NC-17

[ en-see-sev-uhn-teen ]

abbreviation for

1. 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 G ³( def ), PG ¹, PG-13, R ³.

Word History and Origins

Origin of NC-17¹

An American designation established as a replacement for the rating designation X ³( def 8 ) in 1990

Example Sentences

“My film got slammed with an NC-17 for a scene of ‘suggested’ oral sex,” wrote Kramer.

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Get out the whips and paddles, the ‘Fifty Shades’ flick will be rated NC-17.

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Another NC-17 movie you starred in was Killer Joe, which is now in regular rotation on HBO.

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I thought it was one of the best movies of last year, and unfortunately, there was the NC-17 issue.

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Translation: Hey girl, if a man receiving oral sex in a movie only gets an R rating, why should a woman receiving it get an NC-17?

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