12 Controversial MPAA Movie Ratings Decisions

12 Controversial MPAA Movie Ratings Decisions

Blue Valentine (2010)

Gross: $12.5 Million (Worldwide)

This somber indie film, depicting the sad life cycle of an ordinary relationship, was given an "NC-17" despite containing only one sex scene. Critics of the MPAA used this as further proof that there exists a double standard in the depictions of male and female sexuality. The argument goes that depictions of oral sex performed on men are typically given a pass, while the same act performed on a woman will earn the film the dreaded NC-17

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