List of films that most frequently use the word "fuck"

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The use of profanity in films has always been controversial, but has increased significantly in recent years.[1][2] The use of the word fuck in film has always drawn particular criticism; in 2005, the documentary Fuck dealt entirely with this phenomenon.[3] The word fuck is thought to be the taboo term used most in American film.[4]

This is a list of non-pornographic, English language films containing at least 100 spoken uses of the word fuck (or one of its derivatives), ordered by the number of such uses. These are examples of high usage compared to the 42 types of fuck variants used per million words in regular language.[5]

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Number of uses

Movie Year "Fuck" count Minutes Uses/minute Source Ref.
More than 400 uses
Fuck - a documentary on the word 2005 824[6][7] 93 8.86 TDB [1]
Summer of Sam 1999 435 142 3.06 PO [2]
Nil by Mouth 1997 428 128 3.34 SI [3]
More than 350 uses
Casino 1995 398 178 2.23 FMG [4]
Alpha Dog 2007 367 118 3.11 SI [5]
More than 300 uses
Twin Town 1997 318 99 3.21 SI [6]
Running Scared 2006 315 122 2.58 SI [7]
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat 2002 311 113 2.75 SI [8]
More than 250 uses
Goodfellas 1990 300 145 2.06 FMG [9]
Narc 2002 297 105 2.82 FMG [10]
Harsh Times 2006 296 120 2.46 SI [11]
Made 2001 291 94 3.09 FMG [12]
Another Day in Paradise 1998 291 101 2.88 SI [13]
Pride and Glory 2008 291 125 2.32 SI [14]
Dirty 2005 280 97 2.88 FMG [15]
Jarhead 2005 278 123 2.26 SI [16]
Bully 2001 274 113 2.42 FMG [17]
State Property 2 2005 271 94 2.88 SI [18]
Reservoir Dogs 1992 269 99 2.71 FMG [19]
Pulp Fiction 1994 265 154 1.72 FMG [20]
The Big Lebowski 1998 260 117 2.22 FMG [21]
More than 200 uses
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 2001 248 104 2.38 FMG [22]
The Boondock Saints 1999 239 110 2.17 FMG [23]
The Departed 2006 237 151 1.56 SI [24]
Empire 2002 236 90 2.62 FMG [25]
True Romance 1993 234 121 1.93 FMG [26]
My Name Is Joe 1998 230 105 2.19 SI [27]
State of Grace 1990 230 134 1.71 FMG [28]
Menace II Society 1993 228 97 2.35 PO [29]
Gridlock'd 1997 227 91 2.49 SI [30]
The Devil's Rejects 2005 224 109 2.05 FMG [31]
Eddie Murphy Raw 1987 223 90 2.47 FMG [32]
Suicide Kings 1997 222 106 2.09 FMG [33]
Zack and Miri Make a Porno 2008 219 101 2.16 SI [34]
Black and White 1999 215 98 2.19 SI [35]
American History X 1998 214 119 1.79 FMG [36]
The Original Kings of Comedy 2000 213 115 1.85 FMG [37]
Layer Cake 2005 210 105 2.00 FMG [38]
Monument Ave. 1998 210 93 2.25 PO [39]
Scarface 1983 207 170 1.21 FMG [40]
Spun 2002 203 101 2.00 FMG [41]
More than 150 uses
DysFunktional Family 2003 200 89 2.24 SI [42]
Foolish 1999 200 97 2.06 SI [43]
8 Mile 2002 200 110 1.81 SI [44]
A Bronx Tale 1993 200 122 1.63 FMG [45]
I Got the Hook Up 1998 197 93 2.11 SI [46]
Born on the Fourth of July 1989 196 145 1.35 FMG [47]
Next Day Air 2009 193 84 2.23 SI [48]
Overnight 2003 191 82 2.32 FMG [49]
Magnolia 1999 190 188 1.01 FMG [50]
Ten Benny 1996 190 108 1.75 KIM [51]
Monster 2003 187 110 1.70 FMG [52]
Belly 1998 186 96 1.93 SI [53]
Hustle and Flow 2005 186 115 1.61 FMG [54]
Get Rich or Die Tryin’ 2005 185 134 1.38 FMG [55]
Clockers 1995 185 128 1.44 PO [56]
Formula 51 2001 180 93 1.93 FMG [57]
Flawless 1999 178 112 1.58 FMG [58]
Slam 1998 176 100 1.76 SI [59]
Superbad 2007 176 114 1.54 SI [60]
Poetic Justice 1993 175 109 1.60 PO [61]
Pineapple Express 2008 175 111 1.57 SI [62]
Human Traffic 1999 174 100 1.74 PO [63]
Bad Santa 2003 173 98 1.76 FMG [64]
Tigerland 2000 173 100 1.73 MR [65]
Donnie Brasco 1997 172 127 1.35 FMG [66]
Backstage 2000 170 86 1.97 SI [67]
The Commitments 1991 169 118 1.43 FMG [68]
Grindhouse 2007 169 191 0.88 SI [69]
Four Rooms 1995 168 98 1.71 FMG [70]
Death of a Dynasty 2003 167 93 1.79 KIM [71]
Gang Related 1997 165 102 1.61 SI [72]
Crank 2: High Voltage 2009 164 96 1.71 SI [73]
Boogie Nights 1997 164 155 1.05 FMG [74]
Blood in Blood Out 1993 163 190 0.85 PO [75]
Snatch 2000 159 102 1.55 FMG [76][8]
Platoon 1986 159 120 1.32 FMG [77]
Colors 1988 157 120 1.30 FMG [78]
Dead Presidents 1995 157 119 1.32 PO [79]
Intermission 2003 155 106 1.46 FMG [80]
The Blair Witch Project 1999 154 86 1.79 FMG [81]
Notorious 2009 154 123 1.25 SI [82]
Good Will Hunting 1997 154 126 1.22 FMG [83]
Boiler Room 2000 153 118 1.29 SI [84]
Bad Boys II 2003 153 147 1.04 FMG [85]
