Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Gross: $7.5 Million (Worldwide)Darren Aronofsky's unrelenting tale of drug addiction in deep Brooklyn was one of the first films to try to "reclaim" the "NC-17" as a serious rating following the Showgirls debacle. When his initial cut was slapped with an "NC-17," Aronofsky opted to release the film with that rating rather than make the edits required to win an "R." His film was rewarded with critical acclaim and several Oscar nominations.
