The Most Controversial Movies Of All Time.
Whether it'd be because of the content, or because of a controversial opinion, here are the most controversial movies of all time. Here, you will find movies (that are considerably known) that have caused controversy.
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- DirectorSrdjan SpasojevicStarsSrdjan 'Zika' TodorovicSergej TrifunovicJelena GavrilovicAn aging porn star agrees to participate in an "art film" in order to make a clean break from the business, only to discover that he has been drafted into making a pedophilia and necrophilia themed snuff film.Probably the most controversial movie on this list. This film is said to have the most disturbing, vile and brutal content on film. Although it's all fake, this film has effects that make it look real. This film grabs you by the heart, and crushes it cold. This film has been banned in more than twenty countries.
- DirectorRuggero DeodatoStarsRobert KermanFrancesca CiardiPerry PirkanenDuring a rescue mission into the Amazon rainforest, a professor stumbles across lost film shot by a missing documentary crew.Caused controversy for the graphic content, and the scenes with real animal cruelty. Because of these scenes, they have made an animal cruelty free version of this film, but to be honest, it makes no difference at all with the viewing experience. A disturbing watch that's hard to stomach, they say.
- DirectorMeir ZarchiStarsCamille KeatonEron TaborRichard PaceAn aspiring writer is repeatedly assaulted, humiliated, and left for dead by four men she systematically hunts down to seek revenge.Caused controversy because of the graphic rape content, and the brutal torture scenes. This film is considered by some to be the most disturbing film of the 20th century, with Cannibal Holocaust as a close second.
- DirectorTom SixStarsLaurence R. HarveyAshlynn YennieMaddi BlackInspired by the fictional Dr. Heiter, disturbed loner Martin dreams of creating a 12-person centipede and sets out to realize his sick fantasy.This film caused even more controversy and got banned in the UK, because the content was even more repulsive and violent than the first one.
- DirectorTom SixStarsDieter LaserWinter WilliamsAshlynn YennieA mad scientist kidnaps and mutilates a trio of tourists in order to reassemble them into a human centipede, created by stitching their mouths to each others' rectums.This film caused controversy because of it's repulsive content. Want to know what the repulsive content is? Just google what the film's about!
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsRyo IshibashiEihi ShiinaTetsu SawakiA widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.Caused controversy because of it's graphic content. The film starts off as a normal film, but slowly descends to madness and mayhem, and the mayhem got too extreme for some viewers. Because of the second half of this, some audience members have walked out on this film, while only the ones with strong stomachs stayed behind to watch more.
- DirectorKarim HussainStarsSophie LauzièreAnne-Marie BelleyBrea AsherAn anthology of horror, consisting of four segments all themed around gory subjects.A journey into the bizarre, as they like to call it, a trip into the depths of hell...the film is packed with some of the most surreal and shockingly violent moments in film history. Most of the viewers who have watched this film usually agree that this film contains some of the most graphic moments on film.
- DirectorGaspar NoéStarsMonica BellucciVincent CasselAlbert DupontelEvents over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in an underpass tunnel.Gaspar Noe succeeds in making an extremely controversial film, bringing up two huge fellow controversies. One controversy surrounds this film as being extremely homophobic, depicting gay characters stereotypically and demonically, and the big brother, Sir Controversy The First, delves deep into the core of the film because of the purpose of the film...I will not spoil it, but this film depicts the most lengthy, shockingly violent and disturbing scene ever depicted on film. Watch at your own risk.
- DirectorSatoru OguraA duo of guys capture and brutally torture a young girl to the point of piercing her retina.Ah, yes, the old classic...Guinea Pig. This film had controversy stamped all over it even before it was released. A fake snuff film it is, which is highly graphic and has a huge reputation for it's shockingly violent content, which is a sign that greets controversy. A very violent and sick film, that lives up to the hype of being disturbing, and bringing together huge controversy.
- DirectorMarian DoraStarsCarsten FrankVictor BrandlTobias SickertAn internet advertisement placed by a man with a cannibalistic obsession brings yields a willing victim to serve up his own flesh in this dramatic account of the crime that shocked the world.This film caught controversy by the hand, and greeted it. Controversy encircles this film because of the shockingly violent and repulsive content of the film, along with graphic sex scenes accompanied with it. This film is said by many to be the most violent film of 2006, which is why Mr Controversy decided to go stay with him. A very huge controversy for a very violent film.
- DirectorJoe D'AmatoStarsTisa FarrowSaverio ValloneSerena GrandiA group of friends and a hitchhiker become stranded on a tourist island where they are stalked by a disfigured cannibalistic killer who is prowling the island after killing its residents.Mostly every horror fan knows this film, and mostly every mainstream film fan doesn't know this film. Why? Well, this film is considered to be normal, mindless fun to the horror fan, but to the mainstream fan, it is graphic and repulsive. This movie has memorable but violent scenes, including one where a guy eats his own intestines out. Which is why controversy was welcome at the door.
