NC-17

\\ˌenˌsēˌsevənˈtēn\ trademark

— used as a rating for a motion picture of such a nature that admission is denied to persons under the age of 17; compare g herein pg herein PG-13 herein r herein

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/en"see"sev'euhn teen"/

Trademark. no children under 17: a motion-picture rating advising that persons under the age of 17 will not be admitted to the film. Cf. G (def. 7), PG, PG-13, R (def. 5), X (def. 8).

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symbol no one 17 and under admitted, a rating in the Voluntary Movie Rating System forbidding admission to children 17 years old and under

Origin:

representing no children (under) 17

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/ˈɛnˈsiːˌsɛvənˈtiːn/

— used as a special mark to indicate that no one who is 17 years old or younger may see a particular movie in a movie theater

The movie is rated NC-17.

compare ↑g,

PG

,

PG-13

, ↑r, ↑x