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  1. Oct 9, 2023 · Some R-rated horror films go beyond relying on shock value and use creative freedom to enhance a well-crafted story, making the rating seem like the cherry on top. R-rated horror movies like "The Invisible Man," "Evil Dead Rise," and "The Ritual" effectively utilize the rating to create terrifying moments and bring unique elements to the genre.

  2. Oct 25, 2023 · The Evolution of R-Rated Movies Through the Decades. While R ratings feel commonplace today, the proportion of R-rated films has risen significantly over the past 50 years: 1960s – X rating introduced for adult content; 1970s – R rating adopted. R films surged from 11% to 26% of box office; 1980s – R-rated films hit 41% of box office ...

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    • 'Scream' (1996) More than a decade after he released the original A Nightmare on Elm Street, Wes Craven made another decade-defining horror movie with Scream.
    • 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (1984) Kicking off a long-running series of sequels - some good, and some quite bad - the Nightmare on Elm Street series became one of horror's most iconic, though nothing ever topped the original film from 1984.
    • 'Carrie' (1976) Seven years before Brian De Palma directed the spectacularly swear-heavy (and very R-rated) crime epic that was Scarface, he made Carrie, which is another movie that more than earns its rating.
    • 'Psycho' (1960) It's saying something about the disturbing nature of Psycho that it's as old as it is, yet still earns an R-rating. For the standards of the early '60s, Psycho was about as violent as American movies could get, with some infamously grisly murders, nightmarish and unpredictable sequences, and an in-depth look at a psychologically disturbed criminal on a notably frightening rampage.
  3. Horror is a less popular genre than most other film genres, so fewer people are watching and reviewing the movies. And there's a higher proportion of people who will give a movie 10 stars just because it is a Marvel title or has Star Wars in the name than there are people who want to critically review a movie and give it a lower rating.

  4. Aug 2, 2018 · The official reasoning for this decision is as follows: Horror violence and bloody images, language, brief drug use and nudity. Looks like we're going to get all the tried and true tropes of the ...

  5. Oct 9, 2023 · Us is one of the scariest horror movies of the 2010s and a masterclass in suspense, effectively earning its mature R-rating. The 2019 movie seems like a simple home invasion slasher flick, but as has become typical of director Jordan Peele's movies, there's a shocking Twilight Zone-esque element to it.

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  7. Jul 4, 2021 · Features Why Netflix’s Fear Street Has an R-rating. Leigh Janiak insisted that her trilogy of horror movies, based on R.L. Stine’s novels, have an R-Rating and it makes sense.

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