Looking for a comprehensive list of extremely disturbing films? You came to the right place! We are constantly updating this list with film titles that represent the best of the worst. By that we mean films that are highly controversial, banned, hard to watch and unsettling.

A better way to put it is “Beyond Extreme”. The list is one of the most complete in the world only lacking those we haven’t gotten to yet to decide upon. You can of course help us by commenting on film titles that aren’t listed here below in the comments. As we dig up nasty cinematics from the past, we are constantly coming across foreign titles that have eluded us to add to the list.

The list has been divided up into sections so that viewers can absorb the massive amounts of disturbing movies that have been created or are circulating in some capacity. If you are looking for “Asian CAT III” film titles, or Tokyo Gore Style, we have devoted a whole page “just” to those alone. Asian films in this department have been overwhelming, so they get their own spot

On with the nastiness!

06 TIROS, 60MI (from the anthology “3 CORTES”) (SHORT FILM) (2006) – Kapel Furman (André Kapel)

100 TEARS (2007) – Marcus Koch

2000 ANOS PRA ISSO? (2000 YEARS FOR THIS?) (SHORT FILM) (1996) – Petter Baiestorf

36 PASOS (2006) – Adrián García Bogliano

7 DAYS (2010) – Daniel Grou

9 Days (2013) – Samuel M. Johnson

7 DAYS (2010) – Daniel Grou

8MM 2 (2005) – J. S. Cardone

A GUN FOR JENNIFER (1997) – Todd Morris

A FUCKING CRUEL NIGHTMARE (2010) – Sebastian Zeglarski

A CAT IN THE BRAIN (NIGHTMARE CONCERT) (1990) – Lucio Fulci

A DAY OF VIOLENCE (2010) – Darren Ward

A SERBIAN FILM (2010) – Srdjan Spasojevic

ABNORMIS (2010) – Maik Ude

ALUCARDA (1977) – Juan López Moctezuma

ART/CRIME (2011) – Frédérick Maheux

A WINNER IS YOU (SHORT FILM) (2007) – RKSS.tv

ADAM CHAPLIN (2011) – Emanuele De Santi (Necrostorm)

ADORATION (SHORT FILM) (from CINEMA OF DEATH) (1987) – Olivier Smolders

A FEW SCREWS LOOSE (2008) – Craig J. McIntyre

AFTERMATH:GENESIS (1998) – Nacho Cerdà

A L’INTERIEUR (INSIDE) (2007) – Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury

