List of NC-17 rated films
The MPAA's "NC-17" ratings symbol.
This is a list of films rated NC-17 (No One 17 and Under Admitted; originally No Children Under 17 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 different rating.
Titles with surrendered ratings 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.
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 gross more on the home media 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 or language 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 re-release; to their surprise, it was rated NC-17, delaying the re-release 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 replace the X rating[9] (The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre III were all given X ratings that year), this list does not include X-rated films, unless they were later re-rated NC-17. A majority of the films on this list either were edited to obtain an R and/or had the NC-17 rating surrendered. Few films have kept the rating for theatrical or DVD release.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
0-9
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Tears | 2007 (rating surrendered) | Rated NC-17 "for extreme horror violence"[11] |
| 1900 | 1976 (rating surrendered) | Originally rated X; edited version rated R (1977); uncut version rated NC-17 (1990), rating surrendered. |
| 31 | 2016 (edited for re-rating) | Originally rated NC-17 for sadistic graphic violence, bizarre sexuality/nudity, pervasive disturbing images and some strong language but was later edited to an R rating for strong bloody horror violence, pervasive language, sexual content nudity and drug use. |
A
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| A Clockwork Orange | 1971 (Originally rated X, re-rated R) | Was rated 'X' for violence in the USA on its original release, just a year before that rating became linked to pornography. Kubrick later released a cut version for an 'R' rating, though the original version has now been re-rated to 'R'. |
| American Psycho | 2000 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong violence, sexuality, drug use and language. |
| Angel of Passion | 1991 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R in 1995 for strong sexuality, and for some language. |
| Arabian Nights (Il fiore delle mille e una notte) | 1974 (kept rating) | Rated X in 1979; name of rating changed to NC-17 in 1990. |
| Army of Darkness | 1992 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for violence and horror.[12] |
| Artemisia | 1997 (rating surrendered) | For explicit sexuality and nudity. |
B
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Back in Action | 1994 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for violence, and for language and brief drug use. |
| Bad Education (La mala educación) | 2004 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for a scene of explicit sexual content and nudity; edited version ("Special Edition") rated R for strong sexual content and male nudity throughout, language and some violent images. |
| Bad Lieutenant | 1992 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for sexual violence, strong language nudity and graphic drug use; edited version rated R for drug use, strong language, violence sexuality and nudity. |
| Bank Robber | 1993 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R in 1994 for strong sexuality and violence , drug content and language. |
| The Barcelona Erotic Film Festival | 1999 | Rated NC-17 for explicit sexual content |
| Basic Instinct | 1992 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong violence and sensuality, and for drug use and language. |
| Bent | 1997 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for a strong scene of graphic sexuality; edited version rated R in 1998 for strong sexuality, including aberrant sexual dialogue, some brutal violence, language and drug use. |
| The Beautiful Risk | 2013 (released unrated) | Originally rated NC-17 due to explicit sexuality and tone. |
| Beyond the Valley of the Dolls | 1970 (kept rating) | Originally rated X; name of rating changed to NC-17 in 1990. |
| Bizarre | 1991 | Rated NC-17 for rape sexuality and nudity. |
| Black and White | 1999 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong sexuality, graphic language, some violence and drug use. |
| Bliss | 1997 (edited for re-rating) | edited version rated R for graphic sex scenes with strong sex-related dialogue, and for language. |
| Blonde Emmanuelle in 3-D | 1977 (rated in 1990) | Rated NC-17 explicit sexuality in 1990. |
| BloodRayne | 2006 (edited for re-rating)(uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong bloody violence, some sexuality and nudity. |
| BloodRayne: Deliverance | 2007 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for violence and language. |
| Blue Is the Warmest Color | 2013 (rating accepted) | Rated NC-17 "for explicit sexual content"[13] |
| Blue Valentine | 2010 (re-rated R on appeal) | Originally rated NC-17 for a scene depicting cunnilingus; successfully appealed to an R-rating for strong graphic sexual content, language, and a beating. |
