List of NC-17 rated films

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This is a list of films rated NC-17 (No One 17 And Under Admitted) by the Motion Picture Association of America's Classification and Rating Administration (CARA). It includes X-rated films reassigned an NC-17 rating, and titles which were originally rated NC-17, but later re-edited for a lower rating. Titles with surrendered ratings, such as Todd Solondz's film Happiness, are usually released unrated to avoid the stigma of NC-17. Some films are released without an MPAA rating because the filmmaker expects an NC-17 (a recent example is Lars von Trier's Antichrist).

Changes in ratings are due to resubmission or appeal by a film's producers. Films receiving an NC-17 are often cut and resubmitted in hopes of earning an R rating, which allows distribution to more outlets than an NC-17 rating. Still, there are some exceptions: for example, in 2004, Fox Searchlight Pictures released The Dreamers with an NC-17 rating; this film grossed $2.5 million in its United States theatrical release, a respectable result for a specialized film with a targeted audience.[1] The same year, Sony Pictures Classics released Bad Education with an NC-17 rating; it grossed $5.2 million in the United States theatrically, earning back more than its budget of $5 million.[2] Furthermore, in 2007, Focus Features released Lust, Caution with an NC-17 rating; it grossed $4.6 million in the United States theatrically,[3] and Focus was very satisfied with the film's theatrical release.[4]

NC-17 films also tended to make much more money on the home video/DVD market. For example, Showgirls became one of MGM's top 20 all-time bestsellers,[5] and Lust, Caution has generated more than $18 million from DVD rentals in the United States.[6]

Occasionally an R-rated film will have footage added to earn an NC-17 rating and its accompanying notoriety. In at least one case, an R-rated film was re-rated NC-17 even though no edits were made: The 1969 Sam Peckinpah film The Wild Bunch, originally rated R, was resubmitted by Warner Bros. in 1993 before an expected rerelease; to their surprise, it was rated NC-17, delaying the rerelease while the decision was appealed.[7][8]

Some titles include the reasons the rating was given. In 1990, the Classification and Rating Administration began including a brief statement of the reason for a specific film's R rating; several years later it began giving reasons for all film ratings.

Since the NC-17 rating was created in 1990 to replaced the X rating[9] (The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, and Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive were all given X ratings that year), this list does not include X-rated films, unless they were later re-rated NC-17.

Contents
0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] 0–9

  • 100 Tears, 2007; for extreme horror violence.[10]
  • 1900, 1976, originally rated X; edited version rated R (1977); uncut version rated NC-17 (1990), rating surrendered.[10]

[edit] A

[edit] B

  • Back in Action, 1994; edited version rated R for violence, and for language and brief drug use.[10]
  • Bad Education, 2004, for explicit sexual content; edited version ("Special Edition") rated R for strong sexual content throughout, language and some drug use.[10]
  • Bad Lieutenant, 1992, for sexual violence, strong sexual situations and dialogue, graphic drug use; edited version rated R for drug use, language, violence and nudity.[10]
  • Bank Robber, 1993; edited version rated R in 1994 for strong sexuality, a bloody shooting, drug content and language.[10]
  • Basic Instinct, 1992, edited version rated R for strong sexual content and dialogue, nudity, language, and violence.
  • Bent, 1997, for a strong scene of graphic sexuality; edited version rated R in 1998 for strong sexuality including explicit sexual dialogue, some brutal violence, language and drug use.[10]
  • Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, 1970, originally rated X; rating symbol changed to NC-17 in 1990.[10]
  • Bizarre, rated 1991.[10]
  • Black and White, 1999; edited version rated R for strong sexuality, graphic language, some violence and drug use.[10]
  • Bliss, 1997; edited version rated R for graphic sex scenes with strong sex-related dialogue, and for language.[10]
  • Blonde Emmanuelle in 3-D, rated in 1990.[10]
  • BloodRayne, 2005; edited version rated R for strong bloody violence, some sexuality and nudity.[11][10]
  • Blue Valentine, 2010; originally rated NC-17 for a scene of explicit sexual content; successfully appealed to an R-rating for strong graphic sexual content, language, and a beating.
  • The Boondock Saints, 1999; edited version rated R for strong violence, language and sexual content.[10]
  • Boxing Helena, 1993; re-rated R on appeal for two scenes of strong sexuality and language.[10]
  • Boys Don't Cry, 1999; edited version rated R for violence including a rape scene, sexuality, language and drug use.[10]
  • Bram Stoker's Dracula, 1992; edited version rated R for sexuality and horror violence.[10]
  • Broken English, 1996, for explicit sexuality; edited version rated R for sexual content, brief drug use and language.

