List of banned films
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List of banned films

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Date	Title	Country/Organization	Notes

1996–2001	All	Afghanistan	During the five-year reign of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, Western technology and art was prohibited and this included all films.

1980–1990	Pas vdekjes (After Death)	Albania	Banned for ten years.

2017	Wonder Woman	Arab League (Lebanon, Qatar, and Tunisia)	Pulled from distribution in Lebanon before premiere on account of that film's lead star Gal Gadot's service in the Israeli Army, leading to a campaign against her and in accordance with a decades-old law that boycotts Israeli products and bars Lebanese citizens from traveling to Israel or having contacts with Israelis.

1941	I'll Never Heil Again	Argentina	Banned during the "Infamous Decade" dictatorship (1930–1943) for lampooning Nazi Germany; Argentina had declared itself neutral during World War Two.

1963	The Silence	Banned because of "obscenity".

1972	Last Tango in Paris	Banned during the self-styled "Argentine Revolution" dictatorship (1966–1973), for being "pornographic".

1974	La Patagonia rebelde (Rebel Patagonia)	Banned under Isabel Perón's government (1974–1976) and Jorge Rafael Videla's regime during Argentina's last-civil military dictatorship (1976–1983). The historical film is about the suppression of a peasants' revolt, known as "Tragic Patagonia".

1974	Last Days of Mussolini	Banned during the last years of Argentina's last-civil military dictatorship (1976–1983).

1976	The Great Dictator (1940)	Banned under Videla's regime during Argentina's last-civil military dictatorship (1976–1983), for mocking dictatorships.

1978	Las largas vacaciones del '36	Banned under Videla's regime during Argentina's last-civil military dictatorship (1976–1983), for its sarcastic view of Francoist Spain.

1978	Looking for Mr. Goodbar	Banned under Videla's regime during Argentina's last-civil military dictatorship (1976–1983), for being "pornographic".

1978	Pretty Baby	Banned under Videla's regime during Argentina's last-civil military dictatorship (1976–1983), for being "pornographic".

1979	Coming Home	Banned under Videla's regime during Argentina's last-civil military dictatorship (1976–1983), for its anti-war message.

1979	The House on Garibaldi Street	Banned under Videla's regime during Argentina's last-civil military dictatorship (1976–1983), because it depicts the hunt for Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann.

1985	Je vous salue, Marie (Hail Mary)	Banned due to blasphemous and sexual content.

1987	The Last Temptation of Christ	Banned for being considered as "blasphemy".

1989	Kindergarten	Banned for its controversial themes, scenes of nudity and unsimulated oral sex. A court order required all copies of the film to be seized and a ban on its exhibition.

1972	Pink Flamingos	Main article: List of films banned in Australia	Banned on its initial release until the 1980s due to offensive content.

1975–1992	Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom	Banned on its initial release, but lifted after seventeen years.

1976–2000	In the Realm of the Senses	Banned because of obscenity, though a censored version was made available in 1977. Only in 2000 did it finally become available in its complete cut.

2011	The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)	Temporarily banned for cruel, disturbing, and sexually explicit content. A censored DVD version was later released on February 23, 2012.

2003	Ken Park	Banned and refused classification in 2003 for graphic depictions of teenage sex, incest, and auto-erotic asphyxiation.

2011	Hostage (Azerbaijani)	Azerbaijan	Banned because the plot presents Armenians in a positive light.

2007	The Kingdom	Bahrain	Banned because of an inaccurate depiction of a 1996 bombing in Saudi Arabia.

2014	Noah	Banned due to depiction of prophets.

1940–1945	La Kermesse Heroïque (Carnival in Flanders) (1935)	Belgium	Banned in Nazi-occupied Belgium by Joseph Goebbels because of its pacifist themes. The director, Jacques Feyder, was later hunted down for arrest but managed to hide in Switzerland.

1976–1994	In the Realm of the Senses	Banned on its initial release because of its graphic sex scenes, being the last film subject to censorship in the country.

1974	The Texas Chain Saw Massacre	Brazil	Banned because of its content.

2011	A Serbian Film	Banned due to it being an "apology for pedophilia".

1967–1990	Privarzaniyat balon (The Tied Up Balloon)	Bulgaria	Banned during the Communist era for criticizing the communist leaders during World War Two. After Bulgaria became a democratic nation again, in 1990, the ban was lifted.

2007	The Simpsons Movie	Burma	Banned over the "juxtaposition of the colors yellow and red", which is seen as support for rebel groups.

2008	Rambo	Banned for negative portrayals of Burmese soldiers.

2014	Who Killed Chea Vichea?	Cambodia	Banned.[further explanation needed]

2013	The Wolf of Wall Street	Banned from cinemas.

2015	Fifty Shades of Grey	Banned for "insane romance, numerous sex sequence, the use of violence during sex" and for being "entirely related to sexual matters that are too extreme for Khmer society".

2015	No Escape	Banned for its "negative portrayal of local culture".

2017	Kingsman: The Golden Circle	Banned for portraying Cambodia as a base for the movie's antagonists.

1959	Ben-Hur (1959)	Main article: Film censorship in China	Banned under the regime of Mao Zedong for containing "propaganda of superstitious beliefs, namely Christianity." (Never given permission to screen)

1982	Boat People	Banned in the Republic of China (Taiwan) because it was filmed on Hainan, an island in the People's Republic of China.

1984	Yellow Earth	Banned upon initial release.

1985	Back to the Future	Banned because of time travel.

1986	The Horse Thief	Banned upon initial release.

1990	Ju Dou	Banned upon initial release, but lifted in 1992. The Chinese government gave permission for its viewing in July 1992.

1991	Life on a String (1991)	Banned upon initial release.

1991–1994	Raise the Red Lantern (1991)	Banned upon initial release, released three years later.

1993	The Blue Kite	Banned for being "offensive". Its director, Tian Zhuangzhuang, received a 10-year ban from making films.

1993	Farewell My Concubine	Banned for a while due to its homosexual themes and negative portrayal of communism. After the film gained acclaim in other countries and won the Palme d'Or in Cannes, it was allowed screening in China too.

1994	To Live	Banned due to its critical portrayal of various policies and campaigns of the Communist government. In addition, its director, Zhang Yimou, was banned from filmmaking for two years.

1998	Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl	Banned.

2000	Devils on the Doorstep	Banned.

2005	Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life	Banned for its unflattering depictions of Chinese society (never given permission to screen).

2006	The Da Vinci Code	Banned because of blasphemous content.

2006	The Departed	Banned for a line suggesting that the government intends to use nuclear weapons on Taiwan (a sensitive political issue – never given permission to screen)

2009	Shinjuku Incident	Banned for being "too violent" when director Derek Yee refused to edit this content down.

2014	Noah	Banned for the depiction of prophets.

2016	Deadpool (2016)	Banned upon initial release due to explicit content.

2016	Sausage Party	Banned self-inflicted by the Taiwanese distributor in order to not have to deal with angry parents mistaking it as a family-friendly movie.

2018	Christopher Robin (2018)	Banned due to comparisons of President and Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping to main character Winnie-the-Pooh.

2015	L'Homme Qui Repare Les Femmes (The Man Who Mends Women)	Congo	Banned without a reason given. The documentary is about Congolese gynaecologist Denis Mukwege, whose hospital treats rape victims.