Paid in Full 2002 153 97 1.57 SI [86]
All About the Benjamins 2002 151 95 1.58 SI [87]
Ash Wednesday 2002 151 99 1.52 FMG [88]
Funny People 2009 151 140 1.07 KIM [89]
In the Name of the Father 1993 151 127 1.18 FMG [90]
Smokin' Stogies 2001 151 102 1.48 FMG [91]
Soul Men 2008 151 103 1.46 SI [92]
More than 100 uses
Hoffa 1992 150 140 1.07 FMG [93]
Havoc 2005 148 86 1.72 FMG [94]
Trainspotting 1996 147 93 1.58 FMG [95]
Domino 2005 147 127 1.15 FMG [96]
Wonderland 2003 146 108 1.35 SI [97]
Waiting... 2005 146 94 1.55 FMG [98]
Jackie Brown 1997 145 154 0.94 FMG [99]
Cabin Fever 2002 144 93 1.54 FMG [100]
Baby Boy 2001 144 130 1.10 FMG [101]
The Wash 2001 143 93 1.53 SI [102]
Confidence 2003 143 98 1.45 FMG [103]
Shaft 2000 141 99 1.42 FMG [104]
White Men Can't Jump 1992 141 117 1.20 FMG [105]
Assault on Precinct 13 2005 140 109 1.28 FMG [106]
Rounders 1998 140 121 1.15 SI [107]
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut 1999 139 81 1.71 FMG [108]
Glengarry Glen Ross 1992 138 100 1.38 FMG [109]
District 9 2009 137 112 1.22 SI [110]
Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show 2008 137 100 1.37 SI [111]
Gone Baby Gone 2007 137 115 1.19 SI [112]
Carlito's Way 1993 137 144 0.95 PO [113]
Street Kings 2008 136 109 1.24 SI [114]
Jackass: Number Two 2006 135+ 95 1.42 SI [115]
Clerks II 2006 133 97 1.37 SI [116]
Midnight Run 1988 132 126 1.04 FMG [117]
American Buffalo 1996 132 88 1.50 SI [118]
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay 2008 131 102 1.28 SI [119]
Hostel 2006 131 95 1.37 FMG [120]
Observe and Report 2009 131 86 1.52 SI [121]
Turn It Up 2000 130 86 1.51 SI [122]
Training Day 2001 129 120 1.07 FMG [123]
The Rules of Attraction 2002 129 110 1.17 FMG [124]
Any Given Sunday 1999 129 162 0.79 FMG [125]
In Too Deep 1999 128 95 1.34 SI [126]
Poolhall Junkies 2002 128 99 1.29 FMG [127]
American Gangster 2007 126 157 0.80 SI [128]
Apocalypse Now Redux 2001 126 202 0.62 FMG [129]
In Bruges 2008 126 107 1.17 KIM [130]
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 1998 125 105 1.19 FMG [131]
Fresh 1994 125 114 1.09 KIM [132]
Very Bad Things 1998 124 100 1.24 SI [133]
Tropic Thunder 2008 124 120 1.03 SI [134]
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998 123 119 1.03 FMG [135]
Gigli 2003 123 121 1.01 SI [136]
Dark Blue 2003 122 118 1.03 SI [137]
Phone Booth 2002 122 81 1.50 SI [138]
Chasing Amy 1997 121 111 1.09 SI [139]
BAADASSSSS! 2004 120 109 1.10 FMG [140]
Romper Stomper 1992 119 91 1.30 FMG [141]
Blow 2001 119 124 0.95 FMG [142]
25th Hour 2002 119 135 0.88 FMG [143]
SLC Punk! 1999 118 97 1.21 SI [144]
All or Nothing 2002 118 128 0.92 FMG [145]
Strange Days 1995 118 145 0.81 FMG [146]
The Last Boy Scout 1991 116 105 1.10 FMG [147]
24 Hour Party People 2002 116 117 0.99 SI [148]
Sexy Beast 2000 115 89 1.29 FMG [149]
Smokin' Aces 2007 115 109 1.05 SI [150]
Crank 2006 115 85 1.35 SI [151]
Buffalo Soldiers 2001 114 98 1.16 FMG [152]
Love and a Bullet 2002 114 100 1.14 KIM [153]
Dangerous Game 1993 114 108 1.05 PO [154]
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate 1996 114 108 1.05 SI [155]
Raging Bull 1980 114 129 0.88 FMG [156]
Trespass 1992 113 101 1.11 PO [157]
Knocked Up 2007 113 129 0.87 SI [158][9]
Righteous Kill 2008 112 101 1.10 SI [159]
Pauly Shore Is Dead 2003 112 82 1.36 FMG [160]
Deuces Wild 2002 111 97 1.14 FMG [161]
Bulworth 1998 111 108 1.02 FMG [162]
Natural Born Killers 1994 110 121 0.90 FMG [163]
Next Friday 2000 109 98 1.11 SI [164]
Boys Don’t Cry 1999 109 114 0.95 FMG [165]
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power 2005 108 100 1.08 FMG [166]
The Cooler 2003 107 101 1.05 FMG [167]
From Dusk Till Dawn 1996 107 108 0.99 FMG [168]
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny 2006 106 93 1.13 SI [169]
Kiss or Kill 1997 106 96 1.10 PO [170]
The Hard Word 2002 106 102 1.03 SI [171]
subUrbia 1996 106 121 0.87 SI [172]
Dogma 1999 106 130 0.81 FMG [173]
Ladybird, Ladybird 1994 105 101 1.03 PO [174]
Bad Boys 1995 104 118 0.88 FMG [175]
Original Gangstas 1996 103 99 1.04 SI [176]
How High 2001 103 93 1.10 SI [177]
Set It Off 1996 103 122 0.84 FMG [178]
Bookies 2004 102 90 1.13 FMG [179]
The Taking of Pelham 123 2009 102 106 0.96 SI [180]
Metro 1997 101 117 0.86 SI [181]
The Aristocrats 2005 100 86 1.16 FMG [182]
One Tough Cop 1998 100 90 1.11 SI [183]
Swingers 1996 100 94 1.06 FMG [184]
Better Luck Tomorrow 2003 100 100 1.00 KIM [185]
I Went Down 1997 100 107 0.93 SI [186]

