

In case you weren't already aware, our fragile little minds are very easily corruptible. The vaguest notion of sex or violence in film and we're all of a flutter. Therefore, we need censorship to keep us sane.
But as this list of banned films shows, sometimes film censors gets a little bit out of hand. They get power-hungry and go around banishing whatever they see fit.
Here are 10 examples of movies that have bore the brunt of their wrath - some with good reason, others have been banned for reasons that are rather strange.
Banned films list










- Banned books list: books so controversial they were banned
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As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.