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. 87 -1

    Romance

    1999, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 109 -1

    Hounddog

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  3. 110 -1

    September Dawn

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  4. 50 -

    Snuff

    1975 — a.k.a. American Cannibale, in 1 top list Check
  5. 46 -

    The Incredible Torture Show

    1976 — a.k.a. Bloodsucking Freaks, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 15 -

    The Moon Is Blue

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 49 -

    Une vraie jeune fille

    1976 — a.k.a. A Real Young Girl, in 1 top list Check
  8. 81 -1

    Bandit Queen

    1994, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 106 -1

    The Da Vinci Code

    2006, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 65 -1

    Je vous salue, Marie

    1985 — a.k.a. Hail Mary, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 105 -1

    Hostel

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 104 -1

    Hard Candy

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 101 -1

    9 Songs

    2004, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 89 -1

    Stigmata

    1999, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 85 -1

    Lolita

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  16. 75 -1

    Henry & June

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  17. 70 -1

    Nekromantik

    1988, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 55 -

    Caligola

    1979 — a.k.a. Caligula, in 1 top list Check
  19. 107 -1

    Shortbus

    2006, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 117 -1

    La vie d'Adèle

    2013 — a.k.a. Blue Is the Warmest Colour, in 13 top lists Check
  21. 99 -1

    Fahrenheit 9/11

    2004, in 9 top lists Check
  22. 92 -1

    El crimen del Padre Amaro

    2002 — a.k.a. The Crime of Padre Amaro, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 108 -1

    United 93

    2006, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 61 -

    Cannibal ferox

    1981 — a.k.a. Cannibal Ferox, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 66 -1

    Year of the Dragon

    1985, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 90 -1

    Baise-moi

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 95 -1

    The Magdalene Sisters

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 96 -1

    The Brown Bunny

    2003, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 114 -1

    The Human Centipede (First Sequence)

    2009, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 40 -

    Pink Flamingos

    1972, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 48 -

    The Message

    1976 — a.k.a. Mohammad: Messenger of God, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 14 -

    L'amore

    1948, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 73 -1

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  34. 97 -1

    The Dreamers

    2003, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 8 -

    Ekstase

    1933 — a.k.a. Ecstasy, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 80 -1

    Boxing Helena

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 77 -1

    Aladdin

    1992, in 14 top lists Check
  38. 64 -1

    Twilight Zone: The Movie

    1983, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 59 -

    Cruising

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 68 -1

    Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

    1986, in 7 top lists Check
  41. 58 -

    Cannibal Holocaust

    1980, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 36 -

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  43. 44 -

    Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS

    1975, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 45 -

    Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma

    1975 — a.k.a. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 53 -

    Day of the Woman

    1978 — a.k.a. I Spit on Your Grave, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 2 -

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  47. 3 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  48. 12 -

    The Outlaw

    1943, in 2 top lists Check
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    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
  50. 83 -1

    Kids

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
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