List of NC-17 rated films

The MPA's "NC-17" rating symbol

NC-17 (No One 17 and Under Admitted)<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is the highest rating in the Motion Picture Association (MPA) film rating system used for films distributed in the United States. It is assigned to films the MPA believes most parents would consider "patently adult" and not suitable for their children under 18.<ref name=":0" /> The rating does not designate films as pornographic or obscene, but simply that the content is suitable only for adults.<ref name=":0" /> The rating may be issued because of violence, sex, drugs, or other elements.<ref name=":0" />

The NC-17 rating replaced the X rating in 1990 as the X rating was not trademarked by the MPA and had been co-opted by the pornography industry. NC-17 originally stood for "No Children Under 17 Admitted" to combat the misconception that the rating indicated a film was pornographic. In 1996, the MPA reworded the NC-17 rating to "No One 17 and Under Admitted", effectively raising the minimum age for admission from 17 to 18.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

This list includes films that received—and were released with—an NC-17 rating; films that received it but had it rescinded before release are not included. Rescissions occur most often in the form of re-ratings after edits, re-ratings on appeals, or studios surrendering the rating to leave the film unrated. The list provides the reason the rating was given for some films. The MPA began publishing the reasons for R ratings in 1990,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and for all film ratings starting in 2000.<ref name="ratingmpaa">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

List

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Title	Release	Notes on rating<ref name="film rating" />
100 Tears	2007	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Arabian Nights (Il fiore delle mille e una notte)	1974	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bad Education	2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bad Lieutenant	1992	Rated NC-17 for sexual violence, strong sexual situations & dialogue, graphic drug use; edited version rated R for drug use, language, violence, and nudity (the R-rated version was created only because the film's producers wanted the film to be carried by Blockbuster Video and the cost of creating the new edit and then receiving an R from an MPAA was expected to be much less than the amount of money it would earn in video rentals).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Bent	1997	Rated NC-17 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls	1970	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="NC-17 Introduced"/>
Bizarre	1991	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Blonde	2022	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> First NC-17-rated film to be released on Netflix.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Blue Is the Warmest Color	2013	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> The film was released with the NC-17 rating, yet took in over $19 million overall.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Broken English	1996	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Canterbury Tales (I Racconti di Canterbury)	1972	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Comfortably Numb	1995	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Crash	1996	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Dark Obsession (Diamond Skulls)	1989	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> edited version rated R for strong sensuality and for language.
Delta of Venus	1994	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Rated NC-17 for explicit sexuality; edited version rated R for strong erotic content.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Descent	2007	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Dice Rules	1991	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
A Dirty Shame	2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> "The Neuter Cut" (edited) version rated R for pervasive, strong, crude sexual content, including fetishes.<ref>See the documentary film, This Film Is Not Yet Rated, in which John Waters discusses many aspects of the difficulties he had with the MPAA rating system.</ref>
The Dolls	1991	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Dreamers	2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> edited version rated R for strong sexual content and graphic nudity, language and some drug use. Originally released with a NC-17 rating, the film grossed $2.5 million in its United States theatrical release.<ref name="LA Times" />
Easyriders Video Magazine #13	1992	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
El Infierno	2011	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman	1975	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Evil Dead	1981	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Female Trouble	1974	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Games of Love	1991	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Glam	1997	Rated in 1998. Rated NC-17 for a scene of explicit sexuality and some dialogue.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Henry & June	1990	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="NC-17 Introduced">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Hell's Belles	1997	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Hottest Bid	1995	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In the Cold of the Night	1990	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In the Realm of the Senses (Ai no Korīda)	1976	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Inserts	1975	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="NC-17 Introduced"/>
Inside Deep Throat	2005	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> edited version rated R for strong sexuality including graphic images, nudity and dialogue.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Intent to Kill	1992	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Last Tango in Paris	1972	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Rating in 1997. Initially rated X, but re-rated after the rating symbol was adopted in 1990.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="NC-17 Introduced"/>
La ley del deseo (Law of Desire)	1987	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Loves of Lady Chatterly	1992	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Lucky Bastard	2013	Rated NC-17 "for explicit sexual content." The sex and violence resulted in the NC-17 rating, yet the MPAA given the film staff suggestions on how to improve it for an R rating. The staff declined, stating: "If we re-cut it we won't have any film left."<ref name="filmratings2013"/>
Lust, Caution	2007	Rated NC-17 "for some explicit sexuality"; edited version rated R for strong sexual content and a scene of brutal violence.<ref name="filmratings2007"/> Despite keeping the NC-17 rating, the film grossed $4.6 million in the United States theatrically,<ref name="Lust Caution" /> and Focus was very satisfied with the film's theatrical release.<ref name="Lust Caution 2" /> It has generated more than $18 million from DVD rentals in the United States.<ref name="Lust Caution DVD" />
Marie and Jack: A Hardcore Love Story	2002	Rated in 2007. Rated NC-17 "for explicit sexuality"<ref name="filmratings2007" />
Ma Mère	2004	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> edited version rated R for strong aberrant sexuality, some language, and violent images.
Marriage 2.0	2015	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Man Bites Dog (C'est arrivé près de chez vous)	1992	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Matador	1986	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Maya & Samar	2025	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Modern Love	1991	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Myriam	1982	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Night Buffalo	2007	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Orgazmo	1997	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Paris, France	1993	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Pink Flamingos	1972	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right	1988	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Santa Sangre	1989	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Secret Sex Lives of Romeo and Juliet	1969	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Secretaries	2005	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
A Serbian Film	2010	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The Shadowed Mind	1988	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Shame	2011	Rated NC-17 "for some explicit sexual content"<ref name="filmratings2011"/>
Showgirls	1995	Rated NC-17 for nudity and erotic sexuality throughout, and for some graphic language and sexual violence. ("Sneak Preview" rated NC-17 for strong sexual images.) The only NC-17-rated film to be given a wide release in mainstream theaters.<ref name="MPAA 1995"/><ref name="nytimes-nc17">Template:Cite news</ref>
Softly from Paris: Series I-V	1990	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Swearnet: The Movie	2014	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
This One's For The Ladies: Uncensored	2018	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!	1989	Rated in 1990, the year the NC-17 rating was first introduced. Rated NC-17 "for scene [sic] of strong adult sensuality with nudity".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="NC-17 Introduced"/>
Tokyo Decadence (Topāzu)	1991	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Tower of Terror	1992	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Trois	2000	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Tropic of Cancer	1970	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Two Girls and a Guy	1997	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes	2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Whore	1990	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> edited version rated R for strong sexual situations and dialogue, and for some violence. Unrated version also released.
Wide Sargasso Sea	1993	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> edited version rated R in 1993 for strong sexuality.Template:Citation needed
WVAG in New York City	2001	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (short film).
Young Adam	2003	Theatrical version rated NC-17 for some explicit sexual content; edited version for home video rated R for strong sexual content, some disturbing behavior, and language.<ref name="Young Adam" />

See also

• List of Hong Kong Category III films
• List of AO-rated video games
• Extreme cinema