1966	The Hand	Czechoslovakia	Banned under the Communist regime for depicting a restrictive environment, which was similar to living under the regime.

1966	Daisies	Banned under the Communist regime for "depicting the wanton". The film's director, Věra Chytilová, was forbidden from working again until 1975.

1966–1988	A Report on the Party and the Guests	Banned under the Communist regime from 1966 to 1968 because the film is an allegory of totalitarian regimes. After a short release during the Prague Spring, it was banned again for the next twenty years.

1967	The Firemen's Ball	Banned by the Czech Communist government in 1968 for its satire of the East European communist system.

1968	Deserters and Pilgrims (also known as The Deserters and the Nomads)	Banned by the Czech Communist government.

1969–1990	All My Compatriots (also known as All My Countrymen)	Banned by the Czech Communist government. Its director, Vojtěch Jasný went into exile.

1969–1990	Birds, Orphans and Fools	Banned by the Czech Communist government for depicting three people orphaned by political violence and trying to mentally survive, despite not being free.

1969–1989	Dull Sunday	Banned by the Czech Communist government for twenty years, with its director, Drahomíra Vihanová, being banned from making new films until 1977.

1969–1989	The Cremator	Banned by the Czech Communist government from 1969 until 1989 because this black comedy depicts a crematorium director who enjoys burning people and sides with the Nazis during the Holocaust.

1969–1990	Larks on a String	Banned under the Communist regime from 1969 until the fall of the regime in 1990.

1969	Mourning Party (Smuteční slavnost)	Banned by the Czech Communist government.

1969	The Seventh Day, The Eighth Night (Den sedmý, osmá noc)	Banned by the Czech Communist government.

1970	Hlídac (Prison Guard)	Banned by the Czech Communist government.

1970–1989	Ucho (The Ear)	Banned by the Czech Communist government until 1989, because the story depicts a couple who think they are under government surveillance.

1970	Fruit of Paradise	Banned by the Czech Communist government for its shocking content. Its director, Vera Chytilová, was forbidden from making new films for eight years.

1970	Witchhammer	Banned by the Czech Communist government.

1971	Nahota (Naked)	Banned by the Czech Communist government.

1972	Case for a Rookie Hangman	Banned by the Czech Communist government for its satirical depiction of Czech society, which meant the end of the director Pavel Juráček's career.

1972	Leonardo's Diary	Banned by the Communist government for depicting life in Czechoslovakia in a critical light. Its director, Jan Svankmajer, was banned from working for five years.

1975	The Apple Game	Banned by the Czech Communist government. The director, Věra Chytilová, personally asked for more information at the censor board and heard that the Soviet embassy felt the subject matter was "too heavy-duty".

1977–1990	Castle of Otranto	Banned by the Czech Communist government after its director, Jan Svankmajer, refused to change anything about the film. Government censors objected to its mockumentary tone, which could undermine peoples' faith in the TV news.

1982	Dimensions of Dialogue	Banned because the Communist government censors didn't like its criticism of consumerism. The ban was more than likely also a result of its director, Jan Svankmajer, having been banned twice before in the past.

1983–1996	Straka v hrsti (A Magpie in the Hand)	Banned by the Communist government because the film was based on a script by Antonín Přidal, an author who was banned by the regime, and because it featured the subversive rock band Pražský výběr.

1930	The Skeleton Dance	Denmark	Banned initially in 1930 because the censors deemed the film "too macabre". Today the ban is no longer in effect.

1965–1990	Das Kaninchen bin ich (The Rabbit Is Me)	Main article: Film censorship in East Germany	Banned by the East-German Communist government for its criticism of everyday life in the country. While not directly referring to politics it still was perceived as dangerous criticism of the system.

1965–1990	Denk bloss nicht, ich heule (Just Don't Think I'll Cry)	Banned by the East-German Communist government for its criticism of the regime.

1966–1989	Spur der Steine (Trace of Stones)	Banned by the East-German Communist government.

1971–1989	Die Russen kommen (The Russians Are Coming)	Banned by the East-German Communist government because of its theme where a young Nazi lives in fear of the approaching Russian army.

1968	Funny Girl	Egypt	Banned because the Egyptian Muslim lead (Omar Sharif) is portrayed in a romantic storyline with Jewish actress Barbra Streisand. Streisand's political support for Israel at the height of military tensions between Egypt and Israel was also a factor.

2006	The Da Vinci Code	Banned because of blasphemous content.

2014	Halawet Rooh (Sweetness of Soul)	Banned right after screening the film in cinemas, after criticism over scenes deemed sexually provocative. The movie was criticized for copying Giuseppe Tornatore's movie Malena (2000) starring Italian actress Monica Bellucci.

1930–1952	Battleship Potemkin	Finland	Banned out of fear of inciting a Communist revolution.

1943–1945	Mrs. Miniver	Banned during World War II.

1943–1950	Johnny Eager	Banned during World War II and finally released on March 31, 1950.

1955–1959	Rififi	Banned for its depiction of cracking security safes. The government feared it might inspire copycat crimes.

1960–1981	Peeping Tom	Banned for 21 years.

1962–1986	One, Two, Three	Banned for 24 years due to its political satire, which could offend their ally and neighbouring country, the Soviet Union. (Finland had a policy of Finlandization).

1972	One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich	Banned by the Finnish Board of Film. In 1972 and 1974 Swedish television showed the film, resulting in the Swedish television mast on the Åland Islands being shut down during the movie because Finns were banned from seeing the film.

1974–1996	The Texas Chain Saw Massacre	Banned because of graphic violence.

1980	Cruising	Banned on its initial release.

1980–2000	Friday the 13th	Banned on its initial release until a law change in 2001 when it automatically reverted to a K18 (adults only) classification.

1981–1991	Dead & Buried	Banned on its initial release. A considerably shortened version was allowed in 1991 with a K16 classification (allowed for persons over the age of 16).

1986–2000	The House on the Edge of the Park	Banned for violence in 1986; it took six years after the film's release for any distributorto even try to get a classification.

1976–2000	Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma	Banned in 1976 for moral, mental health and appropriateness reasons. The banning renewed again in 1984 with the defined exception of two specific screenings by the Finnish Film Archive.

1972	Dirty Harry	Banned on Feb-1972 for violence and mental health reasons. The distributor challenged the banning and took the decision to ban to Finnish Supreme administrative Court which ruled against banning.

1986	Born American	Banned on Jan-1986 for its violence and for political reasons. The political reasons were that the movie was "potentially harmful to international relations".

1971–2000	The Devils	Banned on its initial release in 1971 for violence and content which could potentially be hazardous to mental health. The decision to ban was ultimately taken to highest available court which did not lift the ban.

1982	Just Before Dawn	Banned for violence for 4 months until a cut version (around 2 minutes of cuts) was allowed with a classification of K18 (adults only).

1925–1953	Battleship Potemkin	France	Banned due to fears that it could inspire revolution.

1930	L'Age d'Or	Banned in Paris by the police prefect "in the name of public order."

1933–1946	Zéro de Conduite	Banned because of a plot where pupils take over a repressive school. The ban remained in effect under Nazi occupation for the same reason.

