NC-17

[ en-see-sev-uhn-teen ]

abbreviation

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.

Origin of NC-17

An American designation established as a replacement for the rating designation X³ (def. 8) in 1990

“My film got slammed with an NC-17 for a scene of ‘suggested’ oral sex,” wrote Kramer.
Oral Sex Comes of Age in Hollywood: ‘Gone Girl’ the Latest Film to Showcase Female Pleasure | Marlow Stern | October 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Get out the whips and paddles, the ‘Fifty Shades’ flick will be rated NC-17.
Every Juicy Thing We Know About the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Movie | Amy Zimmerman | November 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Another NC-17 movie you starred in was Killer Joe, which is now in regular rotation on HBO.
Gina Gershon on Being Donatella Versace, ‘Showgirls,’ and Bill Clinton Rumors | Marlow Stern | October 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
I thought it was one of the best movies of last year, and unfortunately, there was the NC-17 issue.
Gina Gershon on Being Donatella Versace, ‘Showgirls,’ and Bill Clinton Rumors | Marlow Stern | October 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
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?
‘Feminist Ryan Gosling’ Author Danielle Henderson on Her New Book | Melissa Leon | August 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

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