| Body of Evidence | 1993 (rating surrendered) (uncut version unrated) | Originally rated NC-17;[14] Edited version rated R for violence, language and a scene of sexuality. |
| Boogie Nights | 1997 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for Strong Sex Scenes with Explicit Dialogue, Nudity, Drug Use, Language, and Violence. |
| The Boondock Saints | 1999 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong violence, language and sexual content. |
| Boxing Helena | 1993 (re-rated R on appeal) | Re-rated R on appeal for two scenes of strong sexuality and language. |
| Boys Don't Cry | 1999 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for violence including a rape scene, sexuality, graphic nudity language and drug use. |
| Broken English | 1996 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for explicit sexuality; edited version rated R for sexual content, brief drug use and language. |
| Brüno | 2009 (re-rated R after appeal) | Re-rated R after appeal for pervasive strong and crude sexual content, graphic nudity, and language. |
| Bully | 2001 (rating surrendered) | Theatrical release surrendered an NC-17; video release rated R for strong violence, sexual content, drug use, and language - all involving teens. |
C
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| The Canterbury Tales (I Racconti di Canterbury) | 1972 (kept rating) | Originally rated X in 1979; name of rating changed to NC-17 in 1991. |
| Centrespread | 1981 (rated in 1990) | Rated NC-17 in 1990. |
| Carver | 2008 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong bloody violence and torture, language and some sexuality/nudity. |
| Casino | 1995 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong brutal violence, pervasive strong language, drug use, and some sexuality. |
| The Cell | 2000 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for bizarre violence and sexual images, nudity and language. |
| Chained | 2012 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Originally NC-17 for some gruesome violence. Edited version rated R for disturbing and sadistic violence including bloody killings nudity and rape, and for strong language and sexuality. |
| Clerks | 1994 (re-rated R on appeal) | Re-rated R on appeal for extensive use of extremely explicit sex-related dialogue. |
| Color of Night | 1994 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong sexuality, nudity, violence and language. |
| Cliffhanger | 1993 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for violence and language.[15] |
| The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover | 1989 (X-rating surrendered) (NC-17 rating accepted for DVD release) | Original version surrendered X-rating and released unrated on VHS, then accepted an NC-17 rating for DVD release. Edited version rated R on VHS. |
| The Cooler | 2003 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong sexuality, violence, language and some drug use. |
| Comfortably Numb | 1995 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for scenes of graphic drug use and some explicit sexuality. |
| Crash | 1996 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for numerous explicit sex scenes and violent content; edited version rated R for accident gore, some graphic language, and aberrant sexual content. |
D
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Damage | 1992 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong sexuality, and for language. |
| Dangerous Game | 1993 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for pervasive strong language, aberrant sexuality, and drug use. |
| Dark Obsession (Diamond Skulls) | 1989 (rated 1991) | Rated NC-17; edited version rated R for strong sensuality and for language. |
| Dead & Breakfast | 2005 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong horror violence and language. |
| Dead Presidents | 1995 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong graphic violence, language, a sex scene and some drug use. |
| Delta of Venus | 1994 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for explicit sexuality; edited version rated R for strong erotic content. |
| Descent | 2007 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 "for a brutal rape";[11] edited version rated R "for brutal rape, language, some sexual content and drug use"[16] |
| Desperado | 1995 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong bloody violence, a strong sex sequence and language.[17] |
| The Devil's Rejects | 2005 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for sadistic violence, strong sexual content, language, and drug use. |
| Dice Rules | 1991 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17. |
| A Dirty Shame | 2004 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for pervasive sexual content; "The Neuter Cut" (edited) version rated R for pervasive, strong, crude sexual content, including fetishes. |
| The Doors | 1991 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for heavy drug content, and for strong sexuality and language. |
