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'''NC-17''' is a [[film rating]] of the [[United States film industry]] used to denote films "No One [[17]] And Under Admitted" (18 and older ONLY). These films contain [[excessive]] [[graphic violence]], [[sex]], [[aberrational behavior]], [[drug abuse]], [[strong language]], or any other elements which, when present, most parents would consider too [[strong]] and therefore off-limits for viewing by their children and teens. NC-17 does not necessarily mean [[obscene]] or [[pornographic]] in the oft-accepted or legal meaning of those words. The Board does not and cannot mark films with those words. These terms are legally [[ambiguous]], and their interpretation varies from case to case. The NC-17 designation implies that the [[MPAA|Ratings Board]] has determined that due to the content of the film, it should be intended for adults only. NC-17 replaced the [[X rating]] in 1990. However many theater companies and local operators will not play NC-17 titles and some newspapers and magazines will not run ads for these films. Most NC-17 titles are go on limited release or onto video/DVD. Most NC-17 titles also have an [[R-rated]] version released on video/DVD. '''NC-17''' is a [[film rating]] of the [[United States film industry]] used to denote films "No One [[17]] And Under Admitted" (18 and older ONLY). These films contain [[excessive]] [[graphic violence]], [[sex]], [[aberrational behavior]], [[drug abuse]], [[strong language]], or any other elements which, when present, most parents would consider too [[strong]] and therefore off-limits for viewing by their children and teens. NC-17 does not necessarily mean [[obscene]] or [[pornographic]] in the oft-accepted or legal meaning of those words. The Board does not and cannot mark films with those words. These terms are legally [[ambiguous]], and their interpretation varies from case to case. The NC-17 designation implies that the [[MPAA|Ratings Board]] has determined that due to the content of the film, it should be intended for adults only. NC-17 replaced the [[X rating]] in 1990. However many theater companies and local operators will not play NC-17 titles and some newspapers and magazines will not run ads for these films. Most NC-17 titles are go on limited release or onto video/DVD. Most NC-17 titles also have an [[R-rated]] version released on video/DVD.
== History == == History ==
-The [[MPAA]] introduced the '''NC-17''' (not for children 17 or under) rating on [[September 26]], [[1990]] to differentiate MPAA-rated [[adult]]-oriented films from movies rated [[X]] by their producers. This move was largely prompted by Universal Pictures' ''[[Henry & June]]'' (1990), which would have otherwise received a dreaded X rating. However, media outlets which refused ads for X-rated titles simply transferred that policy to NC-17 titles, as did many theater landlords; large video chains including Blockbuster Video and Hollywood Video refuse to stock NC-17 titles. While a number of movies have been released with the NC-17 rating, none of them has been a box-office hit.+The [[MPAA]] introduced the '''NC-17''' (not for children 17 or under) rating on [[September 27]], [[1990]] to differentiate MPAA-rated [[adult]]-oriented films from movies rated [[X]] by their producers. This move was largely prompted by Universal Pictures' ''[[Henry & June]]'' (1990), which would have otherwise received a dreaded X rating. However, media outlets which refused ads for X-rated titles simply transferred that policy to NC-17 titles, as did many theater landlords; large video chains including Blockbuster Video and Hollywood Video refuse to stock NC-17 titles. While a number of movies have been released with the NC-17 rating, none of them has been a box-office hit.
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NC-17 is a film rating of the United States film industry used to denote films "No One 17 And Under Admitted" (18 and older ONLY). These films contain excessive graphic violence, sex, aberrational behavior, drug abuse, strong language, or any other elements which, when present, most parents would consider too strong and therefore off-limits for viewing by their children and teens. NC-17 does not necessarily mean obscene or pornographic in the oft-accepted or legal meaning of those words. The Board does not and cannot mark films with those words. These terms are legally ambiguous, and their interpretation varies from case to case. The NC-17 designation implies that the Ratings Board has determined that due to the content of the film, it should be intended for adults only. NC-17 replaced the X rating in 1990. However many theater companies and local operators will not play NC-17 titles and some newspapers and magazines will not run ads for these films. Most NC-17 titles are go on limited release or onto video/DVD. Most NC-17 titles also have an R-rated version released on video/DVD.

History

The MPAA introduced the NC-17 (not for children 17 or under) rating on September 27, 1990 to differentiate MPAA-rated adult-oriented films from movies rated X by their producers. This move was largely prompted by Universal Pictures' Henry & June (1990), which would have otherwise received a dreaded X rating. However, media outlets which refused ads for X-rated titles simply transferred that policy to NC-17 titles, as did many theater landlords; large video chains including Blockbuster Video and Hollywood Video refuse to stock NC-17 titles. While a number of movies have been released with the NC-17 rating, none of them has been a box-office hit.

List

This is a list of films rated NC-17 by the Motion Picture Association of America's. It includes X-rated films reassigned an NC-17 rating, and titles originally rated NC-17, but edited for a lower rating. Titles with surrendered ratings are usually released unrated to avoid the stigma of 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.

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.

Some titles include the reasons the rating was given. In 1990, CARA 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.

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