# Most violent movie/TV scenes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 28, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781 "2010-06-28T14:00:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/1 "2010-06-28T14:00:56Z")
I’m a big horror movie fan, and of course there are plenty of violent acts in most horror movies; but then there are also some pretty nasty scenes in non-horror movies or shows as well. A few come to mind… **Irreversible** : the two obvious scenes are the rape and then the bashing in of the face. Speaking of rape scenes, another obvious choice is from **I Spit On Your Grave** and another from **Last House on the Left**. **Pan’s Labyrinth** :The wine bottle face-bashing. Ouch. **The Sopranos** : Admittedly I haven’t really watched the show, but I remember a scene where an older guy seems to be having a heart attack, clutching his chest and all, while another guy is punching him in the groin. That’s just cold. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/2 "2010-06-28T14:28:25Z")
The street fight scene from _Deadwood_. No TV show ever came close. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/3 "2010-06-28T15:56:11Z")
I don’t know about _most_ violet ever, but the final battle in _Rambo_ (the fourth movie. “Rambo IV”) was certainly pretty gruesome. They make liberal use of .50 caliber weapons. At close range. One poor fellow’s brain spends most of the scene smeared on a gun shield, on camera. ---
**Author:** ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/4 "2010-06-28T16:07:50Z")
There’s a scene in _American History X_ where Ed Norton’s character stops a couple of guys from breaking into his car at night. He shoots one in the leg (I think), and at gun point, makes him open his mouth and put his teeth on a curb. Then Norton stomps on the back of his head, killing him. It’s the slow motion scene and sound of the guy placing his teeth on the curb, and you can almost _feel_ the grit in your mouth that does it for me. It’s a very effective scene, but one I’ve only watched once and I’ve have closed my eyes for it ever since. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/5 "2010-06-28T16:11:15Z")
The killing of Maddie by Leland Palmer/BOB in Twin Peaks is first on my list. The buildup to the scene, Maddie’s screaming, the surreal dancing aspect of it- all creepy to the max and makes the violence seem much more intense. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/6 "2010-06-28T16:11:33Z")
The rape scene in the remake of Cape Fear. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/7 "2010-06-28T16:16:13Z")
**Rambo** was one of the most violent films I have ever seen. 236 kills, the great majority of them in the last 15 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/8 "2010-06-28T18:23:52Z")
The James Caan beating of his brother in law was a protracted nasty ass kicking. Godfather ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/9 "2010-06-28T18:26:55Z")
> [@Shark\_Sandwich](#): > > There’s a scene in _American History X_ where Ed Norton’s character stops a couple of guys from breaking into his car at night. He shoots one in the leg (I think), and at gun point, makes him open his mouth and put his teeth on a curb. Then Norton stomps on the back of his head, killing him. It’s the slow motion scene and sound of the guy placing his teeth on the curb, and you can almost _feel_ the grit in your mouth that does it for me. It’s a very effective scene, but one I’ve only watched once and I’ve have closed my eyes for it ever since. The curb-stomping scene is exactly what I think of. I close my eyes whenever it cuts from the guy’s fact to Norton stomping on the fake head. Very visceral. They make the audience feel his death. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/10 "2010-06-28T20:45:16Z")
The deep fryer scene from MI5 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/11 "2010-06-28T20:53:48Z")
The rape scenes in both The Accused and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. _shudder_ ---
**Author:** ![pope\_hentai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@pope\_hentai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pope_hentai)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/12 "2010-06-28T23:36:37Z")
the “guinea pig” series. any of them. ---
**Author:** ![Fiona\_Greenlee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e68b1a/32.png) [@Fiona\_Greenlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiona_Greenlee)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/13 "2010-06-29T03:27:34Z")
The scene on **The Shield** when the Strike Force beat up Armadillo Quintero and burned his face on the coils of an electric stove. I had been spoiled about the scene and cringed the entire time. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/14 "2010-06-29T10:47:10Z")
Linda Blair was in a TV movie at age 14 called **Born Innocent**. The movie depicted her assault and rape with a broom handle by a group of girls. It was very shocking and very explicit for the time considering it was on television. ---
**Author:** ![dmatsch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@dmatsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dmatsch)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/15 "2010-06-29T16:41:18Z")
Suspiria. The whole movie. I don’t know why people like this Dario Argento movie. It’s 90-minute of gore porn, and nothing more. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/16 "2010-06-29T17:05:40Z")
> [@Shark\_Sandwich](#): > > There’s a scene in _American History X_ where Ed Norton’s character stops a couple of guys from breaking into his car at night. He shoots one in the leg (I think), and at gun point, makes him open his mouth and put his teeth on a curb. Then Norton stomps on the back of his head, killing him. It’s the slow motion scene and sound of the guy placing his teeth on the curb, and you can almost _feel_ the grit in your mouth that does it for me. It’s a very effective scene, but one I’ve only watched once and I’ve have closed my eyes for it ever since. This was the most disturbing scene I have ever seen in film. Joe ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/17 "2010-06-29T17:19:24Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > The street fight scene from _Deadwood_. No TV show ever came close. Aaand we have a winner. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/18 "2010-06-29T17:47:20Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > The rape scenes in both The Accused and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. _shudder_ I haven’t seen TATTOO, but the rape scene in ACCUSED is not terribly graphic, by the IRREVERSIBLE standard. ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/19 "2010-06-29T20:10:43Z")
Hostel 2, where Spoiler Alert for the yungins who don’t need this image in their noodles: A man’s penis is cut off, and eaten by a dog ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781/20 "2010-06-29T20:18:42Z")
[13 Tzameti](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475169/). A movie about Russian Roullete as an organized sporting event. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-movie-tv-scenes/544781.md?page=2)