1943	Le Corbeau	Banned from 1945 until 1947, because the film was produced under the Nazi regime with financial support too. It was also seen as a negative portrayal of French people and accused of harboring sympathies for the Vichy regime.

1950–1990	Afrique 50	Banned for criticizing the French colonial rule. Its director, René Vautier, was condemned to one year in prison.

1953	Les statues meurent aussi (Statues Also Die)	Banned because it suggested that Western civilization is responsible for the decline of African art. The film was seen at the Cannes Film Festival in 1953, but subsequently banned by the French censor.

1954	Avant le déluge	Banned due to it controversial criminal content.

1955–1957	Bel-Ami	Banned on its initial release. Released after two years in a censored version.

1954–1981	Carmen Jones	Banned due to a technicality in copyright laws on order of the estate of composer George Bizet (on whose opera Carmen the film was based).

1955–1980	Le Rendez-vous des quais	Banned for representing dockers who refused to dispatch military supplies for use in the Indochina War.

1957–1975	Paths of Glory	Banned in France for two decades because of its critical depiction of the French army during World War I.

1960	Le Petit Soldat	Banned on political grounds; the ban was lifted in 1963 with re-editing.

1961	Tu ne tueras point	Banned for two years because it depicts a soldier during World War II who has conscientious objections.

1965–1971	The Battle of Algiers	Banned for six years because of its pro-Algerian and anticolonial message.

1965–1971	Det kære legetøj	Banned for advocating pornography.

1974-1977	The Texas Chain Saw Massacre	Banned for its violent and sadistic content.

1977	Camp de Thiaroye	Banned for criticizing the colonial system.

2000	Baise-Moi	Banned from French cinema screens in 2000 after being given an X-rating. Eventually, in August 2001, it was reclassified from age bracket 16 to 18.

2016	Antichrist	Banned on February 3, 2016 over sexual and violent content, despite being allowed on its initial release in 2009. The ban was a result of the Catholic traditionalist pressure group Promouvoir who wanted the 16 rating to be reclassified to prevent minors from seeing it.

1920–1945	Anders als die Andern (Different from the Others)	Germany	Banned due to homosexual themes. During the 1920s, it was restricted for viewing to doctors and medical researchers only.

1929	The Barnyard Battle (1929)	Banned initially because the cats in this Mickey Mouse cartoon wear helmets that resemble German pickelhaube. Today the ban is no longer in effect.

1930–1931 and again from 1933 to 1945	All Quiet on the Western Front (1929)	Banned in 1930 after protests but then re-admitted in a heavily censored version in 1931 after public debate. After 1933, it was banned by the Nazi regime for its anti-militaristic themes and being "anti-German".

1932–1945	Kuhle Wampe	Banned because it depicted the government, legal system, and religion in a negative light. Eventually, the ban was lifted due to protests and the film was released in a severely edited version.

1933–1945	All movies starring the Marx Brothers.	Banned in Nazi Germany because the comedy stars were Jewish.

1933–1945	Battleship Potemkin	Banned in Nazi Germany due to fears it could inspire Marxism.

1933–1945	Ecstasy	Banned in Nazi Germany because of the erotic content.

1933–1945	Mädchen in Uniform.	Banned in Nazi Germany because of its lesbian theme.

1933–1945	The Mad Doctor	Banned in Nazi Germany, because of the horror atmosphere in this Mickey Mouse short.

1933−1945	Mysterium des Geschlechtes	Banned in Nazi Germany because of the erotic content.

1933−1945	Vier von der Infanterie (Westfront 1918, also known as Comrades of 1918)	Banned in Nazi Germany for being a pacifist war drama.

1934–1945	M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder	Banned in Nazi Germany.

1934–1945	Nana	Banned in Nazi Germany because of its plot, depicting a soldier visiting a prostitute, which violated the military's sensibilities and honor code.

1934–1945	The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)	Banned in Nazi Germany because Max Baer was Jewish.

1934–1945	The Testament of Dr. Mabuse	Banned in Nazi Germany for "presenting criminal acts so detailed and fascinating that they might tempt copy-cats". It also had an anti-authoritarian tone and certain dialogue of Mabuse was lifted directly from Mein Kampf.

1936–1945	The Bohemian Girl	Banned in Nazi Germany, because the positive depiction of gypsies "had no place" in the Third Reich.

1936–1956	Modern Times	Banned in Nazi Germany for advocating Communism.

1937–1945	La Grande Illusion	Banned in Nazi Germany for its anti-war message. Head of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels named its director Jean Renoir "Cinematographic Enemy Number One".

1938–1950	A Prussian Love Story	Banned in Nazi Germany because the plot of a love affair between the Emperor and an actress was too similar to Head of Propaganda Goebbels's own affair.

1939–1977	Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)	The first anti-Nazi movie made in Hollywood before the start of World War II, Adolf Hitler banned it and all Warner Bros.

1939–1945	Kitty und die Weltkonferenz (Kitty and the World Conference)	Banned in Nazi Germany despite an initially successful box office run. Following the outbreak of the Second World War that same year, Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels withdrew it from cinemas as he felt it presented a too favourable view of Great Britain.

1939–1978	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington	Banned in Nazi Germany because it showed democracy working well.

1940–1945	The Great Dictator	Banned in Nazi Germany for mocking Nazism and Hitler. During World War II, it was once shown to German soldiers in 1942: In German-occupied Yugoslavia, local guerillas sneaked a copy from Greece into an army-cinema in an act of cultural sabotage.

1940–1945	La Kermesse Heroïque (Carnival in Flanders) (1935)	Banned in Nazi Germany and Belgium by Joseph Goebbels because of its pacifist themes. The director, Jacques Feyder, was later hunted down for arrest, but managed to escape to Switzerland.

1943–1949	Titanic (1943)	Banned in Nazi Germany by Joseph Goebbels because some of the scenes could demoralize the audience, despite being made by the Nazi propaganda department itself.

1944–1945	Große Freiheit Nr. 7 (Great Freedom No. 7)	Banned in Nazi Germany. It had its premiere in occupied Prague in December 1944.

1945	Auf Wiedersehn, Franziska! (Goodbye, Franziska!)	Banned by the Allied Forces after World War Two, because of its ending, which reminded the viewers to support the war effort.

1945–	Der Ewige Jude (The Eternal Jew)	Banned since 1945 because of its anti-semitic Nazi propaganda content. It is exclusively allowed for use in college classrooms and other academic purposes; however, exhibitors must have formal education in "media science and the history of the Holocaust." Public use is prohibited as of 2013.

1945–	Jud Süss (1940)	Banned in 1945 from German exhibition by decree of the Allied Military Occupation. Director Veit Harlan was required by court order to destroy what was then believed to be the only remaining negative of Jud Süß and he reportedly did this in April 1954.

1951	Der Untertan (film) (The Kaiser's Lackey)	Banned in western Germany because of "anticonstitutional" content. Uncut version released in western Germany in 1971.

1956	Du und mancher Kamerad	Banned in western Germany because of "anticonstitutional" content.

1956	Thomas Muentzer (film) (Thomas Müntzer)	Banned in western Germany because of "anticonstitutional" content.

1957–1959	Paths of Glory	Banned to avoid straining relations with France.

