Nc-17 Definition & Meaning

American

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NC-17 American [en-see-sev-uhn-teen] / ˈɛnˈsiˌsɛv ənˈtin /

abbreviation

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.

Etymology

Origin of NC-17

An American designation established as a replacement for the rating designation X 3 ( def. 8 ) in 1990

Example Sentences

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But the movie was mired in controversy, from its NC-17 rating to the hostile reviews and cratering at the box office.

From Los Angeles Times

The MPA’s movie-ratings system, which assigns designations of G, PG, PG-13, R and NC-17 to films, relies on a group composed of American parents who have children between the ages of 5 and 15 when they begin their roles.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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

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