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8.5
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78
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100
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office across eight terrifying, spectacular films.
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MGM Plus
79
7.5
/401593/
73
/8389/
72
/5621/
3.8
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86
/227/
79
/7991/
77
/41/
cc age 16+

The Aviator (2004)
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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75
7.4
/28932/
73
/816/
71
/364/
3.6
/14324/
84
/115/
81
/2249/
75
/33/
cc age 17+

This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment and exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence.
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Kanopy
72
6.7
/1537/
70
/86/
63
/36/
3.4
/969/
96
/25/
67
/18/
74
/9/

The Russian Woodpecker (2015)
As his country is gripped by revolution and war, a Ukrainian victim of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster discovers a dark secret and must decide whether to risk his life and play his part in the revolution by revealing it.
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Kanopy
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71
7.6
/4863/
71
/170/
68
/92/
3.7
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80
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76
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Not Quite Hollywood (2008)
As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock," a new underground of low-budget exploitation filmmakers were turning out considerably less highbrow fare. Documentary filmmaker Mark Hartley explores this unbridled era of sex and violence, complete with clips from some of the scene's most outrageous flicks and interviews with the renegade filmmakers themselves.
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Criterion Channel
69
6.6
/3987/
63
/99/
60
/71/
3.7
/5196/
75
/16/
72
/44/

The Adjuster (1991)
An uptight insurance man and his film-censor wife become a kinky couple's landlords.
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68
6.7
/7205/
64
/290/
64
/141/
3.3
/3699/
83
/120/
67
/347/
64
/38/

Inside Deep Throat (2005)
In 1972, a seemingly typical shoestring budget pornographic film was made in a Florida hotel: "Deep Throat," starring Linda Lovelace. This film would surpass the wildest expectation of everyone involved to become one of the most successful independent films of all time. It caught the public imagination which met the spirit of the times, even as the self-appointed guardians of public morality struggled to suppress it, and created, for a brief moment, a possible future where sexuality in film had a bold artistic potential. This film covers the story of the making of this controversial film, its stunning success, its hysterical opposition along with its dark side of mob influence and allegations of the on set mistreatment of the film's star.
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Hoopla
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67
8.5
/2921/
74
/236/
78
/107/
4.0
/7163/
95
/23/

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)
Taking inspiration from Peter M. Bracke's definitive book of the same name, this seven-hour documentary dives into the making of all twelve Friday the 13th films, with all-new interviews from the cast and the crew.
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Amazon Prime Video
75
66
7.1
/2985/
72
/149/
65
/68/
3.4
/3465/
100
/7/
78
/127/

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (2009)
An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre.
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Hoopla
65
6.8
/82884/
69
/2285/
66
/1585/
3.1
/47823/
60
55
/40/
cc age 13+

Hitchcock (2012)
Following his great success with "North by Northwest," director Alfred Hitchcock makes a daring choice for his next project: an adaptation of Robert Bloch's novel "Psycho." When the studio refuses to back the picture, Hitchcock decides to pay for it himself in exchange for a percentage of the profits. His wife, Alma Reville, has serious reservations about the film but supports him nonetheless. Still, the production strains the couple's marriage.
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Kanopy
64
5.9
/22548/
60
/1384/
58
/435/
3.2
/76270/
89
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56
/90/
69
/26/
cc age 16+

Censor (2021)
A screener at the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), who has earned an unsavory reputation for being the strictest censor of violent films, begins to spiral out of control after viewing a low-budget horror with similarities to the disappearance of her sister.
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Kanopy
69
60
7.1
/3745/
68
/133/
67
/91/
3.4
/2373/
74
/190/

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films' directors, writers, producers, and special effects creators comment on the films' making and success. During the Reagan years, the films get gorier, budgets get smaller, and their appeal wanes. Then, Nightmare on Elm Street revives the genre. Jump to the late 90s, when Scream brings humor and TV stars into the mix.
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Kanopy
65
56
6.9
/3281/
65
/139/
67
/86/
3.2
/2650/
63
/170/

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2010)
A retrospective documentary about the groundbreaking horror series, Friday the 13th, featuring interviews with cast and crew from the twelve films spanning 3 decades.
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48
7.7
/1371/
76
/49/
68
/29/
3.6
/2006/
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Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)
A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.
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41
7.1
/1301/
65
/26/
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/34/
3.7
/1506/
61
/57/

Escape from the Liberty Cinema (1990)
The screening of a movie "Daybreak" at the "Liberty" Cinema is interrupted by an unusual event - actors come to life on the screen, start conversations among themselves, draw the audience into them. Crowds gather around the cinema, the relevant authorities and services wonder what to do in this complicated situation. Also arriving is the censor, a man reaching his fifties, a one-time literary critic and journalist. The line between fiction and reality begins to blur.
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Amazon Prime Video
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33
7.0
/823/
66
/65/
69
/22/
3.4
/1966/
20
/75/
40
/2155/

Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000)
A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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64
31
6.9
/781/
60
/26/
58
/23/
3.4
/1090/
68
/28/

BaadAsssss Cinema (2002)
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than a complete record. It features interviews with some of the genre's biggest stars, like Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, and Richard Roundtree. Director Melvin Van Peebles discusses the historical importance of his landmark film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. For a contemporary perspective, the excitable Quentin Tarantino offers his spirited commentary and author/critic bell hooks provides some scholarly social analysis.
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31
7.0
/1690/
67
/72/
63
/35/
3.4
/649/
49
/17/

Holy Flying Circus (2011)
A fantastical re-imagining of the events of 1979, when Monty Python made Life of Brian and the debate about what is an acceptable subject for comedy was blown wide open.
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27
7.0
/566/
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/26/
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/24/
3.4
/1188/

Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)
An in-depth analysis of the "Video Nasty" scandal of the early 1980s in Britain.
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25
7.1
/416/
70
/32/
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/22/
3.4
/787/
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Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore (2010)
Take an outrageous ride through this wild world of exploitation films with this thoroughly entertaining documentary, HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS – THE GODFATHER OF GORE! Featuring cult director John Waters, Drive-In Movie Critic Joe Bob Briggs, Herschell Gordon Lewis himself and a “cast of thousands,” you’ll witness the innocent bare-naked era of Nudie-Cuties before Lewis schocked the world with “Blood Feast,” the first ever gore film!
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24
7.5
/617/
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/35/
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/24/
3.5
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/3/

Scream: The Inside Story (2011)
In 1996, the horror master Wes Craven unleashed Scream, a slasher movie aimed at a whole new generation of teenage movie-goers.
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19
7.8
/341/
80
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/14/
3.6
/781/

Video Nasties: Draconian Days (2014)
The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP & VIDEOTAPE documentary, director Jake West and producer Marc Morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 Video Recordings Act. A time when Britain plunged into a new Dark Age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror movie became the bloody eviscerated victim of continuing dread created by self-aggrandizing moral guardians. With passionate and entertaining interviews from the people who lived through it and more jaw dropping archive footage, get ready to reflect and rejoice the passing of a landmark era.
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Amazon Prime Video
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19
7.1
/736/
63
/22/
67
/15/
3.3
/486/
57
/16/

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)
Hollywood is a town of tinsel and glamour; but there is another Hollywood, a place where maverick independent exploitation filmmakers went toe to toe with the big guys and came out on top.
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67
17
7.0
/290/
67
/12/
65
/16/
3.4
/677/

Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (2006)
An investigation of UK video censorship after the video recordings act was introduced.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
65
16
7.2
/698/
68
/12/
66
/16/
3.4
/401/
53
/11/

The Brothers Warner (2008)
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.
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14
7.6
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69
/13/
67
/11/
3.5
/414/
75
/9/

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2009)
Host Paul Davis takes a trip through some of the iconic backdrops of John Landis' 1981 werewolf classic An American Werewolf In London. The original cast and crew tell the story of how the film was made over a quarter of a century ago featuring rare footage and never before seen photos.
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70
14
7.2
/241/
77
/4/
64
/10/
3.5
/718/

Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils (2002)
Hell on Earth is a documentary about Ken Russell's 1971 film, The Devils. Film critic Mark Kermode chats to Russell as well as two of the film’s stars, Georgina Hale and Murray Melvin. Also included are scenes that were cut from the released film for being too controversial.
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11
7.4
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70
/8/
60
/15/
3.5
/374/
45
/3/

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.
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6.6
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69
/10/
87
/3/
3.3
/543/

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (2024)
A look at Hammer’s progression from a back office in London’s Regent Street to its iconic status within the horror film genre. The company, started by comedian and businessman William Hinds in 1934, made films such as The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Quatermass Xperiment during the period for which it is best known, making stars out of the likes of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
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?
6.9
/14/

We are Ireland (2011)
Muide Eire / We are Ireland documents the history of Ireland on screen. From the horse drawn carriages of Dublin's yesteryear, to the latest summer blockbuster, this film takes an intimate look at film making in Ireland - as a visual expression of Irish culture, celebrating contemporary filmmakers in both the Irish and English languages. From the glamour of the red carpet to behind the scenes 5am starts, We are Ireland invites the viewer into this world where art and industry exist in delicate balance. The heart of this documentary is our investigation into representations of Ireland and the Irish - how the Irish have been viewed abroad, and how we represent ourselves on screen.
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?
7.3
/14/