1958	And Quiet Flows the Don (film) (And Quiet Flows the Don (1958))	Banned in western Germany because of "anticonstitutional" content. Part 1 was released in western Germany in 1959, Parts 2 and 3 were first broadcast in western German television in 1968.

1960–1965	Higher Principle	Banned in western Germany until 1965 because of "anti-German" content.

1974–1978	The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)	Banned in western Germany due to extreme level violence.

1992	Braindead	Banned due to gory violence. Although the uncut version remains banned, there are numerous DVDs of the film in circulation in Germany, most of which are heavily cut.

2010	Zidan ("Prison") (1974)	Although currently the ban is not in effect, Zindan, directed by Remzi Jonturk, remains the only Turkish movie title to have ever been banned in Germany due to gore, violence and cruelty.[unreliable source?]

2010	Saw 3D	Banned because Tiergarten AG has noted that several scenes in the movie violate the violence act §131 StGB. Private copies are still legal to own and personal use is not punishable; however any public show of the movie is highly prohibited and punishable act.

2011	Valley of the Wolves: Palestine	Banned in Germany, because of FSK's initial concerns over the film's perceived anti-Israeli and anti-American overtones.

2015	Rape Story	Banned because of a rape allegations involving Karl Schmidt a real life convicted rapist from Germany who starred as the rapist in the movie

1955	Les Maîtres Fous	Ghana	A documentary about the religious rituals of the Hauka tribe. Banned in Ghana and several other French and English colonies in Africa at the time because of the Africans' blatant attempts to mimic and mock the "white oppressors".

1914	Golfo (1914)	Greece	Banned for its royalist sentiments.

1967–1974	Z (1969)	Banned under the colonel's regime, for being critical of the junta.

1945	Jud Süss (1940)	Hungary	Banned since the end of the World War II due to its anti-Jewish and pro-Nazi content.

1947–1979	Song of the Cornfields	Banned for being ‘clerical’, depiction of the controversial issue of Hungarian prisoners held by the Soviets and depicting religious values.

1956–1986	Keserű igazság (Bitter Truth)	Banned for criticising the forced industralisation of Hungary.

1956–1989	Eltüsszentett birodalom (An Empire Sneezed Away)	Banned for depicting a monarch sharing similarities with the dictatorship of Hungarian communist leader Mátyás Rákosi.

1957–1984	A Remarkable Case	Banned for depicting the corruption of the dictatorship of Hungarian communist leader Mátyás Rákosi.

1969–1981	A tanú (The Witness)	Banned under the Communist government for almost a decade, because it satirized the regime.

1974–1984	Bástyasétány ’74 (Bastion promenade ’74)	Banned for unclear reasons.

1983–1989	Dream Brigade	Banned for being too radical.

1985–1999	The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)	Iceland	Banned due to high level of violence; a censored version was later released.

1987	Nekromantik	Banned due to its transgressive subject matter (including necrophilia) and audacious imagery.

1992	Cannibal Holocaust	Banned due to very high impact violence and offensive depictions of both human and animal cruelty. Still banned.

1976	Max Havelaar	Indonesia	Banned for its parallels between the anti-colonial story and the then present-day regime.

1982	The Year of Living Dangerously	Banned for its criticism of Sukarno's regime. The ban was lifted in 1999.

1994	Schindler's List	Banned for being sympathetic to the Jewish cause.

2007	Long Road to Heaven	Banned on the island of Bali, as local politicians worried that the film, which about the 2002 Bali bombings, might promote hatred and intolerance.

2009	Balibo	Banned for being critical of the Indonesian government. This Australian film is based on the story of the Balibo Five, a group of journalists killed during the 1975 Indonesian invasion of East Timor

2014	Noah	Banned because of its depiction of the prophets.

2015	Fifty Shades of Grey	Banned due to its sexual content.

1969	Gaav (The Cow)	Iran	Banned briefly by the regime of The Shah, due to what was perceived as the film depicting Iran as a rural, culturally backwards society.

1975	Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom	Banned due to graphic violence and nudity.

1980	Cruising	Banned on its initial release.

1981	Bita	Banned under the censorship act of 1981 because it criticized exploitation of women by men.

1981	Ghaire aze Khoudo Hitch Kass Naboud	Banned under the censorship act of 1981 because it depicts a lesbian relationship and a controversy.

1996	Gabbeh	Banned for being "subversive".

1996	Nūn o goldūn (A Moment of Innocence)	Banned because of its theme that different people can experience the same incident in a different way.

2001	Zoolander	Banned for perceived support of gay rights.

2004	Marmoulak	Pulled from cinemas two weeks after its premiere in Iran due to the film mocking conservative attitudes of the clerics in Iran.

2010	300	Banned for its negative portrayal of Persian military.

2012	Argo	Banned for its negative portrayal of Iran.

1999	South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut	Iraq	Banned under the regime of Saddam Hussein for depicting him in a comedic light.

2015	American Sniper	Banned for being an "insult to the population".

1931–2000	Monkey Business	Main article: Film censorship in the Republic of Ireland	Banned on its initial release for fear that its anarchic style of comedy would inspire societal upheaval. The ban was only officially lifted in 2000.

1943	The Outlaw	Banned due to sexual references.

1945	Mildred Pierce	Banned.[further explanation needed]

1945	Brief Encounter	Banned, as it was considered too permissive of adultery.

1946	The Big Sleep	Banned due to sexual references.

1950	Outrage	Banned due to its theme of rape.

1967–2000	Ulysses	Banned for three decades. The film was not approved for general release until 2000.

1971–2000	A Clockwork Orange	Banned due to its extreme depictions of violence and rape. In 2000 the ban was lifted.

1978, 2010	I Spit on Your Grave	Banned due to its scenes of graphic violence and lengthy depictions of gang rape. In 2010, the movie was released uncut on DVD and Blu-ray and the ban was renewed by forbidding retailers to sell it.

1979–1987	Monty Python's Life of Brian	Banned because of its blasphemous content. Ban lifted in 1987.

1983–1990	Monty Python's The Meaning of Life	Banned because of its blasphemous content. Ban lifted in 1990.

1994	Natural Born Killers	Banned out of fear for copycat killings.

1997	Preaching to the Perverted	Banned for obscenity.

1948	Oliver Twist	Israel	Banned on its initial release, because the character of Fagin was deemed to be anti-semitic.

1957	The Girl in the Kremlin	Banned because it may have harmed Israel's diplomatic relations with Moscow.

1957	China Gate	Banned for indulging in excessive cruelty. The Israeli film censorship board indicated the film depicted Chinese and Russian soldiers as "monsters".

1965	Goldfinger	Banned after it was revealed that one of the main actors, Gert Fröbe, had a Nazi past. The film had only run for six weeks in the theaters.

1973	Hitler: The Last Ten Days	Banned because the censorship board unanimously felt that the portrayal of Hitler was "too human".

1987	In the Realm of the Senses	Banned because of pornographic content.

1988	The Last Temptation of Christ	Banned on the grounds that it could offend Christians.

2004	Jenin, Jenin	Banned by the Israeli Film Ratings Board on the premise that it was libelous and might offend the public; the Supreme Court of Israel later overturned the decision.

2004	Shrek 2	Banned briefly in 2004, though not for the film itself, but because of the Hebrew dub. A joke about Israeli singer David D'Or's high voice was added, in which one character threaten to emasculate another by saying "Let's do a David D'or on him".

