I just... I want to know, what the deuce is NC-17? Isn't R 18+ish? Why have a year lower rating? What's the NC stand for? My understanding of this might be a bit off, but someobdy please explain this to me.
"R" ("restricted") means that people under 17 are not allowed to see the movie without being accompanied by a parent/guardian.
"NC-17" ("no children under 17") means that people under 17 are not allowed to see the movie at all.
Both of these ratings, unlike PG ("parental guidance suggested for children under 7") and PG-13 ("parental guidance suggested for children under 13"), are enforced by most movie theatres.
I think that major movie theatres generally show R-rated movies, but only certain theatres can show NC-17 movies. Also, R-rated movies, but not NC-17 movies, can be advertised on TV. I think that it's because NC-17 is basically borderline pornographic or an absolute bloodbath or otherwise deemed too "raw" for anyone under 17 to watch -- whereas rated R movies can get away with a lot, but there are still limits.
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"NC-17" ("no children under 17") means that people under 17 are not allowed to see the movie at all.
Both of these ratings, unlike PG ("parental guidance suggested for children under 7") and PG-13 ("parental guidance suggested for children under 13"), are enforced by most movie theatres.
I think that major movie theatres generally show R-rated movies, but only certain theatres can show NC-17 movies. Also, R-rated movies, but not NC-17 movies, can be advertised on TV. I think that it's because NC-17 is basically borderline pornographic or an absolute bloodbath or otherwise deemed too "raw" for anyone under 17 to watch -- whereas rated R movies can get away with a lot, but there are still limits.
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Please. We could use cuts with warnings.
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