These films went on to be released with an NC-17 rating or were released as Unrated. Some films, however, threw caution to the wind, stood up against censorship, and refused to change. Numerous high-profile movies like American Psycho, Saw, Boys Don't Cry, and Goodfellas all had to alter or cut scenes in order to get their NC-17 ratings changed to an R. RELATED: 15 Movies That Were Originally NC-17 Unfortunately, even when changed to NC-17, the stigma of the rating still lingered and made almost impossible to place these movies in theaters.

Back in 1990, the MPAA (The Motion Picture Association of America) replaced the X rating with NC-17 because X had become synonymous with pornography.

NC-17 movies have long fascinated film fans.