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. 32 -

    The Devils

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  2. 40 -

    Pink Flamingos

    1972, in 13 top lists Check
  3. 76 -1

    JFK

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  4. 47 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  5. 39 -

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  6. 55 -

    Caligola

    1979 — a.k.a. Caligula, in 1 top list Check
  7. 99 -1

    Fahrenheit 9/11

    2004, in 9 top lists Check
  8. 78 -1

    Basic Instinct

    1992, in 10 top lists Check
  9. 84 -1

    Crash

    1996, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 113 -1

    Srpski film

    2010 — a.k.a. A Serbian Film, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 85 -1

    Lolita

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  12. 117 -1

    La vie d'Adèle

    2013 — a.k.a. Blue Is the Warmest Colour, in 13 top lists Check
  13. 106 -1

    The Da Vinci Code

    2006, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 7 -

    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
  15. 75 -1

    Henry & June

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  16. 34 -

    The Last Picture Show

    1971, in 21 top lists Check
  17. 6 -

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  18. 43 -

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974, in 15 top lists Check
  19. 79 -1

    Braindead

    1992 — a.k.a. Dead Alive, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 5 -

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  21. 11 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  22. 31 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  23. 51 -

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  24. 41 -

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  25. 56 -

    Life of Brian

    1979 — a.k.a. Monty Python's Life of Brian, in 18 top lists Check
  26. 91 -1

    Requiem for a Dream

    2000, in 21 top lists Check
  27. 98 -1

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  28. 18 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  29. 67 -1

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  30. 58 -

    Cannibal Holocaust

    1980, in 6 top lists Check
  31. 111 -1

    Martyrs

    2008, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 82 -1

    Natural Born Killers

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 88 -1

    South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

    1999, in 8 top lists Check
  34. 77 -1

    Aladdin

    1992, in 14 top lists Check
  35. 93 -1

    Irréversible

    2002 — a.k.a. Irreversible, in 10 top lists Check
  36. 102 -1

    The Passion of the Christ

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 3 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  38. 13 -

    Song of the South

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 42 -

    Thriller - en grym film

    1973 — a.k.a. Thriller: A Cruel Picture, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 45 -

    Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma

    1975 — a.k.a. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, in 14 top lists Check
  41. 97 -1

    The Dreamers

    2003, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 62 -

    The Evil Dead

    1981, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 72 -1

    Hei tai yang 731

    1988 — a.k.a. Man Behind the Sun, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 105 -1

    Hostel

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 9 -

    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
  46. 33 -

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  47. 1 -

    The Kiss

    1896 — a.k.a. The May Irwin Kiss, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 107 -1

    Shortbus

    2006, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 83 -1

    Kids

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 104 -1

    Hard Candy

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
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