NC-17 is a rating by the Motion Picture Association that is given to a movie that it deems not suitable for audiences under 18 years old. An NC-17 rating could be due to sex, violence, excessive bad ...

This article originally appeared on Pride: 9 LGBTQ+ movies that were rated NC-17 and where to watch them The star-studded series has been airing on Wednesdays and Thursdays each week over the past ...

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 ...

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 ...

Writer-director Ira Sachs' "Passages," starring Ben Whishaw and Franz Rogowski, is the latest in a long line of queer films slapped with an NC-17 rating. It’s been 10 years since “Blue Is the Warmest ...

The MPAA film rating system, especially the NC-17 rating, can significantly impact the commercial success of a film's theatrical release, often favoring studio productions over international or ...

"I think an NC-17 violent fantasy about Marilyn Monroe presenting itself as a biography, or even if it was upfront about being a fantasy is pretty appalling," film critic Grace Randolph tweeted. I’m ...

Movie ratings don't fall out of the sky — it just seems that way. Since 1968, anonymous members of the Motion Picture Association of America ratings board have all but dictated what the American ...

LOS ANGELES -- Matthew McConaughey is the latest A-lister to go NC-17. He plays the title role in Killer Joe, which carries the Motion Picture Association of America s maximum restriction because of ...

When you hear that a movie is rated NC-17, classic cinema is likely not the first thing that comes to mind first. The rating has been around for about 20 years, but it's mostly been associated with ...

Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde” is about to make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, which means moviegoers will finally get to find out why the Marilyn Monroe drama is rated NC-17. The rating ...