The NC-17 rating has been all but abandoned these days, but once upon a time it was home to some of the most challenging films in history.
The adults-only designation was created by the Motion Picture Association of America in an attempt to replace the earlier X rating in the fall of 1990.
It’s almost unheard of these days to see a movie with an NC-17 rating.
These movies prove that the X rating was about much more than smut.