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. 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. Furthermore, in 2007, Focus Features
released Lust, Caution with an NC-17 rating; it grossed $4.6 million in the United States theatrically, and Focus was very satisfied with the film's theatrical release.
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, and Lust, Caution has generated more than $18 million from DVD rentals in the United States.
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, 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 (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.
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Motion Picture Association of America
The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. , originally the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America , was founded in 1922 and is designed to advance the business interests of its members...
's Classification and Rating Administration (CARA). It includes X-rated
X-rated
In some countries, X is or has been a motion picture rating reserved for the most explicit films. Films rated X are intended only for viewing by adults, usually legally defined as people over the age of 17.-United Kingdom:...
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
Todd Solondz
Todd Solondz is an American independent film screenwriter and director known for his style of dark, thought-provoking, socially conscious satire. Solondz has been critically acclaimed for his examination of the "dark underbelly of middle class American suburbia", a reflection of his own background...
's film Happiness, are usually released unrated to avoid the stigma
Social stigma
Social stigma is the severe disapproval of or discontent with a person on the grounds of characteristics that distinguish them from other members of a society.Almost all stigma is based on a person differing from social or cultural norms...
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
Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches, and have frequently received strongly divided critical opinion....
's Antichrist
Antichrist (film)
Antichrist is a 2009 arthouse-horror film written and directed by Lars von Trier, starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg. It follows horror film conventions and tells the story of a couple who, after the death of their child, retreat to a cabin in the woods where the man experiences strange...
).
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
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Fox Searchlight Pictures, established in 1998, is a film division of Fox Filmed Entertainment alongside the larger Fox studio 20th Century Fox...
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. The same year, Sony Pictures Classics
Sony Pictures Classics
Sony Pictures Classics is an art-house film division of Sony Pictures Entertainment founded in December 1991 that distributes, produces and acquires specialty films from the United States and around the world. Its co-presidents are Michael Barker and Tom Bernard...
released Bad Education
Bad Education
Bad Education is a 2004 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Daniel Giménez Cacho and Lluís Homar. The plot is about two reunited childhood friends in the vein of a murder mystery...
with an NC-17 rating; it grossed $5.2 million in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
theatrically, earning back more than its budget of $5 million. Furthermore, in 2007, Focus Features
Focus Features
Focus Features is the art house films division of NBC Universal's Universal Pictures, and acts as both a producer and distributor for its own films and a distributor for foreign films....
released Lust, Caution with an NC-17 rating; it grossed $4.6 million in the United States theatrically, and Focus was very satisfied with the film's theatrical release.
NC-17 films also tended to make much more money on the home video/DVD market. For example, Showgirls
Showgirls
Showgirls is a 1995 American drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring former teen actress Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, and Gina Gershon...
became one of MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films and television programs. MGM was founded in 1924 when the entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer...
's top 20 all-time bestsellers, and Lust, Caution has generated more than $18 million from DVD rentals in the United States.
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
Sam Peckinpah
David Samuel "Sam" Peckinpah was an American filmmaker and screenwriter who achieved prominence following the release of the Western epic The Wild Bunch...
film The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch is a 1969 American Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah about an aging outlaw gang on the Texas-Mexico border, trying to exist in the changing "modern" world of 1913...
, originally rated R, was resubmitted by Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
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, 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 (The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! is a 1990 Spanish film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, a dark romantic comedy starring Antonio Banderas and Victoria Abril. The plot follows a recently released psychiatric patient who kidnaps an actress in order to make her fall in love with him...
, and Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive is a 1989 film directed by Wayne Wang. It stars Cheng Wan Kin and John Chan. It won an award at the 1990 Rotterdam International Film Festival.-Cast:*Cheng Wan Kin as Duck Killer*John Chan as The Son In Law...
were all given X ratings that year), this list does not include X-rated films, unless they were later re-rated NC-17.
0–9
- 100 Tears, 2007; for extreme horror violence.
- 19001900 (film)1900 is a 1976 Italian epic film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, starring Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Donald Sutherland, Alida Valli, and Burt Lancaster. Set in Bertolucci's ancestral region of Emilia, the film chronicles the lives of two men during the political turmoils...
, 1976, originally rated X; edited version rated R (1977); uncut version rated NC-17 (1990), rating surrendered.
A
- American PieAmerican Pie (film)American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy film written by Adam Herz. American Pie was the directorial film debut of brothers Paul and Chris Weitz, and the first film in the American Pie film series...
, 1999; edited version rated R for strong sexualityHuman sexualityHuman sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
, crude sexual dialogue, languageProfanityProfanity is a show of disrespect, or a desecration or debasement of someone or something. Profanity can take the form of words, expressions, gestures, or other social behaviors that are socially constructed or interpreted as insulting, rude, vulgar, obscene, desecrating, or other forms.The...
and drinkingDrinkingDrinking is the act of consuming water or a beverage through the mouth. Water is required for many of life’s physiological processes. Both excessive and inadequate water intake are associated with health problems.-Physiology:...
, all involving teens. - American PsychoAmerican Psycho (film)American Psycho is a 2000 cult thriller film directed by Mary Harron based on Bret Easton Ellis's novel of the same name. Though predominantly a psycho thriller, the film also blends elements of horror, satire, and black comedy...
, 2000; edited version rated R for strong violenceViolenceViolence is the use of physical force to apply a state to others contrary to their wishes. violence, while often a stand-alone issue, is often the culmination of other kinds of conflict, e.g...
, sexuality, drug useRecreational drug useRecreational drug use is the use of a drug, usually psychoactive, with the intention of creating or enhancing recreational experience. Such use is controversial, however, often being considered to be also drug abuse, and it is often illegal...
and language. - Angel of Passion, 1991; edited version rated R in 1995 for strong sexuality, and for some language.
- Arabian Nights (Il fiore delle mille e una notte), 1974; rated X in 1979; rating symbol changed to NC-17 in 1990.
- ArtemisiaArtemisia (film)Artemisia is a 1997 French/Italian/German biographical film about Artemisia Gentileschi, the female Italian Baroque painter. The film was directed by Agnès Merlet, and stars Valentina Cervi and Michel Serrault.-Cast:...
, 1998; re-rated R on appeal for strong, graphic sexuality and nudityNudityNudity is the state of wearing no clothing. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic. The amount of clothing worn depends on functional considerations and social considerations...
.
B
- Back in Action, 1994; edited version rated R for violence, and for language and brief drug use.
- Bad EducationBad EducationBad Education is a 2004 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Daniel Giménez Cacho and Lluís Homar. The plot is about two reunited childhood friends in the vein of a murder mystery...