- DirectorRuggero DeodatoStarsMassimo FoschiMe Me LaiIvan RassimovAn oil prospector is captured and imprisoned by a violent and primitive cannibal tribe in the Philippines' rain forest. He manages to escape with a female hostage, and begins searching for his missing companion and their airplane.Cannibal movie fans consider this an all time classic, while the normal film fan usually considers this a B-movie. Controversy surrounded this film because of it's highly graphic violence, and it was quite groundbreaking for 1977. Controversial as it is, it still does not have the reputation as Cannibal Holocaust has, though.
- DirectorMatthew BarneyStarsDave Bald EagleMilford GravesJohn Buffalo MailerIn 2007, Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler began a new collaborative project inspired by American author Norman Mailer's 1983 novel Ancient Evenings, set in pharaonic Egypt. The project was conceived as a nontraditional opera with a series of one-time-only live acts performed across the American landscape. The film River of Fundament combines documentation of these three live acts with scenes set in a reconstruction of Norman Mailer's brownstone apartment in Brooklyn Heights. Barney and Bepler's script reimagines Mailer as his own protagonist who reincarnates three times in three different bodies by magically entering the womb of his wife Hathfertiti. With each incarnation the undead Norman emerges from a river of feces that runs beneath his Brooklyn Heights apartment and enters his own wake. Imagined as a memorial gathering attended by figures in the New York literary world, the wake takes place inside the Mailer apartment as it is ferried down the river. Guests eulogize Mailer and offer condolences to his widow. As the evening wears on, the wake gives way to a scene of carousing and revelry, in which characters from Ancient Evenings play out their incestuous struggles for power and their insatiable appetite for pleasure as the music gains momentum. Each incarnation of Norman joins the wake for a time, haunting the guests and challenging the ancient undead figures of gods and demigods. He endures two rebirths but fails to be reborn a third time, thus ending his attempt to ascend to a higher, more powerful state. The powerful pharaoh Usermare evokes the spirit of Ernest Hemingway and engages Norman's three incarnations in a struggle for dominance. In a parallel narrative, River of Fundament replaces the body of Norman with the body of an automobile in the American landscape. The automobiles' story begins with REN, a live performance staged at a car dealership in south Los Angeles. A 1967 Chrysler Crown Imperial undergoes its first death and is prepared for rebirth as a 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. The second performance, KHU, unfolds along the River Rouge and Detroit River. KHU brings the Chrysler back to its birthplace Detroit, where it is dismembered and melted in five monumental furnaces. BA, the final live act, takes place at locations along New York City's East River, culminating in a battle at a dry dock in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. At the conclusion of BA, the automobile is further transformed into the 2001 Ford Crown Victoria.A big, five hour long epic, filled to the brim with feces, urine, blood and crap. Controversy surrounds this film because some viewers found the film to be "absolutely disgusting," and "abominable." Others called the film a work of art, and undeserving of controversy. This is definitely the type of film I'll put on my watchlist.
- DirectorTun-Fei MouStarsGang WangDai Yao WuRunshen WangJapanese troops round up Chinese and Russian prisoners of war and take them to unit 731, where they're horribly tortured and experimented on to test new biological weapons.Caused controversy because of it's graphic content, which repulsed many viewers and critics. Some said that the violence was extreme and in bad taste, while others said that the violence may of been extreme, but it was in good taste, and served a purpose to contribute to the film's disturbing atmosphere.
- DirectorJörg ButtgereitStarsFlorian Koerner von GustorfMonika M.Micha BrendelAs serial killer Lothar Schramm lies dying in his own blood, horrific memories of his miserable life of paranoia, self-harm and rejection flash before his eyes. A tragic look into the mind of a serial killer.Caused controversy because of it's graphic content, depicting necrophilia, torture and rape. Some viewers found it disgusting, stating that the violence was too extreme, and that it could of been less extreme and of given the same effect. Others would argue that if it were less extreme, it would give an effect, it just wouldn't have as big an effect, therefore ruining the film.
- DirectorGaspar NoéStarsPhilippe NahonBlandine LenoirFrankie PainA horse butcher's life and mind begin to break down as he lashes out against various factions of society while attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter.Gaspar Noe, Gaspar Noe, it stings you like a bug...the controversy has caught him again, this time, again, with repulsive, violent, taboo content. This film depicts one of the most graphic and relenting moments in film, as well as considered by many to be containing one of the most disturbing non-consensual sex scene of all time.
- DirectorJoe D'AmatoStarsGeorge EastmanAnnie BelleCharles BorromelA priest-doctor chasing a man with supernatural regenerative abilities, who has recently escaped from a medical lab, reaches a small town where the mutant goes on a killing spree.A sequel to Anthropophagus, this film got controversy because of graphic content too, but it didn't get the reputation that the first had. Still, the controversy surrounding this film is very heavy, and argues over whether or not the violence needed to be that graphic or not.
