adult films
Not for minors
Adult films are movies featuring explicit sexual content, produced for viewers seeking pornographic material.
The term is a euphemism—"adult" here means sexually explicit rather than simply intended for grown-ups.
The video store kept adult films in a back room.
Also called adult movies or adult entertainment.
Sexually explicit arousing material
- eroticaArousing creative works
- softcoreMildly erotic content
- hardcoreUncompromisingly devoted
- XXXAdult content rating
skin flick · blue movie · sexploitation · grindhouse · fetish · amateur · professional · parody
Mark of dishonor
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- debateFormal argument on issues
backlash · exploitation · objectification · misogyny · criticism · condemnation · decency · protest
Assigned evaluative score
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- MPAAIndustry content evaluator
- NC-17Strictest film rating
- X-ratedSexually explicit classification
R-rated · age verification · legal age · legislation · policy · enforcement · compliance · standards
pornography
Sexually explicit arousing material
XXX · skin flick · blue movie · sexploitation · grindhouse · fetish · amateur · professional · parody · anthology
stigma
Mark of dishonor
debate · backlash · exploitation · objectification · misogyny · criticism · condemnation · decency · protest · boycott
rating
Assigned evaluative score
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- MPAAIndustry content evaluator
- NC-17Strictest film rating
X-rated · R-rated · age verification · legal age · legislation · policy · enforcement · compliance · standards · guidelines
production
Making or generating something
distributor · Pornhub · talent agency · contract · royalties · set · shoot · casting · scene · testing protocols
- vice industriesstrip clubs, porn, pornography, sex shops, gentlemen's clubs