, 2004, for explicit sexual content; edited version ("Special Edition") rated R for strong sexual content throughout, language and some drug use. - Bad LieutenantBad LieutenantBad Lieutenant is a 1992 crime-drama film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Harvey Keitel as the eponymous "bad lieutenant". The screenplay was written by actress-model Zoë Lund. She also played a small role in the film. Lund had been discovered by Ferrara and had starred in his earlier film, Ms...
, 1992, for sexual violenceSexual violenceSexual violence occurs throughout the world, although in most countries there has been little research conducted on the problem. Due to the private nature of sexual violence, estimating the extent of the problem is difficult...
, strong sexual situations and dialogue, graphic drug use; edited version rated R for drug use, language, violence and nudity. - Bank Robber, 1993; edited version rated R in 1994 for strong sexuality, a bloody shooting, drug content and language.
- Basic InstinctBasic InstinctBasic Instinct is a 1992 erotic thriller directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas, and starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone....
, 1992, edited version rated R for strong sexual content and dialogue, nudity, language, and violence. - BentBent (film)Bent is a 1997 British/Japanese drama film directed by Sean Mathias, based on the 1979 play of the same name by Martin Sherman, who also wrote the screenplay. It revolves around the persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany after the murder of Sturmabteilung leader Ernst Röhm on the Night of the...
, 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. - Beyond the Valley of the DollsBeyond the Valley of the DollsBeyond the Valley of the Dolls is a 1970 American schlock melodrama film starring Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John LaZar, Michael Blodgett and David Gurian...
, 1970, originally rated X; rating symbol changed to NC-17 in 1990. - Bizarre, rated 1991.
- Black and WhiteBlack and White (1999 film)Black and White is a 1999 American film directed by James Toback, starring Robert Downey, Jr., Gaby Hoffmann, Allan Houston, Jared Leto, Scott Caan, Claudia Schiffer, Brooke Shields and a number of rap musicians, namely members of the Wu-Tang Clan and Onyx .The...
, 1999; edited version rated R for strong sexuality, graphic language, some violence and drug use. - Bliss, 1997; edited version rated R for graphic sex scenesSexual intercourseSexual intercourse, also known as copulation or coitus, commonly refers to the act in which a male's penis enters a female's vagina for the purposes of sexual pleasure or reproduction. The entities may be of opposite sexes, or they may be hermaphroditic, as is the case with snails...
with strong sex-related dialogue, and for language. - Blonde Emmanuelle in 3-D, rated in 1990.
- BloodRayneBloodRayne (film)BloodRayne is a 2005 action and horror film, set in 18th century Romania, and directed by Uwe Boll. The film stars Kristanna Loken, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Billy Zane, Meat Loaf and, Matthew Davis...
, 2005; edited version rated R for strong bloody violence, some sexuality and nudity. - Blue ValentineBlue Valentine (film)Blue Valentine is a 2010 romantic drama film written and directed by Derek Cianfrance. The film premiered in competition at the 26th Sundance Film Festival. Derek Cianfrance, Cami Delavigne and Joey Curtis wrote the film, and Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling played the lead roles...
, 2010; originally rated NC-17 for a scene of explicit sexual content; successfully appealed to an R-rating. - The Boondock SaintsThe Boondock SaintsThe Boondock Saints is a 1999 American action comedy film written and directed by Troy Duffy. The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as Irish fraternal twins, Connor and Murphy MacManus, who become vigilantes after killing two members of the Russian Mafia in self-defense...
, 1999; edited version rated R for strong violence, language and sexual contentHuman sexualityHuman sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
. - Boxing HelenaBoxing HelenaBoxing Helena is a 1993 romantic drama film and the debut feature film by Jennifer Chambers Lynch, daughter of David Lynch. The film stars Julian Sands and Sherilyn Fenn as the eponymous Helena.-Plot:...
, 1993; re-rated R on appeal for two scenes of strong sexuality and language. - Boys Don't CryBoys Don't Cry (film)Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American independent romantic drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and co-written by Andy Bienen. The film is a dramatization of the real-life story of Brandon Teena, a transgender man played by Hilary Swank, who pursues a relationship with a young woman, played by Chloë...
, 1999; edited version rated R for violence including a rapeRapeRape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
scene, sexuality, language and drug use. - Bram Stoker's Dracula, 1992; edited version rated R for sexuality and horror violence.
- Broken EnglishBroken English (1996 film)Broken English is a 1996 romantic drama film made in New Zealand. Directed by Gregor Nicholas, it stars Aleksandra Vujcic, Julian Arahanga, Marton Csokas, and Rade Šerbedžija.-Plot:...
, 1996, for explicit sexuality; edited version rated R for sexual content, brief drug use and language.
C
- The Canterbury TalesThe Canterbury Tales (film)The Canterbury Tales is a 1972 Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini and based on the medieval narrative poem The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. It is the second film in Pasolini's 'Trilogy of Life'...
(I Racconti di Canterbury), 1972, originally rated X in 1979; rating symbol changed to NC-17 in 1991. - Centerspread, 1981 (rated 1990).
- ClerksClerksClerks is a 1994 independent comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film as Silent Bob. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks and Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves, it presents a day in the lives of two store clerks and their acquaintances...
, 1994; re-rated R on appeal for extensive use of extremely explicit sex-related dialogue. - Color of NightColor of NightColor of Night is a 1994 American erotic mystery thriller film produced by Cinergi Pictures and released in the United States by Hollywood Pictures. Directed by Richard Rush, the film stars Bruce Willis, Jane March, Ruben Blades, Lesley Ann Warren, and Scott Bakula...
, 1994; edited version rated R for strong sexuality, nudity, violence and language. - CliffhangerCliffhanger (film)Cliffhanger is a 1993 American action film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow. Stallone plays a mountain climber, who becomes embroiled in a failed heist set in a U.S. Treasury plane flying through the Rocky Mountains...
, 1993; edited version rated R for violence and language. - The CoolerThe CoolerThe Cooler is a 2003 romantic drama film directed by Wayne Kramer. The original screenplay was written by Kramer and Frank Hannah. In gambling parlance, a "cooler" is an unlucky individual whose presence at the tables results in a streak of bad luck for the other players.- Plot :Unlucky Bernie...
, 2003; edited version rated R for strong sexuality, violence, language and some drug use. - Comfortably NumbComfortably Numb (film)Comfortably Numb is a 1995 film directed by Gavin O'Connor....
, 1995, for scenes of graphic drug use and some explicit sexuality. - CrashCrash (1996 film)Crash is a 1996 Canadian/British drama thriller film written and directed by David Cronenberg based on the J. G. Ballard 1973 novel of the same name. It tells the story of a group of people who take sexual pleasure from car accidents, a notable form of paraphilia. The film generated considerable...
, 1996, for numerous explicit sex scenes; edited version rated R for accidentCar accidentA traffic collision, also known as a traffic accident, motor vehicle collision, motor vehicle accident, car accident, automobile accident, Road Traffic Collision or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction,...
goreGraphic violenceGraphic violence is the depiction of especially vivid, brutal and realistic acts of violence in visual media such as literature, film, television, and video games...
