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1. The Aviator (2004)
PG-13 | 170 min | Biography, Drama
A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly
Votes: 384,082 | Gross: $102.61M
2. Porn to Be Free (2016)
Unrated | 78 min | Documentary
Porno & libertà is a film documentary about the generation who fought against puritanism and censorship to defend freedom of speech and sexual freedom. From Italy, Denmark and France ... See full summary »
Director: Carmine Amoroso | Stars: Lasse Braun, Riccardo Schicchi, Giampiero Mughini, Giuliana Gamba
Votes: 478
3. Hitchcock (2012)
PG-13 | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho (1960) in 1959 is explored.
Director: Sacha Gervasi | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Danny Huston
Votes: 79,221 | Gross: $6.01M
4. This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
Unrated | 98 min | Documentary
Kirby Dick's exposé about the American movie ratings board.
Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Kirby Dick, Kimberly Peirce, Darren Aronofsky, Atom Egoyan
Votes: 28,621 | Gross: $0.30M
5. Freedom to Love (1969)
90 min | Documentary
Documentary, dramatized at times, on human sexual behaviour. Daring for its time for its approach to some of the most delicate aspects of this taboo subject.
Directors: Eberhard Kronhausen, Phyllis Kronhausen | Stars: Marie Antoinette, Daniel D. Halleck, Monique Kraamwinkel, Sacha Kraamwinkel
Votes: 279 | Gross: $0.03M
6. The Adjuster (1991)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
A family with the lack of sincerity faces a crisis.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Elias Koteas, Arsinée Khanjian, Maury Chaykin, Gabrielle Rose
Votes: 3,760 | Gross: $0.40M
7. Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010 Video)
Not Rated | 239 min | Documentary, Horror
Explore the origins of "dream demon" Freddy Krueger in this award-winning documentary that takes you behind the scenes of the most frightening and imaginative horror franchise in motion picture history!
Directors: Daniel Farrands, Andrew Kasch | Stars: Heather Langenkamp, Stacey Alden, Erika Anderson, Marshall Bell
Votes: 5,192
8. Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013 Video)
Not Rated | 400 min | Documentary, Horror
A chronicle of the history of the Friday the 13th franchise.
Director: Daniel Farrands | Stars: Corey Feldman, Peter M. Bracke, Samantha Delutri, Kimberly Higgins
Votes: 2,696
9. Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)
R | 103 min | Documentary, History
The story of the Australian exploitation genre cinema of 1970s and 80s.
Director: Mark Hartley | Stars: Phillip Adams, Glory Annen, Christine Amor, Victoria Anoux
Votes: 4,683 | Gross: $0.02M
10. Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000 Video)
75 min | Documentary
A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Matthew Bell, Robert A. Burns, Tobe Hooper, Kim Henkel
Votes: 693
11. Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary
A look at several legendary 'exploitation' film-makers from the golden days of drive-in movies, and how they had a lasting effect on the movie landscape in general.
Director: Ray Greene | Stars: Ray Greene, Roger Corman, David F. Friedman, Maila Nurmi
Votes: 665
12. Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005 Video)
R | 52 min | Documentary
An in-depth analysis of the "Video Nasty" scandal of the early 1980s in Britain.
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Chris Theobald, Norman Abbott, Barrie Gold, Bill Best
Votes: 487
13. Holy Flying Circus (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
Tells the story of the outraged, and sometimes violent, response to 'The Life of Brian' the Monty Python movie that satirized the life of Jesus.
Director: Owen Harris | Stars: Ben Crispin, Steve Punt, Charles Edwards, Rufus Jones
Votes: 1,635
14. Hollywood Uncensored (1987)
Unrated | 75 min | Documentary
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and later in the movie Peter Fonda narrate the story about the censorship, exploitation and sex in Hollywood movies from the 1930s and the Hays' Motion Picture Production Code to the present day era.
Director: James Forsher | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Peter Fonda, Carroll Baker, Ira Barmak
Votes: 195
15. The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 124 min | Documentary
This is a documentary that revisits the making of Gone with the Wind (1939) with archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.
Director: David Hinton | Stars: Christopher Plummer, L. Jeffrey Selznick, David O. Selznick, Irene Mayer Selznick
Votes: 673
16. His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Horror
A documentary exploring 30 years of the "Friday The 13th" film series featuring all new interviews with cast and crew from all 12 films and various horror fans and filmmakers.
Director: Daniel Farrands | Stars: Natalie Adams, Diane Almeida, Erich Anderson, Judie Aronson
Votes: 3,177
17. Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema (1990)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
During the screening of the film "Daybreak" at the Liberty Cinema, movie characters suddenly come alive and begin to talk to the viewers. The situation surprises communist authorities who send a censor to the theatre.
Director: Wojciech Marczewski | Stars: Janusz Gajos, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Teresa Marczewska, Piotr Fronczewski
Votes: 1,190
18. Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary
A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.
