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	Director(s)	Writer(s)	Publication(s)	Distributor(s)	Status
The Punisher	Mark Goldblatt	Boaz Yakin	Marvel Comics	New World Pictures	Released
The Crow	Alex Proyas	David J. Schow and John Shirley	Caliber Comics	Miramax Films
Timecop	Peter Hyams	Mike Richardson and Mark Verheiden	Dark Horse Comics	Universal Studios
Tank Girl	Rachel Talalay	Tedi Sarafian	Penguin Books	United Artists
Judge Dredd	Danny Cannon	William Wisher, Jr., Steven E. de Souza and Michael De Luca	Rebellion Developments	Buena Vista Pictures
Barb Wire	David Hogan	Chuck Pfarrer and Ilene Chaiken	Dark Horse Comics	Gramercy Pictures
Spawn	Mark A.Z. Dippé	Alan B. McElroy and Mark A.Z. Dippé	Image Comics	New Line Cinema
Blade	Stephen Norrington	David S. Goyer	Marvel Comics	New Line Cinema
Virus	John Bruno	Chuck Pfarrer and Dennis Feldman	Dark Horse Comics	Universal Studios
Blade II	Guillermo del Toro	David S. Goyer	Marvel Comics	New Line Cinema
Road to Perdition	Sam Mendes	David Self	DC Comics	DreamWorks Pictures 20th Century Fox
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision	Steve Boyum	Gary Scott Thompson	Dark Horse Comics	Universal Studios
The Punisher	Jonathan Hensleigh	Jonathan Hensleigh and Michael France	Marvel Comics	Lions Gate Entertainment Columbia Pictures
Daredevil: Director's cut	Mark Steven Johnson			20th Century Fox
Blade: Trinity	David S. Goyer			New Line Cinema
Constantine	Francis Lawrence	Kevin Brodbin and Frank Cappello	Vertigo DC Comics	Warner Bros.
Sin City	Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez		Dark Horse Comics	Miramax Films
Man-Thing	Brett Leonard	Hans Rodionoff	Marvel Comics	Lions Gate Entertainment
A History of Violence	David Cronenberg	Josh Olson	Vertigo DC Comics	New Line Cinema
300	Zack Snyder	Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad and Michael B. Gordon	Dark Horse Comics	Warner Bros.
V for Vendetta	James McTeigue	The Wachowski Brothers	Vertigo	Warner Bros.
30 Days of Night	David Slade	Stuart Beattie, Brian Nelson and Steve Niles	IDW Publishing	Columbia Pictures
Wanted	Timur Bekmambetov	Michael Brandt, Derek Haas and Chris Morgan	Top Cow Productions	Universal Studios
Punisher: War Zone	Lexi Alexander	Art Marcum, Matt Holloway and Nick Santora	Marvel Comics	Lions Gate Entertainment
Watchmen	Zack Snyder	David Hayter and Alex Tse	DC Comics	Warner Bros. Paramount Pictures
Kick-[...]	Matthew Vaughn	Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman	Icon Comics	Lions Gate Entertainment Universal Studios
Dredd	Pete Travis	Alex Garland	Rebellion Developments	Lions Gate Entertainment
Kick-[...] 2	Jeff Wadlow		Icon Comics	Universal Studios
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For	Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez		Dark Horse Comics	Dimension Films
Kingsman: The Secret Service	Matthew Vaughn	Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman	Icon Comics	20th Century Fox
Deadpool	Tim Miller	Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick	Marvel Comics	20th Century Fox
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition	Zack Snyder	Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer	DC Comics	Warner Bros.
Batman: The [...] Joke	Sam Liu and Bruce Timm	Brian Azzarello	DC Comics	Warner Bros.
Officer Downe	Shawn Crahan	Joe Casey	Image Comics	Living Out Loud Films	Completed
Logan	James Mangold	Michael Green and David James Kelly	Marvel Comics	20th Century Fox	Filming
Kingsman: The Golden Circle	Matthew Vaughn	Matthew Vaugh and Jane Goldman	Icon Comics	20th Century Fox	Filming

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