, some graphic language and aberrant sexualParaphiliaParaphilia is a biomedical term used to describe sexual arousal to objects, situations, or individuals that are not part of normative stimulation and that may cause distress or serious problems for the paraphiliac or persons associated with him or her...
content.
D
- Damage, 1992; edited version rated R for strong sexuality, and for language.
- Dangerous GameDangerous GameDangerous Game is a 1993 film directed by Abel Ferrara starring Madonna, Harvey Keitel and James Russo.-Reception:The film opened in US theaters on November 19, 1993 and was trashed by critics...
, 1993; edited version rated R for pervasively strong language, explicit sexuality, and drug use. - Dark ObsessionDark ObsessionDark Obsession-originally titled as Diamond Skulls-is a British 1989 thriller starring Amanda Donohoe and Gabriel Byrne. The director is Nicholas Broomfield.-Cast:*Amanda Donohoe as Ginny Bruckton*Gabriel Byrne as Lord Hugo Bruckton...
(Diamond Skulls), 1989 (rated 1991); edited version rated R for strong sensuality and for language. - Dead and Breakfast, 2005; edited version rated R for strong horror violence/gore and language.
- Dead PresidentsDead PresidentsDead Presidents is a 1995 American crime film written by Michael Henry Brown and also written, produced and directed by the Hughes brothers , starring Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker, Freddy Rodriguez, N'Bushe Wright and Bokeem Woodbine...
, 1995; edited version rated R for strong graphic violence, language, a sex scene and some drug use. - Delta of VenusDelta of VenusDelta of Venus is a book of short stories by Anaïs Nin. Though the stories were largely written in the 1940s while Nin was writing erotica for a private collector, the book was first published posthumously in 1978. In 1995 a film version of the book was directed by Zalman King. There are multiple...
, 1995; originally rated R in 1994 for strong erotic content; edited version rated NC-17 in 1995 for explicit sexuality. - DescentDescent (2007 film)Descent is a 2007 American thriller film directed by Talia Lugacy and starring Rosario Dawson and Chad Faust.-Plot summary:Maya is a college student who is date raped...
, 2007; for a brutal rape; edited version rated R. - DesperadoDesperado (film)Desperado is a 1995 action thriller film written and directed by Robert Rodriguez. The film stars Antonio Banderas as the former mariachi who seeks revenge on the drug lord who killed his lover....
, 1995; edited version rated R for strong bloody violence, a strong sex sequence and language. - The Devil's RejectsThe Devil's RejectsThe Devil's Rejects is a 2005 American horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie, and the sequel to his 2003 film House of 1000 Corpses. The film is about the family of psychopathic killers from the previous film now on the run...
, 2005; edited version rated R for sadistic violence, strong sexual content, language, and drug use. - Dice RulesDice RulesDice Rules is a comedy double album by comedian Andrew Dice Clay, which was released in 1991. It was released on record producer Rick Rubin's record label Def American and subsequently re-issued on Warner Bros. Records. The first side was recorded at Madison Square Garden with the second side being...
, 1991. - A Dirty ShameA Dirty ShameA Dirty Shame is a 2004 satirical sex comedy written and directed by John Waters, and starring Tracey Ullman, Selma Blair, Johnny Knoxville, Chris Isaak, Suzanne Shepherd, and Mink Stole.-Plot:...
, 2004, for pervasive sexual content; "neuter" (edited) version rated R for pervasive, strong, crude sexual content, including fetishSexual fetishismSexual fetishism, or erotic fetishism, is the sexual arousal a person receives from a physical object, or from a specific situation. The object or situation of interest is called the fetish, the person a fetishist who has a fetish for that object/situation. Sexual fetishism may be regarded, e.g...
es. - The DoorsThe Doors (film)The Doors is a 1991 biopic about the 1960s-1970s rock band of the same name which emphasizes the life of its lead singer, Jim Morrison. It was directed by Oliver Stone, and stars Val Kilmer as Morrison, Meg Ryan as Pamela Courson , Kyle MacLachlan as Ray Manzarek, Frank Whaley as Robby Krieger,...
, 1991, for Nudity, 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.
- The Dreamlife of AngelsThe Dreamlife of AngelsThe Dreamlife of Angels is a 1998 French drama film directed by Erick Zonca.-Story:The film is about two working class women, Isa and Marie. Isa is a drifter and searching for a lover she had met during the summer. When she realizes that her search for him is futile and turns elsewhere she meets...
, 1999; edited version rated R for some strong sexuality.
E
- Easier with PracticeEasier with PracticeEasier with Practice is a 2009 American drama film written and directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez. It stars Brian Geraghty, Kel O'Neill, Marguerite Moreau, Jeanette Brox, Jenna Gavigan and Katie Aselton...
, 2010, for a sequence of explicit sexual dialogue. - EasyridersEasyridersEasyriders is an American motorcycle magazine, founded in 1971. It is published monthly by Paisano Publications, LLC.In addition to its coverage of motorcycles and related activities, Easyriders is also known for including pictures of nude or topless women and paintings by David Mann who was a...
Video Magazine No. 13 (video release), rated 1992 for pervasive sexuality and graphic sexual dialogue. - Emmanuelle: The Joys of a WomanEmmanuelle 2Emmanuelle 2 is a 1975 French softcore erotica movie directed by Francis Giacobetti, and starring Sylvia Kristel. The screenplay was written by Bob Elia and Francis Giacobetti, based on novel Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman by Emmanuelle Arsan...
, 1975, originally rated X in 1976; rating symbol changed to NC-17 in 1991. - Erotic Nights, 1991; edited version rated R for sensuality and sex-related dialogue.
- Erotique, 1994; rated R in 1998 for strong sexuality, sex-related dialogue and some language.
- The Evil DeadThe Evil DeadThe Evil Dead is a 1981 horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi, starring Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, and Betsy Baker. The film is a story of five college students vacationing in an isolated cabin in a wooded area...
, 1981 (rated 1994), was originally rated X, for substantial graphic horrorHorror filmHorror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
violence and gore. - Extreme JusticeExtreme JusticeExtreme Justice was a monthly Justice League spin off title in the DC Comics universe. It replaced the cancelled Justice League International and ran for nineteen issues from 1994 to 1996.-Overview:...
, 1993; re-rated R on appeal for strong graphic violence, language, and for a scene of sexuality. - Eyes Wide ShutEyes Wide ShutEyes Wide Shut is a 1999 drama film based upon Arthur Schnitzler's 1926 novella Traumnovelle . The film was directed, produced and co-written by Stanley Kubrick, and was his last film. The story, set in and around New York City, follows the sexually-charged adventures of Dr...
