| A Clockwork Orange (1971) | 8.2 | |
| Farouk Omar (2012) | 9.1 | |
| Crash (1996) | 6.4 | |
| Pink Flamingos (1972) | 6.0 | |
| Shortbus (2006) | 6.4 |
Controversy movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant controversy movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out disturbing, controversial, serious, erotic, weird and realistic films and TV shows about / with controversy, female nudity, nude, female full frontal nudity, sex, brutality, dialogue, death, violence and exploitation plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Horror genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as controversy: The Baby of Mâcon (1993), Playing with Love (1977), A Real Young Girl (1976), The Girl Next Door (2007), Gangster Kittens (2016), School (2010), A Serbian Film (2010), Kids (1995), Hail Mary (1985), Antichrist (2009).
Best films
New films
| White Dog (2022) | 6.0 | |
| The Idol (2023) | 4.4 | |
| Immaculate (2024) | 5.8 | |
| Mike (2022) | 6.9 | |
| The Little Mermaid (2023) | 7.2 |
List of controversy movies
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Netherlands, France, UK, Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A town cursed with barren women and famine is saved by a miracle birth to an old, ugly woman: the Mother. Immediately afterwards, the old woman's Daughter (Ormond) claims to have delivered the baby herself in a virgin birth. She imprisons the ...
Style:
surreal, serious, atmospheric, rough, stylized ...
Plot:
baby, virginity, religion, bishop, church, dismemberment, death, rape, surrealism, controversy, hypocrisy, violence ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: West Germany, Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Laura and Fabrizio have been meeting every summer in the forest by her parent's summer home. Fabrizio is a solitary boy with only his dog for company; Laura a sweet but unconfident child. This summer new aspects enter into their story as both ...
Style:
erotic, eros, minimal cast, sexy, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, adult
Plot:
underage sex, teenage sex, teenage sexuality, female nudity, love triangle, submission, seduction, teenage girl, lolita, first sex, first love, rape ...
Time:
70s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Bored and restless, Alice spends much of her time lusting after Jim, a local sawmill worker. When not lusting after him, Alice fills the hours with such pursuits as writing her name on a mirror with vaginal secretions and wandering the fields with ...
Style:
sexy, controversial, sensual, disturbing, serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, pre-teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
puberty, eroticism, controversy, erotica, country girl, nymph, sex, coming of age, voyeur, animal sex, taboo sex, sawmill ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1963
Place:
france, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture that ...
Style:
scary, disturbing, psychological, frightening, bleak ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
torture, child abuse, rape, sexual abuse, violence, victim, physical abuse, cruelty, helplessness, abuse, childhood, unsettling ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, year 2007, year 1958
Place:
new jersey, new york, america, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.
Style:
controversial, disgusting, erotic, extreme horror, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult, teen drama
Plot:
torture, atrocity, sexual perversion, sex, fascism, sexual abuse, sexual torture, sadism, brutality, rape, libertine, captivity ...
Time:
1940s, year 1975, 20th century, year 1943, year 1944 ...
Place:
italy, europe, latin america
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: Cuba, Costa Rica
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
A young, attractive widow is protected from her vicious mother-in-law, by a male relative who practices Satanism, and lusts after the old woman's sexy adolescent granddaughter.
Style:
rough, brutal, suspense, transgressive, fairy tale ...
Plot:
taboo sex, incestuous sex, seduction, rape, zoophilia, mother son incest, transgression, exploring sexuality, nude bathing, witch, coming of age, controversy ...
Place:
cuba
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Story:
An uncompromising portrait of the struggles of a resplendent teenager with an anarchic spirit, fighting to maintain her existence in the bleak urban landscape of London. Angel is a cool but troubled nymphet, disillusioned by the tedium and ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
orgy, violence, corruption, social injustice, redemption, controversy, identity, teenage rebellion, coming of age, character study, self discovery, female protagonist ...
Place:
london
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story:
9 "A" was an exemplary class, while their class teacher was Nosov Anatoly Germanovich - a strong and experienced teacher, recognized in 2009 as the Teacher of the Year. After his sudden illness, 9 "A" is left without a strong ...
Style:
depressing, light, talky, brutal, mockumentary ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
troubled youth, school, puberty, teenage life, defloration, suicidal tendency, teenager, brutality, social misfits, blackmail, love and romance, subculture ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Milos, a retired porn star, leads a normal family life trying to make ends meet. Presented with the opportunity of a lifetime to financially support his family for the rest of their lives, Milos must participate in one last mysterious film. From ...
