NC-17 Rated Movies

'This Is the End's' R rating surprises its co-directors

2013-06-10 06:00:00

� When Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg submitted "This Is the End" to the ratings board of the Motion Picture Assn. of America, the co-directors didn't just expect their raunchy Judgment Day comedy to be slapped with an NC-17 rating — they secretly...

'This Is the End' filmmakers: We expected NC-17, not R, rating

2013-06-05 10:36:00

When Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg submitted “This Is the End” to the ratings board of the Motion Picture Assn. of America, the co-directors didn't just expect their raunchy Judgment Day comedy to be slapped with an NC-17 rating -- they...

High hopes, low notes for film world's NC-17 rating

2012-08-18 08:30:00

In the late '80s a thunderbolt of inspiration struck Jack Valenti, longtime chief of the Motion Picture Assn. of America: What if his organization got rid of the X rating, besmirched by years of misappropriation by hard-core exploitation films, and...

Matthew McConaughey's NC-17 'Killer Joe' posts so-so opening

2012-07-29 12:41:00

Did a prohibitive�NC-17�rating stop moviegoers from seeing�"Killer Joe"�at theaters this weekend? Maybe. The film, which stars Matthew McConaughey as a Dallas detective who also kills people for money, debuted in limited release this weekend and...

‘Killer Joe’ trailer: Will NC-17 boost the McConaughey pic?

2012-05-08 16:37:38

MPAA: Director to recut 'Chained,' but asks why she needs to

2012-05-03 16:37:47

MPAA upholds NC-17 rating on Jennifer Lynch's 'Chained'

2012-05-01 16:37:36

Movie Projector: 'Muppets' to rule slow post-Thanksgiving weekend

2011-12-01 16:33:30

'Shame' can take pride in its performances, critics say

2011-12-02 16:36:32

Sex addict drama 'Shame' has solid debut despite NC-17 rating

2011-12-04 16:33:24

'The Muppets,' 'Shame': Critics had their say--what do you think?

2011-12-05 21:38:12

Is the MPAA the real bully in the ratings fight over 'Bully'?

2012-03-06 16:37:42

After Joe and Les find the half-naked body of a young woman floating in the canal, Joe seduces Ella, and it becomes clear he may be involved in the woman's death. The scene in which Swinton and McGregor's characters make love for the first time on a riverbank earned it the NC-17 rating.

2012-08-14 16:10:04

Box office: $5,211,842 Despite the fact that this Sony Pictures Classics film came from international auteur Pedro Almodovar, theater owners and media outlets still opposed its release after its NC-17 rating for a scene of explicit sexual content.

2012-08-14 13:10:17

Box office: $2,532,228 Bernardo Bertolucci -- the Italian director of the 1973 X-rated box office hit "Last Tango in Paris" -- enjoyed another success with 2003's arthouse drama "The Dreamers," which was rated NC-17 "for nudity and explicit sexuality.

2012-08-14 13:08:15