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. 58 -

    Cannibal Holocaust

    1980, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 79 -1

    Braindead

    1992 — a.k.a. Dead Alive, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 68 -1

    Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

    1986, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 66 -1

    Year of the Dragon

    1985, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 93 -1

    Irréversible

    2002 — a.k.a. Irreversible, in 10 top lists Check
  6. 99 -1

    Fahrenheit 9/11

    2004, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 1 -

    The Kiss

    1896 — a.k.a. The May Irwin Kiss, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 32 -

    The Devils

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  9. 74 -1

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  10. 117 -1

    La vie d'Adèle

    2013 — a.k.a. Blue Is the Warmest Colour, in 13 top lists Check
  11. 101 -1

    9 Songs

    2004, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 4 -

    L'âge d'or

    1930 — a.k.a. L'Age d'Or, in 16 top lists Check
  13. 90 -1

    Baise-moi

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 59 -

    Cruising

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 9 -

    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 80 -1

    Boxing Helena

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 105 -1

    Hostel

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 97 -1

    The Dreamers

    2003, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 104 -1

    Hard Candy

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 89 -1

    Stigmata

    1999, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 85 -1

    Lolita

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  22. 112 -1

    Antichrist

    2009, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 20 -

    Viridiana

    1961, in 24 top lists Check
  24. 19 -

    Victim

    1961, in 7 top lists Check
  25. 38 -

    The Last House on the Left

    1972, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 57 -

    The Warriors

    1979, in 8 top lists Check
  27. 84 -1

    Crash

    1996, in 9 top lists Check
  28. 95 -1

    The Magdalene Sisters

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 64 -1

    Twilight Zone: The Movie

    1983, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 69 -1

    Bad Taste

    1987, in 6 top lists Check
  31. 108 -1

    United 93

    2006, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 43 -

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974, in 15 top lists Check
  33. 35 -

    Straw Dogs

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  34. 21 -

    Lolita

    1962, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 39 -

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  36. 47 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  37. 73 -1

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  38. 3 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  39. 71 -1

    The Last Temptation of Christ

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  40. 102 -1

    The Passion of the Christ

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 24 -

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  42. 27 -

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  43. 33 -

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  44. 28 -

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  45. 2 -

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  46. 5 -

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  47. 98 -1

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  48. 91 -1

    Requiem for a Dream

    2000, in 21 top lists Check
  49. 31 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  50. 78 -1

    Basic Instinct

    1992, in 10 top lists Check
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