Gabrielle Lazure in pure, uninhibited 80s French surrealism. La Belle Captive (1983)

Spanish actress Eva León as Nicole in Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll (1974)

Anicée Alvina and Philippe Noiret Playing with Fire 1975 Le Jeu avec le feu

MGM developed Cool Breeze as a modernized Blaxploitation reimagining of John Huston’s 1950 film noir masterpiece The Asphalt Jungle, recasting the classic diamond heist with an all-Black ensemble. Pam Grier & Thalmus Rasulala, Cool Breeze (1972)

American actress Cathleen Raymond in The Pamela Principle 2: With a Vengeance (1994)

When Peter MacNicol was possessed by an evil 16th century medieval tyrant. Ghostbusters II (1989)

Pulled from UK cinemas for decades by Stanley Kubrick himself amid fierce moral panic, A Clockwork Orange remains one of the most polarizing and heavily debated films ever made. Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Hong Kong cinema took Luc Besson’s La Femme Nikita premise and decided the opening act needed twice the kinetic violence and zero restraint. Jade Leung, Black Cat (1991) director Stephen Shin

Rachel Weisz Stealing Beauty 1996

Uma Thurman Batman & Robin 1997