| The Dolls | 1991 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17. |
| The Dreamers | 2003 (rated 2004) (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for explicit sexual content; edited version rated R for strong sexual content and graphic nudity, language and some drug use. |
| The Dreamlife of Angels | 1999 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for some strong sexuality. |
E
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Easier with Practice | 2010 (rating surrendered) | For a sequence of explicit sexual dialogue. Rating surrendered. |
| Eddie Murphy: Raw | 1987 (edited for re-rating) | The film was originally rated X by the MPAA for graphic language. It was re-edited many times so the MPAA would give it an R rating.[18] |
| El Infierno | 2011 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 "for some violence and aberrant sexual content"[19] |
| Elles | 2011 (rating surrendered) | Originally rated NC-17 for "explicit sexual content", released theatrically with NC-17 rating; rating surrendered for DVD release. |
| Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman | 1975 (kept rating) | Originally rated X in 1976; rating symbol changed to NC-17 in 1991. |
| Erotic Nights | 1991 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for sensuality and sex-related dialogue. |
| Erotique | 1994 (rating surrendered) | Rated R in 1998 for strong sexuality, sex-related dialogue and some language. |
| Evil Aliens | 2005 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Rated R for strong bloody violence and gore, sexual content, language, and drug use. |
| The Evil Dead | 1981 (rated 1994) (rating surrendered) | Originally rated X, for substantial graphic horror violence and gore. Rating surrendered |
| Evil Dead II | 1987 (surrendered X rating) | Surrendered X rating, released unrated.[20] |
| Evil Dead | 2013 (edited for re-rating) | Originally rated NC-17,[21] edited version rated R for strong bloody violence and gore, some sexual content and language.[22] |
| Extreme Justice | 1993 (re-rated R on appeal) | Re-rated R on appeal for strong graphic violence, language, and for a scene of sexuality. |
| Eyes Wide Shut | 1999 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, and some drug-related material. |
F
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasy | 1991 (edited or re-rating) | Edited version rated R in 1992 for strong sensuality and language. |
| Fantasies | 1989 (rated 1991) (edited for re-rating) | |
| Feardotcom | 2002 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for violence including grisly images of torture, nudity and language |
| Female Trouble | 1974 (kept rating) | Originally X, rated NC-17 in 1991, re-rating NC-17 for explicit sexuality language and nudity |
| Fight Club | 1999 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for disturbing and graphic depiction of sadistic brutal violence, drug use and language. |
| Fire on the Amazon | 1993 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong language, areas of strong violence, and a scene of strong sexuality |
| Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders | 1989 (rated 1991) (edited for re-rating in 1993) | Edited version rated R for sex-related and scatological humor. |
| Freddy Got Fingered | 2001 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for crude sexual and bizarre humor, extremely violent stunts and for strong language; heavily edited three-minute version rated PG. |
| Freeway | 1996 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong lurid violence and sexual dialogue, some sexual situations, drug content, and language. |
| Frontier(s) | 2007 (rating surrendered) | For extreme sadistic graphic violence and gore. |
| Friday the 13th | 1980 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Originally rated X; edited version rated R.[23] Uncut version released unrated on DVD/Blu-ray in 2009. |
| Friday the 13th Part 2 | 1981 (edited for re-rating) | Originally rated X; edited version rated R.[23] |
| Friday the 13th Part III | 1982 (edited for re-rating) | Originally rated X; edited version rated R.[23] |
| Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | 1984 (edited for re-rating) | Originally rated X; edited version rated R.[23] |
| Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning | 1985 (edited for re-rating) | Originally rated X; edited version rated R.[24] |
| Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | 1986 (edited for re-rating) | Originally rated X; edited version rated R.[24] |
| Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood | 1988 (edited for re-rating) | Originally rated X; edited version rated R.[24] |
| Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | 1989 (edited for re-rating) | Originally rated X; edited version rated R.[25] |
G
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Games of Love | Rated 1991 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 |
| The Getaway | 1994 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for violence, sexuality, and language.[26] |
