Adults Only or variants refers to

Entertainment content rating

Many age based

content rating A content rating (also known as maturity rating) rates the suitability of TV shows, movies, comic books, or video games to this primary targeted audience. A content rating usually places a media source into one of a number of different categories, ...

s denote content deemed suitable only for adults, and are often identified or defined as "Adults Only": *Adults Only (AO); assigned to video games by the

Entertainment Software Rating Board The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings to consumer video games in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The ESRB was established in 1994 by the Entertainment Soft ...

(ESRB) **

List of AO-rated video games A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, bu ...

; a list of games given the "Adults Only 18+" rating by the ESRB *NC-17 – Adults Only; assigned to films by the

Motion Picture Association of America film rating system The Motion Picture Association film rating system is used in the United States and its territories to rate a motion picture's suitability for certain audiences based on its content. The system and the ratings applied to individual motion pictur ...

(MPAA) **

List of NC-17 rated films NC-17 (No One 17 and Under Admitted) is the highest rating in the Motion Picture Association (MPA) film rating system used for films distributed in the United States. It is assigned to films the MPA believes most parents would consider "patently ...

; a list of films rated NC-17 by the MPAA *

18 rating 18 rating refers to a type of age-based content rating that applies to media entertainment, such as films, television shows and computer games. The following articles document the rating across a range of countries and mediums: Ratings * 18 (Briti ...

(many variants), a common "adults only" rating used by classification organizations * R18 (disambiguation) (many variants), an "adults only" rating used by several classification organizations *

X rating An X rating is a film rating that indicates that the film contains content that is considered to be suitable only for adults. Films with an X rating may have scenes of graphic violence or explicit sexual acts that may be disturbing or offensive ...

, a common "adults only" rating used by classification organizations

Visual and audio media

Films

*''Adults Only'' (film), premiering at the

63rd Venice International Film Festival The 63rd annual Venice International Film Festival, was held from 30 August to 9 September 2006, at Venice Lido in Italy. French actress Catherine Deneuve was the jury president for the main competition. Italian actress Isabella Ferrari was the ...

Albums

*''Adults Only'', album by Peter Rauhofer and

Club 69 Peter Rauhofer (29 April 1965 – 7 May 2013) was an Austrian-American disc jockey (DJ), remixer and producer who formerly worked under the moniker Club 69 as well as Size Queen. A native of Vienna, Austria, he was famous for a variety of his r ...

1994 *''Adults Only'', album by

Mungo Jerry Mungo Jerry (formerly known as Mungo Jerry Blues Band) are a British rock band formed by Ray Dorset in Ashford, Middlesex, in 1970. Experiencing their greatest success in the early 1970s, with a changing line-up always fronted by Dorset, the ...

*''Adults Only: The Final Album'',

Aaron Hall (singer) Aaron Robin Hall III (born August 10, 1964) is an American singer and songwriter. Hall joined the R&B and new jack swing group Guy in 1988, which was formed by Teddy Riley and Timmy Gatling, who was later replaced by Hall's brother, Damion. ...

2005 *''Adults Only'',

Mike Botts Michael Gene Botts (December 8, 1944 – December 9, 2005) was an American drummer, best known for his work with 1970s soft rock band Bread (band), Bread, and as a session musician. During his career, he recorded with Linda Ronstadt, Karla Bonof ...

(2000) *''Adults Only'',

Ringo Sheena , known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer, songwriter and musician. She is also the founder and lead vocalist of the band Tokyo Jihen. She describes herself as "". She was ranked number 36 in a list of Japan's top 100 musicians compiled ...

*''

For Adults Only ''For Adults Only'' (1971) is the thirteenth comedy album by Bill Cosby. It was recorded at the ''International Hotel'' which is now the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino The Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino is a hotel, casino, and tim ...

'', Bill Cosby album * ''Pearl Bailey Sings For Adults Only'', album by

Pearl Bailey Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer, comedian and author. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in '' St. Louis Woman'' in 1946. She received a Special Tony Award for the ti ...

(1959)

Songs

*"Adults Only", a song by Slick Rick on the album ''

The Art of Storytelling ''The Art of Storytelling'' is the fourth studio album by British-American rapper Slick Rick. Originally scheduled for a February 1999 release, it was ultimately released May 25, 1999, by Def Jam Recordings. The album features production from D ...

'' *"For Adults Only",

The Compositions Of Al Cohn ''The Compositions of Al Cohn'' is a 10" LP by jazz musician Miles Davis, recorded on February 19, 1953 and released later that year on Prestige, his third album as leader for the label, and fourth altogether, following 1952's '' Young Man wit ...

1953 *"Adults Only", song by Manfred Mann from

Soft Vengeance ''Soft Vengeance'' is an album released in 1996 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Track listing #" Pleasure and Pain" (Mike Chapman, Holly Knight) – 5:39 #" Play with Fire" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:58 #" Nothing Ever Happens" ( Justin ...

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