If Dunkirk would have been given an R rating, it would have been director Christopher Nolan’s first R-rated movie in 15 years, since Insomnia, starring Al Pacino.
The site even joked that, if the age-old axiom “War is hell” is true, than Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk may only be, “mildly hellish.”
Earlier today, the MPAA issued a PG-13 rating for Dunkirk, which has taken some fans by surprise.
Last month, Christopher Nolan explained the intricate plot structure of Dunkirk, which is told from different perspectives on air, land and sea.