suggestive reference.

DOCUMENTARY

Falling Forward Films

Summary Notes

An intimate portrait of William Shatner's personal journey over nine decades on this Earth, You Can Call Me Bill strips away all the masks he has worn to embody countless characters, and reveals the man behind it all.

 

MPAA Bulletin 2818, 24 January 2024
 

French Girl

French Girl is a 2024 Canada comedy by James A. Woods, Nicolas Wright
Starring Zach Braff, Vanessa Hudgens and William Fichtner BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Rated R for language and some sexual references.

Paramount Pictures Corporation

Summary Notes

Follows Gordon Kinski, a high school teacher from Brooklyn, who goes with his girlfriend and chef Sophie Tremblay to her hometown of Quebec City where she is testing for the Michelin 3-star restaurant of super-chef Ruby Collins.

Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire

Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire is a 2024 US action adventure by Adam Wingard
Starring Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall and Brian Tyree Henry IMDb

Rated PG-13 for creature violence and action.

Legendary Features Productions US LLC Warner Bros. Pictures

Summary Notes

Two ancient titans, Godzilla and Kong, clash in an epic battle as humans unravel their intertwined origins and connection to Skull Island's mysteries.

Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda 4 is a 2024 US/China action animation by Mike Mitchell, Stephanie Stine
Starring Jack Black, Awkwafina and Viola Davis IMDb

Rated PG for martial arts action/mild violence, scary images and some mild rude humor.

ANIMATED

Universal Studios

Summary Notes

After Po is tapped to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace, he needs to find and train a new Dragon Warrior, while a wicked sorceress plans to re-summon all the master villains whom Po has vanquished to the spirit realm.

 

National Anthem

National Anthem is a 2023 US drama by Luke Gilford
Starring Charlie Plummer, Eve Lindley and Rene Rosado IMDb

Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, language and some drug use.

Variance Films

Summary Notes

A 21-year-old construction worker in New Mexico joins a community of queer rodeo performers in search of their own version of the American dream.

One Life

Rated PG for thematic material, smoking and some language.

Bleecker Street

Pastor's Kid

Pastor's Kid is a 2024 US drama by Benjamin Ironside Koppin
Starring Courtney Bandeko, Alfredo Tavares and Krista Morin IMDb

Rated R for drug use throughout and language.

Cinema Cloud Works

Summary Notes

Roofied one night at a bar, Riley is saved from two sexual predators by one of her friends. This one event sets off a chain reaction, reconnecting Riley with her mother and bringing up a painful past of abuse and religious hypocrisy.

 

Sing Sing

Sing Sing is a 2023 US drama by Greg Kwedar
Starring Colman Domingo, Sean Dino Johnson and Clarence Maclin IMDb

Rated R for language throughout.

A24

Summary Notes

A theater group escapes the reality of incarceration through the creativity of staging a play, with a cast that includes actors who have been incarcerated.

The Stolen Valley

Rated PG-13 for violence, some strong language, smoking and a sexual reference.

Blue Fox Entertainment

 

 

Weekly US Ratings from the MPA...

Sting


Link Here31st January 2024
MPAA Bulletin 2817, 17 January 2024

Cirque Du Soleil: Without a Net

Rated PG-13 for some strong language.

DOCUMENTARY

Amazon Studios

Damaged

Damaged is a 2024 US/UK action drama by Terry McDonough
Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Vincent Cassel and Gianni Capaldi IMDb

Rated R for violence, grisly images throughout, language and brief sexual content.

Summary Notes

Follows Dan Lawson, a Chicago detective, who travels to Scotland to link up with Scottish Det. Glen Boyd, following the resurgence of a serial killer who's crimes match an unsolved case that he looked into five years previous in Chicago.

Lionsgate

 

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two is a 2024 US film
Starring Geoffrey Arend and Jonathan Adams IMDb

Rated PG-13 for violence, some disturbing images and thematic elements.

