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. 75 -1

    Henry & June

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  2. 89 -1

    Stigmata

    1999, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 59 -

    Cruising

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 106 -1

    The Da Vinci Code

    2006, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 102 -1

    The Passion of the Christ

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 86 -1

    Dogma

    1999, in 1 top list Check
  7. 118 -1

    The Interview

    2014, in 1 top list Check
  8. 12 -

    The Outlaw

    1943, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 15 -

    The Moon Is Blue

    1953, in 3 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. 100 -1

    Kinsey

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  12. 85 -1

    Lolita

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  13. 54 -

    Pretty Baby

    1978, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 77 -1

    Aladdin

    1992, in 14 top lists Check
  15. 16 -

    Baby Doll

    1956, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 13 -

    Song of the South

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 64 -1

    Twilight Zone: The Movie

    1983, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 66 -1

    Year of the Dragon

    1985, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 87 -1

    Romance

    1999, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 82 -1

    Natural Born Killers

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  21. 76 -1

    JFK

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  22. 71 -1

    The Last Temptation of Christ

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 79 -1

    Braindead

    1992 — a.k.a. Dead Alive, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 78 -1

    Basic Instinct

    1992, in 10 top lists Check
  25. 70 -1

    Nekromantik

    1988, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 8 -

    Ekstase

    1933 — a.k.a. Ecstasy, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 93 -1

    Irréversible

    2002 — a.k.a. Irreversible, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 99 -1

    Fahrenheit 9/11

    2004, in 9 top lists Check
  29. 103 -1

    Brokeback Mountain

    2005, in 21 top lists Check
  30. 91 -1

    Requiem for a Dream

    2000, in 21 top lists Check
  31. 88 -1

    South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

    1999, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 84 -1

    Crash

    1996, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 83 -1

    Kids

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 81 -1

    Bandit Queen

    1994, in 5 top lists Check
  35. 73 -1

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  36. 68 -1

    Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

    1986, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 62 -

    The Evil Dead

    1981, in 8 top lists Check
  38. 60 -

    Heaven's Gate

    1980, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 57 -

    The Warriors

    1979, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 47 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  41. 45 -

    Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma

    1975 — a.k.a. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, in 14 top lists Check
  42. 43 -

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974, in 15 top lists Check
  43. 41 -

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  44. 39 -

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  45. 40 -

    Pink Flamingos

    1972, in 13 top lists Check
  46. 32 -

    The Devils

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  47. 28 -

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  48. 27 -

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  49. 9 -

    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
  50. 6 -

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
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