Do we even care about MPAA ratings in the age of streaming?
Andrew Dominik’s Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde has been long-in-development and is finally ready to come out on Netflix later this year. According to the latest Movie Picture Association rating listing, Blonde has been rated NC-17. However, since this is a hybrid Netflix and theater release, it’s debated how much the rating matters to the people who want to watch this biopic from the comfort of their couch.
An NC-17 rating usually means that a film with that rating will be shown in limited theaters to a limited audience. Cinemas associated with the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) often look at the rating of a film, and they typically won’t show a film over an R-rating because of how limited the target audience will be.
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
