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These are the cult films that push boundaries, shock audiences, and leave a lasting impact — yet somehow remain under the radar. In this countdown, we uncover the top 10 most disturbing cult classics you’ve probably never seen. From surreal horror to unsettling drama, these hidden gems will challenge your comfort zone and stick with you long after the credits roll. Viewer discretion is strongly advised.
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00:00And from now on, it's gonna be nothing but short, short skirts around the house.
00:08Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most captivating or unexpected nude scenes that had viewers hitting the pause button.
00:16Just because you wear a wig doesn't prove you're a girl.
00:20Okay then.
00:22Number 10. Like one of your French girls.
00:24Titanic.
00:25Even though this is a tragic film, for some, it may be a guilty pleasure, and for obvious reasons.
00:30Jack, I want you to draw me like one of your French girls.
00:34Wearing this.
00:36Alright.
00:39Wearing only this.
00:41With its PG-13 rating, nudity in Titanic was relatively mild.
00:45Aside from Jack and Rose's racy car scene, the painting sequence stands out as a subtly sensual highlight.
00:51When Rose steps into the room, clad in just a transparent robe and necklace, anticipation builds.
00:57The last thing I need is another picture of me looking like a porcelain doll.
01:05As a paying customer, I expect to get what I want.
01:11Then comes the moment everyone's been waiting for.
01:14A brief yet unforgettable glimpse of Kate Winslet's figure.
01:17Back in the VHS era, replaying those artfully framed shots felt like a rite of passage.
01:23My heart was pounding the whole time.
01:26It was the most erotic moment of my life.
01:30And let's be honest, Mr. Big Artist wasn't the only one blushing by the end of that scene.
01:35Number 9. Mirror Image. Trading Places.
01:38It's safe to say Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd's chemistry isn't the only reason some of us keep revisiting this timeless comedy.
01:45Jamie Lee Curtis's sizzling reveal and her first big role, outside of horror, made this film truly unforgettable.
01:51This is not Shakespeare, Louis.
01:55Look, I'm 24 years old and from a small, miserable little mining town you've probably never heard of.
02:01The only thing I got going for me in this whole big wide world is this body, this face and what I got up here.
02:07Playing Ophelia, a sex worker with a heart of gold, Curtis didn't just win us over with her smartness or kindness.
02:13It's what lies before that heart that captivated us more.
02:17I'm talking about a business proposition, Louis.
02:19I help you get yourself back on your feet and you pay me, in cash, five figures.
02:25Fans of the Scream Queen will no doubt remember the sensual scene where Ophelia takes off her top, catches Louis staring and quickly covers up.
02:34While many couldn't help admiring her figure, Curtis reportedly felt embarrassed about the scene.
02:39Listen baby, I'm sorry. My mama just came in from out of town. Can we do it next week?
02:44Number 8. Peeping Tom. National Lampoon's Animal House.
02:47Before comedies like American Pie and Old School came along, there was the legendary Animal House, a movie so vulgar it redefined college chaos.
02:56Those babies really can't move across the sky.
03:03Greg, is anything happening yet? My mom's kind of tired.
03:07While nudity wasn't in short supply, one particular moment stuck out.
03:11Using a ladder, Bluto spies on a sorority, where the girls are, of course, having a pillow fight in their underwear.
03:17Completely normal.
03:18He then gawks at Mandy as she strips down.
03:21Just as his excitement reaches its peak, his ladder tips over.
03:25This moment likely had many going back for another look.
03:28Number 7. Shower Flash. Gone Girl.
03:33This psychological thriller didn't just earn critical acclaim, it also went viral for one jaw-dropping moment.
03:39You can stop pretending now.
03:40I'm not pretending.
03:43You are perfect.
03:45The Nick I saw on TV, that's the Nick I fell in love with.
03:47You do know I was just telling you what you wanted to hear, right?
03:50That's how well you know me.