[edit] C

[edit] D

  • Damage, 1992; edited version rated R for strong sexuality, and for language.[10]
  • Dangerous Game, 1993; edited version rated R for pervasively strong language, explicit sexuality, and drug use.[10]
  • Dark Obsession (Diamond Skulls), 1989 (rated 1991); edited version rated R for strong sensuality and for language.[10]
  • Dead and Breakfast, 2005; edited version rated R for strong horror violence/gore and language.[10]
  • Dead Presidents, 1995; edited version rated R for strong graphic violence, language, a sex scene and some drug use.[10]
  • Delta of Venus, 1995; originally rated R in 1994 for strong erotic content; edited version rated NC-17 in 1995 for explicit sexuality.[10]
  • Descent, 2007; for a brutal rape;[10] edited version rated R.
  • Desperado, 1995; edited version rated R for strong bloody violence, a strong sex sequence and language.[13][10]
  • The Devil's Rejects, 2005; edited version rated R for sadistic violence, strong sexual content, language, and drug use.
  • Dice Rules, 1991.[10]
  • A Dirty Shame, 2004, for pervasive sexual content; "neuter" (edited) version rated R for pervasive, strong, crude sexual content, including fetishes.
  • The Doors , 1991, For pervasive strong drug use,graphic sexuality,nudity and language.
  • The Dreamers, 2003 (rated 2004), for explicit sexual content; edited version rated R for strong sexual content and graphic nudity, language and some drug use.[10]
  • The Dreamlife of Angels, 1999; edited version rated R for some strong sexuality.[10]

[edit] E

  • Easier with Practice, 2010, for a sequence of explicit sexual dialogue.
  • Easyriders Video Magazine No. 13 (video release), rated 1992 for pervasive sexuality and graphic sexual dialogue.[10]
  • Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman, 1975, originally rated X in 1976; rating symbol changed to NC-17 in 1991.[10]
  • Erotic Nights, 1991; edited version rated R for sensuality and sex-related dialogue.[10]
  • Erotique, 1994; rated R in 1998 for strong sexuality, sex-related dialogue and some language.[10]
  • The Evil Dead, 1981 (rated 1994), was originally rated X, for substantial graphic horror violence and gore. Rating surrendered[10]
  • Extreme Justice, 1993; re-rated R on appeal for strong graphic violence, language, and for a scene of sexuality.[10]
  • Eyes Wide Shut, 1999; edited version rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug-related material.[10]

[edit] F

  • Fantasy, 1991; edited version rated R in 1992 for strong sensuality and language.[10]
  • Fantasies, 1989 (rated 1991).[10]
  • Female Trouble, 1974; originally X rated NC-17 1991 re-rating NC-17 for explicit sexuality and nudity
  • Freddy Got Fingered, 2001; edited version rated R for crude sexual and bizarre humor, and for strong language.[10]
  • Freeway, 1996; edited version rated R for strong lurid violence and sexual dialogue, some sexual situations, drug content and language.[10]
  • Frontier(s), 2007, for extreme sadistic graphic violence and gore.
  • Fire on the Amazon, 1993, edited version rated R for strong language, areas of strong violence and a scene of strong sexuality[10]

