10 Goriest Film Scenes Ever

4. Hannibal - How Do You Like Your Brains Cooked Clarice?

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The world's most famous fictional cannibal isn't afraid to get his hands dirty. Hannibal Lecter may appear to be a classy, highbrow sort of man in normal society, but like a lot of people, he has a darker side - his just involves eating other humans. Hannibal may not have been considered a great film (especially in relation to Silence Of The Lambs), but it was still a competent story, acted and performed well by its cast - especially by Anthony Hopkins.

It's hard to scare audiences where cannibalism is concerned. The concept has been done before multiple times in film, so innovative ways to disgust and surprise moviegoers came in the form of one very graphic scene towards the end of Hannibal. Whether you believe the gamble payed off depends largely on how squeamish you get when you see brains. Dr. Lecter captures and drugs Clarice as she attempts to apprehend him, and decides to put on a nice formal dinner for her. Formal dinners are always nice, except, when the only thing on the menu is human brain, it might be time to get the cheque and leg it.

Lecter forces Clarice to watch as he literally picks the brain of one of her colleagues, and cooks it right in front of the victim while he's still living. Just to add an extra little touch of grossness, Lecter feeds the guy his own brain. Gruesome stuff.

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