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsTadanobu AsanoNao ÔmoriShin'ya TsukamotoAs sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of achieving.Made by the same maniac who directed Audition, this film contains some of the most brutal depictions of torture and onscreen rape. Controversy surrounds this because some consider the extreme violence to be glamorized and in a positive light, however this controversy is argued over, people stating that "it was irony."
- DirectorJörg ButtgereitStarsMonika M.Mark ReederSimone SpörlA female nurse desperately tries to hide her feelings of necrophilia from her new boyfriend, but still has pieces of the corpse of the first movie's hero in her possession.Oh, yes, the sequel to Nekromantik, even more controversial than the first...this film gathered around a lot of controversy because of it's graphic violence and scenes of necrophilia, and most viewers found the scenes repulsive to watch. This is a classic in the extreme cinema collection.
- DirectorJörg ButtgereitStarsBernd Daktari LorenzBeatrice ManowskiHarald LundtA street sweeper who cleans up after grisly accidents brings home a full corpse for him and his wife to enjoy sexually, but is dismayed to see that his wife prefers the corpse over him.And who can forget the first, the original, Nekromantik? This film caused a huge amount of controversy, because of graphic scenes depicting sex with corpses. Viewers called the film tasteless and repulsive, stating that it served no purpose other than to shock. Even though the director literally stated that the meaning was so to rebel against the rating system.
- DirectorMichael HanekeStarsSusanne LotharUlrich MüheArno FrischTwo violent young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.Caused controversy because of shocking violence. At 1997's Cannes, people walked about because of their disgust against the violence depicted in the film. Sadly, those people who walked out never got to see the ending, and to finally gather around the meaning of the film. Michael Haneke, however, interpreted the walking out as the people who didn't need the Funny Games film.
- DirectorVirginie DespentesCoralie Trinh ThiStarsRaffaëla AndersonKaren LancaumeCéline BeugnotTwo young women, marginalised by society, go on a destructive tour of sex and violence. Breaking norms and killing men - and shattering the complacency of polite cinema audiences.Caused HUGE controversy because of it's graphic rape sequences, and because of the graphic violence. Sadly, this film is crap, but it still remains as one of the most disturbing and controversial films to this day.
- DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsTatsuya FujiwaraAki MaedaTarô YamamotoIn the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill one another under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.Another controversial film on my watchlist. This film caused controversy because people felt repulsed by the violent content, and how it contained teenagers. Some called it "crude and tasteless," but the director knew better that the violence contributed to the experience, which was meant to disturb.
- DirectorGregory WilsonStarsWilliam AthertonBlythe AuffarthBlanche BakerFollows the unspeakable torture and abuses committed on a teenage girl in the care of her aunt and the boys who witness and fail to report the crime.This film caused controversy because of a graphic rape sequence and torture sequences. Since then, it has gained a reputation, and some are arguing that this is the more disturbing film than A Serbian Film.
- DirectorPascal LaugierStarsMorjana AlaouiMylène JampanoïCatherine BéginA young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.A highly controversial film. This film has garnered a controversial reputation for being one of the most violent films of all time, with scenes depicting graphic violence towards children. A highly disturbing watch that is very controversial, and will probably remain controversial for the next fifty years.
- DirectorAdam RehmeierStarsRodleen GetsicJeff F. RenfroDrettie PageA prostitute looking for her next meal hitches a ride with a trucker that leaves her praying for her next breath.Caused controversy because of it's tasteless violence. The film, which is very disturbing and lives up to the controversy, is basically two hours of someone being tortured. Of course, viewers were absolutely repulsed, most calling the film "tasteless" and "unnecessary," purely for entertainment reasons. I agree.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsSandra PeabodyLucy GranthamDavid HessTwo teenage girls heading to a rock concert for one's birthday try to score marijuana in the city, where they are kidnapped and brutalized by a gang of psychopathic convicts.This film caused controversy because of it's graphic content. It still has controversy surrounding it, because of it's content. Some critics said that the violence was too much, while other critics said that the film was a psychological journey into madness.
- DirectorPier Paolo PasoliniStarsPaolo BonacelliGiorgio CataldiUberto Paolo QuintavalleIn World War II Italy, four fascist libertines round up nine adolescent boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of physical, mental, and sexual torture.Caused controversy for it's graphic, shocking content. This movie contains graphic scenes of torture, rape, and other horrific sins. A masterpiece, but a masterpiece that is very difficult to watch, that demonstrates the true face of violence, rather than a simple stab by a knife.
- DirectorJohn McNaughtonStarsMichael RookerTracy ArnoldTom TowlesArriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.This is one that mainstream audiences and horror film audiences respect. But, of course, the film has controversy because of it's violent content, and how it got us a perspective on a real life serial killer. After all, all serial killers should just be one dimensional characters with no feelings apart from a lust to kill, right?
