banned films
Outlawed cinema works
Films prohibited from distribution or exhibition by government censorship, religious authorities, or other regulatory bodies.
The grounds for banning typically include obscenity, political subversion, blasphemy, or violence deemed too extreme.
Some banned films gain notoriety precisely because of their prohibition: The film was banned in twelve countries, which only increased demand for bootleg copies.
The designation often shifts with time and changing standards—yesterday's banned film becomes tomorrow's cinema classic.
- A Clockwork OrangeDystopian novel about conditioning
- obscenity lawsLegal restrictions on offensive expression
- samizdatClandestine dissident publishing
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- hate speechLanguage attacking protected characteristics
dissident · violence · bootleg · under the counter · ban · artistic expression · book burning · classification systems · societal taboos · public protests · freedom of speech · political dissent · blacklisted · uncut · director · cinema · restricted · underground
- Censored Contentrestricted access, redacted text, copyright strikes
- free speechfree expression, freedom of speech, protected speech, speech rights, speech protection