Research reveals UK has more banned films than any other country in the world
New research reveals that the UK has more banned movies than any other country in the world.
You can view the research here: https://casino.partycasino.com/en-ca/blog/most-banned-movies/
You can view the 89 banned films in the UK below this email, as well as the year they were banned and the reason they were prohibited (it’s a long table!).
The top ten films banned in the most countries around the world are:
Rank |
Film |
No. of countries banned in |
1 |
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre |
11 |
2 |
Last Tango in Paris |
7 |
2 |
The Last Temptation of Christ |
7 |
2 |
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom |
7 |
2 |
Noah |
7 |
2 |
Fifty Shades of Grey |
7 |
2 |
A Clockwork Orange |
7 |
2 |
The Da Vinci Code |
7 |
9 |
Cannibal Holocaust |
6 |
9 |
Monty Python’s Life of Brian |
6 |
Reason for banning |
Number of films |
Percentage of films banned for this reason |
Political reasons |
335 |
38.4% |
Sexual content |
214 |
24.5% |
Violent content |
198 |
22.7% |
Religious reasons |
65 |
7.5% |
Criminal content |
19 |
2.2% |