- DirectorMarian DoraStarsZenza RaggiCarsten FrankFrank OliverTwo friends meet again to share their last days in an old house where everything happened a long time ago. They gather a group of people, which results in a disastrous turn of events, during which reveals the deepest human depths.Controversy stamps and trods and shames this film due to it's "abhorrent" and graphic content. This film is a horror epic, standing over two hours, filled with blood, gore, feces, dirt and grime. It's fans call it a surreal work of art, while the others call it "unoriginal," "excessive," and "disgusting."
- DirectorSion SonoStarsMasumi MiyazakiIssei IshidaRie KuwanaThe erotic novelist Taeko is writing a morbid story of a family destroyed by incest, murder and abuse. Her assistant, Yuji, sets on a mission to uncover the reality of this story, but the reality might be too much to bear.Mr Controversy calls it a pervert's work, and Mr Fanatic calls it a genius's work. A film that gathered controversy because of it's DISTURBING sex scenes. Yes, you heard that right, DISTURBING, not arousing in any sense. The controversy forgot that the sex scenes were a part of building up a creepy atmosphere. It still remains one of the most controversial films of all time, though, despite my opinion.
- DirectorLucifer ValentineStarsA. BelleThe Black Angels of HellHoneyA girl with disturbing hallucinations continues her downward spiral into hell. Not for the faint of heart.A surreal journey that has flown gracefully onto my watchlist, while puking on the way. This film caused controversy because of the extreme violence, graphic sexual content and excessive scenes of vomiting, and remains one of the most controversial and disturbing films of all time.
- DirectorLucifer ValentineStarsAmeara LaveyPig LizzyMaja LeeThe gruesome tapestry of psychological manifestations of a nineteen year old bulimic runaway stripper-turned prostitute as she descends into a hellish pit of satanic nightmares and hallucinations.This is the prequel to the film on top of it's head, which contains surrealism and highly disturbing content, just like the one on it's head. Under it's feet, is the third in the trilogy, which is also highly controversial, like this one, and the one on it's head.
- DirectorLucifer ValentineStarsShari CarusoAmeara LaveyHope LikensThe final in the trilogy. A bulimic prostitute talks about her deranged childhood while being sexually tortured.Lots of puking, surrealism, strange music and violence, which let controversy in the door, but didn't ask for him to come. This film still remains as a very controversial film.
- DirectorJörg ButtgereitStarsHermann KoppHeinrich EbberMichael KrauseSeven episodes, each taking place on a different day of the week, on the theme of suicide and violent death.Directed by the same maniac who made Nekromantik. So, of course it's going to have controversy!
- DirectorFred VogelStarsKyle DealmanCasey EganeyDan FriedmanTwo serial killers go on a murdering rampage as one films the outcome from behind a video camera.Disturbing, but pretentious, this film literally begged Mr Controversy to enter his home. A disturbing film that has surrounded a lot of controversy, because of the shockingly violent content, depicting scenes of torture and lengthy rape. What makes this a bad film, however, is the fact that August Underground was displaying all this purely for the sake of causing controversy. Sure, it's a very controversial film, and quite disturbing, but it's on purpose...and for entertainment. But hey, it still remains one of the most controversial movies of all time.
- DirectorHarmony KorineStarsNick SuttonJacob SewellLara ToshLonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives.A very abstract and disturbing film which covers a haunting look on society. This film has caused controversy, people stating that the film served no plot and no meaning, and has remained a very controversial film indeed, with some of the most disturbing scenes you can find in a film, accompanied with a disturbing atmosphere.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael BatesIn the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.A confronting, disturbing masterpiece that caused controversy because of it's violent content. This film still remains controversial to this day because of it's graphic content. Not for the faint of heart.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsWoody HarrelsonJuliette LewisTom SizemoreTwo victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.This film, whom I have not watched (but I want to), is a film that caused controversy because it made a theory that the media glorified serial killers. There was also some small controversy about the violent content by some people, but the controversy wasn't as high as the controversy for the whole purpose of the film.
- DirectorTony KayeStarsEdward NortonEdward FurlongBeverly D'AngeloLiving a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.Caused controversy because of it's violent, up-fronting, disturbing content. The ending is said to be one of the saddest and most upsetting film endings of all time, but that is said by some, remember, not all.
- DirectorMarian DoraStarsThomas GoerschTatjana LommelJanna Lisa DombrowskyA wealthy couple of perverts lures a prostitute to a seemingly innocent yachting cruise under the sun; however, by the end of the day, she will end up humiliated, and, above all, violated. But, is this the end of her nightmarish ordeal?Directed by the same psychopath who made Cannibal and The Angel's Melancholia, this surrealistic journey on a boat had controversy because of it's violent, extreme, graphic content. There are still arguments over whether or not the violence was needed.
- DirectorJohn WatersStarsDivineDavid LocharyMary Vivian PearceNotorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".Classic ol' Divine, known mostly for acting in one of the most controversial black comedies of all time: Pink Flamingos. Some viewers disproved of this film, stating that the violence was too extreme, therefore making it more of a disturbing film that a funny one, which is the controversy of this film.
