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Lonnie Lynn
Common
12 Years A Slave
Lupita Nyong'o
This 2006 religious mysterious film and the 2003 book it is adapted from are the only pieces of media to be officially banned by the Vatican City for it's 'inaccurate depiction of Christians and Christianity'
The Da Vinci Code
Adrien Brody became the youngest winner for Best Actor at the Academy Awards for portraying holocaust survivor Wladyslaw Szpilman in this 2002 film
The Pianist
Lose Yourself by Eminem
Cherilyn Sarkasian
Cher
Critters 3
Leonardo Dicaprio
This 1980 faux shockumentary is banned in over twenty countries for it's depection of violence and animal slaughter though Iceland also banned it for it's 'abhorrent depiction of indigenous cultures and practices'
Cannibal Holocaust
This 1987 film follows the rise to fame and untimely death of seventeen year old Ritchie Valens
La Bamba
Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls
City of Angels
Brianne Desaulniers
Bri Larson
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Johnny Depp
This 2012 black political satire film co written by and starring Sacha Baron Cohen is the only film to be banned in the the country of Tajikistan
The Dictator
Sissy Spacek won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of country legend Loretta Lynn in this 1980 musical biography
Coal Miner's Daughter
Try Again by Aaliyah
Romeo Must Die
Eric Marlon Bishop
Jamie Foxx
Halloween: H20
Josh Hartnett
this 2023 movie about a famous doll entering the real world was banned in Algeria for 'promoting homosexuality and western deviancies'
Barbie
This semi autobiographical tale of the various cons performed by Frank Abagnale Jr has been adapted into both a movie in 2002 and a musical in 2011
Catch Me If You Can
The Great Beyond by REM
Man On The Moon
Belcalis Almanzar
Cardi B
Star Trek (2009)
Chris Hemsworth
Despite being directed by Martin Scorsese and starring the likes of Willem Dafore, Harvery Keitel, David Bowie and Barbara Hershey this historical film was banned in countries like Greece for many years and is still banned in the Philippines as of 2024
The Last Tempetation of Christ
O'Shea Jackson Jr portrayed his father O'Shea Jackson Sr (better known by the stage name Ice Cube) in this 2015 film about the rise and fall of rap group NWA
Straight Outta Compton
Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio
Dangerous Minds