"There's no nudity! I thought that's what gets you an NC-17," he says. But although there are no close-ups of private parts, "Kids" is filled with the sounds and facts of teen sex. Despite its sensational depiction of the New York street scene, "Kids," its creators say, was intended for teenage audiences.
A spokesman for the MPAA said “Kids” was rated NC-17 for “explicit sex, language, drug use and violence involving children.” Although Valenti has not seen the film, he said he thinks that “parents in America would be grateful for the decision.”
NC-17 (No One 17 and Under Admitted) 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.
The MPA gave the movie an NC-17 rating "for some sexual content." NC-17 is a higher classification than an R rating and means no one under 17 years old can be admitted to see the movie, whereas for rated-R films, those under 17 can see the movie with a parent or guardian. Blonde is set to stream on Netflix soon.
Netflix rated Blonde NC-17 as the movie contains bits of sexual content. The BFFC gave Blonde an 18 rating in the UK for sexual violence and domestic abuse. According to the reviews, the movie contains two rape scenes and a graphic showcase of abortion.
Because theaters wouldn't book them, and video stores would not stock X-rated movies, the rating was later changed to NC-17. NC-17 movies are rare in comparison to titles with the more digestible R rating.
The only NC-17 film to ever be given a wide theatrical release, Showgirls follows a young drifter on her way to Las Vegas with dreams of becoming a showgirl. This film, with all its faults, is a cultural touchstone.
An NC-17 rated motion picture is one that, in the view of the Rating Board, most parents would consider patently too adult for their children 17 and under. No children will be admitted.
Infants (1 month to 1 year) Children (1 year through 12 years) Adolescents (13 years through 17 years. They may also be referred to as teenagers depending on the context.)
Trademark. no children 17 and under: a rating assigned to a movie by the MPA advising that persons under the age of 18 will not be admitted to a theater showing the film.: Compare G3, PG1, PG-13, R3.
Larry Clark's controversial film Kids, released in 1995, launched the career of Rosario Dawson and delves into the lives of young skaters in New York City. The movie explores themes of sex, violence, and debauchery, showcasing the hedonistic lives of teenagers without consequences.
It includes scenes of graphic gay sex and vulgar language. It's not appropriate for anyone under 17. (Note: This film is in Spanish with English subtitles.)
It was a project built for controversy, and was met with accusations of pornography, exploitation, and child endangerment, as well as an NC-17 rating from the MPAA.
On October 5, 1990, Henry & June, starring Uma Thurman, Fred Ward and Maria de Medeiros and inspired by the novel of the same name by Anais Nin, opens in theaters as the first film with an NC-17 rating.
The story of a love triangle between a German film director (played by Franz Rogowski), his husband (Ben Whishaw), and an elementary school teacher (Adèle Exarchopoulos), Ira Sachs' Passages premiered to strong reviews at Sundance but was given an NC-17 rating by the Motion Picture Association for its explicit sex ...
It's no surprise that Cannes Palme d'Or winner “Blue is the Warmest Color” has earned an NC-17 rating for “explicit sexual content.” Sundance Selects/IFC Films figured that would be the case when they submitted it.
TV-MA Mature Audience Only This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17. This program contains one or more of the following: graphic violence (V), explicit sexual activity (S), or crude indecent language (L).
(LL, VVV, SSS, NNN, A/D, H, Ab, M) Numerous obscenities and profanities; extreme graphic violence (pitch-fork and knife stabbing, man's ear cut off); graphic promiscuity and sexual immorality; female and male genital nudity; alcohol abuse (naked woman has epileptic seizure after drinking alcohol); humanism and ...
Last year's Marilyn Monroe biopic “Blonde” became the first Netflix original film to earn an NC-17, and was only the second NC-17 film to be released at all since 2015. Sachs' 2012 film “Keep the Lights On,” about a relationship between two men in which one is struggling with drug addiction, was released unrated.
R: Restricted, Children Under 17 Require Accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian. This rating means the film contains adult material such as adult activity, harsh language, intense graphic violence, drug abuse and nudity.
"Blonde" is one of the rare movies to receive a NC-17 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, meaning the content is permitted only for audiences age 18 and above. The rating reflects "some sexual content," including a vaginal point-of-view shot and a brief but graphic rape scene.