- DirectorRay KelloggJohn WayneMervyn LeRoyStarsJohn WayneDavid JanssenJim HuttonCol. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for a mission in South Vietnam. First off is to build and control a camp that is trying to be taken by the enemy the second mission is to kidnap a North Vietnamese General.Caused HUGE controversy, because it was a film that supported the Vietnam War. (This time, I actually agree with the controversy!) Starring John Wayne, this film serves as propaganda to support the reason for the Vietnam War. Fortunately, viewers and critics yelled "Sod off, you *beep* And it was never heard of again!
- DirectorJohn WatersStarsDivineDavid LocharyMary Vivian PearceA spoiled schoolgirl runs away from home, gets pregnant while hitch-hiking, and ends up as a fashion model for a pair of beauticians who like to photograph women committing crimes.The sequel to Pink Flamingos, delivering as much disturbing content as the first. So, of course it gathered controversy.
- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsEllen BurstynJared LetoJennifer ConnellyThe drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..Caused controversy because of it's heavy drug content (despite being anti), and because of the disturbing sex scene depicted. The sex scene is thought by a lot of cinephiles to be the most uncomfortable, disturbing and horrific sex scene in film history.
- DirectorB.R. ChopraStarsZeenat AmanRaj BabbarDeepak ParasharRamesh, a businessman, is arrested for molesting Bharati, a beauty queen. She is later accused of murdering him and arrested. The events that unfold show what compelled her to do so.This film caused controversy in India because of the brutal, graphic scene depicting child molestation. Since it's release, it has been banned in India because of the scene.
- DirectorLarry ClarkStarsLeo FitzpatrickJustin PierceChloë SevignyA day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.Caused controversy because of it's graphic content, all being caused by kids. Some claimed that the violence was too extreme and that a teenager would never do such an act, but others say that it's truthful, and sadly realistic.
- DirectorLarry ClarkEdward LachmanStarsAdam ChubbuckJames BullardSeth GrayKen Park is about several Californian skateboarders' lives and relationships with and without their parents.Caused controversy because it depicted teen sex. Since then, police have caused a fuss in some countries and made damn sure that nobody screens the film. This is DEPICTED, though, I mean, come on...
- DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn CazaleAn in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.Caused controversy because of the Russian Roulette scenes, which depicted the aftermath of the Vietnam War. The films a masterpiece, though, and the scenes are quite important for the experience of the film, so I wouldn't say it deserved controversy at all.
- DirectorSam Taylor-JohnsonStarsDakota JohnsonJamie DornanJennifer EhleLiterature student Anastasia Steele's life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey.No controversial film list is without Fifty Shades Of Grey.
- DirectorJohn WatersStarsDivineDavid LocharyMary Vivian PearceWatch as the life of a leader of a menacing group of deviants, explodes in a spectacle of debauchery. Accidentally filmed from beginning to end, on purpose.It's got Divine in it, and it's directed by John Waters, and it's not called Hairspray. Of course it's controversial!
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsWillem DafoeHarvey KeitelBarbara HersheyThe life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.This film caused even bigger controversy than The Passion! This film was so controversial, that a Catholic group set fire to a cinema because it was showing this film, and the film got banned in five countries for a while. Some of the controversy surrounds the hallucination sequence (which I can't understand why there's controversy about it), and most of the other controversy surrounds the fact that Jesus was a man with feelings, who was not perfect and committed sin just like everyone else.
- DirectorRuggero DeodatoStarsDavid HessAnnie BelleChristian BorromeoTwo low-life punks invite themselves to a party at a posh villa and after being taunted by their snobbish hosts, hold everyone hostage and subject them to various forms of torture and mayhem.Maybe not the most disturbing, but a very violent film that has caused controversy because of the violence. In some countries, the film was banned for a while because of the violence, however in most of those countries the ban has now been lifted.
- DirectorMichele Massimo TarantiniStarsMichael SopkiwSuzane CarvalhoMilton RodríguezA small plane carrying fossil hunters crashes in the Amazon jungle, and the survivors must battle their way through cannibals, wild animals, and slave traders.A very controversial film, mainly because A. It's a cannibal movie with heaps of violence and B. It's a cannibal movie with a lot of tasteless nudity. It's controversial, because it's your typical cannibal movie.
- DirectorJohn BoormanStarsJon VoightBurt ReynoldsNed BeattyIntent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.This film caused controversy because of it's horrific, disturbing rape scene. This is argued over Requiem Over A Dream, and debates fly over whether this had the most disturbing sex scene or if Requiem For A Dream did.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMatthew ModineR. Lee ErmeyVincent D'OnofrioA pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.Caused controversy because of it's disturbing, violent content. This is said to be the most graphic and honest depiction of the Vietnam War, although some would argue that Platoon had a better impact than this, Everyone can agree, though, that this has the most disturbing content.
