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The 25 Most Dangerous Movies Ever Made (by «Premiere»)

by joedemaio97 • Created 13 years ago • Modified 13 years ago
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  • Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

    1. Bonnie and Clyde

    19671h 51mR86Metascore
    7.7 (125K)
    Bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
    DirectorArthur PennStarsWarren BeattyFaye DunawayMichael J. Pollard
  • Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry (1999)

    2. Boys Don't Cry

    19991h 58mR86Metascore
    7.5 (106K)
    A young transgender man named Brandon navigates love, life, and trying to pass as a boy in rural Nebraska.
    DirectorKimberly PeirceStarsHilary SwankChloë SevignyPeter Sarsgaard
  • Aaron Eckhart and Matt Malloy in In the Company of Men (1997)

    3. In the Company of Men

    19971h 37mR80Metascore
    7.1 (15K)
    Two business executives--one an avowed misogynist, the other recently emotionally wounded by his love interest--set out to exact revenge on the female gender by seeking out the most innocent, uncorrupted girl they can find and ruining her life.
    DirectorNeil LaButeStarsAaron EckhartMatt MalloyStacy Edwards
  • Jeremy Irons and Geneviève Bujold in Dead Ringers (1988)

    4. Dead Ringers

    19881h 56mR86Metascore
    7.2 (56K)
    Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.
    DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJeremy IronsGeneviève BujoldHeidi von Palleske
  • Jack Nance in Eraserhead (1977)

    5. Eraserhead

    19771h 29mNot Rated87Metascore
    7.3 (137K)
    Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newborn mutant child.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsJack NanceCharlotte StewartAllen Joseph
  • Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman, and The Rolling Stones in Gimme Shelter (1970)

    6. Gimme Shelter

    19701h 31mGP85Metascore
    7.8 (13K)
    When three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment was immortalized on this film.
    DirectorsAlbert MayslesDavid MayslesCharlotte ZwerinStarsMick JaggerKeith RichardsMick Taylor
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Camryn Manheim, Jane Adams, and Dylan Baker in Happiness (1998)

    7. Happiness

    19982h 14mNC-1781Metascore
    7.7 (77K)
    The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
    DirectorTodd SolondzStarsJane AdamsJon LovitzPhilip Seymour Hoffman
  • Harvey Keitel in Bad Lieutenant (1992)

    8. Bad Lieutenant

    19921h 36mNC-1770Metascore
    7.0 (51K)
    While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness and redemption.
    DirectorAbel FerraraStarsHarvey KeitelBrian McElroyFrank Acciarito
  • M (1931)

    9. M

    19311h 39mPassed
    8.3 (177K)
    When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
    DirectorFritz LangStarsPeter LorreEllen WidmannInge Landgut
  • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

    10. Once Upon a Time in the West

    19682h 46mPG-1382Metascore
    8.5 (368K)
    A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsHenry FondaCharles BronsonClaudia Cardinale
  • Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    11. A Clockwork Orange

    19712h 16mR77Metascore
    8.2 (912K)
    Alex DeLarge and his droogs barbarize a decaying near-future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael Bates
  • Catherine Deneuve in Repulsion (1965)

    12. Repulsion

    19651h 45mNot Rated91Metascore
    7.6 (60K)
    A withdrawn manicurist who disapproves of her sister's boyfriend sinks into depression and experiences horrific visions of violence.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsCatherine DeneuveIan HendryJohn Fraser
  • Jennifer Connelly in Requiem for a Dream (2000)

    13. Requiem for a Dream

    20001h 42mNC-1771Metascore
    8.3 (939K)
    The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep.
    DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsEllen BurstynJared LetoJennifer Connelly
  • Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, and Chris Penn in Reservoir Dogs (1992)

    14. Reservoir Dogs

    19921h 39mR81Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    When a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsHarvey KeitelTim RothMichael Madsen
  • The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

    15. The Sweet Hereafter

    19971h 52mR91Metascore
    7.4 (37K)
    A bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to defend the families, but he discovers everything isn't what it seems.
    DirectorAtom EgoyanStarsIan HolmSarah PolleyCaerthan Banks
  • Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)

    16. Taxi Driver

    19761h 54mR94Metascore
    8.2 (979K)
    A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJodie FosterCybill Shepherd
  • Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986)

    17. Blue Velvet

    19862hR75Metascore
    7.7 (232K)
    The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsIsabella RosselliniKyle MacLachlanDennis Hopper
  • Björk in Dancer in the Dark (2000)

    18. Dancer in the Dark

    20002h 15mR63Metascore
    7.9 (121K)
    An Eastern European US immigrant with a love for musicals has to cope with the gradual loss of her vision.
    DirectorLars von TrierStarsBjörkCatherine DeneuveDavid Morse
  • Olga Baclanova, Harry Earles, and Henry Victor in Freaks (1932)

    19. Freaks

    19321h 4mNot Rated80Metascore
    7.8 (53K)
    A circus' beautiful trapeze artist Cleopatra agrees to marry Hans the leader of side-show performers, but Hans' deformed friends discover that she is only marrying him for his inheritance. So they seek revenge.
    DirectorTod BrowningStarsWallace FordLeila HyamsOlga Baclanova
  • Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, and Moira Shearer in Peeping Tom (1960)

    20. Peeping Tom

    19601h 41mNot Rated
    7.6 (42K)
    A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.
    DirectorMichael PowellStarsKarlheinz BöhmAnna MasseyMoira Shearer
  • Ray Milland, Doris Dowling, Phillip Terry, and Jane Wyman in The Lost Weekend (1945)

    21. The Lost Weekend

    19451h 41mApproved
    7.9 (42K)
    The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsRay MillandJane WymanPhillip Terry
  • Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis in Natural Born Killers (1994)

    22. Natural Born Killers

    19941h 59mR74Metascore
    7.2 (260K)
    Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsWoody HarrelsonJuliette LewisO-Lan Jones
  • Russell Crowe in Romper Stomper (1992)

    23. Romper Stomper

    19921h 34mR61Metascore
    6.8 (43K)
    A group of skinheads become alarmed at the way their neighbourhood is changing.
    DirectorGeoffrey WrightStarsRussell CroweDaniel PollockJacqueline McKenzie
  • Luis Buñuel, Pierre Batcheff, Salvador Dalí, Jaume Miravitlles, Simone Mareuil, and Fano Messan in Un chien andalou (1929)

    24. Un chien andalou

    192916mNot RatedShort
    7.6 (55K)
    Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí present 16 minutes of bizarre, surreal imagery.
    DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsPierre BatcheffSimone MareuilLuis Buñuel
  • Weekend (1967)

    25. Weekend

    19671h 45mNot Rated
    6.9 (16K)
    A surreal tale of a married couple going on a road trip to visit the wife's parents with the intention of killing them for the inheritance.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsMireille DarcJean YanneJean-Pierre Kalfon

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