[edit] G

[edit] H

  • Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, 1995; edited version rated R for strong horror violence, and some sexuality.
  • Happiness, 1999 (rating surrendered).[10]
  • Hard to Die, 1990; edited version rated R (see Tower of Terror in the T section for the uncut version)
  • Hard Target, 1993; edited version rated R for a great amount of strong violence, and for language.[10] About 20 minutes of violence was cut by the studio to receive an R rating.
  • Hatchet, 2007, for extreme horror violence; edited version rated R for strong bloody horror violence, sexual content, nudity and language.[10]
  • Hostel Part II, 2007, re-rated R on appeal for sadistic scenes of torture and bloody violence, terror, nudity, sexual content, language and some drug content.
  • Hell's Belles, 1997, for pervasive sexuality and nudity.[10]
  • Henry & June, 1990 (first title to be rated NC-17).[10]
  • High Tension (Haute tension), 2003, for strong graphic violence; edited version rated R in 2005 for graphic bloody killings, terror, sexual content and language.[10]
  • The Hills Have Eyes, 2006, edited version rated R for strong gruesome violence and terror throughout, and for language.[10][16]
  • The Hottest Bid, 1995, for strong graphic sexuality.[10]
  • House of 1000 Corpses, 2003; edited version rated R for strong sadistic violence/gore, sexuality and language.

[edit] I

[edit] J

[edit] K

[edit] L

  • Law Abiding Citizen, 2009; re-rated R for strong bloody brutal violence and torture, a scene of rape, and pervasive language. [18]
  • L.I.E., 2001 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R in 2002 for strong sexual content involving teens, language and brief violence.[10]
  • Last Tango in Paris (Ultimo tango a Parigi), 1972, originally rated X in 1973; edited version rated R in 1981; edited version rated X in 1982; rating symbol changed to NC-17 in 1997 for some explicit sexual content.
  • La ley del deseo, (Law of Desire), 1987 (rated 2005), for a scene of explicit sexual content.[10]
  • Leonora, 1991; edited version rated R in 1992 for sensuality, nudity and language.[10]
  • Love and Human Remains, 1995; edited version rated R for strong sexual content, language, violence and some drug use.[10]
  • The Lover, 1992, re-rated R on appeal for graphic and explicit sexuality.[10]
  • The Loves of Lady Chatterly, 1992, for scenes of explicit sexuality.[10]
  • Lust, Caution, 2007, for some explicit sexuality; edited version rated R for strong sexual content and a scene of brutal violence.[10]

[edit] M

[edit] N

  • Nothin' Goes Right, 1988, originally rated X in 1989; rating symbol changed to NC-17 in 1991.[10]
  • Natural Born Killers, 1994; edited version rated R for extreme violence and graphic carnage, for shocking images, and for strong language and sexuality.
  • The Night Buffalo, 2009, for some graphic sexuality.

[edit] O

  • Orgazmo, 1997 (rated 1998), for explicit sexual content and dialogue.[10]
  • Original Sin, 2001, edited version rated R for strong sexual content and some violence.

[edit] P

  • Peepshow, rated 1990.[10]
  • Paris, France, 1994
  • Phantasm III, 1993; edited version rated R for violence and gore, and for language and sexuality.[10]
  • Pink Flamingos, 1972, 1997 re-release rated NC-17 for a wide range of perversions in explicit detail.[10]
  • Play Thing, rated 1990.[10]
  • Poison, 1991, originally rated NC-17 for explicit sexuality; edited version rated R for sensuality, strong language, and sexual violence.
  • Predator 2, 1990, originally rated NC-17 for strong graphic violence and gore; edited version rated R for strong violence and language, and for sexuality and drug content. [20][10]
  • Pulp Fiction, 1994, edited version rated R for strong graphic violence and drug use, pervasive strong language and some sexuality. [21][10]

