Cruel and unusual is commonly used to describe certain controversial forms of physical punishment, for which see: Cruel and unusual punishment Other uses Cruel and Unusual (comics), a 1999 comic book series Cruel and Unusual (2006 film), a 2006 documentary film Cruel and Unusual (2014 film), a 2014 thriller film Cruel and Unusual (novel), a novel by Patricia Cornwell Cruel and Unusual: Bush/Cheney's New World Order, a book by Mark Crispin Miller Cruel and Unusual Films, an American film production company Watchtower (2001 film), a 2001 Canadian thriller film also released under the title Cruel and Unusual