| The General's Daughter | 1999 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for graphic images relating to sexual violence including a strong rape scene, some perverse sexuality, nudity and language. |
| Gettin' Even | 2005 (kept rating) | For explicit sexual content including aberrant nudity. |
| Glam | 2001 (rated 1998) | Rated NC-17 for a scene of explicit sexuality and some dialogue. |
| The Godfather Part III | 1990 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for violence and language.[27] |
| La Grande Bouffe | 1973 | Originally rated X; rating symbol changed to NC-17 in 1998 for some explicit sexuality. Rating surrendered for bluray. |
| Grindhouse | 2007 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Rated NC-17 for gratuitous violence, obscene sex/nudity, and harsh language; edited version rated R for strong graphic bloody violence and gore, pervasive language, some sexuality, nudity, and drug use. |
| Gummo | 1997 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for pervasive depiction of anti-social behavior of juveniles including violence, substance abuse, sexuality, and language. |
| Gutterballs | 2009 (rating surrendered) | Rating surrendered. |
H
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | 1989 (edited for re-rating) | Eited version rated R. |
| Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | 1995 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong horror violence, and some sexuality. |
| Happiness | 1999 (rating surrendered) | Rating surrendered |
| Hard Target | 1993 (edited for re-rating) | 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 | 2006 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | For extreme horror violence; edited version rated R for strong bloody horror violence, sexual content, nudity, and language. |
| Hostel | 2005 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for brutal scenes of torture and violence, strong sexual content, language, and drug use. |
| Hostel: Part II | 2007 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | 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 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for pervasive sexuality and nudity. |
| Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth | 1992 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong violence and sexuality, and for language. |
| Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer | 1986 (rating surrendered) | Originally rated X in 1988;[28] rating surrendered in 1990. |
| Henry & June | 1990 (kept rating) | First title to be rated NC-17 |
| High Tension (Haute tension) | 2003 (rating surrendered) | For strong graphic violence (rating surrendered); edited version rated R in 2005 for graphic bloody killings, terror, sexual content, and language. |
| The Hills Have Eyes | 2006 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong gruesome violence and terror throughout, and for language.[29] |
| The Hottest Bid | 1995 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for strong graphic sexuality. |
| House of 1000 Corpses | 2003 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong sadistic violence/gore, sexuality, and language. |
I
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Ice Cold in Phoenix | 2004 (edited for re-rating) | Later rated R for strong sexuality, brutal violence, and language. |
| In the Cold of the Night | 1990 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R. |
| In the Realm of the Senses (Ai no corrida) | 1976 (rated 1991) | |
| Inserts | 1975 (kept rating) | Originally rated X; rating symbol changed to NC-17 in 1996 for explicit sexuality. |
| Inside (À l'intérieur) | 2007 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong bloody violence, gruesome and disturbing content, and language. |
| Inside Deep Throat | 2005 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for explicit sexual content; edited version rated R for strong sexuality including graphic images, nudity, and dialogue. |
| Intent to Kill | 1993 (rated 1992) (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for extreme violence. |
J
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Jackass: The Movie | 2002 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for dangerous, sometimes extremely crude stunts, language and nudity |
| Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday | 1993 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong violence and gore, and for sexuality and language.[30] |
| Jason X | 2002 (re-rated R on appeal) | Originally NC-17 for sadistic violence; re-appealed to successfully receive an R for extreme horror violence, language and some sexuality. |
| Jason's Lyric | 1994 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language, and for drug use |
| Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | 2001 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for nonstop crude and sexual humor, pervasive strong language and drug content. |
K
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Kalifornia | 1993 (rating surrendered) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language. |
| Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | 1996 (edited for re-rating) | Rated R for strong erotic sequences, nudity and some violence. |
| Kids | 1995 (rating surrendered) | Rated NC-17 for graphic sexuality and drug use involving teens, and a brutal beating. |
| Kika | 1993 (rated 1994)(rating surrendered) | Rating surrendered |
| Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | 2003 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content.[31] |
| Killer Joe | 2011 (rating surrendered) | R rating on appeal rejected; rated NC-17 for graphic disturbing content involving violence and sexuality, and a scene of brutality (rating surrendered); released theatrically with the NC-17 rating then the rating was surrendered for DVD/Blu-ray release; edited version rated R for strong and disturbing violence, sexuality, graphic nudity, drug use, and pervasive language. |
| Killing Me Softly | 2000 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong sexuality, some violence, and language. |
| Killing Zoe | 1994(edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong violence and language, plentiful drug use, and a sex scene. |
| Kill Kill Faster Faster | 2008 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong sexuality and language. |
L
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Law Abiding Citizen | 2009 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Re-rated R for strong bloody brutal violence and torture, a scene of rape, and pervasive language.[32] |
| L.I.E. | 2001 (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R in 2002 for strong sexual content involving teens, language, and brief violence. |
| Last Tango in Paris (Ultimo tango a Parigi) | 1972 (kept rating) | 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) (kept rating) | Originally rated X in 1987; re-rated NC-17 for a scene of explicit sexual content. |
| Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III | 1990 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong horror violence/gore and language. Final film to receive an X rating. |
| Leonora | 1991 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R in 1992 for sensuality, nudity, and language. |
| Love and Human Remains | 1995 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong sexual content, language, violence, and some drug use. |
| The Lover | 1992 (re-rated R on appeal) (uncut version unrated) | Re-rated R on appeal for graphic and aberrant sexuality. |
| The Loves of Lady Chatterly | 1992 (kept rating) | For scenes of explicit sexuality. |
| Lucky Bastard | 2013 (rating accepted) | Rated NC-17 "for explicit sexual content"[13] |
| Lust, Caution | 2007 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 "for some explicit sexuality"; edited version rated R for strong sexual content and a scene of brutal violence.[11] |
M
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Machine guns | 2007 (rating surrendered) | For extreme violence pervasive language and drug use involving men; (R-rated version) for strong bloody violence and torture and pervasive language,all involving men. |
| Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence | 1993 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong violence, and for language and some drug content. |
| Marie and Jack: A Hardcore Love Story | 2002 (rated 2007) | Rated NC-17 "for explicit sexuality"[11] |
| Ma Mère | 2004 (rated 2005)(kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for strong and aberrant sexual content; edited version rated R for strong aberrant sexuality, some language, and violent images. |
| Marriage 2.0 | 2015 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for explicit sexual content |
| Man Bites Dog (C'est arrivé près de chez vous) | 1992 (rated 1993) (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for strong graphic violence. |
| Martyrs | 2008 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for disturbing/severe aberrant behavior involving strong bloody violence, torture, sexuality and some nudity. |
| Matador | 1986 (rated 2005) (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 in 2005 for aberrant sexuality including violence. |
| Menace II Society | 1993 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong bloody violence, drug use, and pervasive language. |
| Mercy | 1999 (rating surrendered) | Originally rated NC-17 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R for language, drug use, and perverse sexual behavior including violence and nudity. |
| Midnight Cowboy | 1968 (re-rated to R later) | Rated X |
| Midnight Woman | 1990 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 |
| Modern Love | rated 1991 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 |
| Monster's Ball | 2001 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong sexual content, language, and violence. |
| Murder-Set-Pieces | 2004 (Director's cut unrated) | 105-minute version released theatrically with NC-17 rating, director's cut runs 91 minutes, and edited 83-minute version rated R for grisly bloody violence, disturbing images, strong sexuality and nudity, and for language. |
