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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 ...
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The NC-17 Rating Needs To Go

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 ...
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10 Best Horror Movies Rated NC-17 or X, Ranked

Daniel is a 27-year-old List Writer for Collider living in the south suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. As an avid film buff, he watches and analyzes many films and TV shows, especially in the horror genre ...
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The Initial NC-17 Rating For ‘Passages’ Highlights A Rigid And Queerphobic Standard

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 ...
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MOVIE BLOG: Re-defining the NC-17 rating

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 ...