12 Controversial MPAA Movie Ratings Decisions

12 Controversial MPAA Movie Ratings Decisions

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Gross: $26.5 Million

Similarly, Stanley Kubrick's distopian classic was initially given an X-rating by the MPAA. In England, fueled by the fear that it would inspire wide spread youth riots, the film remained banned until 2000.

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