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If we get an X rating from them, it will be a big laugh.

Read and write speeds will usually have different X ratings.

The film had been fighting an X rating with the violence, blood, and gore.

An X rating, then, can inadvertently become a form of censorship.

In some early cases, films received an X rating due to political content.

An X rating on a movie prohibits anyone under the age of 17 from seeing it.

After making 161 cuts, it still nearly garnered an X rating.

A fence post prevents the cover from having an X rating.

Under an X rating, no one under 17 can be admitted.

Censors at the time attempted to give the film an X rating.

If it were a movie, it would carry an X rating.

The film was controversial and received what amounted to an X rating for its time, as no children were allowed.

All we're saying with an X rating is that this is an adult film.

He referred to X ratings given to violent horror films.

Others have recommended an uncompromising X rating for such films.

The X rating restricts the movie to audiences aged 17 and over.

The director decided to remove the offending scenes from the film in order to avoid an X rating.

The film was noted for its graphic depiction of an abortion and received an X rating.

So will skyscrapers heralded today deserve an X rating tomorrow?

The film was initially given an X rating.

"All the X rating says is that most parents would consider that the film should be out of bounds for kids under 17," he said.

I had to fight too hard to get the version I made out without an X rating.

Many film makers and distributors say the system exerts a kind of censorship through its X rating.

It would be nice to see that candor honored by a release of the original cut, which earned the film an X rating.

In Boston, it may get an X rating.

With that line replaced, the film received an X certificate.

It was among the first British films to receive the new X certificate.

Her hair was golden blonde and her figure strictly X certificate.

The X certificate gave the Board new latitude.

The X certificate was replaced in November 1982 by the 18 certificate.

The Board's preliminary report found numerous problems with the play which if unchanged would inevitably lead to an X certificate (no one under 16 admitted).

Appropriately, for a sinner who became a saint, Russell had to cut his own film to ensure it got even an X certificate.

The film opened at the London Pavilion on 2 May 1957 with an X certificate from the censors.

The Pythons discuss demands from local councils to give Life of Brian an X certificate.

At the time of its cinema release it was given an X Certificate (and given a 15 Rating when released on video in 1994).

The British Board of Film Censors ordered that cuts be made before they would give an X certificate.

The Conseil later re-classified the film with an X certificate, a category usually reserved for mainstream pornographic movies.

In the United Kingdom, the film was originally given an X certificate by the BBFC in 1962, with a few minor cuts.

Although an X certificate had been introduced by the BBFC in 1951, only six such films were shown on the Rank circuit between 1951 and 1957.

The original X certificate, replacing the H certificate, was issued between 1951 and 1982 by the British Board of Film Censors in the United Kingdom.

'Mr Archbold,' said the Major, 'an X certificate in the name of Mrs Villiers, if you please.'

The 18 certificate was created in 1982 as the successor of the previous X certificate, which in turn was the successor of the H certificate (with H standing for "horror").

Back in the sleazy 70's, directors routinely undressed their leading ladies to get the important x certificate for their otherwise tepid films as that seemd to be the only way tohoo an audience.

Bygraves was unaware of the debate about the X certificate, but noted that Room at the Top had been a critical and commercial success despite receiving one; he was willing to put his own money into the project.

This meant that it could not be shown in a public cinema, but in 1980 it was given showings in private clubs and subsequently re-examined, and in February 1981 was granted an X certificate in a cut version.

Famous for its depiction of a savage insurrection at a fictitious boys boarding school, the X certificate film was made at the time of the May 1968 protests in France by a director strongly associated with the 1960s counterculture.

On rumours that Doppelgänger would receive an X certificate from the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) for adult content, he replied, "We want to work with live artists doing subjects unsuitable for children."

LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS was released in 1959 and classified with an X certificate by the British Board of Film Censors, permitting screening only to those persons over 16 years of age.