

and inevitably someone else will disagree.
Because literally any movie could be made today…
Whether it would be shown in theaters or even assigned a rating is different, but anyone can make a movie about anything today.
There was some valuable discussion to be had even just 20 years ago. But in 2026 anyone saying:
That movie couldn’t be made today.
Doesn’t know what they’re talking about. Like, they’re basically just saying they don’t understand what a film festival is…


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Baby_(1978_film)
They could absolutely make that today, especially if casting an 18+ actor to play the lead…
Like, who do you imagine stopping that unless you think it would require graphic and illegal material?