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The 50 most controversial movies ever

Warning: What follows is explicit. These movies (and their accompanying photos) are not chosen for their beauty, but rather for their primal power to shock. And why is that important? Sometimes, in the case of politics and sex, filmmakers can be liberators, leading a charge that elevates the medium’s significance. Elsewhere—especially in the case of violence—a movie can warn us of where we might be headed. These 50 entries are the extremes. We welcome your response.

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american history x should definitely be on here. half these films aren't controversial in the least. some people are too easily offended. that's not controversial.
By Anonymous (not verified) on 6/01/2011 at 6:22 pm
American History X??
By Anonymous (not verified) on 5/26/2011 at 5:06 pm
sado?
By Anonymous (not verified) on 5/26/2011 at 12:59 am
no holy mountain, come on.
By Anonymous (not verified) on 5/25/2011 at 8:39 pm
Taxidermia?
By Anonymous (not verified) on 5/25/2011 at 4:34 pm
irreversible?!
By Anonymous (not verified) on 5/24/2011 at 6:18 pm
No Dog Day Afternoon? Irreversible?
By Anonymous (not verified) on 5/03/2011 at 4:51 pm
A Serbian Film doesn't make the cut?
By Anonymous (not verified) on 4/29/2011 at 9:55 am
Kinda surprised that Kids was higher up than Ken Park, and that Do The Right Thing had such a high spot on the list. Also a little surprised at the absence of American Psycho and Gummo.
By Rhett (not verified) on 4/25/2011 at 12:51 pm
I would have thought Gummo would have made the list.
By Anonymous (not verified) on 4/23/2011 at 12:04 am
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