- DirectorLars von TrierStarsCharlotte GainsbourgStellan SkarsgårdStacy MartinA self-diagnosed nymphomaniac recounts her erotic experiences to the man who saved her after a beating.Caused controversy because of it's graphic sexual content. Some people said that this was just a porno, but others said that this had a deep meaning to it. The sexual content in this film is still debated over whether it was necessary or excessive.
- DirectorLars von TrierStarsCharlotte GainsbourgStellan SkarsgårdWillem DafoeThe continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adulthood, obsessions and what led to her being in Seligman's care.Caused controversy because of the highly graphic sexual content, and because of the abortion scene. The abortion scene is said by some to be the most disturbing and haunting scene in film history.
- DirectorLarry CharlesStarsSacha Baron CohenKen DavitianLuenellKazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world.Caused controversy because of it's racism against Kazakhstan, and it's subtle racism against America. It also caused controversial because of it's crude, graphic sexual humor.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsGiovanni Lombardo RadiceLorraine De SelleDanilo MatteiThree friends set out to disprove cannibalism on a trip to the Amazonian jungle, where they meet two men trying to escape a vicious cannibal tribe.Bloody, gory, violent fun, that caused controversy after the day it was released. People said that the film was too violent and too repulsive, and that despite the warning at the start of the film, the violence should of been toned down a lot. Fans of this film call those types of people pussies.
- DirectorNacho CerdáStarsPep TosarJordi TarridaÁngel TarrisA short film wherein a man working in a morgue mutilates and defiles one of the corpses.Holy crap, now THIS is a controversial film! This short film has caused a heap of controversy because of it's graphic violence, and has been banned in some countries because of it. Extreme horror fans love this film, while the average film viewer feels queasy watching this. A very controversial and divisive film, for sure.
- DirectorTinto BrassStarsMalcolm McDowellPeter O'TooleHelen MirrenA dramatization of the ascent to Caesar and subsequent reign of Caligula, one of the most notorious leaders of ancient Rome. We see his ambition, his scheming, his perversion and decadence, his brutality and his lunacy.Ah yes, Caligula...Malcom McDowell creates an excellent performance in this film. The reason this caused controversy, however, is because of the unnecessarily excessive use of nudity and sex scenes. The cut version is fine, but the uncut version basically plays out like a porno.
- DirectorLaurent BouhnikStarsDéborah RévyHélène ZimmerGowan DidiIn a social context deteriorated by a countrywide economic crisis, the life of several people will be turned upside down after they meet Cecile, a character who symbolizes desire.
- DirectorPascal ArnoldJean-Marc BarrStarsMathias MelloulValérie MaësStephan HersoenThree generations of a French family open up about their sexual experiences and desires after young Romain is caught masturbating in his biology class.All erotic movie fanatics know this film...it's the big apple, the film that contains some of the most explicit sex scenes on film. Controversy surrounds the film because of the explicit sex scenes, however, and yes, they're unsimulated, just like The Brown Bunny.
- DirectorCatherine BreillatStarsCharlotte AlexandraHiram KellerRita MaidenReluctantly, a sulky adolescent returns to her parents' house for yet another boring summer vacation, dabbling in desire and the art of desirability, eventually mixing reality with vision, caged fantasies with the fierce female sexuality.
- DirectorVincent GalloStarsVincent GalloChloë SevignyCheryl TiegsProfessional motorcycle racer Bud Clay heads from New Hampshire to California to race again. Along the way he meets various needy women who provide him with the cure to his own loneliness, but only a certain woman from his past will truly satisfy him.Caused controversy because of the film having actual, honest-to-god unsimulated sexual acts. This film was trashed because of the excessive amount of unsimulated sex scenes, and has gained a reputation by being considered by some to be the non pornographic movie with the most graphic sexual content. Others would argue that the film is basically a porno, anyway.
- DirectorJean-Claude BrisseauStarsCoralie RevelSabrina SeyvecouRoger MiremontNathalie teaches Sandrine that sexual transgression can cause violent pleasure and give those who use it a powerful weapon to climb the social hierarchy. They decide to get a job in a bank, a place where victims abound.
- DirectorMichael WinterbottomStarsKieran O'BrienMargo StilleyRobert Levon BeenIn London, intense sexual encounters take place between an American college student, named Lisa, and an English scientist, named Matt, between attending rock concerts.
- DirectorCatherine BreillatStarsCaroline DuceySagamore StéveninFrançois BerléandFrustrated by the lack of intimacy in her relationship, a young schoolteacher goes through a series of intimidating and often violent sexual partners.
- DirectorJean-Claude BrisseauStarsCarole BranaArnaud BinardNadia ChibaniA sexually unsatisfied young woman decided to pursue various sexual experiments and scenarios.