AMERICAN GUINEA PIG: BOUQUET OF GUTS AND GORE (2014) – Stephen Biro

AMERIKAN HOLOKAUST (2013) – Chris Woods

AMICUS MORTIS (SHORT FILM) (2007) – Mike Stoffels – VET-TV productions

AN AMERICAN CRIME (2007) – Tommy O’Haver

ANTHROPOPHAGOUS 2000 (1999) – Andreas Schnaas

ANTHROPOPHAGOUS: THE BEAST (1980) – Joe D’Amato

ANGST (1983) – Gerald Kargl

ANIMAL SOUP (2009) – David V.G. Davies

ANTICHRIST (2009) – Lars von Trier

ARROMBADA – I WILL PISS ON YOUR GRAVE (2007) – Mike Stoffels

ATTACK OF THE COCKFACE KILLER (2002) – Jason Matherne

ATTACK ON DARFUR (2009) – Uwe Boll

ATROCITY CIRCLE (2005) – Andrew Copp

ATROZ (ATROCIOUS) (2015) – Lex Ortega

AUGUST UNDERGROUND (2001) – Fred Vogel

AUGUST UNDERGROUND’S MORDUM (2003) – Fred Vogel

AUGUST UNDERGROUND’S PENANCE (2007) – Fred Vogel

AUSCHWITZ (2011) – Uwe Boll

AUTOPSY (2008) – Adam Gierasch

BABY OF MACON, THE (1993) – Peter Greenaway

BACK FROM THE DEAD (2001) – Craig Godfrey

BAD BIOLOGY (2008) – Frank Henenlotter

BAD KARMA (SHORT FILM) (1991) – Alex Chandon

BAD TASTE (1987) – Peter Jackson

BAGMAN PROFESSIONAL MURDER (Meurtrier) (SHORT FILM) (2004) – Jonathan Prévost

BAISE MOI (RAPE ME) (2000) – Virginie Despentes

BARRICADE (2007) – Timo Rose

BEAST, THE (La bête) (1975) – Walerian Borowczyk

BEGOTTEN (1990) – E. Elias Merhige

BENNY’S VIDEO (1992) – Michael Haneke

BEYOND, THE (1981) – Lucio Fulci

BEYOND THE LIMITS (2003) – Olaf Ittenbach

BLACK METAL VEINS (2012) – Lucifer Valentine

BLACK PAST (1989) – Olaf Ittenbach

BLOOD AND SEX NIGHTMARE (2008) – Joseph R. Kolbek

BLOOD FEAST (1963) – Herschell Gordon Lewis

BLOOD FEAST 2: ALL YOU CAN EAT – Herschell Gordon Lewis

BLOODLUST (1977) – Marijan Vajda

BLOOD OF THE BEASTS (Le sang des bêtes) (SHORT FILM) (1949) – Georges Franju

BLOOD PIGS (2008) – Brian Paulin

BLOODRAYNE (2005) – Uwe Boll

BLOODSUCKING FREAKS (1976) – Joel M. Reed

BLUTNACHT 2 – DIE RÜCKKEHR DES DÄMON (2002) – Jochen Stephan

BODY MELT (1993) – Philip Brophy

BONE SICKNESS (2004) – Brian Paulin

BORDERLAND (2007) – Zev Berman

BOY MEETS GIRL (1994) – Ray Brady

BURNING MOON, THE (1992) – Olaf Ittenbach

BRUTAL RELAX (SHORT FILM) (2010) – Adrián Cardona, Rafa Dengrá, David Muñoz

BY THE DEVIL’S HANDS -THE 666 KILLER (2009) – Christopher Abram

BRAINDEAD (DEAD ALIVE) (1992) – Peter Jackson

BRAINJACKED (2009) – Andrew Allan

BREAD AND CIRCUS (Slakta dem alla!) (2003) – Martin Loke

BREAKING HER WILL (2009) – Bill Zebub

BRIDE OF FRANK, THE (1996) – Steve Ballot

BROKEN (2006) – Adam Mason

BUIO OMEGA (BEYOND THE DARKNESS) (1979) – Joe D’Amato

BULLET COLLECTOR (Sobiratel pul) (2011) – Aleksandr Vartanovn

BUNKER OF THE LAST GUNSHOTS,THE (SHORT FILM) (1981) – Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet

BUNNY GAME, THE (2010) – Adam Rehmeier

BURRP (SHORT FILM) (1993) – Sergio Blasco

BURIAL GROUND: NIGHTS OF TERROR (1981) – Andrea Bianchi

BUTCHER, THE (1991) – (Absurd Produktion) – Maik Ude

BUTCHER 2, THE (2004) – (Absurd Produktion) – Maik Ude

BUTCHER III, THE – ZOMBIES IM BLUTRAUSCH (2005) – (Absurd Produktion) – Maik Ude

CADAVERICON (short film) (2002) – Marian Dora

CALIGULA (UNRATED VERSION ONLY) (1979) – Tinto Brass, Bob Guccione

CALVAIRE (THE ORDEAL) (2004) – Fabrice Du Welz

CANDY HOUSE (Schlaraffenhaus) (2011) – Marcel Walz

CANDY SNATCHERS, THE (1973) – Guerdon Trueblood

CANNIBAL (Aus dem Tagebuch des Kannibalen) (2006) – Marian Dora

CANNIBAL FEROX (1981) – Umberto Lenzi

CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1980) – Ruggero Deodato

CANNIBAL MERCENARY (1983) – Hong Lu Wong

CAPTIFS (2010) – Yann Gozlan

CARNAGE FOR THE DESTROYER (2006) – (Chris Seaver)