| Myriam | Rated 1991 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 |
| Mysterious Skin | 2004 [33] (rating surrendered) |
N
| Title | Year | Notes on rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nothin' Goes Right | 1988 (kept rating) | Originally rated X in 1989; rating symbol changed to NC-17 in 1991.[10] |
| Natural Born Killers | 1994 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for extreme violence and graphic carnage, for shocking images, and for strong language and sexuality. |
| Nil by Mouth | 1997 (re-rated R on appeal) | Re-rated R on appeal for graphic drug use, non-stop strong language, brutal violence and some disturbing images |
| The Night Buffalo | 2007 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 "for some graphic sexuality"[34] |
| Nymphomaniac | 2013 (rated 2014) (rating surrendered) | Originally rated NC-17; rating surrendered before release[35] |
O
| Title | Year | Notes on rating |
|---|---|---|
| Orgazmo | 1997 (rated 1998) (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for explicit sexual content and dialogue. Unrated version also released.[10] |
| Original Sin | 2001 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong sexual content and some violence. |
P
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Peepshow | Rated 1990 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17. |
| Paris, France | 1994 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for explicit sexual content |
| Perfect Blue | 1997 | Rated NC-17 for nudity, sexuality, and violence |
| Phantasm | 1977 (edited for re-rating in 1979) | For violence, and a scene of a man urinating. |
| Phantasm II | 1988 (edited for re-rating before its original release) | For violence and gore. |
| Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead | 1993 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for violence and gore, and for language and sexuality. |
| Pink Flamingos | 1972 (kept rating) | 1997 re-release rated NC-17 for a wide range of perversions in explicit detail. |
| Play Thing | Rated 1990 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17. |
| Poison | 1991 (rating surrendered) | Originally rated NC-17 for explicit sexuality; edited version rated R for sensuality, strong language, and sexual violence. |
| Predator 2 | 1990 (edited for re-rating) | 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.[36] |
| Prisoners | 2013 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for disturbing violent content including torture, and language throughout. |
| Psychopathia Sexualis | 2006 (unofficially given rating) (edited for re-rating) | For a shot of urination in someone's mouth; edited version rated R for strong sexual content including aberrant and deviant behavior, graphic nudity, some violence, and disturbing images |
| Pulp Fiction | 1994 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong graphic violence and drug use, pervasive strong language, and some sexuality.[37] |
R
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Radio Active | Rated 1990 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17. |
| Rated X | 2000 (rating surrendered) | Edited version rated R for strong sexuality and nudity, drug use, language, and some violence. |
| Razor Blade Smile | 1999 (edited for re-rating) | For extreme horror violence/gore and sexuality; edited version rated R for horror violence and gore, sexuality, language, and some drug content. |
| Requiem for a Dream | 2000 (rating surrendered) | Edited version rated R in 2001 for an intense depiction of drug addiction, graphic sexuality, strong language, and some graphic violence. |
| RoboCop | 1987 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Film had to be edited and resubmitted 11 times before finally receiving an R rating. Edited version rated R for graphic violence, strong language, and brief nudity. |
| Romantic Memoirs (Baksmälla) | 1973 (rated 1990) | |
| Romper Stomper | 1993 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R in 1994 for brutality and violence, sexuality and language. |
| The Rules of Attraction | 2002 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong sexual content, drug use, language, and violent images. |
S
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Sangre | 1989 (rating surrendered) | 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). |
| Sausage Party | 2016 (edited for re-rating) | Originally rated NC-17 until it was toned down to be rated R for strong crude sexual content, pervasive language and drug use. [38] |
| Saw | 2004 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | 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) (uncut version unrated) | 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 for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong grisly violence and gore, sequences of terror and torture, nudity, and language. |
| Saw IV | 2007 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture throughout, and for language. |
