Sometimes, it's a good film with contentious content. Other times, it's a terrible film that tries and fails to be transgressive. One thing is certain: When a film stirs up controversy, it's quite a sight to behold. The 20th century saw a wide variety of hugely controversial films, from Cannibal Holocaust to The Birth of a Nation , and the 21st century has—at least so far—contributed to that tradition.

Whether it's a big franchise film that split the fanbase right down the middle, an arthouse movie whose intentions lent themselves to being greatly misinterpreted, or an exploitation movie that's just plain awful, the most controversial films of the 21st century prove that disagreement never dies with cinephiles . Some of them are gratuitous, some others are misunderstood, but a

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