Sex in Movies That Challenged the Ratings
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A Clockwork Orange
This futuristic satire includes two graphic rapes and a sped-up orgy. It still shocks today. 43 99
This futuristic satire includes two graphic rapes and a sped-up orgy. It still shocks today. 43 99
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Porky's
Loaded with sexual innuendo, T&A shots, crude slapstick and a crass major plot point: High school boys out to lose their virginity. 34 108
Loaded with sexual innuendo, T&A shots, crude slapstick and a crass major plot point: High school boys out to lose their virginity. 34 108
3
Caligula
Hollywood's first big-budget attempt at "classy" porn was filled with stars like Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole and Helen Mirren. 12 72
Hollywood's first big-budget attempt at "classy" porn was filled with stars like Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole and Helen Mirren. 12 72
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Ecstasy
The tale of a sexually-frustrated child-bride and her impotent, elderly husband was censored for a love scene that depicts the first female orgasm from oral sex. 3 65
The tale of a sexually-frustrated child-bride and her impotent, elderly husband was censored for a love scene that depicts the first female orgasm from oral sex. 3 65
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Henry & June
The first major studio feature film to be released as NC-17 -- a revised rating designed to distinguish serious erotic films from straight-on porn. -2 62
The first major studio feature film to be released as NC-17 -- a revised rating designed to distinguish serious erotic films from straight-on porn. -2 62
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Shortbus
Contains hardcore images of sexual intercourse (gay and straight), masturbation, S&M, an orgy, and a menage a trois. -3 59
Contains hardcore images of sexual intercourse (gay and straight), masturbation, S&M, an orgy, and a menage a trois. -3 59
7
The Outlaw
Backed by Howard Hughes, this melodrama had its release delayed for years thanks to Jane Russell's cleavage. -8 58
Backed by Howard Hughes, this melodrama had its release delayed for years thanks to Jane Russell's cleavage. -8 58
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The Immoral Mr. Teas
Nicknamed a "nudie-cutie," the fantasy-comedy led to an onslaught of topless skin flicks and reflects a post-war fascination with the female breast. -13 51
Nicknamed a "nudie-cutie," the fantasy-comedy led to an onslaught of topless skin flicks and reflects a post-war fascination with the female breast. -13 51
9
Romance
The first mainstream film to feature an erect penis, the film was released with no MPAA rating, although it undoubtedly would have been NC-17 -13 47
The first mainstream film to feature an erect penis, the film was released with no MPAA rating, although it undoubtedly would have been NC-17 -13 47
10
Les Amants
A tale of French adultry which led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court 1964 ruling in which Justice Stewart famously noted about obscenity: "I know it when I see it..." -16 48
A tale of French adultry which led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court 1964 ruling in which Justice Stewart famously noted about obscenity: "I know it when I see it..." -16 48
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