Director: Jake West | Stars: Julian Petley, Marc Morris, Andy Nyman, Xavier Mendik
Votes: 1,324
19. Sex and the Law (1968)
TV-MA | 91 min | Documentary
A look at what happened when Denmark abolished censorship in the late 1960s.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Birgit Brüel, Aage Fønss, Poul Glargaard, Arne Hansen
Votes: 58
20. Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
Unrated | 88 min | Documentary, Horror
A documentary on the history of the slasher film.
Director: Jeff McQueen | Stars: Ed Green, Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Joseph Stefano
Votes: 3,618
21. The Russian Woodpecker (2015)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, War
A gripping, award-winning documentary about an irradiated Ukrainian artist's search for the truth about Chernobyl and his prescient and powerful warnings about Putin's plans for a coming Russian invasion.
Director: Chad Gracia | Stars: Andrei Alexandrovich, Fedor Alexandrovich, Igor Alexandrovich, Natalia Barabovskaya
Votes: 1,489
22. Indie Sex: Censored (2007 TV Movie)
66 min | Documentary
The history of film censorship in the United States. The documentary covers the pre-code era, to the 1934 introduction of the Hays Code. This slowly broke down and the MPAA was introduced in 1968.
Director: Lesli Klainberg | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Ruhxen Artie, Jamie Babbit, Fenton Bailey
Votes: 489
23. Mondo oscenità (1966)
69 min | Documentary
Our Mondo Narrator discusses the rise of Sado Masochism in the world of cinema while showing us varied scenes of Sado Masochism
Director: Joseph P. Mawra | Stars: Joel Holt, Rickey Bell, Darlene Bennett, Audrey Campbell
Votes: 33
24. Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore (2010 Video)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary
Gory, Gory, Hallelujah! Take an outrageous ride through the wild world of exploitation films with this often-hilarious documentary, HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS, THE GODFATHER OF GORE!
Directors: Frank Henenlotter, Jimmy Maslon | Stars: Mal Arnold, John Bloom, Duane Carney, Roger Christensen
Votes: 393
25. Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009)
Unrated | 96 min | Documentary, Horror
An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre.
Director: Andrew Monument | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Larry Cohen, Joe Dante, John Carpenter
Votes: 2,890
26. Baadasssss Cinema (2002 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Isaac Julien uses film clips and interviews to illustrate the history of the so-called "blaxploitation" genre.
Director: Isaac Julien | Stars: Pam Grier, Fred Williamson, Melvin Van Peebles, Elvis Mitchell
Votes: 760
27. Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (1996)
50 min | Documentary, History
A six hour series exploring the 100 year evolution of sexuality and censorship in motion pictures.
Stars: Raquel Welch, Jason Alexander, Dan Aykroyd, Marisa Tomei
Votes: 108
28. Portraits of Women (1970)
X | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Finnish porn-movie producer Pertsa returns from America to his home country to continue his profession with hopelessly-small budgets and incompetent casts and crews. A self-ironic satire ... See full summary »
Director: Jörn Donner | Stars: Ritva Vepsä, Jörn Donner, Kirsti Wallasvaara, Aarre Elo
Votes: 311
29. Scream: The Inside Story (2011 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Horror
In 1996, the horror master Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street) unleashed Scream, a slasher movie aimed at a whole new generation of teenage movie-goers. Though premiering at a time when ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Farrands | Stars: David Arquette, Lisa Beach, Marco Beltrami, Howard Berger
Votes: 587
30. The Brothers Warner (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An intimate portrait and saga of four film pioneers--Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack who rose from immigrant poverty through personal tragedies persevering to create a major studio with a social conscience.
Director: Cass Warner | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Cass Warner, Bette-Ann Warner, Harry M. Warner
Votes: 674
31. Porn Wars (1999 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
A look at the British porn industry, just as hardcore sex films were about to become legal.
Director: Alexander Gardiner | Stars: Derek Botham, William Carioca, Elizabeth Coldwell, Ben Dover
32. Hell on Earth: The Desecration and Resurrection of 'The Devils' (2002 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary
Hell on Earth is about Ken Russell's 1971 film, The Devils which is one of the most controversial films ever made. Included are chats with Russell as well as films stars Goergina Hale and ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Joyce | Stars: Mark Kermode, Roy Baird, Michael Bradsell, Imogen Claire
Votes: 236
33. Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (2006 Video)
R | 46 min | Documentary
An investigation of UK video censorship after the video recordings act was introduced.
