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| Rank | Topic | Wikipedia views Oct 21 2010 |
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| 1 | 2009: The Hangover | 21712 |
| 2 | 1983: I Spit on Your Grave was banned in the Maritimes until 1998. | 14449 |
| 3 | 2004: Saw | 13087 |
| 4 | 1973: The Exorcist | 11998 |
| 5 | 2007: 300 | 11547 |
| 6 | 2009: Saw VI was rated X and thus banned from regular, non-adult cinemas. </ref> | 9270 |
| 7 | 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." | 8654 |
| 8 | 1987: Full Metal Jacket | 8642 |
| 9 | 1971: A Clockwork Orange | 8073 |
| 10 | 1979: Apocalypse Now | 7454 |
| 11 | 1975: Jaws - passed for a VCD release and a long-time delayed DVD release by Movie Master | 7272 |
| 12 | 1993: Schindler's List | 7261 |
| 13 | 1984: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | 7108 |
| 14 | 1970: Catch-22 | 7080 |
| 15 | 2007: Superbad | 6785 |
| 16 | 2003: Freddy vs. Jason | 6761 |
| 17 | 1996: Scream | 6740 |
| 18 | 2003: Kill Bill: Vol. 1 - passed for DVD release by Berjaya HVN | 6724 |
| 19 | 2003: The Matrix Revolutions | 6664 |
| 20 | 1998: Saving Private Ryan | 6552 |
| 21 | 2007: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End was banned because according to Xinhua, the state news agency of the People's Republic of China, 10 minutes of footage containing Chow Yun-fat's portrayal of Singaporean pirate Sao Feng have been trimmed from versions of the film which may be shown in China. Chow is onscreen for 20 minutes in the uncensored theatrical release of the film. No official reason for the censorship was given, but unofficial sources within China have indicated that the character offered a negative and stereotypical portrayal of the Chinese people. {{cite news| | 6513 |
| 22 | 2005: Sin City | 6084 |
| 23 | 1983: Scarface | 5952 |
| 24 | 2003: The Matrix Reloaded | 5909 |
| 25 | 2008: Saw V | 5761 |
| 26 | 1918: Manitoba institutes a ban (since lifted) on all comedies. | 5599 |
| 27 | 1980: Cannibal Holocaust | 5434 |
| 28 | 2005: Saw II | 5339 |
| 29 | 2005: Brokeback Mountain | 5203 |
| 30 | 2006: Saw III | 5127 |
| 31 | 2007: Saw IV | 4967 |
| 32 | 2008: Zack and Miri Make a Porno | 4959 |
| 33 | 1981: Mad Max (VHS release was later approved) | 4787 |
| 34 | 2005: Hostel | 4583 |
| 35 | 1994: True Lies: an action film that was banned for featuring Muslim terrorists. | 4524 |
| 36 | 1997: Boogie Nights | 4443 |
| 37 | 1981: The Evil Dead | 4414 |
| 38 | 2004: The Passion of the Christ | 4340 |
| 39 | 1980: Caligula is banned by all provinces, except for Quebec which gave it the 18+ rating. Edited versions were later passed. | 4328 |
| 40 | 2007: Halloween (2007) | 4284 |
| 41 | 2008: RocknRolla | 4246 |
| 42 | 2009: Halloween 2 (2009) | 4243 |
| 43 | 1994: Natural Born Killers - unbanned. | 4207 |
| 44 | 1996: From Dusk till Dawn - unbanned in 2000. | 4103 |
| 45 | 1986: Platoon was banned due to vulgar language and violence. | 4044 |
| 46 | 1945: The Akira Kurosawa directed movie The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail was temporarily banned by the SCAP because it portrayed feudalism in a positive light. | 4032 |
| 47 | 2009: The Haunting in Connecticut | 3978 |
| 48 | 2005: The 40-Year-Old Virgin | 3920 |
| 49 | 1915: The Birth of a Nation banned in several American cities, including Chicago, Las Vegas, Denver, Pittsburgh and St. Louis, and the states of Ohio, Kansas, and West Virginia, as well as "dozens" of other jurisdictions. Unbanned in 1916 outside of Kansas. | 3844 |
