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 ...
Movies rated NC‑17 often face steep hurdles — limited theaters willing to show them, reduced advertising opportunities, and public hesitation. Yet, a handful of NC‑17 films defied those obstacles and ...
As far as the ratings system goes, the dreaded NC-17 is treated like the proverbial red-headed stepchild by Hollywood. Ordinarily doled out for explicit sexual content (violence, funnily enough, is ...
Director Anita Doron blasted the “shocking” decision by the MPAA to slap an NC-17 rating on “Maya & Samar,” an Athens-set romantic drama about the torrid affair between a Canadian journalist and a ...