NC-17 takes place of X rating

Sarah Johnson, Unknown

This year, the introduction of the NC-17 movie rating was made, primarily to replace the X rating. One reason for it was the fact that X rated movies had problems with marketing and distribution. The article’s author argues that the movie rating system is faulty and ridiculous anyway. According to her, the majority of teens have already seen and heard almost everything that could be seen in an R or NC-17/X rated film.