03:52During the tense shower scene, where Amy Dunn spills it all, Nick has no choice but to strip down to hear her confessions.
03:59It wasn't just Amy's words that caught viewers off guard, but something more interesting.
04:03While some may have missed the fleeting showcase of Ben Affleck's full frontal, eagle-eyed fans certainly didn't.
04:10The reason it's number one is he's showing his penis.
04:14Is, yeah, mm-hmm, mm-hmm, yep.
04:17I think you're probably onto something, and I just, I mean, what I have to say is you're welcome.
04:23And even if you did, there's always the pause button.
04:26And yes, it was the real deal.
04:28In an industry where male stars rarely bear at all, this scene deserved the attention it got.
04:33Was he nervous about it?
04:34Were you nervous about it?
04:36Did you talk about it?
04:37Um, yeah, it was a discussion.
04:39It was like, hey, you know, at work today, Fincher talked me into coming out of the shower.
04:44And I was like, oh, cool.
04:45Well, I hope you had on a wide lens.
04:50Wow.
04:51Number six, Triple Threat, Total Recall.
04:54This sci-fi adventure follows Arnold Schwarzenegger as a construction worker haunted by the dreams of Mars,
05:00with Sharon Stone playing his wife.
05:02Doug, there's something I want you to know.
05:06You were the best assignment I ever had.
05:08Despite the A-list stars and action thrills, there's one moment that has remained arguably even more memorable.
05:14While navigating the mutant populated area, our protagonist encounters a woman who unzips her top to reveal some unique anatomy.
05:22What do you want?
05:23I'm looking for Melina.
05:24She's busy.
05:26But Mary here, she's free.
05:28Well, not free, honey.
05:31It remains one of the movie's most talked about moments.
05:34You got a lot of nerves showing your face around here, Hauser.
05:37Look who's talking.
05:39This Triple Threat was memorable enough to make a cameo in the 2012 reboot.
05:44Trust me, baby.
05:46You're gonna wish you had three hands.
05:47Number five, Diggler's legendary asset, Boogie Nights.
05:51This is an important film for me.
05:53If it's not a hit, I'm gonna get kicked out of my apartment.
05:56My landlord's a real jerk.
05:57Really?
05:59Why don't you take your pants off?
06:01It's important I get an idea of your size.
06:03No problem.
06:04It could have been Leonardo DiCaprio or Joaquin Phoenix in Boogie Nights, but they both passed on the role.
06:10Instead, it was Mark Wahlberg who finally played Eddie, whose rise and fall in the adult film industry unfolds in this daring movie.
06:17I have to bring this up, and I apologize for bringing it up, because they talk at length, because at a movie set, like, props are a big thing, and they talk at length about the prosthetic penis they made for you in Boogie Nights.
06:27Yes.
06:28And of course, I...
06:29Well, we weren't available to be my double.
06:31Right, right, right.
06:31The film has an unflinching approach to explicit content, but one moment nonetheless stands out.
06:37To show us how big a star he is, Dirk Diggler bears it all.
06:41In case you're wondering, yes, it was a prosthetic.
06:44Even so, it's a role that Wahlberg openly regrets.
06:47You'd sit down and the thing would bounce up like this.
06:50So the first one did not work.
06:53It was not good.
06:54Everybody thought it was ridiculous.
06:55I had to come out to the set and show everybody.
06:57Right.
06:58And I'm like, oh my god.
06:59And everybody's like, hey, look at this thing.
07:00No, come check this out.
07:01What do you think?
07:01And so then they had to kind of, you know, modify it a little bit.
07:05Yeah.
07:05And it was pretty embarrassing.
07:07Number four, seduction.
07:09The Wolf of Wall Street.
07:10This is my friend Naomi.
07:12Hi.
07:13Naomi.
07:13Nice to meet you.
07:15Naomi, nice to meet you.
07:16Nice to meet you.
07:16We've got an awesome place here.
07:18I don't think I've ever been in a house this big before.