Style:
disturbing, brutal, bloody, controversial, scary ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
rape, sexual abuse, gory, torture, violence, macabre, sadism, incest, perversion, controversy, insanity, murder ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
serbia, former yugoslavia, europe
Is relevant?
91K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A controversial portrayal of teens in New York City which exposes a deeply disturbing world of sex and substance abuse. The film focuses on a sexually reckless, freckle-faced boy named Telly, whose goal is to have sex with as many different girls as ...
Style:
disturbing, independent film, controversial, bleak, teen ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, aids, innocence lost, youth, drug abuse, virginity, underage sex, teenage boy, street kid, puberty, sex, teenager ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, seattle, los angeles, usa, new jersey
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland, UK
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
In this modern retelling of the Virgin birth, Mary is a student who plays basketball and works at her father's petrol station; Joseph is an earnest dropout who drives a cab. The angel Gabriel must school Joseph to accept Mary's pregnancy, ...
Style:
controversial, erotic, disturbing, art house, psychedelic ...
Plot:
female nudity, basketball, female athlete, gas station, childbirth, virgin, sex, controversy, female pubic hair, jesus, passionate kiss, car ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s
Place:
switzerland
Is relevant?
144K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
Style:
disturbing, sexy, dark, psychological, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
insanity, depression, cruelty, guilt, controversy, fear, violence, woods, female nudity, nudity, black magic, male nudity ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Although deeply in love with her boyfriend - and indeed sleeping in the same bed with him - a schoolteacher cannot handle the almost complete lack of intimacy he will allow. Increasingly frustrated, she gradually finds her sexual appetites leading ...
Style:
erotic, sexy, controversial, disturbing, sexual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sex, female masturbation, love, sexual promiscuity, erotica, explicit sex, sexuality, unfaithfulness, masturbation, childbirth, male nudity, nymphomania ...
Time:
90s, turn of the century, year 1999
Place:
europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Bud Clay races motorcycles in the 250cc Formula II class of road racing. After a race in New Hampshire, he has five days to get to his next race in California. During his road trip, he is haunted by memories of the last time he saw Daisy, his true ...
Style:
controversial, road movie, sexy, independent film, erotic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
sex scene, longing, road trip, controversy, sex, prostitute, unsimulated sex, drug addict, rape, redemption, explicit sex, lovers apart ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, las vegas, new hampshire ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows Christ's last days and crucifixion.
Style:
serious, realistic, thought provoking, harsh, biblical
Plot:
jesus, crucifixion of jesus, religion, controversy, crucifix, bible, culture clash, death, life philosophy, powerful ending, false accusation, brutality ...
Place:
holy land, jerusalem
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Based on a true story set in pre-war Japan, a man and one of his servants begin a torrid affair. Their desire becomes a sexual obsession so strong that to intensify their ardor, they forsake all, even life itself.
Style:
sexy, controversial, erotic, sexual, sensual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, sex scene, passion, jealousy, sex, lust, bdsm, sexual relations, sexual perversion, sensuality, sexuality, asian sex ...
Time:
1930s, pre world war two, year 1976, 20th century, year 1936
Place:
japan, asia, east asia, tokyo, paris france ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
An ambitious reporter probes the reasons behind the sudden split of a 1950s comedy team.
Style:
sexy, period piece, erotic, suspense, disturbing ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
murder, sexualized violence, investigation, hotel, journalist, sex, sex party, sexual obsession, lesbian, threesome, lesbian cunnilingus, cover up ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1957, year 2005, 50s ...
Place:
new jersey, los angeles, miami
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.
Style:
disturbing, slasher, grindhouse, dark, detective ...
Plot:
serial killer, nudity, sex, jack the ripper, erotica, brutality, violence against women, female victim, sex worker, sexual cruelty, sex scene, killer ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 219 min.
Story:
Harvard graduate James Averill (Kris Kristofferson) is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area's poverty-stricken immigrants and its wealthy cattle farmers. The politically connected ranch owners ...
Style:
epic, period piece, controversial, erotic, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
violence, immigrant, cattle ranch, epic battle, ranch, skinny dipping, prostitute, brothel, culture clash, gunfight, controversy, female nudity ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, year 1980, 1800s, 1870s ...
Place:
montana, wyoming, usa, harvard university, america ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The King is the story of Graham Kennedy, Australia's first and greatest home grown TV superstar. It traces his rise from working class Balaclava kid, through radio, TV, film, and back to TV again. It also tracks Kennedy's personal ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, game show, period drama
Plot:
biopic, controversy, glory, media industry, showbiz, celebrity culture, lifestyle, celebrity, life, pop culture, loneliness, ambition ...
