Top rated violent movies that are also controversial

Check out today’s highest ranked violent and controversial movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are violent and controversial, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Raging Fire (2021)

Cheung Sung-bong is a highly respected cop with a long history of success in dangerous cases. However, his past soon comes back to haunt him when a former protégé resurfaces, seeking revenge.

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2021-07-28 | Action / Crime

Cast

Donnie Yen, Nicholas Tse

Rating

rating icon 6.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    vehicular carnage
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dramatic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    loud explosion

Trailer

Raging Fire trailer
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2 Escape from Mogadishu (2021)

Diplomats from the North and South Korean embassies in Somalia attempt a daring joint escape from Mogadishu when the outbreak of civil war leaves them stranded.

Info

2021-07-28 | War / Action

Cast

Kim Yoon-seok, Jo In-sung

Rating

rating icon 7.029
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    close call
  2. Ranked #2 for
    symmetrical directing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    symmetry plots

Trailer

Escape from Mogadishu trailer
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3 Becky (2020)

A teenager's weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives.

Info

2020-07-23 | Thriller / Horror

Cast

Lulu Wilson, Kevin James

Rating

rating icon 6.306
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    dastardly
  2. Ranked #1 for
    sharp edge dialogue
  3. Ranked #1 for
    psychotic

Trailer

Becky trailer
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4 Death Wish (1974)

After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.

Info

1974-07-24 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Charles Bronson, Hope Lange

Rating

rating icon 6.902
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #76 for
    violent
  2. Ranked #82 for
    morally dubious
  3. Ranked #89 for
    with bangers

Trailer

Death Wish trailer
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5 Ichi the Killer (2001)

As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.

Info

2001-12-22 | Action / Crime

Cast

Tadanobu Asano, Nao Omori

Rating

rating icon 6.99
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #43 for
    violent
  2. Ranked #84 for
    Splatter Movie
  3. Ranked #93 for
    morally dubious

Trailer

Ichi the Killer trailer
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6 Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019)

Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist North. Soldiers are very young men, recruits and volunteers who have never been involved in a combat. On August 18th, members of Delta Company will face the true horror of a ruthless battle among the trees of a rubber plantation called Long Tân. They are barely a hundred. The enemy is a human wave ready to destroy them.

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2019-08-08 | War / Action

Cast

Travis Fimmel, Luke Bracey

Rating

rating icon 6.821
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    brave character
  2. Ranked #2 for
    heroic acting
  3. Ranked #2 for
    gung-ho

Trailer

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7 The Hunt (2020)

Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport. But their master plan is about to be derailed when one of the hunted turns the tables on her pursuers.

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2020-03-11 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank

Rating

rating icon 6.645
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    supremely entertaining
  2. Ranked #1 for
    Black Comedy
  3. Ranked #2 for
    with political satire

Trailer

The Hunt trailer
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8 Night in Paradise (2020)

An assassin named Tae-goo is offered a chance to switch sides with his rival Bukseong gang, headed by Chairman Doh. Tae-goo rejects the offer that results in the murder of his sister and niece. In revenge, Tae-goo brutally kills Chairman Doh and his men and flees to Jeju Island where he meets Jae-yeon, a terminally ill woman. Though, the henchman of the Bukseong gang, Executive Ma is mercilessly hunting Tae-goo to take revenge.

Info

2020-09-03 | Crime / Thriller

Cast

Um Tae-goo, Jeon Yeo-been

Rating

rating icon 6.921
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    academy award deserving
  2. Ranked #1 for
    Oscar deserving
  3. Ranked #1 for
    violent acting

Trailer

Night in Paradise trailer
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9 Year of the Dragon (1985)

In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized investigation, White grows increasingly willing to violate police protocol, resorting to progressively violent measures -- even as his concerned wife, Connie, and his superiors beg him to consider the consequences of his actions.

Info

1985-08-16 | Action / Crime

Cast

Mickey Rourke, John Lone

Rating

rating icon 6.86
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #58 for
    brash
  2. Ranked #97 for
    showing underbelly
  3. Ranked #98 for
    propulsive

Trailer

Year of the Dragon trailer
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10 Nobody (2021)

Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark secrets he fought to leave behind.

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2021-03-18 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen

Rating

rating icon 7.979
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    badass
  2. Ranked #1 for
    pure fun
  3. Ranked #1 for
    reluctant hero

Trailer

Nobody trailer
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