, 1999; edited version rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug-related material.
F
- Fantasy, 1991; edited version rated R in 1992 for strong sensuality and language.
- Fantasies, 1989 (rated 1991).
- Female TroubleFemale TroubleFemale Trouble is a 1974 dark comedy film co-composed, filmed, co-edited, written, produced, and directed by John Waters starring Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Edith Massey, Michael Potter, Cookie Mueller, and Susan Walsh....
, 1974; originally X rated NC-17 1991 re-rating NC-17 for explicit sexuality and nudity - Freddy Got FingeredFreddy Got FingeredFreddy Got Fingered is a 2001 American comedy film directed, co-written by and starring Tom Green. Some of the scenes feature similar antics to those seen in his own The Tom Green Show and scenes in Road Trip. It is largely built around gross-out and shock humor...
, 2001; edited version rated R for crude sexual and bizarre humor, and for strong language. - Freeway, 1996; edited version rated R for strong lurid violence and sexual dialogue, some sexual situations, drug content and language.
- Frontier(s), 2007, for extreme sadistic graphic violence and gore.
- Fire on the AmazonFire on the AmazonFire on the Amazon is a 1993 low-budget film directed by Luis Llosa, an early effort of Sandra Bullock, co-starring Craig Sheffer.As reported on A&E's Biography on November 18, 2005, in an interview clip with the film's director, the film was a harrowing experience in more ways than one...
, 1993, edited version rated R for strong language, areas of strong violence and a scene of strong sexuality
G
- Games of Love, rated 1991.
- The GetawayThe Getaway (1994 film)The Getaway is a 1994 crime thriller and a remake of the 1972 film of the same name. The film stars Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, James Woods, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jennifer Tilly, and was directed by Roger Donaldson.-Plot:...
, 1994; edited version rated R for violence, sexuality and language. - Gettin' Even, 2005, for explicit sexual content including pervasive nudity.
- Glam, 2001 (rated 1998), for a scene of explicit sexuality and some sexual dialogue.
- The Godfather: Part III, 1990; edited version rated R for violence and language.
- La Grande BouffeLa Grande BouffeLa Grande Bouffe is a 1973 French–Italian film directed by Marco Ferreri. It stars Marcello Mastroianni, Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Piccoli and Philippe Noiret...
, 1973, originally rated X; rating symbol changed to NC-17 in 1998 for some explicit sexuality. - Grindhouse, 2007; edited version rated R for strong graphic bloody violence and gore, pervasive language, some sexuality, nudity and drug use.
- GummoGummoGummo is a 1997 American independent drama film written and directed by Harmony Korine. It was his directorial debut and has since become a cult film. The film stars Jacob Reynolds, Nick Sutton, Jacob Sewell, Chloë Sevigny, Linda Manz and Max Perlich...
, 1997; edited version rated R for pervasive depiction of anti-social behaviorAntisocial personality disorderAntisocial personality disorder is described by the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, fourth edition , as an Axis II personality disorder characterized by "...a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood...
of juvenileAdolescenceAdolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood , but largely characterized as beginning and ending with the teenage stage...
s, including violence, substance abuse, sexuality and language. - GutterballsGutterballs (film)Gutterballs is a 2008 Canadian comedy horror/slasher film written and directed by Ryan Nicholson and starring Mihola Terzic and Alastair Gamble.-Plot:...
, 2009; rating surrendered.
H
- Halloween: The Curse of Michael MyersHalloween: The Curse of Michael MyersHalloween: The Curse of Michael Myers is a 1995 American horror film and the sixth installment in the Halloween series. Directed by Joe Chappelle from a screenplay by Daniel Farrands, the plot involves the "Curse of Thorn", a mystical symbol first shown in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers...
, 1995; edited version rated R for strong horror violence, and some sexuality. - Happiness, 1999 (rating surrendered).
- Hard to DieHard to DieHard to Die is a 1990 film, written by Mark Thomas McGee and James B. Rogers, directed by Jim Wynorski, and starring Gail Harris and Melissa Moore...
, 1990; edited version rated R. - Hard TargetHard TargetHard Target is a 1993 American action film directed by Chinese director John Woo. The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Chance Boudreaux, an out-of-work Cajun merchant seaman who saves a young woman, Natasha Binder , from a gang of thugs in New Orleans...
, 1993; edited version rated R for a great amount of strong violence, and for language. About 20 minutes of violence was cut by the studio to receive an R rating. - HatchetHatchet (film)Hatchet is a 2006 American slasher film written, produced, and directed by Adam Green.-Plot:Set in the Louisiana bayou, it is the story of the legend of Victor Crowley...
, 2007, for extreme violence and gore; edited version rated R for strong bloody horror violence, sexual content, nudity and language. - 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 BellesHell's BellesHell's Belles is a fictional super villain team in the Marvel Comics Universe, composed of female mutant terrorists. They were formed by Cyber to commit acts of extortion, and worked for a notorious drug cartel...
, 1997, for pervasive sexuality and nudity. - Henry & JuneHenry & JuneHenry & June is a 1990 American film directed by Philip Kaufman and stars Fred Ward, Maria de Medeiros, and Uma Thurman. It is loosely based on the book of the same name by the French author Anaïs Nin, and tells the story of Nin's relationship with Henry Miller and his wife, June.-Plot:The story...
, 1990 (first title to be rated NC-17). - High TensionHigh tensionHigh tension is a synonym for high voltage.It can also mean:* The HT, high tension or B battery supply to a traditional vacuum tube circuit, see HT * Haute Tension, a French horror film released as High Tension in North America...
(Haute tension), 2003, for strong graphic violence; edited version rated R in 2005 for graphic bloody killings, terror, sexual content and language. - The Hills Have EyesThe Hills Have Eyes (2006 film)The Hills Have Eyes is a 2006 horror film and remake of Wes Craven's 1977 film The Hills Have Eyes. Written by filmmaking partners Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur of the French horror film Haute Tension, and directed by Aja, the film follows a family who becomes the target of a group of...
, 2006, edited version rated R for strong gruesome violence and terror throughout, and for language. - The Hottest Bid, 1995, for strong graphic sexuality.
- House of 1000 CorpsesHouse of 1000 CorpsesHouse of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 exploitation horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie; it is his directorial debut. It was released in the United States on April 11, 2003 by Lions Gate Entertainment.-Plot:...
, 2003; edited version rated R for strong sadistic violence/gore, sexuality and language.
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- Ice Cold in Phoenix, 2004; later rated R for strong sexuality, brutal violence and language.
- In the Cold of the Night, 1990; edited version rated R.
- In the Realm of the SensesIn the Realm of the Sensesis a 1976 Franco-Japanese romantic drama film directed by Nagisa Oshima. It is a fictionalised and sexually explicit treatment of an incident from 1930s Japan, that of Sada Abe...
