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2000

1h 55m

Drama

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When film student Jim Mitchell (Emilio Estevez) is scolded for making films that dwell too much on female anatomy, he doesn't take the hint, but instead starts making pornographic films professionally. He ropes in his younger brother, Artie (Charlie Sheen), and together they open a very successful studio. Amid constant partying and mountains of cocaine, they manage to make one of the most successful porn films of all time before their personal demons get the better of them.

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Variety Staff

Variety

The brother angle does give this story a distinctive dimension, and the brothers Estevez and Sheen, their pates shaved to help them represent the odd-looking Mitchells, do an uncanny, genuinely impressive job.

Feb 4, 2008

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Tasteful, dramatic, and fascinating, "Rated X" is a damned good movie that is sorely overlooked. This is one wild ride of a biopic.

Rated: FOUR STARS

Sep 26, 2024

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Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide

The film inevitably streamlines and neatens up the Mitchell's spectacularly messy lives. But for anyone who missed the short but influential era of porno chic, it's an eye-opener, a primer on how we got here from there.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 4, 2008

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 14, 2005

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Sarah Chauncey

Reel.com

Rated: 0/5

Jun 4, 2004

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Willie Waffle

WaffleMovies.com

Intriguing, but Sheen and Estevez are not good enough to engross the viewer.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 3, 2004

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Horror fan 4

A well made movie with Emilio directing and starring Charlie and Emilio. Tim Treakle

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/08/25

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Stephen C

Seriously? This is too much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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Kevin H

I wasn't expecting much but I found the entire film to be over the top entertaining. The casting and acting was superb.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/18/25

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Audience Member

Quite likeable actually.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

While it may not give us a full sense of what these men's work would incite, 'Rated X' is salvaged by two capable leads and plenty of fun with behind the scenes antics. Seeing how something like porn is almost treated as an art of its own is fascinating, even if the narrative jumps from film to film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

151009: What a mess. Marilyn only plays a small part, and Tracy Hutson is not Marilyn. Story of the Mitchell brothers and their lives...a mess; a pioneering mess but still a mess.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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When film student Jim Mitchell (Emilio Estevez) is scolded for making films that dwell too much on female anatomy, he doesn't take the hint, but instead starts making pornographic films professionally. He ropes in his younger brother, Artie (Charlie Sheen), and together they open a very successful studio. Amid constant partying and mountains of cocaine, they manage to make one of the most successful porn films of all time before their personal demons get the better of them.

Director: Emilio Estevez
Producer: Dick Berg, Allan Marcil
Screenwriter: Norman Snider, Anne Meredith, David Hollander
Production Co: Showtime Networks, District
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Jul 2, 2007
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Surround

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