ANIMATED

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Warner Bros. Pictures

Miller's Girl

Miller's Girl is a 2024 US comedy drama by Jade Halley Bartlett
Starring Martin Freeman, Jenna Ortega and Bashir Salahuddin BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Rated R for sexual content, language throughout, some teen smoking and drinking.

Lionsgate

Summary Notes

A creative writing assignment yields complex results between a teacher and his talented student.

 

MPAA Bulletin 2816, 10 January 2024

Air Force One Down

Air Force One Down is a 2024 US action thriller by James Bamford
Starring Katherine McNamara, Anthony Michael Hall and Ian Bohen BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Rated R for violence throughout and language.

Paramount Pictures Corporation

Beautiful Wedding

Beautiful Wedding is a 2024 US comedy romance by Roger Kumble
Starring Alex Aiono, Libe Barer and Steven Bauer IMDb

Rated R for sexual content, nudity, and language throughout.

Everything Productions, LTD - [Production Co.]

Summary Notes

It follows Abby and Travis, who after a crazy night in Las Vegas, discover they are married. They head to Mexico for a honeymoon with friends and family.

Cat Person

Cat Person is a 2023 US/France thriller by Susanna Fogel
Starring Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun and Geraldine Viswanathan BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Rated R for sexual content, violence and language.

Studiocanal S.A.S.

Summary Notes

When Margot, a college sophomore goes on a date with the older Robert, she finds that IRL Robert doesn't live up to the Robert she has been flirting with over texts. A razor-sharp exploration of the horrors of dating.

Dominique

Rated R for strong bloody violence, sexual content, nudity and language.

SUBTITLED

Grindstone Entertainment Group

Dusk For a Hitman

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Dusk for a Hitma is a 2023 Canada crime film by Raymond St-Jean
Starring Éric Bruneau, Benoît Gouin and Rose-Marie Perreault IMDb

Rated R for strong violence, language throughout, drug use, some sexuality and nudity.

Summary Notes

In the late 1970s, the most feared hitman in the Montreal underworld, Donald Lavoie, found himself hunted down by his former accomplices and by a tenacious police officer.

Lionsgate Saban Films LLC

Escape

Rated R for bloody violence, language throughout, brief graphic nudity and drug use, and a sexual reference.

Lionsgate Saban Films LLC

 

Escape From Germany

Escape From Germany is a 2024 US war drama by T.C. Christensen
Starring Whitney Palmer, Landon Henneman and David McConnell IMDb

Rated PG for thematic material and brief violence.

Susan Tuckett Media

Summary Notes

1939, Hitler's army was closing borders, and eighty-five American missionaries were in Germany serving their church. The escape of these missionaries from Nazi Germany is one of the most dramatic events to occur in modern church history.

 

Goodrich

Goodrich is a 2024 US comedy drama by Hallie Meyers-Shyer
Starring Carmen Ejogo, Laura Benanti and Mila Kunis IMDb

Rated R for some language.

Frances Goodrich, LLC

Summary Notes

A father seeks the help of his adult daughter to raise his young twins after his second wife leaves him.

The Greatest Love Story Never Told

Rated R for language.

DOCUMENTARY

Amazon MGM Studios

Kids Are Growing Up

Rated R for language throughout and drug use.

DOCUMENTARY

Amazon Studios

 

Knox Goes Away

Knox Goes Away is a 2023 US thriller by Michael Keaton
Starring Al Pacino, James Marsden and Michael Keaton IMDb

Rated R for violence and language.

Lionsgate Saban Films LLC

Summary Notes

When a contract killer has a rapidly evolving form of dementia, he is offered an opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life of the adult son with whom he had been estranged.

The Monk and the Gun

The Monk and the Gun is a 2023 Bhutan/Taiwan/France/US/Hong Kong drama by Pawo Choyning Dorji
Starring Tandin Wangchuk, Harry Einhorn and Tandin Sonam IMDb

Rated PG-13 for some nude sculptures and smoking.

