Michael Moore protests ‘R’ rating for his documentary ‘Where to Invade Next’

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Michael Moore is protesting the “R” rating given to his upcoming documentary “Where to Invade Next” by the Motion Picture Association of America.

Moore said in a statement Monday that the MPAA gave his film an “R” rating for “language, some violent images, drug use and brief graphic nudity.” In the film, Moore travels abroad to co-opt civic ideas he believe would help the United States.

The filmmaker, though, believes the MPAA has it out for him. He suggested the intended label is: “This movie contains dangerous ideas that the 99 per cent may find upsetting and lead them to revolt. Teens will be the most agitated when they learn they will soon be $80,000 in debt just by going to school.”

Moore is appealing the decision. Representatives for the MPAA didn’t immediately return messages Monday.

Moore has a history of disputes with the ratings board, going all the way back to his first film, the 1989 R-rated “Roger & Me.”

“Where to Invade Next” will be released Dec. 23 by a new distribution company formed by former Radius co-presidents and founders Tom Quinn and Jason Janego and Tim League, chief executive of Alamo Drafthouse.