| 50 | 2006: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan | 3808 |
| 51 | 1975: Monty Python and the Holy Grail | 3735 |
| 52 | 1972: Dirty Harry for glamourizing police brutality. | 3699 |
| 53 | 2009: The Last House on the Left | 3547 |
| 54 | 2001: Zoolander | 3540 |
| 55 | 1971: The Last House on the Left - passed for a VCD release by Movie Master in the late-1990's | 3520 |
| 56 | 2007: Alpha Dog | 3516 |
| 57 | 2008: Pineapple Express | 3460 |
| 58 | 2008: Gran Torino | 3439 |
| 59 | 2000: Final Destination | 3353 |
| 60 | 2008: Role Models | 3342 |
| 61 | 2004: The Girl Next Door (2004) | 3306 |
| 62 | 2007: Hostel: Part II | 3268 |
| 63 | 1999: Dogma | 3244 |
| 64 | 2009: Milk (see Censorship in Samoa for details) | 3185 |
| 65 | 1984 - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was banned for its "racist portrayal of Indians and overt imperialistic tendencies". | 3099 |
| 66 | 2008: Step Brothers | 3069 |
| 67 | 1977: Saturday Night Fever | 3053 |
| 68 | 2008: Rambo | 3043 |
| 69 | 2003: Thirteen | 3026 |
| 70 | Land of the Dead (2006) | 2916 |
| 71 | 2008: Repo! The Genetic Opera | 2903 |
| 72 | 2008: Wanted - passed by a release by Berjaya HVN and United International Pictures Malaysia | 2862 |
| 73 | 2005: Hard Candy | 2852 |
| 74 | 2008: You Don't Mess with the Zohan | 2832 |
| 75 | 1932: Freaks banned in Cleveland. | 2790 |
| 76 | 2007: The Simpsons Movie | 2787 |
| 77 | 1997: Blade - passed for a VCD release and a delayed DVD release by Movie Master | 2783 |
| 78 | 2006: The Da Vinci Code | 2767 |
| 79 | 2003: Daredevil (2003) - passed for VCD and DVD release | 2761 |
| 80 | 2003: Underworld (2003) | 2756 |
| 81 | 1959: Ben-Hur, for containing "propaganda of superstitious beliefs, namely Christianity." (Never given permission to screen) | 2719 |
| 82 | 2004: Team America: World Police | 2717 |
| 83 | 1997: Frozen Frozen aka pinyin: JÃdù hánleng is directed by Wang Xiaoshuai. The film was originally shot in 1994, but was banned by Chinese authorities and had to be smuggled out of the country. | 2666 |
| 84 | 1998: The Prince of Egypt | 2662 |
| 85 | 1980: Friday the 13th (since unbanned) | 2574 |
| 86 | We Were Soldiers (as of 2002) http://www.vietquoc.com/news2002/na092102.htm</ref> | 2547 |
| 87 | 2006: Final Destination 3 | 2540 |
| 88 | 2003: Bruce Almighty | 2462 |
| 89 | 1999: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | 2383 |
| 90 | 1997: Bastard Out of Carolina is banned by the Maritime Film Classification Board. This decision was later appealed and a video release was allowed. | 2368 |
| 91 | 2006: Memoirs of a Geisha, over concerns it could rouse anti-Japanese sentiment. (Banned outright) | 2327 |
| 92 | 1995: Showgirls | 2222 |
| 93 | 2002: Queen of the Damned | 2198 |
| 94 | 2006: Shortbus was banned for its explicit sexual content. | 2169 |
| 95 | 1979: Monty Python's Life of Brian | 2165 |
| 96 | 2005: Hostel | 2042 |
| 97 | 2008: Meet the Spartans | 2021 |
| 98 | 1985: Day of the Dead is banned in Ontario and the Maritimes, with a cut version passed in Ontario. | 2002 |
| 99 | 2003: Final Destination 2 | 1995 |
| 100 | 1965: Goldfinger played for six weeks before the Nazi past of Gert Fröbe, who played the title villain, was disclosed. | 1982 |
| 101 | 1931: Frankenstein banned in Kansas for its portrayal of cruelty. | 1970 |
