Wes Craven Feared This Cult Classic Horror Film Was Destined To Get An NC-17 Rating

Wes Craven's cult horror film The People Under the Stairs nearly landed an NC-17 rating, but it got an R instead after Craven ...
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22 Best NC-17 Movies Ever Released, Ranked

Content Warning: The following article contains discussions of sexual abuse, rape, pedophilia, drug use, and gun violence.Most film directors try to avoid the dreaded NC-17 rating like the plague. It ...

Michael Rooker's Breakout Movie Helped Inspire The MPAA's NC-17 Rating

Michael Rooker might be known for his collaborations with James Gunn now, but the Marvel star's breakthrough role helped ...
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Revisiting 'Showgirls', 30 Years Later

Showgirls stars Elizabeth Berkley as a Vegas dancer trying to move up from a seedy club to a glamorous hotel show. Paul Verhoeven's NC-17 movie was a notorious flop, but it is now considered a camp ...
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Full Frontal Nudity, Oral Sex and More: Why ‘Passages,’ ‘Blonde’ and 19 More Films Earned the NC-17 Rating

Another year brings another NC-17 controversy at the movies. This time it’s for “Passages,” the acclaimed romance drama from Ira Sachs that earned strong reviews out of the Sundance Film Festival ...
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10 Must-Watch NC-17 Movies, Ranked

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...
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Sony's R-Rated KRAVEN THE HUNTER Expected To Receive Equivalent Of An NC-17 Rating In The UK

Excitement for Kraven the Hunter appears relatively muted among comic book readers, though its R-Rating has at least piqued the interest of violent action movie fans. Of course, when a title leans too ...