1933–1945	Duck Soup	Italy	Banned under the regime of Benito Mussolini for poking fun at dictators and war.

1937–1945	La Grande Illusion	Banned under the regime of Benito Mussolini for its anti-war message.

1955	Totò and Carolina	Banned on its initial release for poking fun at the police.

1962	Jules and Jim	Banned initially for its sexual attitudes, but after protest this ban was quickly lifted.

1972–1986	Last Tango in Paris	Banned from 1972 to 1986 for being "obscene".

1982–2009	Lion of the Desert	Banned from 1982 until 2009 as it was considered damaging to the honor of the Italian Army.

1999	Li chiamarono... briganti!	Banned from theatrical release and still not available on VHS and DVD, because of its critical viewpoint about the Italian unification.

1939–1946	The Mikado	Japan	Banned until after World War II because could be construed as disrespectful towards the Emperor of Japan.

1945–1952	The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail	Banned in Japan by the US occupying government for seven years, because of the "feudal values".

1976–1982	In the Realm of the Senses	Banned in Japan for its graphic sex scenes. In 1982 the court ruled in director Nagisa Oshima's favor, but the film is still only available in a censored cut.

2006	The Da Vinci Code	Jordan	Banned because of blasphemous content.

2013	The Wolf of Wall Street	Kenya	Banned for explicit sexual content, profanity, drug use and nudity.

2014	Stories of Our Lives	Banned because this documentary about being gay in Kenya "showed obscenity, explicit scenes of sexual activities" and promoted homosexuality.

2015	Fifty Shades of Grey	Banned due to its sexual content.

1999	South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut	Kuwait	Banned for offending the Muslim Brotherhood. The TV series itself is also banned in the country.

2004	Fahrenheit 9/11	Banned for being critical of the Iraq war and being an insult to Saudi Arabia's royal family.

2007	The Kingdom	Banned for being a "false depiction" of a 1996 bombing in Saudi Arabia.

2017	Beauty and the Beast	Banned due to homosexual references that were found to be offensive.

2006	The Da Vinci Code	Lebanon	Banned because of blasphemous content.

2007	Persepolis	Banned initially after some clerics found it to be "offensive to Iran and Islam." The ban was later revoked after an outcry in Lebanese intellectual and political circles.

2008	Waltz with Bashir	The film is banned in Lebanon, with the most harsh critics saying the film depicts a vague and violent time in Lebanon's history.

2017	Wonder Woman	Pulled from distribution before premiere on account of that film's lead star Gal Gadot's service in the Israeli Army, leading to a campaign against her and in accordance with a decades-old law that boycotts Israeli products and bars Lebanese citizens from traveling to Israel or having contacts with Israelis.

1979	Monty Python's Life of Brian	Main article: List of films banned in Malaysia	Banned because of blasphemous content.

1993	Schindler's List	Banned initially; the Malaysian Film Censorship Board described the film as “propaganda with the purpose of asking for sympathy.” A heavily censored DVD version was later released in 2004.

1994	Pulp Fiction	Banned due to intense violence, drug abuse, explicit nudity, and scenes of sexual violence.

1998	Barney's Great Adventure	Banned because the censors found it to be unacceptable for children to watch, without providing any further explanation.

2001	Zoolander	Banned for its negative portrayal of Malaysia. In this comedy film, the title character visits Malaysia which is depicted as an impoverished country, dependent on sweatshops.

2013	The Wolf of Wall Street	Banned due to its strong sexual content, drug abuse and offensive language.

2014	The Raid 2: Berandal	Banned on its initial release.

2014	Noah	Banned due to religious content and its depictions of the prophets.

2015	Fifty Shades of Grey	Banned due to its strong sexual content and graphic nudity.

2015	The Danish Girl	Banned due to sexual and nude content as well on grounds of moral depravity.

2017	Beauty and the Beast	Banned due to homosexual references in the movie. Disney rejected the Film Censorship Board's cuts. Released without any cuts.

1987	The Last Temptation of Christ	Mexico	Banned for blasphemic themes.

1932	Scram!	Netherlands	Banned on its initial release because of a scene where Laurel and Hardy sit on a bed with a woman to whom they were not married.

2010	Maladolescenza	Banned since 25 March 2010 by the court of Alkmaar, which classified several scenes as child pornography. The decision therefore means that possession, distribution and knowingly gaining access to the movie is prohibited.

1975–1992	Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom	New Zealand	Banned on its initial release, but lifted after seventeen years.

1980, 2006	Cannibal Holocaust	Banned due to its extremely violent content and actual on-screen killings of animals. (also refused release in 2006)

1981	Mad Max	Banned in 1979 because of a graphic violent death. (VHS release was later approved)

2004	Puni Puni Poemy	Banned on the grounds that it "tends to promote and support the exploitation of children and young persons for sexual purposes, and to a lesser extent, the use of sexual coercion to compel persons to submit to sexual conduct."

2007–2008	Hostel: Part II	Banned due to one scene that "fuses an act of extreme violence with sexual gratification". This scene's inclusion led to the film being classified as objectionable under s3(2)(f) of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 on the grounds that it "tend[s] to promote and support acts of torture and the infliction of extreme violence and extreme cruelty", thus making it illegal for the film to be displayed publicly.

2005	Vase de Noces	Banned because the film "promotes and supports bestiality". As of 2017, it is still banned.

2010	I Spit on Your Grave (2010 remake)	Banned "because it tends to promote and support the use of violence to compel any person to submit to sexual conduct."

2010	Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny	Banned on the grounds of sexual exploitation of children. Due to the reaction from New Zealand film authorities, distributor Madman Entertainment chose not to release the remaining volumes there.

2011	Megan Is Missing	Banned for its sexual violence involving young people.

2011	The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)	Banned due to its gore, violence and sexually explicit content.

2012	A Serbian Film	Banned by the government on May 25, 2012 due to "objectionable content" (offensive depictions of sexual violence, pedophilia, extreme violence, necrophilia and/or other content that is offensive and abhorrent)

2013	Maniac	Banned from theatrical and home video release; the OFLC felt that "the tacit invitation to enjoy cruel and violent behavior through its first-person portrayal and packaging as entertainment is likely to lead to an erosion of empathy for some viewers".

2014	High School DxD	Banned on the grounds of sexual exploitation of children. The OFLC stated in their report publications were banned if containing what the board felt was "to reinforce the notion that young persons are sexually desirable and available".

2009	District 9	Nigeria	Banned due to accusations of being xenophobic and racist towards Nigerians.

2004	Team America: World Police (2004)	North Korea	Banned for ridiculing President Kim Jong-Il.

2009	2012	Banned because the year 2012 coincides with Kim Il Sung's 100th birthday. The year had also been designated "the year for opening the grand gates to becoming a rising superpower." Thus, a movie which depicts the year in a negative light was found to be offensive by the North Korean government.

2014	The Interview (2014)	The government of North Korea believes that the film, about the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, represents "dangerous filmmaking, which justifies and encourages terrorism," according to a statement made by the North Korean embassy in Russia.

2015	Child 44 (2015)	Banned since 15 April 2015, when the Russian film distributor Central Partnership announced that the film would be withdrawn from cinemas in Russia, although some media stated that screening of the film was blocked by the Russian Ministry of Culture.

