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Entertainment Weekly's "25 Most Controversial Movies Ever"

From the June 16, 2006 issue. The 25 films are described as "Outrageous. Deplorable. Challenging. And even deeply rewarding….We focused on films that remind us that movies are a social experience, and that they have the power to shake, rattle, and roil the world."
It’s not a bad list, but it seems unlikely "The Da Vinci Code" and "United 93" will be considered that controversial 10 years from now. Missing from the list: "South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut," "Priest," and "Monty Python’s Life of Brian," among others.

(found at: http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1202224,00.html)
1. The Passion of the Christ (Widescreen Edition)
by Mel Gibson
 
2. A Clockwork Orange
by Stanley Kubrick
 
3. Fahrenheit 9/11  
4.
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Deep Throat  
5. JFK - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Oliver Stone
 
6. The Last Temptation of Christ - Criterion Collection
by Martin Scorsese
 
7. The Birth of a Nation  
8. Natural Born Killers
by Oliver Stone
 
9. Last Tango in Paris
by Bernardo Bertolucci
 
10. Baby Doll
by Elia Kazan
 
11. Message (30th Anniversary Edition)
by Moustapha Akkad
 
12. The Deer Hunter
by Michael Cimino
 
13. The Da Vinci Code (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Ron Howard
 
14. The Warriors - The Ultimate Director's Cut
by Walter Hill
 
15. Triumph of the Will (Special Edition)
by Leni Riefenstahl
 
16. United 93
by Paul Greengrass
 
17. Freaks
by Tod Browning
 
18.
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I Am Curious (Yellow) - Criterion Collection
by Vilgot Sjöman
 
19. Basic Instinct
by Paul Verhoeven
 
20. Cannibal Holocaust  
21. Bonnie and Clyde
by Arthur Penn
 
22. Do The Right Thing - Criterion Collection  
23. Kids
by Larry Clark
 
24. Caligula (Unrated Version)
by Tinto Brass
 
25. Aladdin (Disney Special Platinum Edition)
by John Musker
 
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Created by MKaiserman on Jun 09, 2006.