A graphic scene in the prequel film "The First Omen" came close to earning Disney the first NC-17 in its long -- and ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

Another year brings another NC-17 controversy at the movies. This time it’s for “Passages,” the acclaimed romance drama from Ira Sachs that earned strong reviews out of the Sundance Film Festival ...

Some of the best sci-fi movies of all time were given R-ratings in America, including classics like Blade Runner, The ...

A new movie, Pig Hill, deemed strictly for adults, is set to premiere at Movies at Meadville on November 7, boasting graphic visuals and dark themes that led to an ...

When you hear that a movie is rated NC-17, classic cinema is likely not the first thing that comes to mind first. The rating has been around for about 20 years, but it's mostly been associated with ...

Wes Craven's cult horror film The People Under the Stairs nearly landed an NC-17 rating, but it got an R instead after Craven ...

Ira Sachs' "Passages" is the latest film to be slapped by the MPA with an NC-17. But is the 33-year-old rating a useful designation or just a scarlet letter? He’s totally right, of course. Yet in the ...

Michael Rooker as Henry staring in the mirror in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer - Greycat Films Michael Rooker has been a safe pair of hands in Hollywood supporting roles for almost four decades, ...

A look at some famous ratings decisions by the MPAA -- and the myth of "Midnight Cowboy." By THR Staff Harvey Weinstein wins an appeal to overturn the NC-17 rating -- given for an oral sex scene -- ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...