Time Out New York 50 Most Controversial Movies Ever
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From sex and violence to politics and religion, these are the all-time cinematic shockers.
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The Last Temptation of Christ
1988, in 7 top lists Check -
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Triumph des Willens
1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check -
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Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
1975 — a.k.a. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, in 14 top lists Check -
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The Birth of a Nation
1915, in 21 top lists Check -
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A Clockwork Orange
1971, in 37 top lists Check -
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Freaks
1932, in 19 top lists Check -
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Viridiana
1961, in 24 top lists Check -
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Ultimo tango a Parigi
1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check -
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Bonnie and Clyde
1967, in 28 top lists Check -
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Poison
1991, in 4 top lists Check -
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Straw Dogs
1971, in 11 top lists Check -
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Ai no korîda
1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check -
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Cruising
1980, in 2 top lists Check -
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Life of Brian
1979 — a.k.a. Monty Python's Life of Brian, in 18 top lists Check -
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Pink Flamingos
1972, in 13 top lists Check -
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The Exorcist
1973, in 27 top lists Check -
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Crash
1996, in 9 top lists Check -
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Peeping Tom
1960, in 20 top lists Check -
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Un chien andalou
1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 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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The Passion of the Christ
2004, in 4 top lists Check -
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Ekstase
1933 — a.k.a. Ecstasy, in 4 top lists Check -
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Kids
1995, in 5 top lists Check -
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Do the Right Thing
1989, in 25 top lists Check -
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The Silence of the Lambs
1991, in 36 top lists Check -
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Henry & June
1990, in 1 top list Check -
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The Outlaw
1943, in 2 top lists Check -
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Faces of Death
1978, in 2 top lists Check -
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Jag är nyfiken - en film i gult
1967 — a.k.a. I Am Curious (Yellow), in 5 top lists Check -
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Midnight Cowboy
1969, in 22 top lists Check -
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Scarface
1932, in 16 top lists Check -
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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971, in 12 top lists Check -
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Deep Throat
1972, in 3 top lists Check -
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Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse
1933 — a.k.a. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, in 13 top lists Check -
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Cannibal Holocaust
1980, in 6 top lists Check -
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Dirty Harry
1971, in 17 top lists Check -
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Song of the South
1946, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974, in 15 top lists Check -
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The Last House on the Left
1972, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Man with the Golden Arm
1955, in 8 top lists Check -
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Ken Park
2002, in 1 top list Check -
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The Brown Bunny
2003, in 5 top lists Check -
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United 93
2006, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Moon Is Blue
1953, in 3 top lists Check -
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Reservoir Dogs
1992, in 26 top lists Check -
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Je vous salue, Marie
1985 — a.k.a. Hail Mary, in 3 top lists Check -
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Basic Instinct
1992, in 10 top lists Check -
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The Devils
1971, in 12 top lists Check -
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Titicut Follies
1967, in 9 top lists Check -
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The Wild Bunch
1969, in 25 top lists Check
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