The 25 Most Dangerous Movies Ever Made

From Travis Bickle's Taxi Driver shooting spree to the violation of Brandon Teena in Boys Don't Cry, welcome to the most extreme, mind-blowing films ever.

By: Glenn Kenny with Al Weisel, Mark Salisbury, and Jay A. Fernandez

03/15/2007 12:00 am

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These are movies about which you could say, "That's Not Entertainment." They're not "rides" or "diversions." They are galvanizing experiences that place squarely in your face all the stuff Hollywood usually presumes you go to the movies to get away from. Films that rearrange your head, that challenge your bedrock ideas about life and love and the big sleep. Consciousness-expanders, in other words, but rarely in a pleasant way. Thank God for them.

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something's missing

on January 23, 2010

'Funny Games' is definetely missing, so is 'Apocalypse Now' and 'I stand alone'

Johnny got his gun

on January 6, 2010

Is the most "dangerous" movie of all time. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067277/ Imagine, being alive with no eyes, ears, arms or legs, with some nutjob doctor and e general as your only hope...to die

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on December 31, 2009

Were the heck is full metal jacket , if... ,welcome to the dollhouse

More :)

on June 28, 2009

Salo didn't arrange anything in my head, sir. It felt meaningless. I am however looking for more movies like that on this list.

how about ...?

on May 21, 2009

Fight Club ... it should have been in the top 5 , for sure

How about?

on April 26, 2009

Lord Of The Flies [1963] (the opposite of Home Alone) American History X [1998] (sort of an American Romper Stomper) American Psycho [2000] (killing has never seemed a more natural thing to do in the Regan era) Havoc (Unrated Edition) [2005] (definitely puts you off the Wigga lifestyle)

What about?

on April 26, 2009

Lord Of The Flies [1963] American History X [1998] American Psycho [2000] Havoc (Unrated Edition) [2005]

25 Most Dangerous Movies Ever Made

on February 22, 2009

How about "Salo: or the 120 Days of Sodom"? If that movie doesn't rearrange the stupid and frivolous concepts of life in your head, no movie ever will!

The 25 Most Dangerous Movies Ever Made

on December 18, 2008

dear Sir You missed SAMSON AND DELILA, BEN-HUR and QUO VADIS. REGARDS UMA M NAKKA