Fewer appeals have been filed in recent years over ratings decisions rendered by the MPAA, according to a new report by the trade organization marking the 50th anniversary of the ratings system.

After 30 years of watching and grading the content of more than 12,500 movies for the Motion Picture Assn. of America, ratings board chair Joan Graves is calling it quits. The 77-year-old grandmother ...

Did you ever wonder what the line between a PG and PG-13 movie rating is? Or about what it takes for a movie to be rated R? According to the MPAA — the American group that decides movie ratings — ...

MPAA senior vice president Joan Graves, who was responsible for assigning movie ratings for 30 years, is recovering after a fall from the stage at CinemaCon.Graves fell and suffered a head injury ...

Looking to reform and demystify the ratings system, the MPAA and National Assn. of Theater Owners are planning a series of changes, including a new admonishment to parents that certain R-rated movies ...

WASHINGTON — The MPAA is marking the 50th anniversary of its film ratings by releasing data on the breakdown of how movies have been rated over the last half century. The R rating has been placed on ...