But for home video? Unrated is king.
Already infamous, the unrated download adds 4 minutes of bedroom scene carnage that was deemed "too much" for R-rating. This is the definitive version.
The theatrical release was NC-17. The unrated download adds 20 minutes of character development and extended intimate scenes that were left on the cutting room floor for US theaters.
The remake is brutal. The unrated cut? Unbearable. 12 minutes longer. It restores the full revenge sequence with no fade-to-blacks. The Drama & Thriller Section (Sex & Language) 5. Shame (2011) – Unrated International Cut The US R-rated version blurred several genital shots. The unrated download restores the raw, artistic nudity that Steve McQueen intended.
What if you could watch the movie the director actually intended? The raw language. The graphic violence. The uncompromised sexuality.