If they banned them, you know it’s got to be good! Some of these are simply controversial but many were banned. Bold? Shocking? Or just an overzealous review board telling us what we can and can not watch (and think)?
As we move into another era of book banning and conservatives telling us what we can and can not read, watch or discuss — check out these controversial films from the past — before they are banned yet again!
It is worth noting that owning physical media is the only way to be sure you have access to these films in the future. Streaming services can pull content at any time.
- Faces of Death (1978)
- Fritz the Cat (1972)
- Do The Right Thing (1989)
- Deep Throat (1972)
- Salo Or The 120 Days Of Sodom (1975)
- Viridiana (1961)
- Ecstasy (1933)
- The Good Earth (1937)
- Poison (1991)
- Last Tango in Paris (1972)
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
- Cruising (1980)
- Pink Flamingos (1972)
- Peeping Tom (1960)
- Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971)
- I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967)