| 102 | 1973: Last Tango in Paris | 1941 |
| 103 | 1985: Rambo: First Blood Part II | 1931 |
| 104 | 2007: The Kingdom | 1918 |
| 105 | 2005: Rent | 1914 |
| 106 | 1956: The Ten Commandments was banned by Paramount Malaysia (now United International Pictures) due to religious content. | 1911 |
| 107 | 2004: Fahrenheit 9/11 | 1869 |
| 108 | 1932: Scarface (1932) - banned in 5 states and 5 other cities due to "glorification of crime" | 1749 |
| 109 | 1999: Three Kings | 1682 |
| 110 | 2007: Persepolis was initially banned in Lebanon 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. | 1676 |
| 111 | 2008: Funny Games | 1650 |
| 112 | 2007: Dead Silence | 1610 |
| 113 | 1982: The Dark Crystal (ceremonial imagery) | 1604 |
| 114 | 2009: Dead Snow | 1565 |
| 115 | 2009: Duplicity - passed by a release by United International Pictures Malaysia | 1518 |
| 116 | 2006: United 93 | 1508 |
| 117 | 2009: Whiteout (2009) | 1507 |
| 118 | 1997: Orgazmo | 1491 |
| 119 | 1989: Pet Sematary , Glory , and Back to the Future Part II (due to a scene where Ayatollah Khomeini is burning in hell; a cut version was later released) | 1485 |
| 120 | 1972: Pink Flamingos | 1477 |
| 121 | 2006: Basic Instinct 2 | 1474 |
| 122 | 1997: Seven Years in Tibet, for its view on a free Tibet. (Banned outright along with actors Brad Pitt and David Thewlis for life) | 1465 |
| 123 | 2002: 40 Days and 40 Nights | 1464 |
| 124 | 1980: The Gods Must Be Crazy | 1464 |
| 125 | 2004: Sideways | 1429 |
| 126 | 1988: The Last Temptation of Christ | 1324 |
| 127 | 1999: Romance - still banned. | 1313 |
| 128 | 2009: The Collector (2009) | 1286 |
| 129 | 1996 - Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (cut version available) | 1282 |
| 130 | 2005: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | 1282 |
| 131 | 1968: Oliver! | 1257 |
| 132 | 1981: Cruising | 1213 |
| 133 | 2006: Glory Road - was never banned in Malaysia and released by Berjaya HVN | 1158 |
| 134 | 1955: The Toho production Half Human, directed by IshirÅ Honda was put under a self imposed ban by Toho after it was feared that the film would be seen as degrading portrayal of Japan's Ainu minority. The film was never released on laserdisc or DVD, even though there were several home video releases and to this day the only way to see it is through its heavily edited US version. | 1127 |
| 135 | 2000: But I'm a Cheerleader | 1122 |
| 136 | 1978: Pretty Baby is banned in Ontario by the Ontario Censor Board. The ban has been repelled in 1995. | 1121 |
| 137 | 1994: The Naked Gun | 1088 |
| 138 | 2006: See No Evil | 1029 |
| 139 | 1983: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (since unbanned) | 1023 |
| 140 | 2002: The Queen of the Damned | 989 |
| 141 | 1997: Seven Years in Tibet | 987 |
| 142 | 1977: In the Realm of the Senses is banned by all provinces except Quebec. In 1991, the ban was overturned by most provinces. | 982 |
| 143 | 2003: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life | 972 |
| 144 | 2005 - Bumfights: Cause for Concern, Bumfights 2: Bumlife | 965 |
| 145 | 1978: Up in Smoke was banned because the South African censor board feared it might inspire youth to take up marijuana smoking. | 954 |
| 146 | 1987: Cry Freedom was seized by customs upon its initial release; film was later circulated after 1994 when Nelson Mandela was elected president. | 940 |
| 147 | 2009: Waltz with Bashir | 932 |
