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. 26 -

    Titicut Follies

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  2. 119 -1

    Mignonnes

    2020 — a.k.a. Cuties, in 1 top list
    Check
  3. 81 -1

    Bandit Queen

    1994, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 63 new

    Evilspeak

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  5. 19 -

    Victim

    1961, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 16 -

    Baby Doll

    1956, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 8 -

    Ekstase

    1933 — a.k.a. Ecstasy, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 14 -

    L'amore

    1948, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 15 -

    The Moon Is Blue

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 110 -1

    September Dawn

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  11. 10 -

    Child Bride

    1938, in 1 top list Check
  12. 72 -1

    Hei tai yang 731

    1988 — a.k.a. Man Behind the Sun, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 109 -1

    Hounddog

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  14. 95 -1

    The Magdalene Sisters

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 65 -1

    Je vous salue, Marie

    1985 — a.k.a. Hail Mary, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 49 -

    Une vraie jeune fille

    1976 — a.k.a. A Real Young Girl, in 1 top list Check
  17. 54 -

    Pretty Baby

    1978, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 75 -1

    Henry & June

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  19. 92 -1

    El crimen del Padre Amaro

    2002 — a.k.a. The Crime of Padre Amaro, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 30 -

    Carnal Knowledge

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 42 -

    Thriller - en grym film

    1973 — a.k.a. Thriller: A Cruel Picture, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 59 -

    Cruising

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 66 -1

    Year of the Dragon

    1985, in 4 top lists Check
  24. 22 -

    Mondo cane

    1962, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 25 -

    Jag är nyfiken - en film i gult

    1967 — a.k.a. I Am Curious (Yellow), in 5 top lists Check
  26. 12 -

    The Outlaw

    1943, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 13 -

    Song of the South

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 32 -

    The Devils

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  29. 100 -1

    Kinsey

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  30. 60 -

    Heaven's Gate

    1980, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 1 -

    The Kiss

    1896 — a.k.a. The May Irwin Kiss, in 4 top lists Check
  32. 87 -1

    Romance

    1999, in 2 top lists Check
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    Viridiana

    1961, in 24 top lists Check
  34. 7 -

    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
  35. 50 -

    Snuff

    1975 — a.k.a. American Cannibale, in 1 top list Check
  36. 34 -

    The Last Picture Show

    1971, in 21 top lists Check
  37. 17 -

    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
  38. 85 -1

    Lolita

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  39. 57 -

    The Warriors

    1979, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 6 -

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  41. 46 -

    The Incredible Torture Show

    1976 — a.k.a. Bloodsucking Freaks, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 48 -

    The Message

    1976 — a.k.a. Mohammad: Messenger of God, in 7 top lists Check
  43. 64 -1

    Twilight Zone: The Movie

    1983, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 52 -

    Faces of Death

    1978, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 61 -

    Cannibal ferox

    1981 — a.k.a. Cannibal Ferox, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 70 -1

    Nekromantik

    1988, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 5 -

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  48. 44 -

    Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS

    1975, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 68 -1

    Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

    1986, in 7 top lists Check
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    L'âge d'or

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