(Ai no corrida), 1976 (rated 1991). - InsertsInserts (film)Inserts is a 1975 British film, written and directed by John Byrum while he was in his twenties, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Jessica Harper, Bob Hoskins and Veronica Cartwright...
, 1975, originally rated X; rating symbol changed to NC-17 in 1996 for explicit sexuality. - Inside Deep ThroatInside Deep ThroatInside Deep Throat is a 2005 American documentary about the 1972 pornographic film Deep Throat and its effects on American society.The film is narrated by Dennis Hopper. The documentary was written, produced, and directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, and produced by Brian Grazer...
, 2005, for explicit sexual content; edited version rated R for strong sexuality including graphic images, nudity and dialogue. - Intent to Kill, 1993 (rated 1992), for extreme violence.
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- IrreversibleIrréversibleIrréversible is a 2002 French drama film written and directed by Gaspar Noé, starring Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel and Albert Dupontel. The film employs a non-linear narrative and follows two men as they try to avenge a brutally raped girlfriend...
2002 for graphic and unnecessary violence
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- Jason Goes to Hell: The Final FridayJason Goes To Hell: The Final FridayJason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday is a 1993 slasher film, the ninth—and, as the title suggests, intended final—installment in the Friday the 13th film series and the first sequel to be distributed by New Line Cinema....
, 1993; edited version rated R for strong violence and gore, and for sexuality and language. - Jason XJason XJason X is a 2002 science fiction horror slasher film directed by James Isaac. It is the tenth in the Friday the 13th film series and stars Kane Hodder as the undead mass murderer Jason Voorhees, the film made $16,951,798 worldwide with a budget of $14 million...
, 2002; edited version rated R for strong horror violence, language and some sexuality. - Jason's LyricJason's LyricJason's Lyric is a 1994 romantic drama film, written by Bobby Smith, Jr., and directed by Doug McHenry. The film marks the directorial debut of McHenry, who co-produced the film with George Jackson...
, 1994; edited version rated R for strong sexuality, violence, and profanity. - Jay and Silent Bob Strike BackJay and Silent Bob Strike BackJay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a 2001 American action adventure comedy film written, directed by, and starring Kevin Smith as Silent Bob, the fifth to be set in his View Askewniverse, a growing collection of characters and settings that developed out of his cult favorite Clerks...
, 2001; edited version rated R for nonstop crude and sexual humor, pervasive strong language and drug content.
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- KaliforniaKaliforniaKalifornia is an American thriller/road film, directed by Dominic Sena and starring Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis, David Duchovny, and Michelle Forbes. The film focuses on an aspiring writer and his photographer girlfriend who are traveling cross-country to research serial killers...
, 1993; edited version rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language. - Kama Sutra: A Tale of LoveKama Sutra: A Tale of LoveKama Sutra: A Tale of Love is a 1996 American drama film directed by Mira Nair. The film takes its title from the ancient Indian text, the Kama Sutra, but this only serves as a common link between the characters....
, 1996; Rated R for strong erotic sequences, nudity and some violence. - KidsKids (film)Kids is a 1995 drama film written by Harmony Korine and directed by Larry Clark.The film features Chloë Sevigny, Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Harold Hunter, and Rosario Dawson, all of them in their debut performances...
, 1995 (rating surrendered). - KikaKikaKika is a 1993 Spanish language Pedro Almodóvar film starring Verónica Forqué as the title character.-Plot:Kika , a young, bubbly aspiring actress turned cosmetologist, is called to the cottage of Nicholas Pierce , an American freelance writer who has moved to Spain to write about game hunting, to...
, 1993 (rated 1994, rating surrendered). - Kill Bill: Vol. 1, 2003; edited version rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content.
- Killing Me SoftlyKilling Me Softly (film)Killing Me Softly is an erotic thriller 2002 film directed by Chen Kaige and starring Heather Graham and Joseph Fiennes. Based on the novel by Nicci French , it introduces several substantial changes to the story and focuses heavily on the intense sexual relationship between the two lead...
, 2000; edited version rated R for strong sexuality, some violence and language. - Killing ZoeKilling ZoeKilling Zoe is a 1994 film, written and directed by Roger Avary. The story details a safe cracker named Zed who returns to France to aid an old friend in performing a doomed bank heist...
, 1994; edited version rated R for strong violence and language, plentiful drug use and a sex scene. - Kill Kill Faster FasterKill Kill Faster FasterKill Kill Faster Faster is a 2008 thriller film directed by Gareth Maxwell Roberts, with the screenplay an adaptation by Gareth Maxwell Roberts and Joel Rose of Rose's novel of the same name. The film stars Gil Bellows, Lisa Ray, Esai Morales, and Shaun Parkes, and premiered April 16, 2008 at the...
, 2008; edited version rated R for strong sexuality and language.
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- Law Abiding CitizenLaw Abiding CitizenLaw Abiding Citizen is a 2009 thriller film directed by F. Gary Gray from a screenplay written by Kurt Wimmer, starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. The film takes place in Philadelphia and tells the story of a man whose developed sociopathic tendencies drove him into killing while targeting not...
, 2009; re-rated R for strong bloody brutal violence and torture, a scene of rape, and pervasive language. - L.I.E.L.I.E.L.I.E. is a 2001 American independent film about a relationship between Howie, a 15-year-old boy, and a pedophile known as 'Big John'. The title is an acronym for the Long Island Expressway. The film was directed by Michael Cuesta, who has said that the film is about exploring sexuality...
, 2001 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R in 2002 for strong sexual content involving teens, language and brief violence. - Last Tango in ParisLast Tango in ParisLast Tango in Paris is a 1972 Italian romantic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci which portrays a recent American widower who takes up an anonymous sexual relationship with a young, soon-to-be-married Parisian woman...
(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 deseoLa ley del deseoLaw of Desire or La ley del deseo is a 1987 film by Pedro Almodóvar. Considered to be Almodóvar's first explicitly gay film, it focuses on a complex love triangle between three men...
, (Law of Desire), 1987 (rated 2005), for a scene of explicit sexual content. - Leonora, 1991; edited version rated R in 1992 for sensuality, nudity and language.
- Love and Human RemainsLove and Human RemainsLove and Human Remains is a 1993 Canadian film directed by Denys Arcand and based on Brad Fraser's stage play Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love. Fraser also wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation...
, 1995; edited version rated R for strong sexual content, language, violence and some drug use. - The LoverThe Lover (film)- Production :While adapting the Marguerite Duras novel into the film's screenplay, director Jean-Jacques Annaud and fellow writer Gérard Brach changed the age of "The Girl" from 15½ to 17, but tried to maintain the original structure and literary tone of the original novel. As with the Duras...
