Just one year after the controversial film Scarface played in theaters throughout most of the United States, the Czech-Austrian film Ecstasy would make its way to America and would immediately cause a tidal wave of controversy. Films that are assigned the Tidak Diluluskan Untuk Tayangan ("Not Passed for Screening") category by the Film Censorship Board of Malaysia are banned for sale, possession, distribution and screening. In America' is a collection of footage showing the most gruesome, darkest side of humanity. The novel is regularly assigned in high schools as a cautionary tale regarding the American … Unbanned in 1916 outside of Kansas. Release date Date(s) banned Film Reason 1915 1915-1916 The Birth of a Nation: Banned in several American cities for its racist content and portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan, 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. Another classic at the top of the list of frequently banned books, according to the ALA, is F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." The German film The Tin Drum was banned in Oklahoma when it was released in the late 70s. This literary classic is a contender for the title Great American Novel. Early cinema exhibition became subject to the Disorderly Houses Act 1751. All bans on the film have since been lifted, but in the immediate aftermath Hollywood was very concerned about releasing other films that would be banned in lucrative markets like Germany. Oklahomans objected to an oral sex scene between a young boy and an older woman. Many books have been forbidden in America's public school systems at one time or another. Banned in several American cities for its racist content and portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan, 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. The ban was eventually lifted, while The Tin … Get ready for the bizarre reasons that get movies banned in America. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979) From one portrayal of Christ to another… almost. 11 Movies Banned in the United States of America. Curiously, the film was also banned in Poland — allegedly for being viewed as too pro-German. 15 Controversial Movies That Have Been Banned Around the World. Some films are well received, but others aren't quite so lucky. As corporate contributions partially funded the creation of the movie, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) banned the film until the 2008 election was over. 'Banned! The central plot line involves a mad Dutch scientist who kidnaps a trio of American tourists and surgically stitches them together, mouth to anus. It was argued that the film was going to be used to raise campaign dollars for Republican candidates. Banned In: UK, Australia, Iceland, Norway, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore To this day, horror movie legend Wes Craven's directorial debut of The Last House on the Left, is probably his most unpleasant offering.It's the tale of the torture and (eventual) murder of a teenage girl and the violent revenge her parents enact on the perpetrators.