1964–1971	491	Norway	Banned due to homosexual themes; a censored version was later released.

1972	Pink Flamingos	Banned on its initial release until the 1980s.

1974–1997	The Texas Chain Saw Massacre	Banned due to high impact scary violence. Ban lifted in 1997 and re-released uncut with an 18 (Adults only) rating.

1979–1980	Monty Python's Life of Brian	Banned due to jokes deemed offensive to religious people. In Sweden the film was allowed for release and even screened with the tagline "The film so funny that it got banned in Norway".

1987	Nekromantik	Banned outright by the Norwegian Media Authority due to outrageous, offensive & abhorrent content (Necrophilia, extreme violence, animal cruelty, and/or other material that is disgusting & abhorrent).

2009	Ichi The Killer	Banned due to high impact violence and cruelty. In January 2009, The Norwegian Media Authority classified the film as "Rejected" and banned the film outright in Norway after the government learned of an incident at the Stockholm Film Festival where two people both vomited and fainted while watching the film.

2011	A Serbian Film	Banned due to violation of criminal law sections 204a and 382 which deal with the sexual representation of children and extreme violence.

1940	The Great Dictator	Paraguay	Banned under the regime of Higinio Morínigo.

1971	Sacco e Vanzetti	Banned under the regime of Alfredo Stroessner for "encouraging Communism".

1979	The Deer Hunter	Banned under the regime of Alfredo Stroessner for "danger of being misunderstood".

1980	The Blood of Hussain	Main article: List of films banned in Pakistan	Banned by General Zia ul-Haq, after he seized power in a coup de état in 1977, as the film portrays a fictional military coup in an unfavourable light.

2006	The Da Vinci Code	Banned because of blasphemous content.

2012	Agent Vinod	Banned by the Central Board of Film Censors of Pakistan, for containing various controversial references to the Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence.

2016	Maalik	Banned by the Government of Pakistan.

2016	Sarabjeet	Banned because of blasphemous content and excessive controversial depictions.

1977	Hubad na Bayani	Philippines	Banned. Depiction of human-rights abuses during the martial-law era

1987	The Last Temptation of Christ	Banned for blasphemic themes.

1998–present	Total ban of every film starring Claire Danes	All of Danes' films were banned in Manila due to disparaging comments made by her about the city. Although she later apologized, the city government did not find any form of sincerity in the apology, and her films remain banned in the area.

2000	Toro/Live Show	Banned for explicit sexual content.

2003	Imelda	Banned, after Imelda Marcos, on whom the biopic is based, filed a lawsuit.

2006	The Da Vinci Code	Banned because of blasphemous content.

1930	All Quiet on the Western Front	Poland	Banned because censors felt it was "pro-German". Ironically enough it was also banned in Nazi Germany for being "anti-German".

1946	Australia Marches with Britain	Banned without a reason given.

1946	Men of Timor	Banned without a reason given.

1967–1985	Ręce do góry (Hands Up!)	Banned under the Communist regime for 18 years for depicting the Stalinist era. Its director, Jerzy Skolimowski, was so outraged he left his country and moved to the West.

1972	Diabeł (The Devil)	Banned under the Communist regime because of its political anti-war theme.

1973–1981	Opowieść o człowieku, który wykonał 552% normy (A Story of a Man Who Filled 552% of the Quota)	Banned under the Communist regime for being a documentary unveiling the Stalinist past. It was only released after the director, Wojciech Wiszniewski, died in 1981.

1975–1981	Wanda Gościmska. Włókniarka (Wanda Gościmińska. A Weaver)	Banned under the Communist regime for being a documentary unveiling the Stalinist past. It was only released after the director, Wojciech Wiszniewski, died in 1981.

1976–1981	Elementarz (The Primer)	Banned under the Communist regime for being a documentary unveiling the Stalinist past. It was only released after the director, Wojciech Wiszniewski, died in 1981.

1976–1980	Spokój (The Calm)	Banned under the Communist regime for four years because the plot is about a strike. The film was finally shown on Polish television for the first time on 19 September 1980.

1977–1981	Indeks. Życie i twórczość Józefa M. (The Index)	Banned under the Communist regime for four years, because it depicted the 1968 protests.

1981–1988	Kobieta Samotna (A Lonely Woman, also translated as A Woman Alone)	Banned under the Communist regime for its political criticism. It remained banned for seven years, until 1988.

1981–1984	Wahadełko (Shilly Shally) (Shilly Shally)	Banned under the Communist regime for three years, because the story is set during the Stalinist era.

1981–1987	Wielki bieg (The Big Run, also translated as The Big Race)	Banned under the Communist regime for six years for criticizing the regime.

1981–1987	Blind Chance	Banned by the Communist government because of one storyline in this anthology film where Communism in Poland is overthrown.

1981	Był Jazz (There was Jazz)	Banned by the Communist government.

1981	Człowiek z żelaza (Man of Iron)	Banned under the Communist regime for its political criticism and for depicting the labour union Solidarity.

1981–1984	Dreszcze (Shivers)	Banned by the Communist government. The film is a satirical story about a teenager imprisoned at an indoctrination camp.

1981	Gorączka (Fever)	Banned by the Communist government, because of its brutally realistic portrayal of the occupying Soviet forces.

1981	Jak żyć (How to Live)	Banned twice in one year by the Communist government.

1981–1983	Wojna światów – następne stulecie (The War of the Worlds: Next Century)	Banned under the Communist regime for depicting a futuristic society which showed parallels with the political situation of Poland at that time.

1981	Kobieta Samotna (A Lonely Woman)	Banned under the Communist regime for its political criticism.

1982–1989	Przesłuchanie (Interrogation)	Banned under the Communist regime for seven years because of its criticism of Communism. Despite the film's controversial initial reception and subsequent banning, it garnered a cult fanbase through the circulation of illegally taped VHS copies, which director Ryszard Bugajski secretly helped to leak out to the general public.

1982–1987	Matka Królów (The Mother of Kings)	Banned under the Communist regime without even being released for its political criticism. It remained banned for five years, until 1987.

1983–1988	Niedzielne igraszki (Sunday Pranks)	Banned under the Communist regime for five years.

1970	Catch-22	Portugal	Banned under the Marcelo Caetano regime for a scene depicting a character sitting naked in a tree, though the fact that the film satirizes the military may also have been a factor.

1972–1974	Last Tango in Paris	Banned for its strong sexual content (unbanned in 1974).

2014	Noah	Qatar	Banned for depicting the prophets.

1981–1990	Carnival Scenes	Romania	Banned from the personal order of Nicolae Ceaușescu due to violent content.

2008	Saw IV	Banned upon release. Later reclassified and prohibited only to minors.

2009	Milk	Banned upon release. Later reclassified and prohibited only to under-15s.

2014	Nymphomaniac: Vol. II	Classified by the National Cinema Center's rating commission as a film "forbidden to minors under 18 and banned from public screening" due to explicit content.

1966	Andrei Rublev	Russia	Banned in the Soviet Union for its themes of artistic freedom, religion, political ambiguity, autodidacticism, and the making of art under a repressive regime.

1968	Korotkie vstrechi (Brief Encounters)	Banned by the Communist government.

1971	Dolgie Provody (Long Farewells)	Banned by the Communist government for its negative view of a mother-son relationship.

