Many films in the past have managed to stir up a little more than your average movie buzz. Here are just a few that have caused feathers to be ruffled in the past.

1. The Passion of the Christ (2004)

Director: Mel Gibson

The Plot: The film focuses on the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth’s life in which he is betrayed by Judas and arrested. He is taken within the city walls of Jerusalem where leaders of the Pharisees confront him with accusations of blasphemy that eventually lead to his trial and death on the cross.

The Controversy: Gibson’s intention was to simply produce a film that told the complete story of Jesus’ sacrifice for man, but instead he was left with a film that many were calling “anti-Semitic.” The film caused a culture war that has since been unrivaled in Hollywood’s history.

2. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

Director: Michael Moore

The Plot: This documentary follows the deeply controversial Bush administration and the War on Terrorism. Moore presents his argument about the failed businessman with connections to the Bin Landens getting elected on less than kosher circumstances and proceeding to blunder through his duties as President while avoiding the imminent betrayal of foreign partners on the horizon.

The Controversy: This documentary had right-wing America in an uproar, causing protests and hate campaigns that believed the film should be banned and never shown in any theater. Moore was the first to publicly begin the Bush bashing and set off a chain reaction of right wing denouncement around the world.

3. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Director: Stanley Kubrick

The Plot: A gang of teenagers go on countless rampages throughout the streets of a futuristic Britain raping and killing helpless victims. After a member of the gang is left for the police, he is asked to undergo aversion therapy in order to shorten his jail sentence and is eventually released with a hate for violence. Unfortunately, the rest of the gang hasn’t given up their old ways and begin hunt him.

The Controversy: Its reception in the U.S. was less than welcoming receiving an X-rating and being deemed pornographic. However, this seemed minuscule to its reception in the U.K. where copycat crimes led Kubrick to withdraw his film from distribution in his adopted country. Clockwork wasn’t officially available in the U.K. in theaters or on video until 2000 (a year after Kubrick’s death).

4. United 93 (2006)

Director: Paul Greengrass

The Plot: A virtual re-creation of the tragic heroism surrounding the only hijacked plane of September 11, 2001, that was unable to make it to its target destination due to the heroic acts of some of the flights passengers.

The Controversy: The film hit home with a lot of moviegoers and that proved to a problem in the eventual success of the film. Many felt the gritty realism wasn’t to be seen so soon in theaters. Even the trailer of the film left many troubled and resulted in some theaters pulling the footage from the previews.

5. Basic Instinct (1992)

Director: Paul Verhoeven

The Plot: A trigger-happy detective (Michael Douglas) falls for a bisexual author (Sharon Stone) who is suspected of killing her male lover with an ice pick.

The Controversy: Before the filming had even begun, gay rights activists were upset by the portrayal of man hating lesbians. Once that had finally blown over, the controversy surrounding the explicit sex scenes began to occur. The notorious leg crossing scene performed by Sharon Stone shocked test audiences and eventually contributed to the films NC-17 rating.