Most Startling Films Ever Made

Jacob’s Ladder

Jacob’s Ladder was a 1990 psychological thriller flick. Veterans and civilians alike were equally freaked out, as character Jacob Singer returns from Afghanistan and is lodged in a twisted state of paranoia.

A Clockwork Orange

Creepy and grotesque, this 1971 film will make you squirm. Set in a futuristic England, this cult classic is truly ahead of its time.

The More You Know

Robert Ludlum, the creator of the Jason Bourne series, died while the first Bourne film was in post-production.
Barbie in Toy Story is voiced by Jodi Benson, best known for her role as Ariel in The Little Mermaid.
Aztec priests believed that the tears of children could stop droughts.
Human remains were a common ingredient in medicine until the 20th century.

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