This is a list of films rated NC-17 by the Motion Picture Association of America's Classification and Rating Administration (CARA). It includes X-rated films reassigned an NC-17 rating, and titles originally rated NC-17, but edited for a lower rating. Titles with surrendered ratings are usually released unrated to avoid the stigma of 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.

Occasionally an R-rated film will have footage added to earn an NC-17 rating and its accompanying notoriety. In at least one case, an R-rated film was re-rated NC-17 even though no edits were made: The 1969 Sam Peckinpah film The Wild Bunch, originally rated R, was resubmitted by Warner Bros. in 1993 before an expected rerelease; to their surprise, it was rated NC-17, delaying the rerelease while the decision was appealed.

Some titles include the reasons the rating was given. In 1990, CARA began including a brief statement of the reason for a specific film's R rating; several years later it began giving reasons for all film ratings.

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• 1900, 1976, originally rated R; edited version rated NC-17 in 1990
• 6 to 9 , 2005, for explicit sexual content including pervasive nudity

A

• The Advocate, 1994; edited version rated R for elements of strong sexuality
• American Psycho, 2000; edited version rated R for strong violence, sexuality, drug use and language
• Angel of Passion , 1991; edited version rated R in 1995 for strong sexuality, and for some language
• Arabian Nights (Il fiore delle mille e una notte ), 1974; rated X in 1979; re-rated NC-17 in 1991
• Artemisia , 1998, for strong, graphic sexuality and nudity; re-rated R on appeal

B

• Back in Action , 1994; edited version rated R for violence, and for language and brief drug use
• Bad Education, 2004, for explicit sexual content
• Bad Lieutenant, 1992; edited version rated R for drug use, language, violence and nudity
• , 1993; edited version rated R for strong violence, and for language and some drug content
• Bank Robber , 1993; edited verson rated R in 1994 for strong sexuality, a bloody shooting, drug content and language
• The Barcelona Erotic Film Festival , rated 1999, for explicit sexual content
• Bent, 1997, 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
• Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, 1970, originally rated X; re-rated NC-17 in 1990
• Bizarre , rated 1991
• Black and White, 1999; edited version rated R for strong sexuality, graphic language, some violence and drug use
• Bliss , 1997; edited version rated R for graphic sex scenes with strong sex-related dialogue, and for language
• Blonde Emmanuelle in 3-D , rated 1990
• The Boondock Saints, 1999; edited version rated R for strong violence, language and sexual content
• Boxing Helena, 1993, for two scenes of strong sexuality and language; re-rated R on appeal
• Boys Don't Cry, 1999; edited version rated R for violence including an intense brutal rape scene, sexuality, language and drug use
• Broken English , 1996, for explicit sexuality; edited version rated R for language, violence and some drug content

C

• The Canterbury Tales (I Racconti di Canterbury ), 1972, originally rated X in 1979; re-rated NC-17 in 1991
• Centerspread , rated 1990 for extensive use of extremely explicit sex-related dialogue
• Clerks, 1994; re-rated R on appeal for extensive use of extremely explicit sex-related dialogue
• The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover , 1989 (rated 1990); edited version rated R
• The Cooler, 2003; edited version rated R for strong sexuality, violence, language and some drug use
• Comfortably Numb , 1995, for scenes of graphic drug use and some explicit sexuality
• Crash, 1996, for numerous explicit sex scenes; edited version rated R for accident gore, some graphic language and aberrant sexual content

D

• Damage , 1992; edited version rated R for strong sexuality, and for language
• Dangerous Game , 1993; edited version rated R for pervasively strong language, explicit sexuality, and drug use
• Dark Obsession (Diamond Skulls), 1989 (rated 1991)
• Dead and Breakfast , 2005; edited version rated R for strong horror violence/gore and language
• Dead Presidents, 1995; edited version rated R for strong graphic violence, language, a sex scene and some drug use
• Delta of Venus , 1995; originally rated R in 1994 for strong erotic content; edited version rated NC-17 in 1995 for explicit sexuality
• Dice Rules , 1991
• A Dirty Shame, 2004, for pervasive sexual content; edited home entertainment version rated R in 2005 for pervasive strong crude sexual content, including fetishes
• The Dolls , rated 1991
• The Dreamers, 2003 (rated 2004), for explicit sexual content; edited version rated R for strong sexual content and graphic nudity, language and some drug use
• The Dreamlife of Angels , 1999; edited version rated R for some strong sexuality

