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

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

An official iCheckMovies list (adopted from joachimt).

Favorited 85 times, disliked 2 times, added to 170 watchlists.

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.

Source

Remove ads

Pssst, want to check out the Tim Dirks's 100+ Most Controversial Films of All-Time list in our new look?

Filter

  1. 18 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 11 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  3. 31 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 98 -1

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  5. 67 -1

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  6. 41 -

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  7. 27 -

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  8. 91 -1

    Requiem for a Dream

    2000, in 21 top lists Check
  9. 51 -

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  10. 29 -

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  11. 24 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  12. 74 -1

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  13. 103 -1

    Brokeback Mountain

    2005, in 21 top lists Check
  14. 56 -

    Life of Brian

    1979 — a.k.a. Monty Python's Life of Brian, in 18 top lists Check
  15. 43 -

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974, in 15 top lists Check
  16. 28 -

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  17. 6 -

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  18. 34 -

    The Last Picture Show

    1971, in 21 top lists Check
  19. 5 -

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  20. 3 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  21. 62 -

    The Evil Dead

    1981, in 8 top lists Check
  22. 17 -

    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
  23. 117 -1

    La vie d'Adèle

    2013 — a.k.a. Blue Is the Warmest Colour, in 13 top lists Check
  24. 77 -1

    Aladdin

    1992, in 14 top lists Check
  25. 20 -

    Viridiana

    1961, in 24 top lists Check
  26. 33 -

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  27. 76 -1

    JFK

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  28. 93 -1

    Irréversible

    2002 — a.k.a. Irreversible, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 2 -

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  30. 21 -

    Lolita

    1962, in 11 top lists Check
  31. 39 -

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  32. 7 -

    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
  33. 45 -

    Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma

    1975 — a.k.a. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, in 14 top lists Check
  34. 112 -1

    Antichrist

    2009, in 8 top lists Check
  35. 4 -

    L'âge d'or

    1930 — a.k.a. L'Age d'Or, in 16 top lists Check
  36. 79 -1

    Braindead

    1992 — a.k.a. Dead Alive, in 8 top lists Check
  37. 35 -

    Straw Dogs

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  38. 73 -1

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  39. 82 -1

    Natural Born Killers

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  40. 47 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  41. 88 -1

    South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

    1999, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 32 -

    The Devils

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  43. 40 -

    Pink Flamingos

    1972, in 13 top lists Check
  44. 78 -1

    Basic Instinct

    1992, in 10 top lists Check
  45. 9 -

    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
  46. 84 -1

    Crash

    1996, in 9 top lists Check
  47. 68 -1

    Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

    1986, in 7 top lists Check
  48. 57 -

    The Warriors

    1979, in 8 top lists Check
  49. 60 -

    Heaven's Gate

    1980, in 8 top lists Check
  50. 71 -1

    The Last Temptation of Christ

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
Remove ads
Show all 119 movies

Last updated on Dec 25, 2023 by Fergenaprido; source