, 1992, re-rated R on appeal for graphic and explicit sexuality. - The Loves of Lady Chatterly, 1992, for scenes of explicit sexuality.
- Lust, Caution, 2007, for some explicit sexuality; edited version rated R for strong sexual content and a scene of brutal violence.
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- Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence, 1993; edited version rated R for strong violence, and for language and some drug content.
- Marie and Jack: A Hardcore Love Story, 2002 (rated 2007), for explicit sexuality.
- Ma mèreMa mèreMy Mother is a French-Austrian-Portuguese-Spanish 2004 movie about the fictional story of an incestuous relationship between a 17-year-old boy and his attractive, promiscuous, 43-year-old mother. The movie stars Isabelle Hupert, Louis Garrel, Emma de Caunes, Joana Preiss, Philipe Duclos and...
, 2004 (rated 2005), for strong and aberrant sexual content; edited version rated R for strong aberrant sexuality, some language and violent images. - Man Bites DogMan Bites Dog (film)Man Bites Dog is a darkly comedic crime Belgian mockumentary starring Benoît Poelvoorde. In the film, a crew of filmmakers follow a serial killer, recording his crimes for a documentary they are producing...
(C'est arrivé près de chez vous), 1992 (rated 1993) for strong graphic violence. - MatadorMatador (film)Matador is a 1986 film by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar about a student matador, Ángel Jimenez , who confesses to murders he didn't commit. Themes include sex, death, and religion.- Plot :...
, 1986 (rated 2005) for aberrant sexuality including violence. - Mercy, 1999, originally rated R; edited version rated NC-17 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R for language, drug use, and perverse sexual behaviorPerversionPerversion is a concept describing those types of human behavior that are a serious deviation from what is considered to be orthodox or normal. Although it can refer to varying forms of deviation, it is most often used to describe sexual behaviors that are seen by an individual as abnormal,...
including violence and nudity. - Midnight CowboyMidnight CowboyMidnight Cowboy is a 1969 American drama film based on the 1965 novel of the same name by James Leo Herlihy. It was written by Waldo Salt, directed by John Schlesinger, and stars Dustin Hoffman and newcomer Jon Voight in the title role. Notable smaller roles are filled by Sylvia Miles, John...
, 1969, rated X upon theatrical release before re-rating it to an R rating in 1971. - Midnight Woman, 1990.
- Modern LoveModern Love (film)Modern Love is the debut feature film of award winning Australian director Alex Frayne. It was independently financed and filmed in South Australia, where the director lives and works...
, rated 1991. - Monster's BallMonster's BallMonster's Ball is a 2001 romantic drama film directed by Marc Forster, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, and Heath Ledger, and written by Milo Addica and Will Rokos. It was produced by Lionsgate and Lee Daniels Entertainment....
, edited version rated R for strong sexual content, language and violence. - Myriam, rated 1991.
- Mysterious SkinMysterious SkinMysterious Skin is a 2004 drama film directed by American filmmaker Gregg Araki, who also wrote the screenplay based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Scott Heim...
, 2004 (rating surrendered).
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- Nothin' Goes Right, 1988, originally rated X in 1989; rating symbol changed to NC-17 in 1991.
- Natural Born KillersNatural Born KillersNatural Born Killers is a 1994 crime/black comedy film directed by Oliver Stone about two victims of traumatic childhoods who became lovers and psychopathic serial killers, and are irresponsibly glorified by the mass media...
, 1994; edited version rated R for extreme violence and graphic carnage, for shocking images, and for strong language and sexuality. - The Night BuffaloThe Night BuffaloThe Night Buffalo is a novel by Guillermo Arriaga.-Plot summary:After Gregorio commits suicide, his friend Manuel finds himself unraveling his late friend’s world, and what led him to suicide. Gregorio’s tortuous relationship with his girlfriend is now inherited by Manuel; he becomes involved...
, 2009, for some graphic sexuality.
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- OrgazmoOrgazmoOrgazmo is a 1997 comedy film written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of the animated series South Park, and directed by Parker.-Plot:...
, 1997 (rated 1998), for explicit sexual content and dialogue. - Original SinOriginal sinOriginal sin is, according to a Christian theological doctrine, humanity's state of sin resulting from the Fall of Man. This condition has been characterized in many ways, ranging from something as insignificant as a slight deficiency, or a tendency toward sin yet without collective guilt, referred...
, 2001, edited version rated R for strong sexual content and some violence.
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- Peepshow, rated 1990.
- Paris, FranceParis, France (film)Paris, France is a 1993 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Jerry Ciccoritti and written by Tom Walmsley.-Plot:Lucy is a frustrated erotic novelist exploring whether a weekend of sexual passion with Sloan , a bisexual poet, can liberate her from writer's block.-Cast:* Leslie Hope as Lucy* Peter...
, 1994 - Phantasm III, 1993; edited version rated R for violence and gore, and for language and sexuality.
- Pink FlamingosPink FlamingosPink Flamingos is a 1972 transgressive black comedy film written, produced, composed, shot, edited, and directed by John Waters. When the film was initially released, it caused a huge degree of controversy and thus became one of the most notorious cult films ever made. It made an underground star...
, 1972, 1997 re-release rated NC-17 for a wide range of perversions in explicit detail. - Play Thing, rated 1990.
- PoisonPoison (film)Poison is a 1991 independent film written and directed by Todd Haynes. It is composed of three intercut stories that are partially inspired by the novels of Jean Genet...
, 1991, originally rated NC-17 for explicit sexuality; edited version rated R for sensuality, strong language, and sexual violence. - Predator 2Predator 2Predator 2 is a 1990 science fiction action film starring Danny Glover, Gary Busey, María Conchita Alonso, Rubén Blades, and Bill Paxton. Written by Jim and John Thomas and directed by Stephen Hopkins, the film is a sequel to 1987's Predator, with Kevin Peter Hall again playing the role of the...
, 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. - Pulp FictionPulp Fiction (film)Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino, who co-wrote its screenplay with Roger Avary. The film is known for its rich, eclectic dialogue, ironic mix of humor and violence, nonlinear storyline, and host of cinematic allusions and pop culture references...
, 1994, edited version rated R for strong graphic violence and drug use, pervasive strong language and some sexuality.
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- Radio Active, rated 1990.
- Rated XRated X (film)Rated X is a 2000 film starring brothers Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez, with the latter also directing. It is based on the nonfiction book X-Rated by David McCumber which chronicles the story of the Mitchell brothers, Jim and Artie Mitchell, who were pioneers in the pornography and strip club...
, 2000 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R for strong sexuality and nudity, drug use, language and some violence. - Razor Blade SmileRazor Blade SmileRazor Blade Smile is an independent British vampire film directed by Jake West and stars Eileen Daly, Christopher Adamson and Heidi James.-Plot:...
, 1999, 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 intense depiction of drug addiction, graphic sexuality, strong language and some graphic violence.