E

• Easyriders Video Magazine #13 , rated 1992 (video release)
• (Emmanuelle 2), 1975, originally rated X in 1976; re-rated NC-17 in 1991
• Erotic Nights , 1991; edited version rated R for sensuality and sex-related dialogue
• Erotique , rated in 1994 and 1995 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R for strong sexuality, sex-related dialogue and some language
• The Evil Dead, 1981 (rated 1994), for substantial graphic horror violence and gore
• Extreme Justice , 1993, for strong graphic violence, language, and for a scene of sexuality; re-rated R on appeal

F

• Fantasy , 1991; edited version rated R in 1992 for strong sensuality and language
• Fantasies for Couples , 1991; edited version rated R for sensuality and nudity
• Female Trouble, 1974 (rated 1999), for explicit sexuality and nudity
• Flesh Gordon 2 (Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders ), 1989 (rated 1991)
• Freeway, 1996; edited version rated R for strong lurid violence and sexual dialogue, some sexual situations, drug content and language

G

• Games of Love , rated 1991
• Glam , 2001 (rated 1998), for a scene of explicit sexuality and some sexual dialogue
• La Grande Bouffe, 1973, originally rated X; re-rated NC-17 in 1998 for some explicit sexuality
• Gummo, 1997; edited version rated R for pervasive depiction of anti-social behavior of juveniles, including violence, substance abuse, sexuality and language

H

• Happiness, 1999 (rating surrendered)
• Hell's Belles , 1997, for pervasive sexuality and nudity
• Henry & June , 1990 (first title to be rated NC-17)
• High Tension (Haute tension), 2003, originally rated NC-17 in 2004 for strong graphic violence; edited version rated R in 2005 for graphic bloody killings, terror, sexual content and language.
• The Hottest Bid , 1995, for strong graphic sexuality

I

• Ice Cold in Phoenix , 2004; edited version rated R for strong sexuality, brutal violence and language
• In the Cold of the Night , 1990; edited version rated R
• In the Realm of the Senses (Ai no corrida), 1976 (rated 1991)
• Inserts , 1975, originally rated X; re-rated NC-17 in 1996 for explicit sexuality
• Inside Deep Throat, 2005, for explicit sexual content
• Intent to Kill , 1993 (rated 1992)

J

no titles

K

• Kalifornia, 1993; edited version rated R for strong violence, and for sexuality and language
• Kids, 1995 (rating surrendered)
• Kika , 1993 (rated 1994, rating surrendered)
• Killing Zoe, 1993; edited version rated R for strong violence and language, plentiful drug use and a sex scene

L

• L.I.E., 2001 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R in 2002 for strong sexual content involving teens, language and brief violence
• Last Tango in Paris (Ultimo tango a Parigi), 1972, originally rated X in 1973; edited version rated R in 1981; edited version rated X in 1982; re-rated NC-17 in 1997 for some explicit sexual content
• Leonora , 1991; edited version rated R in 1992 for sensuality, nudity and language
• Love and Human Remains, 1995; edited version rated R for strong sexual content, language, violence and some drug use
• The Lover, 1992, for graphic and explicit sexuality; re-rated R on appeal
• The Loves of Lady Chatterley , rated 1992

M

• Ma Mère , 2004 (rated 2005) for strong and aberrant sexual content.
• Man Bites Dog (C'est arrivé près de chez vous), 1992 (rated 1993)
• Mercy , 1999, originally rated R; edited version rated NC-17 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R for language, drug use, and perverse sexual behavior including violence and nudity
• Midnight Woman , 1990
• Modern Love , rated 1991
• Myriam , rated 1991

N

• Nothin' Goes Right, 1988, originally rated X in 1989; re-rated NC-17 in 1991

O

• Orgazmo, 1997 (rated 1998), for explicit sexual content and dialogue

P

• Paris, France , 1993 (rated 1994), for explicit sexual content
• Peepshow , rated 1990
• Phantasm III , 1993; edited version rated R for violence and gore, and for language and sexuality
• Pink Flamingos, 1972, 1997 re-release rated NC-17 for a wide range of perversions in explicit detail
• Play Thing , rated 1990
• Poison , 1991, originally rated R in 1992 for sensuality, strong language and sexual violence; edited version rated NC-17

