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I'd like to start a page that lists the most controversial movies. I'll start the list on this page, feel free to add any missing entries. Once the list becomes long enough, I'll make it a page. Eventually, I'd like to create different categories of controversy, such as authenticity, offensive content, explicit content, etc. Someone please tell me if this list is redundant in Wikipedia.

  • Irreversible (2003) - Criticized for explicit violence and rape scenes.
  • The Passion of Christ (2004) - Allegedly anti-semitic in its depiction of Christ's crucifixion.

Stamm -- Good idea for the list. I'll add the following:


Thank god somebody added to this, I'd forgotten about it. A few more, and I think its ready for the prime time.

  • Birth of a Nation -- Panned as racist
  • The Godfather III -- for being bad, whereas the previous two are widely considered among the best ever made (?)
  • Lolita -- I don't know, I'm sure the book was controversial, someone will have to let me know on the movie
  • American Pie -- A landmark in terms of gross-out humour, probably helped to establish it as a genre
  • Farenheit 9/11 -- thank god, one i'm sure about... Very critical of the Bush administration, borderline conspiracy theory-ing
  • Jungle Fever -- Truly, pretty much anything by Spike Lee, but I think this one was a good example
  • Bowling for Columbine -- Again, Moore. Dealt with gun laws in the wake of the Columbine massacre. Unsavory editing and filmaking techniques employed to further its agenda.
  • Battle Royale -- A brutal Japanese film featuring extreme violence between adolescents
  • City of God -- I'm not too sure if this was controversial, but it was recognized as extremely violent