1984–1987	Repentance (Long Farewells)	Banned for its semi-allegorical critique of Stalinism.

2006	Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan	Banned for being "offensive".

2018	The Death of Stalin	Banned by the Ministry of Culture for being offensive and extremist.

2006	The Da Vinci Code	Samoa	Banned outright after church leaders watching a pre-release showing filed a complaint with film censors. (see Censorship in Samoa for details)

2009	The Cell 2	Banned due to violent content. (see Censorship in Samoa for details)

2009	Milk	Banned, originally without being given a reason. Later, it was explained that the censors deemed it "inappropriate and contradictory to Christian beliefs and Samoan culture": "In the movie itself it is trying to promote the human rights of gays." The sex scenes in particular were considered inappropriate by the Samoan Censor Board.

2009	National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year	Banned in 2009. (See Censorship in Samoa for further details)

2004	Fahrenheit 9/11	Saudi Arabia	Banned for being critical of the Iraq war and being an insult to Saudi Arabia's royal family.

2007	The Kingdom	[further explanation needed]

2013	King of the Sands	Banned for depicting the Saudi Arabia country founder Ibn Saud.

2014	Noah	Banned for depicting the prophets.

1977	Ceddo	Senegal	Banned for its presentation of the conflicts between Islamic and Christian religions and ethnic and traditional beliefs. According to another account reported in The New York Times in 1978, the banning was not "because of any religious sensitivity, but because Mr.

1977	Camp de Thiaroye	Banned for criticizing the colonial system.

1971–2011	A Clockwork Orange	Singapore	Banned for over 30 years, before an attempt at release was made in 2006. However, the submission for a M18 rating was rejected, and the ban was not lifted.

1973	The Exorcist	Banned upon initial release, and subsequently rated M18 with cuts made to "a scene of a disfigured statue of the Virgin Mary, and a scene of the possessed girl stabbing herself in the crotch with a crucifix while uttering “Jesus f**k you!”...[for] “films that denigrate any religious group” and “language that denigrates religion or is religiously profane”".

1973	Last Tango in Paris	Banned for its strong sexual content.

1974–2004	The Texas Chain Saw Massacre	Banned for 30 years. Passed uncut after 2004 with an M18 rating for violence.

1975	Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom	Banned due to graphic violence and nudity.

1979	Monty Python's Life of Brian	Banned for "inappropriate" religious content.

1980	Cannibal Holocaust	Banned for graphic violence.

1980–2006	Saint Jack	Banned for the "excessive edits required to the scenes of nudity and some coarse language before it could be shown to a general audience," the film was reclassified to an M18 rating in 2006.

1981	The Evil Dead	Banned since its release in 1981; authorities disallowed it for "excessive graphic violence and gore". Ban lifted in 2011 and reclassified R21.

1986	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2	Banned by the authority. Subsequently, rated R21.

1988	The Last Temptation of Christ	Banned for blasphemous content.

1995	A Night on the Water	Banned for strong sexuality.

2001–2004	Zoolander	Banned without a reason given, though the plot is about a man who is brainwashed to assassinate the Prime Minister of Malaysia, a neighbouring country, which also banned the film.

2004	Formula 17	Banned because it "portrayed homosexuality as normal, a natural progression of society."

2005–2009	Singapore Rebel	Banned for being a political film, which is not allowed in Singapore. In 2009 the film was reviewed by the Political Films Consultative Committee (PFCC) and unbanned, with an M18 rating.

2006	Shortbus	Banned because of pornographic content.

2007	Solos	Banned for pervasive explicit homosexual scenes.

2007	Following Desire	Banned for "excessive sexual acts and stage performances of a sexual nature which are prolonged, gratuitous and exploitative".

2007	Zahari's 17 Years	Banned because, according to the Government of Singapore, it is "against public interests".

2008	A Jihad for Love	Banned for an imbalance depiction of Islam as being intolerant. The interviewees also tried to use religion to justify their homosexuality.

2008	David the Tolhidan	Banned for its "sympathetic portrayal of an organisation viewed as a terrorist organisation by many countries".

2008	Arabs and Terrorism	Banned for its "sympathetic portrayal of an organisation viewed as a terrorist organisation by many countries".

2008	Bakushi	Banned for its "several prolonged and explicit sado-masochistic sequences, demonstrating how the rope masters tied up nude women and subjected them to various degrees of physical abuse and sexual degradation, for the erotic gratification of their audience".

2009	Female Games	Banned for its "explicit lesbian sex acts".

2009	Boy	Banned because it "romanticizes and promotes homosexual relationships. The sexual sequence is prolonged, intense and titillates".

2009	Brides of Allah	Banned because it "promotes and justifies the act of terrorism, and uses religion to justify its cause".

2009	Transgressor (School of the Holy Beast)	Banned because it "portrayed nuns as lesbians with depictions of sadomasochism as well as bondage in many of the scenes".

2010	Dr Lim Hock Siew	Banned due to similar reasons for the film Zahari's 17 Years

2012	Sex. Violence. Family Values	Banned because of Porn Masala, the second story in Ken Kwek's compendium of three short films. It was deemed "racially offensive and demeaning to Indians" by the Board of Film Censors.

2014	To Singapore, With Love	Banned because it allegedly undermined national security as "the individuals in the film have given distorted and untruthful accounts of how they came to leave Singapore and remain outside Singapore," and that "a number of these self-professed 'exiles' were members of, or had provided support to, the proscribed Communist Party of Malaya."

2006	The Da Vinci Code	Solomon Islands	Banned because Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare stated that the film "undermines the very roots of Christianity in Solomon Islands."

1910	The Johnson-Jeffries Fight	South Africa	Banned because the footage depicted the black boxer Jack Johnson defeating the white boxer James J. Jeffries, which had already inspired race riots in the American South.

1964	Zulu	Banned under the apartheid regime from screening to black South Africans, because it depicts a Zulu uprising in the 19th century.

1971–1984	A Clockwork Orange	Banned under the apartheid regime for 13 years, then released with one cut and only made available to people over the age of 21.

1978	Up in Smoke	Banned under the apartheid regime because it "might encourage the impressionable youth of South Africa to take up marijuana smoking".

1978–1983	Pretty Baby	Banned under the apartheid regime until 1983.

1979	Monty Python's Life of Brian	Banned under the apartheid regime because of blasphemous content.

1980	Cruising	Banned under the apartheid regime on its initial release.

1988	Mapantsula	Banned under the apartheid regime for criticism of apartheid.

1989	Cry Freedom	Banned under the apartheid regime for being a biopic about anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko.

1995–1997	Kids	Banned for two years and only unbanned in 1997 on appeal with a no-under 16 age restriction.

2013	Of Good Report	Banned in the entire country because it has a storyline where older men abuse young girls, with scenes deemed "child pornography" according to the censors.

1971	A Clockwork Orange	Main article: Film censorship in South Korea	Banned due to depictions of violence and gang rape. Has been lifted since.

1973	Last Tango in Paris	Banned for its strong sexual content.

1975–1981	Ban Geum-ryeon	Banned for six years, was released with 40 minutes cut.

1979	Apocalypse Now	Banned under President Park Chung-hee's regime, the importation of the film was on hold because of its anti-war theme.