Q

no titles

R

• Radio Active , rated 1990
• Rated X , 2000 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R for strong sexuality and nudity, drug use, language and some violence
• Razor Blade Smile , 1999; edited version rated R for horror violence and gore, sexuality, language and some drug content
• Requiem for a Dream, 2000 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R in 2001 for intense depiction of drug addiction, graphic sexuality, strong language and some violence
• Romantic Memoirs (Baksmälla ), 1973, rated 1990
• Romper Stomper, 1993; edited version rated R in 1994 for brutality and violence, sexuality and language
• The Rules of Attraction, 2002; edited version rated R for strong sexual content, drug use, language and violent images

S

• Santa Sangre (Santa sangre), 1989, originally rated R in 1990 for bizarre, graphic violence and sensuality, and for drug content; rated NC-17 in 1991 for several scenes of extremely explicit violence (rating surrendered)
• Saw, 2004; edited version rated R for strong grisly violence and language
• The Secret Sex Lives of Romeo and Juliet , 1970 (rated 1990)
• , 2001; edited version rated R for strong perverse sexuality, drug use, language and violence.
• The Seduction of Angela , 1991; edited version rated R in 1992 for sensuality, nudity and some sex-related dialogue
• The Shadowed Mind , rated 1991
• Showgirls, 1995, for nudity and erotic sexuality throughout, and for some graphic language and sexual violence; edited version rated R for strong sexuality, nudity, language, a rape scene and drug use
• Showgirls: Sneak Preview (promotional short for Showgirls), 1995, for strong sexual images
• Softly From Paris : Series I, rated 1990
• Softly From Paris: Series II, rated 1990
• Softly From Paris: Series III, rated 1990
• Softly From Paris: Series IV, rated 1990
• Softly From Paris: Series V, rated 1990
• Spirit of the Night , 1994; edited version rated R in 1996 for strong sexuality and some language
• Stone Cold , 1991; edited version rated R for strong violence and language, and for sensuality
• The Story of O (Histoire d'O), 1975, originally rated X; re-rated NC-17 in 2002 for sexual content
• The Story of O , rated 2001 (rating surrendered)

T

• Team America: World Police, 2004; edited version rated R for graphic, crude and sexual humor, violent images and strong language—all involving puppets
• Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde , 1993, for strong graphic violence, strong language and sexuality; re-rated R on appeal
• Thomas in Love (Thomas est amoureux), 2000, rated 2001 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R in 2002 for strong sexuality and language
• Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (¡Átame!), 1990, originally rated X; re-rated NC-17 (rating surrendered)
• Tokyo Decadence (Topâzu), 1992 (rated 1993)
• Tower of Terror , 1992
• Trois , 2000, originally rated R for strong sexuality, language and some violence; edited version rated NC-17 for some explicit sexuality
• Tropic of Cancer , 1970, originally rated X; re-rated NC-17 in 1992
• Two Girls and a Guy , 1997; edited version rated R for a strong sex scene, strong language and sexual dialogue, and for a violent image; edited version rated NC-17 for a scene of explicit sexuality
• Twogether , 1993; edited version rated R for strong sexuality and language

U

• The Ugly , 1998 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R for gruesome gory murders, language and a scene of sexuality

V

no titles

W

• Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes, 2003, originally rated R for strong sexual content, language, drug use and some violent images; edited video version rated NC-17 for explicit sexual content
• When Night Is Falling , 1995 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R in 1996 for strong sexuality and some language
• Whipped , 2000; edited version rated R for strong sexual content and language.
• Whore , 1990; edited version rated R for strong sexual situations and dialogue, and for some violence
• Wide Sargasso Sea, 1993 (rated 1992); edited version rated R in 1993 for strong sexuality
• The Wild Bunch, 1969, originally rated R; re-rated NC-17 in 1993, but reverted to R on appeal
• WVAG in New York City , 2001, for graphic sexuality (short film)

X

no titles

Y

• You So Crazy, 1994 (rating surrendered)
• Young Adam, 2003 (rated 2004), for some explicit sexual content; edited version rated R for strong sexual content, some disturbing behavior and language

Z

• Zandalee , rated 1990 and 1991 (rating surrendered); edited version rated R for strong sensuality, sexual dialogue, and language

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See also

• MPAA film rating system
• X-rated

External links

• MPAA: What the ratings mean
• filmratings.com (Classification and Rating Administration, Motion Picture Association of America)
• Internet Movie Database listing of NC-17 titles