- DirectorDon EdmondsStarsDyanne ThorneGregory KnophTony MumoloIlsa is an evil Nazi warden at a death camp that conducts "medical experiments." Ilsa's goal is to prove women can withstand more pain and suffering than men, and therefore should be allowed to fight on the front lines.Exploitation film fans all know this film...a Nazi exploitation film that caused controversy because of it's graphic and pornographic content. The violence is considered cheesy by exploitation movie fans, but to the average viewer, the violence is disturbing and haunting. The film also contains heaps of scenes depicting sex or nudity in bad taste. The exploitation fan will probably laugh at this, though, and say, "Jesus, is this guy serious?"
- DirectorWalter MurchStarsFairuza BalkNicol WilliamsonJean MarshDorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful.The sequel to The Wizard Of Oz, this underrated masterpiece caused controversy because some considered the film to be too frightening for a children's audience. I think this film is pretty damn imaginative, and it deserves much better reviews than it's reputation.
- DirectorShekhar KapurStarsSeema BiswasNirmal PandeyRajesh VivekThe story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.This film caused controversy because of it's honest, brutal and serious portrayal of rape. Some people considered this to be too violent, but others considered the film to be a good lesson in life, as the topic should be taken more seriously.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJodie FosterCybill ShepherdA mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.This film caused controversy because of it's violent content, and Martin Scorsese had to edit a scene so that it looked less violent. The violence is considered tame today, but for it's time, it was highly graphic.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLillian GishMae MarshHenry B. WalthallThe Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.Caused controversy because of it's perspective on a cult that is shamed on. It's still remaining controversial, because of it's racist negative depiction of black people. Don't be fooled that it's a bad film because of that, though. Even if it's not something I side with, it's actually quite good.
- DirectorDavid HamiltonStarsMonica BroekePatrick BauchauInge Maria GranzowThree teenage girls decide to visit a romantic island and find love. They get shipwrecked and end up on different sides of the island. Each girl begins her own romantic adventure either with a man, a boy or even another girl.
- DirectorBernardo BertolucciStarsMarlon BrandoMaria SchneiderMaria MichiA young Parisian woman meets a middle-aged American businessman who demands their clandestine relationship be based only on sex.Caused controversy because of it's graphic sexual content. The sexual content in this film was considered pornographic for it's time, and was looked down upon by some viewers. Other viewers, however, said that the sexual content contributed to the story, like Nymphomaniac.
- DirectorSergio MartinoStarsUrsula AndressStacy KeachClaudio CassinelliA woman and her brother fly to New Guinea to look for a lost expedition, led by her husband, which has vanished in the jungle.
- DirectorLeni RiefenstahlStarsAdolf HitlerHermann GöringMax AmannThe infamous propaganda film of the 1934 Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg, Germany.Caused controversy because it was a propaganda film for the Nazis. Critics say this film is a masterpiece though, despite it's message. I haven't seen it, and I don't plan to, however if I get the chance to see it I may give it a watch.
- DirectorDeborah KampmeierStarsDakota FanningDavid MorsePiper LaurieA drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.This film, I have not seen (but it's another on my watchlist), caused controversy because of the implied child rape scene. It's sad, because Dakota Fanning's parents got tons of hate because of them letting her star in this film. I'm shocked at the outrage, and disgusted, to be honest. It's not like it was unsimulated!
- DirectorMel GibsonStarsJim CaviezelMonica BellucciMaia MorgensternDepicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.On my watchlist. Caused controversy because of it's graphic violent content, depicting the torture and death of Jesus. Some religious people claimed that it was too violent, but a lot of other religious people actually sided with this movie, and that it depicted the crucifixion of Jesus as it should of...as a disturbing experience, rather than a sentimental PG-13 movie called Son Of God.
- DirectorEvan GoldbergSeth RogenStarsJames FrancoSeth RogenRandall ParkDave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Jong-Un Kim, they are recruited by the CIA to assassinate him.Caused controversy because of it's opinion towards North Korea. Grumpy old North Korea then came, hacked the film and made damn sure that it wouldn't be screened in much cinemas. Jesus.
- DirectorHarry RevierStarsShirley MillsBob BollingerWarner RichmondA schoolteacher in a rural community campaigns to stop the practice of older men marrying underage girls.Caused controversy because of the film containing under age nudity, and having a taboo-breaking story line. The film isn't as controversial today, but back in 1938, I imagine it must of been the equivalent to Salo.
- DirectorMichael HanekeStarsIsabelle HuppertAnnie GirardotBenoît MagimelA young man romantically pursues his masochistic piano teacher.This film caused controversy because of the piano teacher's sexual fetishes, whom were repulsive to many viewers, and because of the graphic rape scene.
- DirectorGustav MachatýStarsHedy LamarrZvonimir RogozAribert MogEva has just got married to an older gentleman. She leaves him, and one day, she meets a young man, and they fall in love. Fate brings the husband together with the young lover that has taken Eva from him.This was the first non-pornographic film to depict a woman's orgasm. This caused controversy in 1933, and people thought that topics about sex were not a suitable topic for a non-pornographic film.
