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Although the rating system proved to be less restrictive, it still has problems. The MPAA has been criticized for the ways in which it treats sex and violence when rating movies. Critics have pointed out that, according to the MPAA’s website, films with strong sexual content are four times as likely to receive an NC-17 (no admission to anyone under age seventeen) rating than are extremely violent films.

In recent years, horror movies like It: Chapter Two, Zombieland 2, Annabelle Comes Home, and Us have been among the most popular, and profitable, films in the United States, despite gory scenes and shocking violence.

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