> > Still weird though, since according to the MPAA, 17 is the cut off age for all movies, not 18...
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> Well, sort of. Last I checked, the MPAA guidelines were a little screwed up. To see an R rated movie, you supposedly have to be accompanied by a parent or guardian if you're under 18. But NC-17 movies can be seen by anyone 17 or over, without accompaniment.
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> It's all consistent unless you're 17 years old, when you can see NC-17 rated movies, but not R rated movies, without accompaniment.

Errr... no. AFAIK, this has never been the case and it certainly isn't now. The R rating is defined as "Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian." If it used to be 18, it hasn't been any time in the last several years (trust me on this as someone who saw many R movies without adults before I was 17).

Stephen