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From Best Picture winners to enduring B-Movie classics, here are a few of the best films about monsters beneath the sea. Though the topic of sea monsters has given the world a seemingly endless amount of schlock, there have been quite a few noble cinematic riffs on the formula, mostly in the horror genre, but not always. Just as the vastness of space has given way to countless fictional stories of the terrors up there, the unknown depths of the world's oceans have given way to tales of aquatic mystery. So what was changed to make the movie theatre friendly? The orgy scene was digitally altered by inserting more extras to block out the graphic view.For as long as there have been mythologies, there have been sea monsters. An unrated version of the movie was released on DVD and Blu-ray in 2007, but theatres still ran with the R version (similar to Australia’s MA 15 +) in theatres.

This greatly upset critics who argued that cutting even a minute of Kubrick’s work was unfair for a filmmaker who has never been shy about ratings. first released a cut version of the movie to theatres, citing contractual obligations to deliver a lighter rating. Stanley Kubrick’s film about one couple’s adventurous night is already known for being orgy central, but it caused some controversy when it was first released. Oh Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, you cause all the trouble. Below are some of the most notable movies that initially earned an NC-17 rating because they were just too steamy. Going through every movie that has been dealt a NC-17 rating would be exhaustive, so today we’re just limiting to the sexy parts of this long list. Many of your favourite movies, whether you know it or not, started on the NC-17 side of the ratings road before making enough cuts to make them (US) R-friendly.

A rating that high means you raised the eyebrows of the censors, which is fun, but it can also be a profitability death toll for movies. Whereas an R rating (similar to Australia’s MA 15 +) can put a movie on the path for a wide theatrical release, critical claim, and lot of box office cash, if one too many lines are crossed, your movie could land in the dreaded NC-17 (similar to Australia’s R 18+) territory. Film ratings from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).

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