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 (novel), a novel by Patricia Cornwell
  • Cruel and Unusual (comics), a 1999 comic book series
  • Cruel and Unusual: Bush/Cheney's New World Order, a book by Mark Crispin Miller
  • Cruel and Unusual, a 2005 album by Black Sun Empire
  • Cruel and Unusual (2006 film), a 2006 documentary film
  • Cruel and Unusual (2014 film), a 2014 thriller film
  • 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