Mel Gibson’s Brutal Box Office Bomb Is Officially Finding New Life on Streaming

A Hollywood icon both on and off the screen, Mel Gibsonis always stealing cinema headlines for better or for worse. The director, producer, and star of the multi-Academy Award-winning Bravehearttook his controversy to new levels in 2004 when he debuted The Passion of the Christ, which fueled widespread backlash due to the graphic violence and even sparked accusations of antisemitism from those who claimed the film blamed Jewish authorities for the crucifixion.