Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise worked together three times — but only once in a film this eyebrow-raising. Eyes Wide Shut is now on Netflix. | Netflix

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) has remained one of the most debated films in cinema history, not just because of its content but because of what surrounded it. Stanley Kubrick completed the film, delivered his final cut and then died just days later. That timing alone sparked decades of speculation, with many questioning whether the film revealed something too uncomfortable or too close to hidden power structures to be ignored. The film presents secret elite rituals, masked societies, and unchecked power