1992	Braindead	Banned for gory violence.

1927–1975	Battleship Potemkin	Spain	Banned under the regime of Francisco Franco out of fear of inciting a Communist revolution.

1957–1986	Paths of Glory	Banned under Franco's regime for its "anti-military" themes.

1960–1975	La Dolce Vita	Banned under the regime of Francisco Franco.

1961–1977	Viridiana	Banned under Franco's regime, although the Film Institute of Spain approved the film's submission to the Cannes Film Festival. After the Catholic Church expressed its indignation, the head of the Film Institute was fired and the film was banned for sixteen years.

1981	La Petición (The Engagement Party)	Banned initially, but finally released under media pressure to reconsider its artistic merit. The film is about a woman involved in sadistic and ultimately fatal sexual relationships with men.

2009	Saw VI	Banned from regular, non-adult cinemas because of the "X" rating.

2010	A Serbian Film	Banned due to extreme violence (contains a lot of sexually violent content).

1975	Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom	Sri Lanka	Banned due to graphic violence and nudity.

2006	Aksharaya (Letter of Fire)	Banned for dealing with issues of incest, murder, and rape.

1969	I Am Curious (Yellow)	Sweden	Banned because of pornography, but after a court case it was allowed.

1974–2001	The Texas Chain Saw Massacre	Banned due to high gore violence and cruelty. Ban lifted in 2001.

1981	Mad Max	Banned because of violent content.

1983	Hell of the Living Dead	[further explanation needed] Released uncut on DVD in the mid-2000s.

1984–2005	Tenebre	Banned because of high impact scary violence. Re-released in an uncut version in 2005.

1985	Return of the Living Dead	Although its status remains unclear(?)[further explanation needed] the first two sequels have been released on DVD.

1997	Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation	Banned because of high impact scary violence and cruelty. Sony Pictures later released the film on DVD.

1957–1970	Paths of Glory	Switzerland	Banned for its critical depiction of the French army during World War I.

1968–1975	Rondo	Banned for its critical look at the Swiss prison system, implying that for the Swiss incarceration as a form of punishment and means of deterrence is more important than integrating released prisoners back into society.

2012	The Dictator	Tajikistan	Banned because of subversiveness.

2014	The Route	Tanzania	Banned because this documentary about human trafficking and sex slavery in Africa "showed too much sex and nudity" and thus was a "threat to Tanzanian culture."

1956	The King and I (1956)	Thailand	Banned because could be construed as disrespectful towards the King of Thailand.

1999	Brokedown Palace	Banned because of its negative portrayal of Thailand with narcotics smuggling – especially with the views of the Thai judicial system despite parts of the film shot on location by the second unit (the majority of the film was filmed in the Philippines).

1999	Anna and the King	Banned because could be construed as disrespectful towards the King of Thailand.

2007	All the Boys Love Mandy Lane	Banned due to violence.

2007	Halloween (2007 remake)	Banned due to depictions of violence.

2008	Frontier(s)	Banned due to violence.

2008	Funny Games	[further explanation needed]

2009	Zack and Miri Make a Porno	Banned by the Ministry of Culture due to sexual content (characters showing how to make their own pornographic video; teens may try to mimic).

2010	Saw VI	Banned due to pro-Thaksin protests and violence in Thailand.

2008	Zack and Miri Make A Porno	Trinidad	Banned because the censors worried that teenagers would mimic the plot and make their own porn movies.

1969	Bir Çirkin Adam (An Ugly Man)	Turkey	Banned for its revelations of the social conditions in the country.

1979	Yorgun Savaşçı (The Tired Warrior)	Banned because it was written by Kemal Tahir, who opposed the regime, and because the story casts doubt on the uniqueness of Kemal Atatürk's contribution to the struggle for the republic in the 1920s.

1987	The Last Temptation of Christ	Banned for blasphemic themes.

1987	Su da Yanar (Water Also Burns)	Banned because it dealt with the banned communist poet Nazim Hikmet.

1972–1979	All foreign films	Uganda	President Idi Amin banned all foreign films in 1972 on the grounds that they contained "imperialist propaganda".

2014	The Wolf of Wall Street	Banned, like in most other African countries.

2005	Hostel	Ukraine	Banned because it depicts Eastern Europe as a region where people are tortured for money. Owning the movie in private is still legal.

2006	Land of the Dead	Banned due to high level violence and blood and gore. The movie also depicts the suffering and the agony of people who were forced to eat human flesh in Kharkiv during the German attack there in 1943.

2007	Hostel: Part II	Banned for the same reason as Hostel. People are allowed to own it on private DVD.

2009	Brüno	Banned for its homosexual themes.

2009	Saw VI	Banned because of scenes of brutal gory violence and torture. In the context of the Saw franchise, this is the only part that is banned.

2013	Evil Dead (2013 film)	Banned due to high level violence and blood, sexual content and gore..

2010	My iz budushchego 2 (We Are from the Future 2)	[further explanation needed]

2018	Hunter Killer	Banned for demonstrating the might of the army of the aggressor country of Russia.

2010	Lamhaa	United Arab Emirates	Banned because of its "objectionable content"; it did not receive a clearance certificate from the UAE Censors Board and was pulled from all UAE cinemas.

2014	Noah	Banned for depicting the prophets.

2015	Fifty Shades of Grey	Banned due to its sexual content.

1927–1975	Battleship Potemkin	United Kingdom	Banned out of fear of inciting a Communist revolution.

1973–1999	A Clockwork Orange	Not banned per se, but withdrawn in the United Kingdom two years after its release by Warner Bros. following a request for this action from its own director, Stanley Kubrick.

2001	Green Dragon	Vietnam	Banned as of 2002.

2002	We Were Soldiers	Banned as of 2002.

1995	Xich lo (Cyclo)	Banned for being too "westernised" in its portrayal of urban poverty in the country.[further explanation needed]

2010	Sex and the City 2	Banned because of a conflict of "cultural values".

2012	The Hunger Games	Banned because of extreme violence and killing.

2012	The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo	Banned because its international distributor, Sony Pictures, did not accept the requirement by the Vietnamese National Film Board of cutting out some sensitive scenes.

1937	La Grande Illusion	Yugoslavia	Banned in 1937 for its anti-war message.

1952–1977	Ciguli Miguli	Banned under the regime of Josip Broz Tito for its satire of socialist bureaucracy. Issued a license for public showing only in 1977.

1971–1987	W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism	Banned under the regime of Josip Broz Tito and seven years after his death in 1980.

1986	Jock of the Bushveld	Zimbabwe	Banned because of its South African origins. At the time Zimbabwe boycotted South African products because of its apartheid regime.

2010	Lobola	Concerned with the custom of lobola, the film was banned because it "doesn't really portray African custom when it comes to marriage, since one does not get married while drunk." Another objection is a scene where a young couple kisses in front of their parents, as well as the "abrupt ending".

2014	Kumasowe	Banned because it depicts violent clashes between members of an apostolic sect in the country and Zimbabwe Republic police officers.

2015	Fifty Shades of Grey	Banned because of the explicit erotic scenes. In some theaters an edited version was allowed.

Sentence(s)

Rififi is one of the banned films.

final_sentence: Rififi is one of the banned films.