Of Pigs and Men (2009)
A documentary about the making the infamous art-house film 'Vase De Noces' ('Wedding Trough').
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?
7.3
/16/
70
/1/

Censuren - En thriller (2011)
A look at the history of the Swedish Film Censorship Board from its creation in 1911, to its closure in 2011.
poster
?
7.0
/12/

Censor Must Die (2014)
When Shakespeare Must Die, a Thai film adaptation of Macbeth is banned by the Thai government as a threat to national security, the film's producer treks through the corridors of power to un-ban his Shakespearean horror movie--from the Cultural ministry to the Senate and the National Human Rights Commission, all the way to the Administrative Court where he is suing the government for abuse of power. Wherever he went, amidst political upheaval, his director followed with a camera. The resulting reality cinema is the living story of a struggle for justice and human dignity, for freedom of expression, which Thai filmmakers do not have. A dark cinematic record of democracy in action, in all its farcical, obscene and heartbreaking details.
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?
7.8
/16/
10
/1/

The Truth Game (1983)
1983. The worldwide propaganda surrounding the nuclear arms race is scrutinised.
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?
6.2
/24/
26
/3/

Anthologie des scènes interdites érotiques et pornographiques de José Bénazéraf (1975)
A compilation of censored pornographic and subversive scenes from the films of José Bénazéraf.
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65
?
7.4
/246/
62
/5/
60
/3/

Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution (2006)
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 social relevance. Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution traces the development of this film industry, which has always been closely intertwined with the country's tumultuous political history, from the decades-long reign of Reza Shah Pahlevi and his son, the rise of Khomeini and the birth of the Islamic Republic, the seizure by militants of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, and the devastating war with Iraq.
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?
6.1
/64/
40
/2/
47
/3/

Damned in the U.S.A. (1992)
A 1992 documentary about the push by congress and non-profit organizations to censor art in the United States, focused heavily on the perceived endorsement of pornography and obscenity in art by the National Endowment for the Arts.
poster
?
6.9
/33/
70
/2/
40
/1/

The History of Hardcore (2002)
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 vintage archive, and original interview material of British and American pornographers, the documentary explores the parallels between mainstream cinema and hardcore porn, underlining the changes that have taken place in the industry since the advent of video, and following a veteran pornographer onto the set of his latest video offering.
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55
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6.1
/727/
50
/9/
56
/83/

Porn to Be Free (2016)
Italy, 1970. An increasing legion of harmless warriors begins a peaceful struggle for sexual freedom through pornography, shaking and shocking religious authorities and conservative political institutions. They are ironic, happy, crazy. They are dreamers, defenders of definitive communion between body and soul. But they were censored and humiliated. They were mistreated and arrested for demanding loud a new cultural renaissance.
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43
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40
/3/
47
/29/

The London Programme: Porn Wars (1999)
This special issue of the tv show "The London Programme" on network London Weekend Television (LWT) takes a look at the British porn industry, just as hardcore sex films were about to become legal.
poster
?
5.8
/7/
10
/1/

Censorship U.S.A. (1971)
A look at the rapidly evolving issue of sex censorship in the USA, focusing on the period just as hardcore was just about to become accepted.
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?
6.6
/50/
30
/2/
80
/1/

Fear, Panic & Censorship (2000)
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 the so called Video Nasties, which were a small group of mainly horror films that were given the Video Nasty tag by the tabloid media, due to their explicit horror content. They were subsequently banned under the 1984 Video Recordings Act.
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?
7.3
/47/
43
/3/

The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil (2012)
The shocking true story behind the making of Hammer Films notorious vampire saga.
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?
8.2
/24/
30
/3/

La Petite morte (2003)
A look inside the French pornography industry, with interviews with key insiders. Particular attention is payed to former porn actress Raffaela Anderson.
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53
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4.9
/341/
58
/18/
53
/14/

Freedom to Love (1969)
A sex education film dedicated to all forms of human sexuality.
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51
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7.9
/148/
40
/2/
35
/2/

Empire of the Censors (1995)
The history of film and video censorship in Great Britain.
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Kanopy
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7.3
/50/
40
/2/
50
/1/

Sickies Making Films (2018)
A love letter to film history, Sickies Making Films looks at our urge to censor movies and asks, Why? By focusing on the Maryland Board of Censors, the nation's longest lasting censor board, we discover reasons both absurd and surprisingly understandable.
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?
6.9
/80/
60
/2/
60
/2/

Salò: Fade to Black (2001)
A short documentary exploring the ongoing relevance and power of 'Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma'.


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