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The Most Controversial Movies of All Time

Started by Mickz 1 year ago 1 Comment

These movies kept people talking.

Tags: controversies, history, strange

1.	The Passion of the Christ http://en.wikipedia....of_the_Christ Add a comment	Vote! 14 votes 275 pts
2.	Fahrenheit 9/11 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_9/11 Add a comment	Vote! 7 votes 128 pts
3.	The Da Vinci Code It didn't end up drawing mass pickets or boycotts, but there was much debate while the film was being made. Westminster Abbey woul... [show more] It didn't end up drawing mass pickets or boycotts, but there was much debate while the film was being made. Westminster Abbey wouldn't allow Howard to shoot inside its halls, and some 200 protesters mobbed the set in Lincolnshire, England (although Howard says most were merely ''trying to get autographs''). [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 7 votes 127 pts
4.	What Gets Me Hot! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Gets_Me_Hot%21 Add a comment	Vote! 5 votes 87 pts
5.	All Quiet on the Western Front One of a few films that is routinely banned by countries going to war. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Quiet_on_the _Western_F... [show more] One of a few films that is routinely banned by countries going to war. http://en.wikipedia....81930_film%29 [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 4 votes 73 pts
6.	Dogma Kevin Smith's 1999 film Dogma is another that drew criticism from religious groups. Aside from the foul language common to Smith's... [show more] Kevin Smith's 1999 film Dogma is another that drew criticism from religious groups. Aside from the foul language common to Smith's films, Dogma features fallen angels who kill and rocker Alanis Morissette as God. Despite Smith's claim that the movie is "pro-faith," the film's premiere drew hundreds of protesters. The official site offers links to many reviews and related articles. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 3 votes 56 pts
7.	The Birth of a Nation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_a_nation Add a comment	Vote! 3 votes 54 pts
8.	A Clockwork Orange http://en.wikipedia....ge_%28film%29 1 Comment	Vote! 3 votes 54 pts
9.	Sweet Sweetback's Badass Song http://en.wikipedia....s_Badass_Song Add a comment	Vote! 2 votes 37 pts
10.	Do the Right Thing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_the_Right_Thing Add a comment	Vote! 2 votes 30 pts
11.	Basic Instinct http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_Instinct Add a comment	Vote! 2 votes 29 pts
12.	Aladdin This Walt Disney feature film animation engendered considerable controversy for its pro-Western portrayal of Aladdin and Jasmine (... [show more] This Walt Disney feature film animation engendered considerable controversy for its pro-Western portrayal of Aladdin and Jasmine (always unveiled), the fact that turbaned characters were bald, and all the villainous characters were Arab caricatures. Another conflict arose, following protests from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), regarding the lyrics in one of the verses of the opening song "Arabian Nights." The original lyric about the film's Arabian setting ("Where they cut off your ears if they don't like your face/It's barbaric, but, hey, it's home") was censored/dubbed out and changed to "Where it's flat and immense and the heat is intense/It's barbaric, but, hey, it's home" for subsequent video releases in 1993 and for the re-released soundtrack. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 19 pts
13.	Citizen Kane When the 25-year-old Orson Welles made the film Citizen Kane, he incensed the powerful William Randolph Hearst with his brutal por... [show more] When the 25-year-old Orson Welles made the film Citizen Kane, he incensed the powerful William Randolph Hearst with his brutal portrayal of the magnate's life. According to the PBS special "The Battle Over Citizen Kane," Hearst's defenders used intimidation, blackmail, newspaper smears and FBI investigations to shut the movie down. Citizen Kane went on to be considered one of the greatest movies of all time, topping the American Film Institute's Greatest Films list. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 19 pts
14.	Triumph of the Will http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_of_the_Will Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 17 pts
15.	The Message The movie rankled Muslims and sparked riots, and that was just during production. Post-release, in March 1977, Hanafi terrorists t... [show more] The movie rankled Muslims and sparked riots, and that was just during production. Post-release, in March 1977, Hanafi terrorists took more than 100 people hostage in Washington, D.C. " killing a reporter and shooting the city's future mayor Marion Barry in the two-day siege " demanding in part that The Message be banned. (It wasn't.) In a cruelly ironic coda, the Syrian-born Akkad died amid al-Qaeda's coordinated hotel bombings last fall in Amman, Jordan. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 17 pts
16.	Fight Club When this film, starring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt, premiered in 1999, most people either loved it or hated it. Some critics cla... [show more] When this film, starring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt, premiered in 1999, most people either loved it or hated it. Some critics claimed that it was made up of disturbing, gratuitous violence. Others viewed it as a story of contemporary manhood, with Norton's character seeking meaning for his life in an alternative community that questions the values of society at large. Check out the diverse reviews at the Movie Review Query Engine. Go to the official site for sounds and more. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 17 pts
17.	Deep Throat This film did more to mainstream pornographic movies in the U.S. than any other. http://en.wikipedia....at_%28film%29 1 Comment	Vote! 1 votes 16 pts
18.	11'09'01 September 11 "Eleven filmmakers, eleven looks implicating their individual conscience"... Such is the epigraph of this collective film about th... [show more] "Eleven filmmakers, eleven looks implicating their individual conscience"... Such is the epigraph of this collective film about the tragic events that occurred a year ago in New York and changed the face of a world, already disturbed, forever. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 15 pts
19.	American Psycho Adapting American Psycho to the big screen was a perilous task, almost impossible, as Bret Easton Ellis's novel is harsh in its de... [show more] Adapting American Psycho to the big screen was a perilous task, almost impossible, as Bret Easton Ellis's novel is harsh in its detailed, even surgical representation of violence and sex. Director Mary Harron, however, (I Shot Andy Warhol) carries it out with success, preserving the essence of story while visually toning it down. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 14 pts
20.	Natural Born Killers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Born_Killers Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 13 pts
21.	Showgirls The first NC-17 film to get wide theatrical release. Either one of the best films you have ever seen or one of the worst. http://e... [show more] The first NC-17 film to get wide theatrical release. Either one of the best films you have ever seen or one of the worst. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showgirls [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 12 pts
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Mickz 1 year ago

List of the 25 most controversial movies, with a description of the movie and why - http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1202224,00.html

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This topic was started by Mickz on July 17th, 2007. 25 grupies have voted on one or more of the 21 answers.

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The Most Controversial Movies of All Time

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The Passion of the Christ

Fahrenheit 9/11

The Da Vinci Code

What Gets Me Hot!

All Quiet on the Western Front

Dogma

The Birth of a Nation

A Clockwork Orange

Sweet Sweetback's Badass Song

Do the Right Thing

Basic Instinct

Aladdin

Citizen Kane

Triumph of the Will

The Message

Fight Club

Deep Throat

11'09'01 September 11

American Psycho

Natural Born Killers

Showgirls

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