CARNE (SHORT FILM) (1991) – Gaspar Noé

CARIBBEAN SUNRISE (short film) (2002) – Marian Dora

CASTLE FREAK (1995) – Stuart Gordon

CHAIN REACTION (HOUSE OF BLOOD) (2006) – Olaf Ittenbach

CHAOS (2005) – David DeFalco

CHEKIST, THE (1992) – Aleksandr Rogozhkin/a>

CHRISTMAS CRUELTY (2013) – Magne Steinsvoll, Per-Ingvar Tomren

COLLAR (2014) – Ryan Nicholson

COLLECTION, THE (2012) – Marcus Dunstan

CRADLE OF FEAR (2001) – Alex Chandon

CRASH (1996) – David Cronenberg

CRAZY LOVE (1987) – Dominique Deruddere

CRYPTIC PLASM (2015) – Brian Paulin

CUCKOO CLOCKS OF HELL, THE (2011) – Ron Atkins

CURSE OF DOCTOR WOLFFENSTEIN (2015) – Marc Rohnstock

CUT AND RUN (Inferno in diretta) (1985) – Ruggero Deodato

DARD DIVORCE (2007) – Olaf Ittenbach

DAS KOMABRUTALE DUELL (The Coma-Brutal Duel) (1999) – Heiko Fipper

DEADBEAT AT DAWN (1988) – Jim Van Bebber

DEADGIRL (2008) – Trent Haaga

DEAD GIRL ON FILM (2000) – Brian Paulin

DEAD HUMAN COLLECTION (from the anthology “3 CORTES” (Coleção de Humanos Mortos) (SHORT FILM) (2006) – Fernando Rick

DEAD HANDS DIG DEEP (2016) – Jai Love

DEADLY DETOUR: THE GOAT MAN MURDERS (2011) – Mike O’Mahony

DEBRIS DOCUMENTAR (2003) – Marian Dora

DEMONIUM (2001) – Andreas Schnaas

DEMON TERROR (Dämonenbrut) (2000)- Andreas Bethmann

DERANGED: THE CONFESSIONS OF A NECROPHILE (1974) – Jeff Gillen

DER TODERSKING (THE DEATH KING) (1989) – Jörg Buttgereit

DER TODESENGEL (ANGEL OF DEATH) (1998) – Andreas Bethmann

DEUTERONOMIUM (Der Tag des jüngsten Gerichts) (2004) – Roger Grolimund / FX Olaf Ittenbach

DEVILS, THE (1971) – Ken Russell

DIABEL (THE DEVIL) (1972) – Andrzej Zulawski

DIE INSEL DER DAMONEN (1998) – Andreas Bethmann

DIRTY LOVE (2009) – Patricio Valladares

DIVIDED INTO ZERO (SHORT FILM) (1999) – Mitch Davis

DOLOROSA (SHORT FILM) (2009) – Christophe Debacq

DON’T WAKE THE DEAD (2008) – Andreas Schnaas

DR. GORE (2009) – (Pauline Pallier)

DR. LEPROSY’S VISCERAL (2011) – Dr.Leprosy

DRILLBIT (SHORT FILM) (1991) – Alex Chandon

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Note: This list represents additional selections that were chosen for their content. The extreme content varies in each whether that means gore, rape, incest, violence or other (in other words, they are not equally disturbing for the same reasons). They were chosen due to their special qualities that puts them in a more isolated class than straight horror genre releases. We don’t condone the actions being illustrated in some of these, but rather are calling them out for what they are (which is also fiction for that matter, and not real life!!!)

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