Time:
60s, 1950s
Place:
australia, melbourne
Is relevant?
37K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A group of New Yorkers caught up in their milieu converge at an underground salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality. The characters converge in a weekly Brooklyn social/artistic/sexual salon "Shortbus", loosely ...
Style:
sexual, explicit, erotic, sexy, sensual ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
sex, gay, lgbtq, group sex, lgbtqi, male nudity, glbt, explicit sex, orgy, swinger, sexual intercourse, gender ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Talk show host Wendy Williams executive produces the biopic on her life, revealing the highs and lows she has experienced throughout the years. Wendy has made herself the go-to source for great celebrity dish on her hit talk show, The Wendy Williams ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, semi autobiographical, inspirational, intense
Plot:
talk show, scandal, biopic, fame, celebrity, price of fame, controversy, slice of life, desire for fame, aspiration, ambitious woman, lifestyle ...
Place:
new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Aging outlaw Pike Bishop (William Holden) prepares to retire after one final robbery. Joined by his gang, which includes Dutch Engstrom (Ernest Borgnine) and brothers Lyle (Warren Oates) and Tector Gorch (Ben Johnson), Bishop discovers the heist is ...
Style:
cult classic, controversial, epic, intense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mexican revolution, friendship, gang, gunfight, violent, desert, robbery, honor, soldier, on the run, one last job, bounty hunter ...
Time:
1910s, year 1969, 20th century, 19th century, edwardian era
Place:
texas, mexico, arizona, yuma arizona, persia ...
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433K
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the ...
Style:
hilarious, funny, humorous, cult classic, parody ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
religion, monty python, satire, mistaken identity, absurdism, ancient rome, dark humor, medieval, ancient, roman empire, god, sarcasm ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, biblical epic, 20th century, year 1979 ...
Place:
jerusalem, palestine, ancient greece, greece, middle east ...
Is relevant?
19K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Manu has lived a difficult life. Abused and violently raped, she sets off to find herself only to meet Nadine, a prostitute who has encountered one too many injustices in the world. Angry at the world, they embark on a twisted, rage-filled road ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, erotic, perverse, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
strong sexual content, rape and revenge, sex, explicit sex, femme fatale, murder, misandry, violence against women, depravity, violent sex, violence, nihilism ...
Time:
90s
Place:
europe, france
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, controversial, bleak, sexual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sexual abuse, murder, home invasion, revenge, rape, violent, rape and revenge, sex, sexual assault, vigilante, rape turns to consensual sex, protective male ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1971
Place:
england, cornwall, britain, europe, united kingdom
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Mari and Phyllis go to the "big city" to see their favorite band BloodLust. Along the way they meet up with newly escaped convict Krug and his gang.
Style:
disturbing, slasher, bleak, creepy, grindhouse ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rape, gory, revenge, psychopath, rape and revenge, youth, vigilante, violent, sex, exploitation, psycho killer, payback ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, connecticut
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Henry likes to kill people, in different ways each time. Henry shares an apartment with Otis. When Otis' sister comes to stay, we see both sides of Henry: "the guy next door" and the serial killer.
Style:
disturbing, scary, creepy, cult classic, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, maniac, gory, killing spree, sexualized violence, rape, violent, insanity, incest, serial killer as protagonist ...
Time:
80s, year 1986, 20th century
Place:
chicago, usa, midwest, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Film adaptation of the same-titled comic popular for its extraordinary premise. Up-and-coming Yoshida Kota, known for his humorous yet sensual style in films like Usotsuki Paradox, creates a unique coming-of-age drama about love between two girls, ...
Style:
humorous, erotic, controversial, sex comedy, manga ...
Plot:
fetishism, sadomasochism, bdsm, masochism, lesbian rape, masturbation, female nudity, bondage, lesbian cunnilingus, teenage love, alternative lifestyle, new student ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The film starts in the early evening of a normal day: Sophie, a 20 year old girl, is pregnant and wanders through the night to get sure about her future life. Does she want to be a mother or do an abortion? Does she love her friend or not? Who is ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, psychological, touching, suspenseful ...
Plot:
new love, self discovery, self destructing, nightlife, loneliness, tragic event, drug addiction, moral dilemma, controversy, night, abortion, depression ...
Place:
hamburg germany
Is relevant?
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