SUBTITLED

Roadside Attractions LLC

Summary Notes

An American who travels into Bhutan in search of a treasure and crosses path with a young monk who wanders through the serene mountains, instructed by his teacher to make things right again.

Monolith

Rated R for language.

Well Go USA, Inc.

Sting

Sting is a 2024 Australia horror thriller by Kiah Roache-Turner
Starring Penelope Mitchell, Silvia Colloca and Ryan Corr IMDb

Rated R for violent content, bloody images and language.

Summary Notes

STING is inspired by one of humanity's greatest fears, arachnophobia, made more monstrous than ever before

Well Go USA, Inc.

We Grown Now

We Grown Now is a 2023 US drama by Minhal Baig
Starring Giovani Chambers, David Folsom and Avery Holliday IMDb

Rated PG for thematic material and language.

Sony Pictures Classics

Summary Notes

Two young boys, best friends Malik and Eric, discover the joys and hardships of growing up in the sprawling Cabrini-Green public housing complex in 1992 Chicago.

 

 

Weekly US Ratings from the MPA...

Humane, Thorns


Link Here20th January 2024
MPAA Bulletin 2815, 03 January 2024

Accidental Texan

Rated PG-13 for strong language and brief violence.

Roadside Attractions LLC

Confessions

Rated R for some strong bloody violent content, disturbing descriptions of sexual abuse, graphic nudity, sexual content and language.

SUBTITLED

Sony Pictures Releasing

God-talk

God-talk is a 2023 US documentary by Kim Moir
Starring Javicia Leslie, Makkah Ali and Tre'vell Anderson IMDb

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and some language.

DOCUMENTARY

Pew Research Center - [Production Co.] Smithsonian National Museum Of African American History & Culture - [Production Co.]

Summary Notes

Explores the lives of seven Black Millennials -Atheist, Buddhist, Christians, Muslim, Ifa, and Spiritualist- and the challenges and discoveries with faith and spirituality.

Mean Girls: The Musical

Rated PG-13 for sexual material, strong language, and teen drinking.

Paramount Pictures Corporation

No Way Up

No Way Up is a 2024 US action adventure drama by Claudio Fäh
Starring Phyllis Logan, Colm Meaney and Will Attenborough IMDb

Rated R for language and bloody/grisly images.

RLJE Films

Summary Notes

Characters from different backgrounds are thrown together when the plane they're travelling on crashes into the Pacific Ocean. A nightmare fight for survival ensues with the air supply running out and dangers creeping in from all sides.

The Prank

Rated R for some language.

Iconic Releasing

The Promised Land

Rated R for bloody violence, language, some sexuality and brief nudity.

SUBTITLED

Magnolia Pictures

A Stork's Journey 2

Rated PG for some action/peril.

ANIMATED

Grindstone Entertainment Group

Suncoast

Suncoast is a 2024 US drama by Laura Chinn
Starring Nico Parker, Laura Linney and Woody Harrelson IMDb

Rated R for teen drug and alcohol use, language and some sexual references.

Searchlight Pictures, Inc.

Summary Notes

From debut feature film writer/director Laura Chinn, a semi-auto-biographical coming of age story about a young woman dealing with her brother's serious illness.

 

Thorns

Thorns is a 2023 US horror by Douglas Schulze
Starring Jon Bennett, Cassandra Schomer and Bo Shumaker IMDb

Rated R for violence and gore.

Summary Notes

An ex-priest working for NASA is sent to investigate a remote observatory that went silent after receiving a radio signal from deep space. He discovers that signal has set in motion the biblical end of times.

Dark Planet Productions LLC

 

MPAA Bulletin 2814, 20 December 2023

Blue Angels

Rated G

Amazon Studios

Exmas

Exmas is a 2023 US comedy by Jonah Feingold
Starring Leighton Meester, Robbie Amell and Michael Hitchcock BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Rated PG-13 for sexual material, drug content and some language.

