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The 20 Best Daring Films

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These are the 20 best films that dared to be shocking or different.

Rated 6 points - posted 15 years ago by Peter in category Movies.

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1.

The Hot Spot [1990]

454 points - added 14 years ago by pandora -

2.

The Last Tango in Paris

241 points - added 15 years ago by Peter -

3.

Midnight Cowboy [1969]

The first X-rated film to win the Best Picture Oscar, it has been re-rated since then to R.

237 points - added 14 years ago by pandora -

4.

Machete (2010)

200 points - added 14 years ago by guest -

5.

Easy Rider

200 points - added 14 years ago by guest -

6.

Blade Runner

119 points - added 15 years ago by Peter -

7.

Mandingo [1975]

It starred James Mason, Susan George and Perry King. According to IMDb, the story line was about a slave owner in the 1840s who trains one of his slaves to be a bare-knuckle fighter. Because of all the controversy over the film, condemned by the majority of critics and the public as well, it has not been screened for an audience since it came out and has not been released on DVD. It is the only film of which I'm aware that has been shut down by elements of the movie distribution industry.

92 points - added 14 years ago by pandora -

8.

Freaks

This film from 1932 shocked many people and became a cult classic.

32 points - added 15 years ago by Peter -

9.

The Wild Bunch

22 points - added 14 years ago by guest -

10.

The Piano Teacher

22 points - added 14 years ago by guest -

11.

Trainspotting

10 points - added 15 years ago by Peter -

12.

Nosferatu

Nosferatu. made in 1922, shocked many people with its vivid imagery and themes.

6 points - added 15 years ago by Peter -

13.

Cat People

6 points - added 15 years ago by Peter -

14.

Mean Streets

5 points - added 15 years ago by Peter -

15.

Nine and a half weeks

4 points - added 14 years ago by guest -

16.

Don't Look Back

4 points - added 15 years ago by Peter -

17.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

3 points - added 15 years ago by Peter -

18.

The Killer

3 points - added 15 years ago by Peter -

19.

Berlin

2 points - added 15 years ago by Peter -

20.

Blue Velvet

2 points - added 15 years ago by Peter -

21.

The Last Movie

1 point - added 14 years ago by guest -

22.

Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom

1 point - added 14 years ago by guest -

23.

Performance

1 point - added 14 years ago by guest -

24.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was one of the scariest horror films ever made.

1 point - added 15 years ago by Peter -

25.

Akira

1 point - added 15 years ago by Peter -