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Chris Theobald, Mary Whitehouse, Graham Bright, Ken Penry
Votes: 260
34. Fear, Panic & Censorship (2000 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Rare documentary about Video Nasties and film, video and internet censorship in the UK. Was first screened as part of Channel 4's controversial "Banned Weekend" which focused on films and ... See full summary »
Director: David Kenny | Stars: Tom Dewe Mathews, Jack Sargeant, Nigel Wingrove, John Beyer
Votes: 46
35. L'Iran: une révolution cinématographique (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary
Today Iranian cinema is one of the most highly regarded national cinemas in the world, regularly winning festival awards and critical acclaim for films which combine remarkable artistry and... See full summary »
Director: Nader T. Homayoun | Stars: Rakhshan Banietemad, Bahram Beyzaie, Farokh Ghafari, Bahman Ghobadi
Votes: 235
36. Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2009)
98 min | Documentary
Twenty five years on, the original cast and crew look back on the John Landis classic, An American Werewolf In London.
Director: Paul Davis | Stars: Paul Davis, Jenny Agutter, David Schofield, Robert Paynter
Votes: 247
37. Obscene (2007)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of American publisher Barney Rosset, who struggled to bring controversial works like "Tropic of Cancer" and "Naked Lunch" to publication.
Directors: Daniel O'Connor, Neil Ortenberg | Stars: Amiri Baraka, Lenny Bruce, William S. Burroughs, Jim Carroll
Votes: 261
38. [Censored] (2018)
63 min | Documentary, History
A unique 63 minute documentary which was entirely created using the banned motion picture film footage removed by the censors working at the "Australian Film Censorship Board" located in Sydney Australia, between 1951 and 1978.
Director: Sari Braithwaite | Star: Sari Braithwaite
Votes: 19
39. Video Nasties: Draconian Days (2014)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary
Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more by the sequel to the definitive guide to the Video Nasties phenomenon--the most extraordinary and scandalous era in the history of British ... See full summary »
Director: Jake West | Stars: Sian Barber, Martin Barker, Graham Bright, Lavinia Carey
Votes: 333
40. Red, White and Blue (1971)
X | 90 min | Documentary
A documentary about the hearings of President Nixon's Commission on Obscenity, featuring adult-film producer David F. Friedman (one of the producers of this film) testifying before Congress... See full summary »
Directors: Beverly Sebastian, Ferd Sebastian | Stars: Robert Fitzpatrick, David F. Friedman, Barney Rosset, Uschi Digard
Votes: 39
41. Smut Hounds (2015)
9 min | Documentary, Short, History
Seventy-seven seconds of celluloid that scandalized a government and transformed Australian cinema.
Director: Sari Braithwaite | Stars: David Stratton, Stig Björkman, Don Chipp, Jennifer Piper
Votes: 10
42. The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil (2012)
84 min | Documentary, Horror
The shocking true story behind the making of Hammer Films notorious vampire saga.
Director: Daniel Griffith | Stars: Wayne Kinsey, Joe Dante, Kim Newman, Tim Lucas
Votes: 43
43. Anthologie des scènes interdites érotiques et pornographiques de José Bénazéraf (1975)
110 min | Documentary
A compilation of censored pornographic and subversive scenes from the films of José Bénazéraf.
Director: José Bénazéraf | Stars: Chantal Arondel, Katia Bartell, José Bénazéraf, Michel Lemoine
Votes: 17
44. La petite morte (2003)
41 min | Documentary, Short
A look inside the French pornography industry, with interviews with key insiders. Particular attention is payed to former porn actress Raffaela Anderson.
Director: Emmanuelle Schick | Stars: Raffaëla Anderson, Fred Coppula, Brigitte Lahaie, Francis Mischkind
Votes: 23
45. The Godfathers of Mondo (2003 Video)
90 min | Documentary
A look at the careers of Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi who invented the mondo genre with MONDO CANE in 1962. It follows their career until their split in following the making of GOODBYE UNCLE TOM in 1971.
Director: David Gregory | Stars: David Flint, Benito Frattari, Gualtiero Jacopetti, David Kerekes
Votes: 200
46. Empire of the Censors (1995 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
The history of film and video censorship in Great Britain.
Director: Saskia Baron | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Tom Dewe Mathews, Derek Hill, Jeffrey Richards
Votes: 143
47. My Tango with Porn (2003 Video)
40 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Siobhan Devine | Stars: Raffaëla Anderson, Kay Armatage, Marc B., A. Alan Borovoy
Votes: 28
48. The History of Hardcore (2002 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary
A Television documentary commissioned by Channel Four (UK). The programme charts the history of hardcore pornography on film, dating back to the turn of the 20th century. Utilsing rare ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Morrison | Stars: Nicola Duffett, David McGillivray, Jonathon Green, Michael Harvey
Votes: 32
49. This Film Is Not Yet Rated: Deleted Scenes (2009 Video)
Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Reality-TV
Deleted scenes from This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006).
Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Brian Cox, Michael Cuesta, Paul Dano, Kirby Dick
50. Of Pigs and Men (2009 Video)
78 min | Documentary
The making of the controversial 1975 bestiality art-film VASE DE NOCES.
Director: Federico Caddeo | Stars: Dominique Garny, Thierry Zéno
Votes: 13