| Saw V | 2008 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, language and brief nudity. |
| Saw 3D | 2010 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Had to be edited six times for an R-rating to be approved.[39] |
| Scarface | 1983 (re-rated R on appeal) | Originally rated X after three edits were made for an R-rating to be approved. Final edited version was re-rated R on appeal, but the original cut was released instead with an R-rating.[40] |
| Scary Movie 2 | 2001 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong sexual and violent humor, graphic language, and some drug content.[41] |
| Scream | 1996 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Seven seconds of gore was cut in order to obtain the R.[42] Edited version rated R for strong graphic horror violence and gore, and for language. |
| The Secret Sex Lives of Romeo and Juliet | 1970 (rated 1990) (rating surrendered) | |
| Secretaries | 2006 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for pervasive graphic sexuality and nudity. |
| Seduced: Pretty When You Cry | 2001 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong perverse sexuality, drug use, language and violence. |
| The Seduction of Angela | 1991 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R in 1992 for sensuality, nudity and some sex-related dialogue. |
| Seed of Chucky | 2004 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Theatrical version rated R for strong horror violence/gore, sexual content and language. DVD version surrendered an NC-17. |
| A Serbian Film | 2010 (rated 2011) | Rated NC-17 "for extreme aberrant sexual and violent content including explicit dialogue";[19] heavily edited version.[43] |
| The Shadowed Mind | Rated 1991 | Rated NC-17. |
| Shame | 2011 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 "for some explicit sexual content"[19] |
| Showgirls | 1994 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for nudity and strong sexuality throughout, and for some graphic language and aberrant violence; edited version rated R for strong sexuality and nudity, language, a violent rape scene, and drug use. A preview of the film called Showgirls: Sneak Preview was also rated NC-17 for strong sexual images. |
| Silent Night, Deadly Night | 1984 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R. |
| Sliver | 1993 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong sexuality, and for language and violence. |
| Softly from Paris: Series I | Rated 1990 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 |
| Softly from Paris: Series II | Rated 1990 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 |
| Softly from Paris: Series III | Rated 1990 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 |
| Softly from Paris: Series IV | Rated 1990 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 |
| Softly from Paris: Series V | Rated 1990 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 |
| South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | 1999 (edited for re-rating) | Edited several times until it was rated R for pervasive vulgar language and crude sexual humor, and for some violent images.[10] According to the filmmakers, they edited the film with something more vulgar every time they submitted it to the MPAA again.[44][45] Right after it was released, Jack Valenti, president of the MPAA, said that he regretted not rating it NC-17.[44] |
| Spirit of the Night | 1994 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R in 1996 for strong sexuality and some language. |
| Stone Cold | 1991 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong violence and language, and for sensuality. |
| Story of O (Histoire d'O) | 1975 (kept rating) | Originally rated X; re-rated NC-17 in 2002 for rape and aberrant sexual content. |
| Storytelling | 2001 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong sexual content, language, and some drug use. |
| Summer of Sam | 1999 (edited for re-rating) | Edited down to an R rating.[46] Edited version rated R for strong graphic violence and sexuality, pervasive strong language and drug use |
| Swearnet: The Movie | 2014 | Rated NC-17 for some explicit sexual content, graphic nudity and for language.[47] |
T
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Team America: World Police | 2004 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for graphic crude and sexual humor, violent images, and strong language, all involving puppets. |
| Texas Chainsaw 3D | 2013 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Had to cut out the extreme amount of gore when it was sent to the MPAA. |
| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | 2006 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong horror violence/gore, language, and some sexual content. |
| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 | 1986 (rating surrendered) | Originally rated X (rating surrendered); re-rated R in 2000 for DVD release. All subsequent home video versions released unrated. |
| Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde | 1993 (re-rating R on appeal) | Re-rated R on appeal for strong graphic violence, strong language and sexuality. |