[edit] R

  • Radio Active, rated 1990.[10]
  • Rated X, 2000 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R for strong sexuality and nudity, drug use, language and some violence.[10]
  • Razor Blade Smile, 1999, for extreme horror violence/gore and sexuality; edited version rated R for horror violence and gore, sexuality, language and some drug content.[10]
  • Requiem for a Dream, 2000 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R in 2001 for intense depiction of drug addiction, graphic sexuality, strong language and some graphic violence.[10]
  • Romance, 1999, for explicit sexual content.
  • Romantic Memoirs (Baksmälla), 1973, rated 1990.[10]
  • Romper Stomper, 1993; edited version rated R in 1994 for brutality and violence, sexuality and language.[10]
  • The Rules of Attraction, 2002; edited version rated R for strong sexual content, drug use, language and violent images.[10]

[edit] S

  • Santa Sangre, 1989, originally rated R in 1990 for bizarre, graphic violence and sensuality, and for drug content; rated NC-17 in 1991 for several scenes of extremely explicit violence (rating surrendered).[10]
  • Saw, 2004, for strong graphic violence; edited version rated R for strong grisly violence and language.[10] Following the Sundance Film Festival it was edited for an R rating for wide theatrical release. The R-rated version of the film is 8 seconds shorter than the NC-17-rated version.
  • Saw II, 2005; re-rated R on appeal for grisly violence and gore, terror, language and drug content. Saw II was the only film in the Saw series to win an R rating on appeal.
  • Saw III, 2006; edited version rated R for strong grisly violence and gore, sequences of terror and torture, nudity and language.[22][10]
  • Saw 3D, 2010; had to be edited six times for a R rating to be approved.
  • Scary Movie 2, 2001; edited version rated R for strong sexual and gross humor, graphic language and some drug content.
  • Scream, 1996; the original director's cut was rated NC-17; about 20 seconds of gore was cut to receive an R rating.
  • The Secret Sex Lives of Romeo and Juliet, 1970 (rated 1990).[10]
  • Secretaries, 2006, for pervasive graphic sexuality and nudity.[10]
  • Seduced: Pretty When You Cry, 2001; edited version rated R for strong perverse sexuality, drug use, language and violence.[10]
  • The Seduction of Angela, 1991; edited version rated R in 1992 for sensuality, nudity and some sex-related dialogue.[10]
  • A Serbian Film, 2010 (rated 2011); for extreme aberrant sexual and violent content including explicit dialogue.[10] Heavily edited version.[23]
  • The Shadowed Mind, rated 1991.[10]
  • Shame, 2011; for some explicit sexual content.[10]
  • Showgirls, 1995, for nudity and erotic sexuality throughout, and for some graphic language and sexual violence; edited version rated R for strong sexuality and nudity, language, a rape scene and drug use.[10] A preview of the film called Showgirls: Sneak Preview was also rated NC-17 for strong sexual images.[10]
  • Sliver, 1993; edited version rated R for strong sexuality, and for language and violence.[10]
  • Softly from Paris: Series I, rated 1990.[10]
  • Softly from Paris: Series II, rated 1990.[10]
  • Softly from Paris: Series III, rated 1990.[10]
  • Softly from Paris: Series IV, rated 1990.[10]
  • Softly from Paris: Series V, rated 1990.[10]
  • South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, 1999; edited version rated R for pervasive vulgar language and crude sexual humor, and for some violent images.[10]
  • Spirit of the Night, 1994; edited version rated R in 1996 for strong sexuality and some language.[10]
  • Stone Cold, 1991; edited version rated R for strong violence and language, and for sensuality.[10]
  • The Story of O (Histoire d'O), 1975, originally rated X; re-rated NC-17 in 2002 for sexual content.[10]
  • Summer of Sam, 1999, edited down to an R rating.[24]