07:21In the role that shot her to stardom, Margot Robbie made a bold decision for her character
07:25in Martin Scorsese's 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street.
07:29Playing lingerie designer Naomi LaPaglia, she seduces stockbroker Jordan Belfort, wearing
07:34only high heels and socks.
07:36Come on, Jordan.
07:36Think of a way to get up to her apartment.
07:38You want to come up for some tea or something?
07:47Tea?
07:48Yeah.
07:49Like hot tea.
07:50Interestingly, the nudity was Robbie's own idea.
07:53Speaking to The Telegraph, she said,
07:54The whole point of Naomi is that her body is her only form of currency in this world.
07:59She insisted that in this scene, she has to be naked.
08:01She's laying her cards on the table.
08:03Judging by how electrifying that scene turned out, she was right.
08:06Mommy is just so sick and tired of wearing panties.
08:14Yeah?
08:15Yeah.
08:18In fact, she's decided to throw them all away.
08:283. Sunbathing.
08:30Swordfish.
08:30While the film Swordfish was far from a smash hit, it generated buzz before release thanks
08:35to news of Halle Berry's first topless scene.
08:38It may be unnecessary, but for many, it was a pause-worthy moment.
08:42Give it a try.
08:43I don't know.
08:43It's going to be pretty hard without a gun to my head.
08:45For those who need a refresher, it happens when Hugh Jackman's hacker Stanley walks outside
08:50to find Berry's ginger sunbathing.
08:52She lowers her book, unashamed of her nudity.
08:55Though rumours claimed that Berry was paid extra for the scene, the Catwoman actress denied
08:59them, explaining it was her way of overcoming her fear of on-screen nudity.
09:03I thought people are now going to say, oh my god, did you see how busted Halle Berry really
09:09looks?
09:092.
09:10Interrogation.
09:11Basic Instinct.
09:12For decades, this erotic thriller has remained influential, not just for its plot, but for
09:16pushing boundaries with provocative details.
09:19None is more unforgettable than that famous shot of Sharon Stone's femme fatale, Catherine
09:23Tramiel.
09:24I'd have to be pretty stupid to write a book about killing and then kill somebody the way
09:28I'd described it in my book.
09:30I'd be announcing myself as the killer.
09:32I'm not stupid.
09:33Allegedly, Stone claims she didn't know that the gratuitous view would make the final cut,
09:38but it did, and it's now etched into cinema history.
09:41While being interrogated, Catherine uncrosses her legs, casually revealing that she's not
09:46wearing any underwear.
09:47How'd you feel when he died?
09:49I loved him, it hurt.
09:50How'd you feel when I told you Johnny Bons had died?
09:52I felt like someone had read my book and was playing a game.
09:56But it didn't hurt.
09:57No.
09:58The shocking moment probably had many scrambling to rewind their VHS tapes to double-check what
10:03they saw.
10:03I'm a writer, I use people for what I write.
10:06Let the world beware.
10:07You want me to take a lie detector test?
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10:29Number 1.
10:30Bikini Drop.
10:31Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
10:32Thanks to Linda Barrett, many from that era can't hear the classic moving in stereo
10:37without picturing that pool scene.
10:40In Capturing High School in its raw and honest form, this 80s sex comedy didn't shy away
10:45from portraying explicit scenes.
10:47One that has been burned into many memories is that steamy daydream where Brad imagines
10:52Linda, played by Phoebe Cates, seducing him.
10:55Hi Brad.
10:57You know how cute I always thought you were.
10:59Stepping out of the pool, she casually takes off her bikini top.
11:03The scene has become iconic, and easily one of the most paused of all time.
11:08Stacey?
11:09How many Q-tips have got water in my ears?
11:11I don't know.
11:12Check in the house.
11:13Which one of these moments do you think is the most unforgettable in pop culture history?
11:17Share your thoughts in the comment section.
11:20And some of you have what I like to call $7.14.
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