Tim Dirks's 100+ Most Controversial Films of All-Time

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Films always have the ability to anger us, divide us, shock us, disgust us, and more. Usually, films that inspire controversy, outright boycotting, picketing, banning, censorship, or protest have graphic sex, violence, homosexuality, religious, political or race-related themes and content. They usually push the envelope regarding what can be filmed and displayed on the screen, and are considered taboo, "immoral" or "obscene" due to language, drug use, violence and sensuality/nudity or other incendiary elements. Inevitably, controversy helps to publicize these films and fuel the box-office receipts.

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  1. 7 -

    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
  2. 17 -

    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
  3. 19 -

    Victim

    1961, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 24 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  5. 31 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  6. 33 -

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  7. 36 -

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  8. 40 -

    Pink Flamingos

    1972, in 13 top lists Check
  9. 59 -

    Cruising

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 66 -1

    Year of the Dragon

    1985, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 67 -1

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  12. 68 -1

    Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

    1986, in 7 top lists Check
  13. 73 -1

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 74 -1

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  15. 81 -1

    Bandit Queen

    1994, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 82 -1

    Natural Born Killers

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 83 -1

    Kids

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 90 -1

    Baise-moi

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 93 -1

    Irréversible

    2002 — a.k.a. Irreversible, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 104 -1

    Hard Candy

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
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