Amazon FreeVee

Summary Notes

Graham surprises his family at Christmas only to discover his ex-fiancee is already celebrating the holiday with his family when he arrives.

 

Housekeeping For Beginners

Housekeeping For Beginners is a 2023 North Macedonia/Sweden/Kosovo/Poland/Serbia/Croatia/US/Australia comedy drama by Goran Stolevski
Starring Samson Selim, Mia Mustafi and Dzada Selim IMDb

Rated R for sexual content, language throughout and some teen drinking.

SUBTITLED

Focus Features LLC

Summary Notes

Despite never aspiring to be a mother, Dita finds herself compelled to raise her girlfriend's two daughters. As their individual wills clash, a heartwarming story unfolds about an unlikely family's struggle to stay together.

Humane

Humane is a 2024 Canada horror thriller by Caitlin Cronenberg
Starring Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire and Peter Gallagher IMDb

Rated R for strong violence, and language throughout

IFC Films

Summary Notes

In the wake of an environmental collapse that is forcing humanity to shed 20% of its population, a family dinner erupts into chaos when a father's plan to enlist in the government's new euthanasia program goes horribly awry.

 

King Ivory

King Ivory is a 2024 US crime thriller by John Swab
Starring Graham Greene, Ben Foster and James Badge Dale IMDb

Rated R for strong drug content throughout, violence, pervasive language, some sexual references and graphic nudity.

Roxwell Films - [Production Co.]

Summary Notes

Based upon extensive research with law enforcement and gang members, an authentic look at the underworld of fentanyl trafficking from inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester a.k.a. "Big Mac."

 

The Long Game

The Long Game is a 2023 US historical drama by Julio Quintana
Starring Dennis Quaid, Gillian Vigman and Jay Hernandez IMDb

Rated PG for language, racial slurs, thematic material, some violence and brief rude material.

Ketchup Entertainment

Summary Notes

In 1955, five young Mexican-American caddies, out of the love for the game, were determined to learn how to play, so they created their own golf course in the middle of the South Texas desert.

 

Magpie

Magpie is a 2024 US thriller by Sam Yates
Starring Daisy Ridley, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz and Shazad Latif IMDb

Rated R for language and some sexuality.

Shiny Things Films Ltd

Summary Notes

A couple find their lives turned upside down when their daughter is cast alongside a controversial major star.

The Neon Highway

The Neon Highway is a 2024 US children's drama by William Wages
Starring Beau Bridges, Rob Mayes and Sam Hennings IMDb

Rated PG-13 for some language.

HDthefilm, LLC - [Production Co.]

Summary Notes

Twenty years ago, Wayne, a singer/songwriter, was a heartbeat away from making it in Nashville when a car crash ended his dream. Now a working man struggling to support his family, he chances to meet the washed-up country music legend, Claude Allen. Wayne rekindles the dream in C...

Saturn

Saturn is a 2024 US Sci-Fi film by Eric Esau
Starring Dominic Bogart, Piercey Dalton and Marc Rissmann IMDb

Rated PG-13 for violence, thematic content, substance abuse and brief strong language.

Mew Films

Summary Notes

When a mysterious planet appears in the sky, a young father must choose between the life he loves and an ancient call to save the world.

The Taste of Things

The Taste of Things is a 2023 France/Belgium historical romance by Anh Hung Tran
Starring Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel and Emmanuel Salinger BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Rated PG-13 for some sensuality, partial nudity and smoking.

IFC Films

Summary Notes

The story of Eugenie, an esteemed cook, and Dodin, the fine gourmet with whom she has been working for over the last 20 years.

 

That Christmas

That Christmas is a 2024 UK children's cartoon by Simon Otto
Starring IMDb

Rated PG for thematic elements, some language and rude humor.

ANIMATED

Netflix, Inc.

Summary Notes

Tells charming family stories which take place in the run-up to Christmas.



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