List of R-rated films based on comics

These are a list of films based on comic book publications that is rated R by the MPAA.

Film	U.S. release date	Director(s)	Writer(s)	Based on	Publication(s)	Distributor(s)	Status
The Punisher	April 25, 1991	Mark Goldblatt	Boaz Yakin	Punisher by Gerry Conway and John Romita Sr.	Marvel Comics	New World Pictures	Released
The Crow	May 14, 1994	Alex Proyas	David J. Schow and John Shirley	The Crow by James O'Barr	Caliber Comics	Miramax Films
Timecop	September 16, 1994	Peter Hyams	Mike Richardson and Mark Verheiden	Timecop by Mike Richardson and Mark Verheiden	Dark Horse Comics	Universal Studios
Tank Girl	March 31, 1995	Rachel Talalay	Tedi Sarafian	Tank Girl by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett	Penguin Books	United Artists
Judge Dredd	June 30, 1995	Danny Cannon	William Wisher, Jr., Steven E. de Souza and Michael De Luca	Judge Dredd by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra	Rebellion Developments	Buena Vista Pictures
Barb Wire	May 3, 1996	David Hogan	Chuck Pfarrer and Ilene Chaiken	Barb Wire by Chris Warner	Dark Horse Comics	Gramercy Pictures
Spawn	August 1, 1997	Mark A.Z. Dippé	Alan B. McElroy and Mark A.Z. Dippé	Spawn by Todd McFarlane	Image Comics	New Line Cinema
Blade	August 21, 1998	Stephen Norrington	David S. Goyer	Blade by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan	Marvel Comics
Virus	January 15, 1999	John Bruno	Chuck Pfarrer and Dennis Feldman	Virus by Chuck Pfarrer and Howard Cobb	Dark Horse Comics	Universal Studios
Blade II	March 22, 2002	Guillermo del Toro	David S. Goyer	Blade by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan	Marvel Comics	New Line Cinema
Road to Perdition	July 12, 2002	Sam Mendes	David Self	Road to Perdition by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner	DC Comics	DreamWorks Pictures 20th Century Fox
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision	September 30, 2003	Steve Boyum	Gary Scott Thompson	Timecop by Mike Richardson and Mark Verheiden	Dark Horse Comics	Universal Studios
The Punisher	April 16, 2004	Jonathan Hensleigh	Jonathan Hensleigh and Michael France	Punisher by Gerry Conway and John Romita Sr.	Marvel Comics	Lions Gate Entertainment Columbia Pictures
Daredevil: Director's cut	November 30, 2004	Mark Steven Johnson		Daredevil by Stan Lee and Bill Everett		20th Century Fox
Blade: Trinity	December 8, 2004	David S. Goyer		Blade by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan		New Line Cinema
Constantine	February 18, 2005	Francis Lawrence	Kevin Brodbin and Frank Cappello	John Constantine by Alan Moore, Stephen R. Bissette and John Totleben	Vertigo DC Comics	Warner Bros.
Sin City	April 1, 2005	Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez		Sin City by Frank Miller	Dark Horse Comics	Miramax Films
Man-Thing	April 21, 2005	Brett Leonard	Hans Rodionoff	Man-Thing by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Gray Morrow and Gerry Conway	Marvel Comics	Lions Gate Entertainment
A History of Violence	September 23, 2005	David Cronenberg	Josh Olson	A History of Violence by John Wagner and Vince Locke	Vertigo DC Comics	New Line Cinema
300	March 9, 2006	Zack Snyder	Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad and Michael B. Gordon	300 by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley	Dark Horse Comics	Warner Bros.
V for Vendetta	March 17, 2006	James McTeigue	The Wachowski Brothers	V for Vendetta by David Lloyd and Alan Moore	Vertigo	Warner Bros.
30 Days of Night	October 19, 2007	David Slade	Stuart Beattie, Brian Nelson and Steve Niles	30 Days of Night by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith	IDW Publishing	Columbia Pictures
Wanted	June 28, 2008	Timur Bekmambetov	Michael Brandt, Derek Haas and Chris Morgan	Wanted by Mark Millar and J. G. Jones	Top Cow Productions	Universal Studios
Punisher: War Zone[1]	December 2, 2008	Lexi Alexander	Art Marcum, Matt Holloway and Nick Santora	Punisher by Gerry Conway and John Romita Sr.	Marvel Comics	Lions Gate Entertainment
Watchmen	March 6, 2009	Zack Snyder	David Hayter and Alex Tse	Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons	DC Comics	Warner Bros. Paramount Pictures
Kick-Ass	March 26, 2010	Matthew Vaughn	Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman	Kick-Ass by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr.	Icon Comics	Lions Gate Entertainment Universal Studios
Dredd	September 7, 2012	Pete Travis	Alex Garland	Judge Dredd by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra	Rebellion Developments	Lions Gate Entertainment
Kick-Ass 2	August 14, 2013	Jeff Wadlow		Kick-Ass 2 and Hit-Girl by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr.	Icon Comics	Universal Studios
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For	August 22, 2014	Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez		Sin City by Frank Miller	Dark Horse Comics	Dimension Films
Kingsman: The Secret Service	January 29, 2015	Matthew Vaughn	Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman	The Secret Service by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons	Icon Comics	20th Century Fox
Deadpool	February 12, 2016	Tim Miller	Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick	Deadpool by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld	Marvel Comics
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition	June 28, 2016	Zack Snyder	Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer	Batman by Bob Kane with Bill Finger Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster	DC Comics	Warner Bros.
Batman: The Killing Joke	July 23, 2016	Sam Liu and Bruce Timm	Brian Azzarello	Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland
Officer Downe	November 18, 2016	Shawn Crahan	Joe Casey	Officer Downe by Joe Casey and Chris Burnham	Image Comics	Living Out Loud Films	Completed
Logan	March 3, 2017	James Mangold	Michael Green and David James Kelly	Old Man Logan by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven	Marvel Comics	20th Century Fox	Filming
Kingsman: The Golden Circle	June 16, 2017	Matthew Vaughn	Matthew Vaugh and Jane Goldman	The Secret Service by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons	Icon Comics

See also

• List of films based on comics
• List of American superhero films
• List of films based on Marvel Comics
• List of films based on DC Comics
• List of films based on Dark Horse Comics properties
• Punisher in film

References

1. Linder, Brian (October 3, 2008). "Punisher Rated, Director Staying Put". IGN.

External links

• Top R-rated comic book films on IMDB