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| Picketed by gay-rights groups, this Sharon Stone thriller is known for a revealing un-crossing | |
| Often considered the first epic film, it was called 'history written in lightning' by President Wilson but today is best known for its racist depiction of African-Americans | |
| Though it seems tame today, this movie was decried for its heroic depiction of the title criminals and for its violent gunplay finale | |
| Referred to as 'the worst film ever shown at Cannes' by Roger Ebert, this road-trip movie blurred the lines between pornography and mainstream narrative filmmaking | |
| This tale of the famously depraved Roman emperor was financed by Bob Guccione of Penthouse magazine | |
| This horror mockumentary so effectively portrayed the slaughter of its stars that it was banned in several countries and the director faced murder charges | |
| An enormous hit, this horror film led to reports of audience members fainting, vomiting, and fleeing the theater in terror | |
| This exploitative Tod Browning classic featured real circus performers and was long banned because of its shocking ending | |
| Its name now synonymous with any massive flop, this Western essentially ended the filmmaker-controlled creative atmosphere of the Golden Age of the 1970s | |
| The verite-style slasher film was based upon the claims of serial killer Henry Lee Lucas | |
| Unlike many controversially 'explicit' love stories, this Japanese film continues to shock with its graphic portrayal of a doomed love affair | |
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| Told in reverse chronological order, this tragic French film about rape and revenge was said to be the most walked-out-of film at Cannes in 2002 | |
| One of the few mainstream films to carry an X rating, this May-December affair is famous for the line 'Get the butter' | |
| Argued by some to be a respectful portrayal of the life of Christ, this movie was denounced by conservative groups for a brief scene in which Jesus fantasizes about marrying | |
| The only X-rated Best Picture winner, this film sparked controversy for its depiction of male prostitutes and homosexuals | |
| A satire of media obsession and the bizarre nature of celebrity, this film led to a lawsuit claiming that it inspired a series of copycat murders | |
| Directed by Howard Hughes, this lusty Western was denied a seal of approval by the Hays Office for the prominence of Jane Russell's cleavage | |
| A forerunner of the slasher film, this psychological thriller skirted the day's boundaries of screen nudity and violence and was the first film to show a toilet being flushed | |
| This low-budget shock comedy famously featured its star Divine eating real dog excrement in a bid to be named the 'Filthiest Person Alive' | |
| Based on a Marquis de Sade novel, this Italian film about a group of depraved aristocrats torturing teenagers at a rural palace in fascist Italy was banned in numerous countries | |
| This famed propoganda film was commissioned by Hitler to celebrate the sixth Nazi Reich Party Congress | |
| One of the few truly 'surrealist' films, this short film, co-written by Salvador Dali, is best-known for a close-up of a woman's eyeball being sliced with a straight razor | |
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