- DirectorJeetu AroraGurmeet Ram Rahim SinghStarsGurmeet Ram Rahim SinghDaniel KalebFlora SainiGuru Ji is a social reformer who works to help people fight against social evils.A patriotic "movie" which was created by a controversial cult leader, who's followers hacked into iMDB and rated the film high. The film is about fighting bad, but the irony is that the cult leader has committed multiple criminal acts.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJames MasonShelley WintersSue LyonA middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a 14-year-old girl.Caused controversy because of it's black-comedic view of hebephilia-related content. Some critics claimed that this movie was "disgusting," and "insecure." Some controversy also surrounded the fact that the film was inaccurate to the book, but that wasn't as big a controversy as the top one.
- DirectorMimmo CattarinichStarsPierre ClémentiKatya BergerUgo BolognaA writer returns home from World War I. He has developed a very bad case of post traumatic stress disorder. He contemplates suicide, but becomes interested in the 12 year old niece of the innkeeper at the place where he is recuperating.
- DirectorBob ClarkStarsDan MonahanMark HerrierWyatt KnightIn 1954, a group of Florida high-school guys try to help their buddy lose his virginity, which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them.This film also caused controversy because people thought it contained far too graphic sexual content. Sex comedy fans defend this film, stating that it's a "SEX comedy" and that "its not meant to be clean family fun."
- DirectorHarmony KorineStarsRachel KorineBrian KotzurTravis NicholsonFollows the lives of a small group of sociopathic elderly people in Nashville, Tennessee.
- DirectorVilgot SjömanStarsLena NymanVilgot SjömanBörje AhlstedtTold in a quasi-documentary style, this companion piece to I Am Curious (Blue) (1968) deals with topics such as class society, non-violent resistance, sex, relationships, and tourism to Francoist Spain.Caused controversy because of it's graphic sexual content. It's not that groundbreaking compared to modern standards, but for 1967, it was basically pornographic, and the equivalent to Nymphomaniac.
- DirectorLouis MalleStarsBrooke ShieldsKeith CarradineSusan SarandonA preteen girl lives as a prostitute in New Orleans in 1917.Caused controversy because of the film displaying a naked 12 year old playing a prostitute. Controversy still has talks with this film, over whether they should of had those scenes or not.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsTom CruiseNicole KidmanTodd FieldA Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife's admission of unfulfilled longing.Caused controversy because of it's graphic sexual content. Some viewers claimed that the film was pornographic, and only made for pleasure. Kubrick fans, however, argued that the film was atmospheric, and not meant to arouse.
- DirectorSteve McQueenStarsMichael FassbenderCarey MulliganJames Badge DaleA sex addict's carefully cultivated private life falls apart after his sister arrives for an indefinite stay.This film caused controversy because of it's graphic sexual content. A film on my watchlist, some critics say that it's a film that makes sex disturbing, which is the reason I want to experience this film. Other critics claim that it's a pornographic film with no theme at all.
- DirectorPer BlomStarsLine StoresundHilde Nyeggen MartinsenMerete MoenA couple of twelve-year-old Norwegian girls struggle with their intense, taboo relationship during the 1930s.
- DirectorPhilip KaufmanStarsDaniel Day-LewisJuliette BinocheLena OlinCentral Europe, 1968: A Czech doctor with an active sex life meets a woman who wants monogamy, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives.Another film that caused controversy because of it's graphic sexual content. Some people claimed that the sexual content was "uncomfortable," and "excessive." Other people argued with this opinion, stating that the sexual content contributed to the experience of the film.
- DirectorChristian MolinaStarsBelén FabraLeonardo SbaragliaLlum BarreraA chronicle of the life of a middle-class French girl's sexual adventures, her then fall into prostitution, and her ultimate redemption.Yet ANOTHER film that caused controversy because of it's graphic sexual content. People argued and fought over whether or not the sexual content needed to be there or not, and this film is still argued today of whether or not it's one of the most graphically sexual movies of all time.
- DirectorNicolas RoegStarsJulie ChristieDonald SutherlandHilary MasonA married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.A false rumor spread, that the sex scene in this film was unsimulated. Of course, the film soon caught up in a web with controversy, and it got a reputation for having a real sex scene on a non pornographic film. However, soon enough the rumor was said to be false, and the reputation was finished.
- DirectorJoe D'AmatoStarsKieran CanterCinzia MonrealeFranca StoppiA disturbed young taxidermist exhumes his recently deceased girlfriend, brings her body to his family villa and proceeds to embalm her corpse, with help from his strange housekeeper. But his bouts of insanity are just beginning.
- DirectorRalph BakshiStarsSkip HinnantRosetta LeNoireJohn McCurryIn the late 1960s, a pretentious, womanizing young cat drops out of college, starts a riot in Harlem, hits the road with an ex-girlfriend and gets mixed up with domestic terrorists.