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

The original version was rated NC-17, but American audiences — thanks to paranoid distributors — got the slightly shorter, R-rated cut.

From New York Times

The spicy NC-17 cut of David Cronenberg’s “Crash” will be virtually introduced by “You Must Remember This” podcaster and writer Karina Longworth.

From Los Angeles Times

He considers the sex scenes in Passages, the first movie in years to get an NC-17 rating.

From Slate

Those scenes led the M.P.A. to give the film a surprise NC-17 rating.

From New York Times

An NC-17 rating precludes anyone under 17 from being admitted, with or without a parent of guardian.

From Seattle Times