Graphical representation

This graph shows the number of uses of the word fuck for movies containing the word over 250 times.

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Violence, sex, and profanity increased significantly in movies between 1992 and 2003". news-medical.net. July 15, 2004. http://www.news-medical.net/?id=3330. Retrieved 2009-01-06. 
  2. ^ Kimberly M. Thompson and Fumie Yokota (July 13, 2004). "Violence, Sex, and Profanity in Films: Correlation of Movie Ratings With Content". Medscape General Medicine 6. http://www.kidsrisk.harvard.edu/images/MGMmovies.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-06. 
  3. ^ Rowan Walker (November 19, 2006). "Is this an f-word too far?". The Guardian. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1951740,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-06. 
  4. ^ María Jesús Fernández Fernández (2006-06-21). "The Translation of Swearing in the Dubbing of the Film South Park into Spanish". In So Many Words: Language Transfer on the Screen. University of Surrey. http://accurapid.com/journal/37swear.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-03. 
  5. ^ Dídac Pujol. "The Translation and Dubbing of 'Fuck' into Catalan: The Case of From Dusk till Dawn". The Journal of Specialised Translation. http://www.jostrans.org/issue06/art_pujol.php. Retrieved 2008-02-03. 
  6. ^ An earlier cut of the movie, shown at the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival, incorrectly stated the movie contained 629 uses of the word fuck.
  7. ^ The DVD release includes an optional "curse counter" function that keeps a visual record of the number of appearances of the word both verbally and visually in the film. Source: Mike Pinsky (12 March 2007). "DVD Verdict Review - Fuck". DVD Verdict. http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/fuck.php. Retrieved 2007-08-08. 
  8. ^ Neil Armstrong (2004-09-11). "The filth and the fury". Guardian Unlimited. http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/features/story/0,,1300599,00.html. Retrieved 2008-02-03. 
  9. ^ Arnold Furious (2008-01-31). "Furious on Film 01.31.08: Issue 124". 411mania. http://www.411mania.com/movies/columns/68073. Retrieved 2008-02-03. 
  10. ^ Rutenberg, Jim (June 25, 2001). "‘South Park’ Takes Gross to New Frontier.". The New York Times. p. Section C; Column 5; Business/Financial Desk; Pg. 9. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405E2DD1330F936A15755C0A9679C8B63. Retrieved 2009-01-05. 
  11. ^ "Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Dickesode". TV.COM. http://www.tv.com/episode/682030/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-05. 
  12. ^ Roger Barr (2008). "The Ten Best Things About Planes, Trains and Automobiles". I-Mockery.com. http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/planes-trains-automobiles/. Retrieved 2009-01-05. 
  13. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Review of The Amazing Jeckel Brothers". http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Insane+Clown+Posse. Retrieved 3 January 2009. 
  14. ^ Hector Saldana (2000-11-30). "Raw rules with Limp Bizkit" (fee required). San Antonio Express-News: pp. 4F. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE98B29F62335&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 

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