| The Gore Gore Girls | 1972 (rated 1990) (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for strong graphic violence, harsh language, and explicit sexuality. |
| This Film Is Not Yet Rated | 2006 (first cut) (final cut not rated) | For some graphic sexual content. First cut NC-17, since the final film was altered from when first submitted, it no longer can carry the NC-17. |
| Thomas in Love (Thomas est amoureux) | 2000 | Rated 2001 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R in 2002 for strong sexuality and language. |
| Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (¡Átame!) | 1990 (kept rating) | Originally rated X (rating surrendered); re-rated NC-17 kept rating for DVD release. |
| Titus | 1999 (edited for re-rating) | Originally rated NC-17;[48] edited version rated R for strong violent and sexual images.[49] |
| Tokyo Decadence (Topâzu) | 1992 (rated 1993) (kept rating) | For strong, explicit, sado-masochistic sexuality. |
| Tower of Terror | 1992 (kept rating) | For extreme horror violence. |
| Train | 2008 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong grisly bloody violence, disturbing images, sexual content, and language. |
| Trois | 2000 | Edited version rated R for strong sexuality, language and some violence; original version rated NC-17 for some explicit sexuality. |
| Tropic of Cancer | 1970 (kept rating) | Originally rated X; re-rated NC-17 in 1992 for strong language and sex-related dialogue. |
| True Romance | 1993 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for strong violence and language, and for sexuality and drug use.[50] |
| Two Girls and a Guy | 1998 (uncut VHS version) (edited for re-rating) | Rated NC-17 for a scene of explicit sexuality; edited version rated R for a strong sex scene, strong language, and sexual dialogue, and for a violent image. |
| Twogether | 1993 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong sexuality and language. |
U
| Title | Year | Notes on rating |
|---|---|---|
| Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend | 1993 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for sexual content including violence pervasive strong language . |
| The Ugly | 1998 (rating surrendered) | Edited version rated R for extreme violence, language, and a scene of sexuality.[10] |
| Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning | 2012 (edited for re-rating) (uncut version unrated) | Edited version rated R for brutal bloody violence throughout, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, and language. |
W
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes | 2003 (kept rating) | Originally rated R for strong sexual content, language, drug use, and some violent images; edited video version rated NC-17 for explicit sexual content. |
| When Night is Falling | 1995 (rating surrendered) | Edited version rated R in 1996 for strong sexuality and some language. |
| Where the Truth Lies | 2005 (rating surrendered) | For some explicit sexuality. |
| Whipped | 2000 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong sexual content and language. |
| Whore | 1990 (kept rating) | Rated NC-17; edited version rated R for strong sexual situations and dialogue, and for some violence. Unrated version also released. |
| Wide Sargasso Sea | 1993 (rated 1992) (kept rating) | Rated NC-17 for strong, explicit sexuality; edited version rated R in 1993 for strong sexuality. |
| Wild at Heart | 1990 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for strong brutal bloody violence including disturbing images, strong sexuality, nudity, and language.[51] |
| The Wild Bunch | 1969 (1993) (re-rated R on appeal) | Originally rated R; re-rated NC-17 in 1993, but reverted to R on appeal.[7] |
| The Wolf of Wall Street | 2013 (edited for re-rating) | Edited version rated R for sequences of strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language throughout, and for some violence |
| WVAG in New York City | 2001 (kept rating) | For graphic sexuality (short film). |
Y
| Title | Year | Notes on rating |
|---|---|---|
| Y Tu Mamá También | 2001 (rating surrendered) | Originally rated NC-17, released unrated.[52] |
| You So Crazy | 1994 (rating surrendered) | Released unrated by Samuel Goldwyn Co.[53] |
| Your Friends & Neighbors | 1998 (re-rated R on appeal) | Re-rated R on appeal for graphic dialogue, strong sexuality and language[54] |
| Young Adam | 2003 (theatrical version) (home video version edited for re-rating) | Rated NC-17 for some explicit sexual content; edited version rated R for strong sexual content, some disturbing behavior, and language.[55] |
Z
| Title | Year | Notes on rating[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Zack and Miri Make a Porno | 2008 (re-rated R on appeal) | Rated R for strong crude sexual content including dialogue, graphic nudity, and pervasive language. |
| Zandalee | Rated 1990 and 1991 (rating surrendered) | Edited version rated R for strong sensuality, sexual dialogue, and language. |
See also
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