The 19 most offensive movies ever made, from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to Forrest Gump

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Malcolm McDowell in ‘A Clockwork Orange' American Beauty Sam Mendes’s suburb-set Best Picture winner would be problematic today even if it weren’t for the allegations against lead actor Kevin Spacey. open image in gallery Max von Sydow in ‘Flash Gordon' Forrest Gump Robert Zemeckis’s Forrest Gump could well be one of the most problematic films ever made – and certainly one of the most to have won Best Picture. open image in gallery ‘Gone with the Wind’ has faced mounting criticism in recent years for its handling of race issues in the American south Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom This follow-up to Steven Spielberg’s timeless adventure throwback Raiders of the Lost Ark featured plenty of memorable set-pieces and high-wire derring-do – as well as a lot of unfortunate racism. I felt humiliated and to be honest, I felt a little raped, both by Marlon and by.” open image in gallery The ‘Last Tango in Paris’ rape scene is one of the most infamous in film history Lawrence of Arabia This groundbreaking epic from David Lean is a long, expensive and thematically dense work of real cinematic bombast.