Top 10 Most Violent Hollywood Movies

Art imitates life and life imitates art. Since violence is part of the reality in our world today it has become part of the films too. However, those films showing unnecessary violence are guilty of glorifying it. Many movies based on violence are banned due to the excessive depiction of bloodshed. Viewers enjoy every violent act in the movie as a source of entertainment. At times films do not show a violent scene, with the camera moving away from a horrid act. But, in some movies, this very subject is highlighted with graphic details. Such movies are not suitable for wider audience and for the faint-hearted.

Hollywood is a word commonly used for movies of United States. Not only Hollywood movies are popular in the world, movies made in other parts of the world are also watched in United States. Here is a list of top 10 most violent films of all times which includes Hollywood movies also.

10. Battle Royale

It is an action-thriller film based on a novel of the same name by Koushun Takami and it is the last film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The film is about a boy coping with the passing away of his father, and he gets forced by the government to kill other students. The film faced a large hue and cry due to its content full of violence. However, it is one of Japan’s highest-grossing films ever.

9. The Passion of the Christ

Directed by Mel Gibson and starring Jim Caviezel as Jesus Christ, this controversial blockbuster is full of blood everywhere with scenes of torture and violence that will take away a viewer’s sleep. It is the highest-grossing Non-English language film of all time.

8. The Wild Bunch

The film is directed by Sam Peckinpah and stars William Holden and Ernest Borgnine as the main leads, who are outlaws trying to get their score settled. The film depicts a lot of gun violence and despite this it is still considered one of the best Hollywood Western movies and is a classic, receiving a ranking in several best films lists.

7. Kill Bill

Quentin Tarantino is known for violence in his movies, which is most of the time uncalled for and exaggerated. If one that is a signature mark of the director, it is this movie. Starring Uma Thurman as the man lead, the film is homage to Hong Kong martial arts films. Though the fighting scenes have been brilliantly choreographed, but the violence that comes along with it makes the film an uneasy one to digest.

6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The film is a classic in the slasher film genre and inspired many other films subsequently. Its main character, Leatherface, became the ultimate bogeyman. Since its original release, the film has been followed by sequels and a remake, none of which came close to the violence shown in this 1974 version.

5. Hostel

The Dutch were really disappointed to see their tourist-attractive country portrayed in such a negative light by the Hollywood, which is typical of the American film industry, and for this reason the film was received poorly in the country. The film takes place in Amsterdam with a group of travelers unwitting getting in trouble with gore. Thus the film is full of blood and violence in almost every scene.

4. A Clockwork Orange

Every film of Stanley Kubrick is classic in every sense. In spite of all the violence shown in this movie, the film is still one of the best flicks ever made. It shows a sociopath and his gang doing all the dirty work one can possibly imagine, with torture and violence as the film’s main themes.

3. Reservoir Dogs

Another one of Quentin Tarantino’s most violent films, it covers the story of a diamond heist, with Harvey Keitel, Steve Buscemi, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, and others as its main cast. It is one of the greatest movies on independence. Despite being laden with violence,the movie is liked by a great number of viewers. However, the film has received good reviews by the critics.

2. Saw

There are many serial killer movies and this one comes with a uniquely twisted mindset of a killer that plays odd and deadly games with his victims. The film is full of gore and blood all around and even for a fan with a taste of horror and thriller flicks, it is a bit edgy. James Wan directed this movie and it was his first ever movie as director. It was a low budget movie which made 100 times more profit than its budget because of its horrified scenes.

1.Django Unchained

Another controversially violent film from Quentin Tarantino, it tells the story of a bounty hunter and slave both out to get what they want and during that whole process both receive and perpetrate violence. Dijango Unchained is the all time best violent movie in the world.