[edit] T

  • Team America: World Police, 2004, edited version rated R for graphic crude and sexual humor, violent images and strong language, all involving puppets.[10]
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, 2006; edited version rated R for strong horror violence/gore, language, and some sexual content.[10]
  • Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde, 1993, rated R on appeal for strong graphic violence, strong language and sexuality.[10]
  • This Film Is Not Yet Rated, 2005 (rating surrendered), for some explicit sexual content.[10]
  • Thomas in Love (Thomas est amoureux), 2000, rated 2001 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R in 2002 for strong sexuality and language.[10]
  • Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (¡Átame!), 1990, originally rated X; re-rated NC-17 (rating surrendered).[10]
  • Tokyo Decadence (Topâzu), 1992 (rated 1993) for strong, explicit, sado-masochistic sexuality.[10]
  • Tower of Terror, 1992, for extreme horror violence.[10]
  • Train, 2008; edited version rated R for strong grisly bloody violence, disturbing images, sexual content and language.[10]
  • Trois, 2000, originally rated R for strong sexuality, language and some violence; edited version rated NC-17 for some explicit sexuality.[10]
  • Tropic of Cancer, 1970, originally rated X; re-rated NC-17 in 1992 for strong language and sex-related dialogue.[10]
  • True Romance, 1993; edited version rated R for strong violence and language, and for sexuality and drug use.[25][10]
  • Two Girls and a Guy, 1997; edited version rated R for a strong sex scene, strong language and sexual dialogue, and for a violent images; edited version rated NC-17 for a scene of explicit sexuality.[10]
  • Twogether, 1993; edited version rated R for strong sexuality and language.[10]

[edit] U

  • The Ugly, 1998 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R for gruesome, gory murders, language and a scene of sexuality.[10]

[edit] W

[edit] Y

[edit] Z

  • Zack and Miri Make a Porno, 2008; rated R for strong crude sexual content including dialogue, graphic nudity and pervasive language; three versions were originally rated NC-17 for some graphic sexuality; the first two were edited voluntarily, and the last was successfully appealed.[10]
  • Zandalee, rated 1990 and 1991 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R for strong sensuality, sexual dialogue, and language.[10]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ NC-17 comes out from hiding, an April 2004 article from the Los Angeles Times
  2. ^ "Bad Education (2004)". Box Office Mojo. 2005-04-25. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=badeducation.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-24. 
  3. ^ "Movie Index, A-Z". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lustcaution.htm1. Retrieved 2010-12-24. 
  4. ^ Ang Lee and James Schamus Get Frank
  5. ^ Showgirls (1995) - Trivia
  6. ^ Lust, Caution (2007) - DVD / Home Video Rentals
  7. ^ a b Stack, Peter (1995-03-03). "`Wild Bunch' Rides Again: Director's cut of '69 classic". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/1995/03/03/DD28702.DTL&type=printable. Retrieved 2007-01-30. 
  8. ^ Erickson, Glenn (2006-01-02). "DVD Savant Review: Sam Peckinpah's The Legendary Westerns Collection". DVD Talk. http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s1860peck.html?___rd=1. Retrieved 2007-01-30. 
  9. ^ "X-Film Rating Dropped and Replaced with NC-17"
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em en eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd Classification and Rating Administration, Motion Picture Association of America. "Reasons for Movie Ratings (CARA) -". http://www.filmratings.com/.  -
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  12. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106582/alternateversions
  13. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112851/alternateversions
  14. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109890/alternateversions
  15. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099674/trivia
  16. ^ "Craven Says Hills Remake 'Very Intense'". Empire Online. 2005-11-03. http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=17611. Retrieved 2007-01-30. 
  17. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266697/alternateversions
  18. ^ "Law Abiding Citizen - Gerard Butler interview - Your London Reviews". IndieLondon. http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/law-abiding-citizen-gerard-butler-interview. Retrieved 2010-12-24. 
  19. ^ "www.imdb.com". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0370986/. Retrieved 2007-07-24. 
  20. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100403/trivia
  21. ^ Daly, Steve (1995-08-18). "Bloody Bluffers! | Movies". EW.com. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,298420,00.html. Retrieved 2010-12-24. 
  22. ^ http://www.imdb.com/List?certificates=USA:NC-17&&heading=14;USA:NC-17
  23. ^ http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/04/a-serbian-film-us-release-details.php
  24. ^ Reelviews.com Review: Summer of Sam
  25. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108399/alternateversions
  26. ^ ‘You So Crazy’ (NR) Howe, Desson. Washington Post, April 27, 1994.
  27. ^ [2]
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