List of NC-17 rated films
Title Year Notes on rating
Peepshow Rated 1990 ( kept rating ) Rated NC-17
Paris , France 1994 ( kept rating ) Rated NC-17 for explicit sexual content
The Passion Chronicles 2018 Rated NC-17
Performance 1970 ( originally rated X ) ( Edited for re-rating in 2006 ) Edited 2006 re-release rated R for sexual content , nudity , drug material and some violence
Phantasm III : Lord of the Dead 1993 ( edited for re-rating ) ( uncut version unrated ) Edited version rated R for violence and gore , and for language and sexuality
Pink Flamingos 1972 ( kept rating ) 1997 re-release rated NC-17 for a wide range of perversions in explicit detail
Play Thing Rated 1990 ( kept rating ) Rated NC-17
Poison 1991 ( rating surrendered ) Originally rated NC-17 for explicit sexuality ; edited version rated R for sensuality , strong language , and sexual violence
Predator 2 1990 ( edited for re-rating ) Originally rated NC-17 for strong graphic violence ; edited version rated R for strong violence and language , and for sexuality and drug content
Prisoners 2013 ( edited for re-rating ) Edited version rated R for disturbing violent content including torture , and language throughout
Pulp Fiction 1994 ( edited for re-rating ) Edited version rated R for strong graphic violence and drug use , pervasive strong language , and some sexuality
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This is a list of films rated NC-17 (No One 17 or Under Admitted; originally No Children Under 17 Admitted) by the Motion Picture Association of America's Classification and Rating Administration (CARA). Titles with surrendered ratings 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. 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. Also, in 2013, Blue is the Warmest Color was released with an NC-17 rating, and it took in over $19 million overall. NC-17 films also tended to gross more on the home media 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 or language added to earn an NC-17 rating and its accompanying notoriety.