Subu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed society, and he uses the money to support his landlady, Haru, and her family. From time to time, Haru shares her bed with Subu, though she believes her dead husband, reincarnated as a carp, disapproves. Director Shohei Imamura has always delighted in the kinky exploits of lowlifes, and in this 1966 classic, he finds subversive humor in the bizarre dynamics of Haru, her Oedipal son, and her daughter, the true object of her pornographer-boyfriend’s obsession. Imamura’s comic treatment of such taboos as voyeurism and incest sparked controversy when the film was released, but The Pornographers has outlasted its critics, and now seems frankly ahead of its time.
Borgo
Drama, Crime
6.8
Lonely are the Brave
Western, Drama
7.4
The Man Who Left His Will on Film
Drama, Mystery
5.9
The Woods Dreams Are Made of
Documentary
6.1
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Comedy, Romance
6.3
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Comedy, War
8.1
Wild at Heart
Crime, Thriller, Romance
7.0
Conclave
Drama, Thriller
7.2
Late Spring
Drama
8.0
Breathless
Drama, Crime
7.5
The Lobster
Comedy, Drama, Romance
7.0
The Godfather
Drama, Crime
8.7
Pulp Fiction
Thriller, Crime, Comedy
8.5
Being John Malkovich
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
7.4
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Comedy, Crime
6.1
Blue Velvet
Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Drama
7.6
Presumed Innocent
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
6.8
Companion
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
7.1
Flow
Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
8.2
The Substance
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
7.1
Carrie
Horror, Drama, TV Movie
6.0
Absurdistan
Comedy, Romance
6.2
There Will Be Blood
Drama
8.1
Sahara
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery
5.9
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
6.7
Alpha Dog
Crime, Drama, Thriller
6.7
Shooter
Drama, Action, Thriller
7.1
Earth
Drama, Romance, History
6.6
Running with Scissors
Drama, Comedy
5.8
The Last Kiss
Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.0
The Libertine
Drama, Romance
5.9
Fun with Dick and Jane
Comedy, Crime
6.2
Youth Without Youth
Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
6.1
The Lovely Bones
Fantasy, Drama
7.1
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis
Drama
5.2
Tomka and His Friends
Drama, Family, War
7.7
Candyman
Drama, Horror, Thriller
6.6
The Ferpect Crime
Comedy, Thriller
6.7
The Right Stuff
Drama, History, Adventure
7.4
Ants in the Pants 2
Comedy
4.8