"Outrage" primarily denotes a powerful emotion and, in legal contexts, can refer to the intentional infliction of emotional distress. This evocative term has also been widely adopted across various forms of media and entertainment, leading to a diverse array of cultural references. In literature, it titles works such as Henry Denker's 1982 novel and Vincent Bugliosi's 1996 book dissecting the O. J. Simpson trial.
On screen, "Outrage" spans genres from Ida Lupino's 1950 B-movie to Takeshi Kitano's 2010 Japanese yakuza film, and even inspired a 2009 documentary by Kirby Dick exploring LGBT issues. Notably, the title also marks two cinematic remakes of Akira Kurosawa's iconic Rashomon (1964, 2011) and a controversial 1974 episode of Marcus Welby, M.D. Beyond film and books, "Outrage" is the name of a Japanese thrash metal band, a board game, a webtoon, and most prominently, OutRage!, a significant UK LGBT-rights direct-action group.