In an unprecedented move, AMC theaters have agreed to play the unrated version of Hatchet 2 this October, breaking with the chain’s long-running refusal to play NC-17 or unrated films. A week later the remake of I Spit on Your Grave will also go out unrated. Until now, major movie theater chains haven’t budged on this policy, which meant that studios for the most part refused to fund movies that might not get an R-rating. Could this move usher in a new era where American filmmakers aren’t afraid to make explicit movies for adults?
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Major Theater Chain Breaks ‘No Unrated Films’ Policy This October
