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Time Out's: The 50 Most Controversial Movies Ever

These movies 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.
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The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
2
Triumph of the Will (1935)
Triumph of the Will (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
3
Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
4
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
5
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
6
Freaks (1932)
Freaks (1932)
7
Viridiana (1961)
Viridiana (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
8
Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
9
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
10
Poison (1991 - Todd Haynes)
Poison (1991 - Todd Haynes)
11
Straw Dogs (1971)
Straw Dogs (1971)
12
In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
13
Cruising (1980)
Cruising (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   50%
14
Life of Brian (1979)
Life of Brian (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
15
Pink Flamingos (1972, John Waters)
Pink Flamingos (1972, John Waters)
16
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
17
Crash (1996)
Crash (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
18
Peeping Tom (1960, Michael Powell)
Peeping Tom (1960, Michael Powell)
19
L'age D'Or/Un Chien Andalou (1930)
L'age D'Or/Un Chien Andalou (1930)
20
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   49%
21
Ecstasy (Gustav Machatý)
Ecstasy (Gustav Machatý)
22
Kids (1995)
Kids (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   46%
23
Do the Right Thing (1989 - Spike Lee)
Do the Right Thing (1989 - Spike Lee)
24
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
25
Henry & June (1990)
Henry & June (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
26
The Outlaw (1943)
The Outlaw (1943)
27
Faces of Death (1978)
Faces of Death (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   27%
28
I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967)
I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   52%
29
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
30
Scarface (1932)
Scarface (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
31
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
32
Deep Throat (1972)
Deep Throat (1972)
33
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1932)
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1932)
34
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
35
Dirty Harry (1971)
Dirty Harry (1971)
36
Song of the South (1946)
Song of the South (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
37
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
38
The Last House on the Left (1972)
The Last House on the Left (1972)
39
The Man With the Golden Arm (1955)
The Man With the Golden Arm (1955)
40
Ken Park (2002)
Ken Park (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   46%
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