The crime movie Natural Born Killers was released in 1994 and generated a torrent of controversy. Natural Born Killers was directed by American filmmaker Oliver Stone and is considered by far his most disputed film. Starring notable actors like Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, and Robert Downey Jr., the action-packed flick was a box-office success, grossing over $11 million during its opening weekend.
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The movie is about a couple, Mickey and Mallory, who suffered highly abusive childhoods and grew up to become mass murderers. The murderous lovers are then glorified by the media and become “America’s favorite killers.” Meant to criticize how the American media celebrates violence and fetishizes murder, the film incited a series of terrifying copycat killings instead.