- RomanceRomance (1999 film)Romance is a 1999 French movie written and directed by Catherine Breillat. It stars Caroline Ducey, pornographic actor Rocco Siffredi, Sagamore Stévenin and François Berléand. The film features explicit copulation scenes, especially one showing Caroline Ducey's coitus with Rocco Siffredi...
, 1999, for explicit sexual content. - Romantic Memoirs (Baksmälla), 1973, rated 1990.
- Romper StomperRomper Stomper-Awards:The film was nominated for nine Australian Film Institute Awards. It won Best Achievement in Sound, Best Actor in a Lead Role and Best Original Music Score.-Box office and Reception:Romper Stomper grossed $3,165,034 at the box office in Australia,...
, 1993; edited version rated R in 1994 for brutality and violence, sexuality and language. - The Rules of AttractionThe Rules of Attraction (film)The Rules of Attraction is a 2002 satirical dark comedy film directed by Roger Avary, based on the novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis. It stars James van der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Ian Somerhalder, Jessica Biel, and Kip Pardue.-Plot:...
, 2002; edited version rated R for strong sexual content, drug use, language and violent images.
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- Santa SangreSanta SangreSanta Sangre is a 1989 Mexican-Italian surrealist film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky and written by Jodorowsky along with Claudio Argento and Roberto Leoni...
, 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). - SawSaw (film)Saw is a 2004 American independent horror film directed by James Wan. The screenplay, written by Leigh Whannell, is based on a story by Wan and Whannell. The film stars Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Michael Emerson, Ken Leung, Whannell and Tobin Bell...
, 2004, for strong graphic violence; edited version rated R for strong grisly violence and language. Following the Sundance Film FestivalSundance Film FestivalThe Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
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 IISaw IISaw II is a 2005 Canadian-American horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and co-written by Bousman and the first film's co-writer Leigh Whannell. It is a sequel to 2004's Saw and the second installment in the seven-part Saw film series...
, 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 IIISaw IIISaw III is a 2006 Canadian-American horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman from a screenplay by Leigh Whannell and story by James Wan and Whannell. Wan and Whannell directed and wrote Saw and Bousman wrote and directed Saw II. It is the third film in the seven-part Saw film series and stars...
, 2006; edited version rated R for strong grisly violence and gore, sequences of terror and torture, nudity and language. - Saw 3D, 2010; had to be edited six times for a R rating to be approved.
- Scary Movie 2Scary Movie 2Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 parody film. It is the second film of the Scary Movie franchise. Though part of the first Scary Movies tagline read "...No sequel," this film's tagline compensated by adding "We lied"....
, 2001; edited version rated R for strong sexual and gross humor, graphic language and some drug content. - ScreamScream (film)Scream is a 1996 American slasher film written by Kevin Williamson and directed by Wes Craven. The film stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Drew Barrymore, and David Arquette...
, 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 JulietThe Secret Sex Lives of Romeo and JulietThe Secret Sex Lives of Romeo and Juliet is a 1969 sexploitation film written by Jim Schumacher based very loosely on the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Produced by Harry Novak and directed by Bethel Buckalew...
, 1970 (rated 1990). - Secretaries, 2006, for pervasive graphic sexuality and nudity.
- Seduced: Pretty When You Cry, 2001; edited version rated R for strong perverse sexuality, drug use, language and violence.
- The Seduction of Angela, 1991; edited version rated R in 1992 for sensuality, nudity and some sex-related dialogue.
- A Serbian FilmA Serbian FilmA Serbian Film is a 2010 Serbian horror film and the first feature film directed by Srđan Spasojević. It tells the story of a down-on-his-luck porn star who agrees to participate in an "art film", only to discover that he has been drafted into a snuff film with child rape and necrophilic themes...
, 2010 (rated 2011); for extreme aberrant sexual and violent content including explicit dialogue. Heavily edited version. - The Shadowed Mind, rated 1991.
- ShameShame (2011 film)Shame is an erotic drama film co-written and directed by Steve McQueen, starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan. Shame was co-produced by Film4 and See-Saw Films...
, 2011; for some explicit sexual content. - ShowgirlsShowgirlsShowgirls is a 1995 American drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring former teen actress Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, and Gina Gershon...
, 1995, for nudity and erotic sexuality throughout, and for some graphic violence and sexual violenceSexual assaultSexual assault is an assault of a sexual nature on another person, or any sexual act committed without consent. Although sexual assaults most frequently are by a man on a woman, it may involve any combination of two or more men, women and children....
; edited version rated R for strong sexuality and nudity, language, a rape scene and drug use. A preview of the film called Showgirls: Sneak Preview was also rated NC-17 for strong sexual images. - SliverSliver (film)Sliver is a 1993 film based on the Ira Levin novel of the same name about the mysterious occurrences in a privately owned New York highrise apartment building. Phillip Noyce directed the film, from a screenplay by Joe Eszterhas...
, 1993; edited version rated R for strong sexuality, and for language and violence. - Softly from Paris: Series I, rated 1990.
- Softly from Paris: Series II, rated 1990.
- Softly from Paris: Series III, rated 1990.
- Softly from Paris: Series IV, rated 1990.
- Softly from Paris: Series V, rated 1990.
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & UncutSouth Park: Bigger, Longer & UncutSouth Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is a 1999 animated musical comedy film based on the animated television series South Park, created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker. The film was directed by Parker, who also stars along with the rest of the regular voice cast from the series, including Stone, Mary...
, 1999; edited version rated R for pervasive vulgar language and crude sexual humor, and for some violent images. - Spirit of the Night, 1994; edited version rated R in 1996 for strong sexuality and some language.
- Stone ColdStone Cold (1991 film)Stone Cold is a 1991 action movie based around a biker gang out to assassinate the governor and free one of their members who is on trial for murder. The movie marked the acting debut of 80's football star Brian Bosworth.-Plot:...
, 1991; edited version rated R for strong violence and language, and for sensuality. - The Story of OStory of OStory of O is an erotic novel published in 1954 about love, dominance and submission by French author Anne Desclos under the pen name Pauline Réage.Desclos did not reveal herself as the author for forty years after the initial publication...
(Histoire d'O), 1975, originally rated X; re-rated NC-17 in 2002 for sexual content. - Summer of SamSummer of SamSummer of Sam is a 1999 crime-drama based around the Son of Sam serial murders. It was directed and produced by Spike Lee.-Plot:Summer of Sam is the story of a group of people in New York City in the summer of 1977, a time when the headlines were dominated by the Son of Sam serial killer...
, 1999, edited down to an R rating.
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- Team America: World PoliceTeam America: World PoliceTeam America: World Police, often referred to as simply Team America, is a 2004 action comedy film written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Pam Brady and directed by Parker, all of whom are also known for the popular animated television series South Park...
