BDSM is a generic term that covers erotic practices or roleplaying involving bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism. Inclusion in the community or subculture of BDSM usually depends on identification of self-identification.
It is important to say that BDSM must be practiced with the informed consent of all concerned parties as fundamental principles for the discipline.
In literature, the sub-disciplines of BDSM is relatively a long-standing topic and includes many artworks. The list of the BDSM movies also includes films that are based on those novels. It is still a controversial topic for many people. Thus, the films of the list should be also classified as controversial. However, we made this movie list by selecting only the best artworks of the category. The films that is considered as extreme cinema are definitely excluded. You will see famous and iconic directors such as Michael Haneke, Luis Buñuel, Lars von Trier etc..
We have made the list for people who are curious about BDSM and stories depicts it. Here are the controversial BDSM movies.