| 148 | 2004: Alfie (2004) - passed for DVD release by Berjaya HVN | 914 |
| 149 | 1945: Brief Encounter by Noel Coward was banned as it was considered too permissive of adultery. </ref> | 888 |
| 150 | 1966: The Battle of Algiers was banned for five years, due to the political sensitive nature of the film that depicted the Algerian War. | 888 |
| 151 | 1946: The Big Sleep | 879 |
| 152 | 1956: The King & I | 835 |
| 153 | 1962: The Manchurian Candidate | 816 |
| 154 | 1984: The Year of Living Dangerously: </ref> an Australian film about Jakarta under Sukarno's rule in 1965. It was unbanned in 1999. | 784 |
| 155 | 2007: All the Boys Love Mandy Lane | 762 |
| 156 | 1999: Anna and the King | 752 |
| 157 | 1960: Peeping Tom | 746 |
| 158 | 1969: I Am Curious (Yellow) is banned as pornography. After three court cases, it was unbanned when the anti-obscenity laws concerning films was overturned. | 719 |
| 159 | 1996: Last Man Standing | 714 |
| 160 | 1995: Demon Knight | 709 |
| 161 | 1970: Catch-22 was banned until 1974 for the scene showing Capt. Yossarian naked in a tree. | 709 |
| 162 | 1973: Three Days of the Condor | 708 |
| 163 | 1997: Kundun - regarded as Tibetan nationalism (Banned outright along with director Martin Scorsese) | 693 |
| 164 | 1948: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein | 687 |
| 165 | 2001: Ichi the Killer | 683 |
| 166 | 1987: Bad Taste is banned in Nova Scotia; it is now available on DVD with an 18 rating. | 683 |
| 167 | 1970: National Film Board of Canada blocks the release of Denys Arcand's controversial documentary On est au coton. An edited version is released in 1976 but the original unedited version was not released until 2004. </ref> </ref> | 675 |
| 168 | 2001: Fat Girl banned by the Ontario Film Review Board until 2003. | 661 |
| 169 | 2004: A Dirty Shame was banned for its crude humour and sexuality. | 624 |
| 170 | 1993: Farewell My Concubine, a Chinese film that won the Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or, was banned due to homosexual themes and negative portrayal of communism. | 612 |
| 171 | 2005: Inside Deep Throat | 610 |
| 172 | 2002: The Magdalene Sisters | 587 |
| 173 | 1988: The Last Temptation of Christ was never allowed to be screened or released in video formats to the public for its controversial religious content. | 584 |
| 174 | 2007: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters | 583 |
| 175 | 1994: Exit to Eden is temporarily banned by the Saskatchewan Film and Video Classification Board. | 582 |
| 176 | 2010: Lamhaa. It was banned because it's âobjectionable contentâ and did not receive a clearance certificate from UAE Censors Board and has pulled off from all UAE cinemas. This is the first Bollywood film to be banned in the UAE. http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/film/bipasha-basu-starrer-lamhaa-banned-in-the-uae-1.654524 | 568 |
| 177 | 2002: Pinocchio | 542 |
| 178 | 2006: How to Eat Fried Worms | 533 |
| 179 | 1989: Meet the Feebles - still banned as of 2009. | 497 |
| 180 | 2001: Fiza | 484 |
| 181 | 1984: Silent Night, Deadly Night | 484 |
| 182 | 1996 - Fire On its opening day in India, some movie theaters were attacked by Hindu fundamentalists, and the movie was banned for a period, but theater screenings resumed later. | 466 |
| 183 | 2008: Frontier(s) | 465 |
| 184 | 1945: Mildred Pierce | 456 |
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