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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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I'm very surprised that American Psycho isn't on here. Interesting.
By Anonymous (not verified) on 3/06/2011 at 11:34 am
what about a serbian tale? i managed 35 mins then threw up, and the dvd got destroyed
By Anonymous (not verified) on 3/04/2011 at 4:09 am
Weak list indeed! Way to get the comments going by posting a weak list. Try again next year: And don't leave out: Baise-Moi Behind the Green Door (especially if you have Deepthroat in there) Caligula Chinatown Citizen Kane Deliverance Dr. Strangelove Irreversible A Serbian Film These are just ten - right off the top...do better research next time Keith! Unless you're intentionally provoking responses...probably are...good for you!
By Yochai Weiss (not verified) on 3/03/2011 at 1:34 pm
How come Citizen Kane isn't on this list!!!!
By Anonymous (not verified) on 3/01/2011 at 6:37 pm
No Irreversible? No Martyrs? No Gummo? This is a pretty weak list.
By Anonymous (not verified) on 2/25/2011 at 6:02 pm
High Tension is a ripoff of a book written by Dean Koontz. It never deserved to be a movie. The only way it is controversial is that it is a piece of plagiarism. That is all.
By Anonymous (not verified) on 2/25/2011 at 9:08 am
I´m missing Ex-Drummer...
By Anonymous (not verified) on 2/10/2011 at 3:23 pm
I'm not sure when this list was made, but Irreversible and Serbian Film need to be on the list (and quite possibly Inside, Martyrs and High Tension and Tetsuo: The Iron Man.) Drop Basic Instinct and Reservoir Dogs, shift things down and add them in.
By Anonymous (not verified) on 2/09/2011 at 8:25 pm
How is Irreversible not on this list?
By Anonymous (not verified) on 2/05/2011 at 4:53 pm
Brokeback Mountain?
By Anonymous (not verified) on 2/04/2011 at 8:22 am
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