, 2004, edited version rated R for graphic crude and sexual humor, violent images and strong language, all involving puppets. - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The BeginningThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The BeginningThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, a 2006 American slasher film, functions as a prequel to the 2003 remake of the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman and co-produced by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper , the film went into release in North America on October 6,...
, 2006; edited version rated R for strong horror violence/gore, language, and some sexual content. - Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde, 1993, rated R on appeal for strong graphic violence, strong language and sexuality.
- This Film Is Not Yet RatedThis Film Is Not Yet RatedThis Film is Not Yet Rated is a 2006 independent documentary film about the Motion Picture Association of America's rating system and its effect on American culture, directed by Kirby Dick and produced by Eddie Schmidt. It premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and was released limited on...
, 2005 (rating surrendered), for some explicit sexual content. - 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!Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! is a 1990 Spanish film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, a dark romantic comedy starring Antonio Banderas and Victoria Abril. The plot follows a recently released psychiatric patient who kidnaps an actress in order to make her fall in love with him...
(¡Átame!), 1990, originally rated X; re-rated NC-17 (rating surrendered). - Tokyo DecadenceTokyo Decadenceis a 1992 Japanese film. The film was directed by Ryu Murakami with music by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The film stars Miho Nikaido and is known by two other titles, Topaz, Sex Dreams of Topaz. It has been banned in Australia and South Korea...
(Topâzu), 1992 (rated 1993) for strong, explicit, sado-masochisticSadism and masochismSadomasochism broadly refers to the receiving of pleasure—often sexual—from acts involving the infliction or reception of pain or humiliation. The name originates from two authors on the subject, Marquis de Sade and Leopold von Sacher-Masoch...
sexuality. - Tower of Terror, 1992, for extreme horror violence.
- TrainTrain (2008 film)Train is a 2008 horror film, directed and written by Gideon Raff; the movie stars Thora Birch and Gideon Emery.-Synopsis:In Eastern Europe, a group of American college athletes unknowingly board a train that will become one deadly ride....
, 2008; edited version rated R for strong grisly bloody violence, disturbing images, sexual content and language. - TroisTroisTrois is a 2000 thriller directed by Rob Hardy. This movie stars Gary Dourdan, Kenya Moore and Gretchen Palmer. The film was one of the highest grossing African-American films of 2000...
, 2000, originally rated R for strong sexuality, language and some violence; edited version rated NC-17 for some explicit sexuality. - Tropic of Cancer, 1970, originally rated X; re-rated NC-17 in 1992 for strong language and sex-related dialogue.
- True RomanceTrue RomanceTrue Romance is a 1993 American romance crime film written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Tony Scott. The film stars Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette with an ensemble cast consisting of Christopher Walken, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Chris Penn, Tom Sizemore, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin...
, 1993; edited version rated R for strong violence and language, and for sexuality and drug use. - Two Girls and a GuyTwo Girls and a GuyTwo Girls and a Guy is a film produced in 1997 by Edward R. Pressman and Chris Hanley. The director was James Toback, who also wrote the screenplay.-Plot:...
, 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. - TwogetherTwogetherTwogether is a 2001 studio album by Bucky Pizzarelli and John Pizzarelli of jazz standards, a particular specialty of the pair. The Victrola Records label is small and independent.- Track listing :#Bing's Blues #Dinah #Honeysuckle Rose...
, 1993; edited version rated R for strong sexuality and language.
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- The UglyThe UglyThe Ugly is a 1997 New Zealand horror/thriller film, the first feature directed and written by Scott Reynolds. It was nominated for best film awards at festivals in New Zealand, Portugal and the United States.-Plot:...
, 1998 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R for gruesome, gory murderMurderMurder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
s, language and a scene of sexuality.
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- Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. HolmesWadd: The Life & Times of John C. HolmesWadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes is a 1998 documentary directed by Cass Paley, written and produced by Rodger Jacobs and starring John C. Holmes, Ron Jeremy, Larry Flynt, Misty Dawn, Aunt Peg, Rodger Jacobs and Paul Thomas Anderson.- Overview :...
, 2003, 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 FallingWhen Night is FallingWhen Night is Falling is a 1995 Canadian drama film directed by Patricia Rozema.-Plot:The film stars Pascale Bussières as Camille Baker, a university literature professor at a religious college struggling with both her tenure-track career and her troubled relationship with fellow professor Martin...
, 1995 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R in 1996 for strong sexuality and some language. - Where the Truth LiesWhere the Truth LiesWhere the Truth Lies is a 2005 Canadian/British drama film, written and directed by Atom Egoyan. It stars Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, and Alison Lohman, and is based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Rupert Holmes.-Plot:...
, 2005 (rating surrendered), for some explicit sexuality. - WhippedWhipped (film)-Plot:Three single men gather at a local restaurant every Sunday so they can discuss each other's sex lives; however, when each one of them falls for the beautiful Mia , their weekly ritual becomes something of a trial, and their once strong friendships are put at risk.-Cast:* Amanda Peet as Mia*...
, 2000; edited version rated R for strong sexual content and language. - WhoreWhore (1991 film)Whore is a 1991 film by British director and screenwriter Ken Russell, starring actress Theresa Russell. While not a financial success grossing only $1,008,404, the film did attract some positive notices, and generated an unrelated sequel.-Plot summary:...
, 1990; edited version rated R for strong sexual situations and dialogue, and for some violence. - Wide Sargasso SeaWide Sargasso Sea (1993 film)Wide Sargasso Sea is a 1993 film adaption of Jean Rhys's 1966 novel of the same name, directed by John Duigan.-Plot summary:For a full length summary see: plot summary of Wide Sargasso Sea.-Release:...
, 1993 (rated 1992); edited version rated R in 1993 for strong sexuality. - The Wild BunchThe Wild BunchThe Wild Bunch is a 1969 American Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah about an aging outlaw gang on the Texas-Mexico border, trying to exist in the changing "modern" world of 1913...
, 1969, originally rated R; re-rated NC-17 in 1993, but reverted to R on appeal. - WVAG in New York City, 2001, for graphic sexuality (short film).
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- Zack and Miri Make a PornoZack and Miri Make a PornoZack and Miri Make a Porno is a 2008 romantic comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, distributed by The Weinstein Company, and starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks. It is Smith's second film not to be set within the View Askewniverse and the first not set in New Jersey. It was...
, 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. - ZandaleeZandaleeZandalee is an American erotic thriller, and romantic tragedy which was shot entirely in New Orleans, released in 1991, starring Nicolas Cage, Judge Reinhold, Erika Anderson, Joe Pantoliano, Marisa Tomei, Viveca Lindfors, Aaron Neville and Steve Buscemi...
, rated 1990 and 1991 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R for strong sensuality, sexual dialogue, and language.