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1. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
R | 174 min | Drama, Romance
A filmmaker recalls his childhood when falling in love with the pictures at the cinema of his home village and forms a deep friendship with the cinema's projectionist.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili, Isa Danieli
Votes: 283,683 | Gross: $11.99M
2. Cool World (1992)
PG-13 | 102 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
When Jack Deebs was behind bars he found escape by creating Cool World, a cartoon series featuring a vixen named Holli Would. The flesh proves weaker than ink, however, as Holli takes human form in Las Vegas.
Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Kim Basinger, Janni Brenn, Brad Pitt
Votes: 25,018 | Gross: $14.11M
3. Hitchcock (2012)
PG-13 | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho (1960) in 1959 is explored.
Director: Sacha Gervasi | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Danny Huston
Votes: 79,337 | Gross: $6.01M
4. Censor (2021)
84 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister's disappearance, embarking on a quest that dissolves the line between fiction and reality.
Director: Prano Bailey-Bond | Stars: Niamh Algar, Michael Smiley, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin
Votes: 19,952
5. Student Bodies (1981)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A serial killer with his signature heavy breathing proceeds to systematically kill the students and teachers of Lamab high school.
Directors: Mickey Rose, Michael Ritchie | Stars: Kristen Riter, Matthew Goldsby, Jerry Belson, Joe Flood
Votes: 5,382 | Gross: $5.17M
6. The Adjuster (1991)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
A family with the lack of sincerity faces a crisis.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Elias Koteas, Arsinée Khanjian, Maury Chaykin, Gabrielle Rose
Votes: 3,771 | Gross: $0.40M
7. Hollywood Uncensored (1987)
Unrated | 75 min | Documentary
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and later in the movie Peter Fonda narrate the story about the censorship, exploitation and sex in Hollywood movies from the 1930s and the Hays' Motion Picture Production Code to the present day era.
Director: James Forsher | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Peter Fonda, Carroll Baker, Ira Barmak
Votes: 195
8. Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005 Video)
R | 52 min | Documentary
An in-depth analysis of the "Video Nasty" scandal of the early 1980s in Britain.
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Chris Theobald, Norman Abbott, Barrie Gold, Bill Best
Votes: 490
9. Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary
A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.
Director: Jake West | Stars: Julian Petley, Marc Morris, Andy Nyman, Xavier Mendik
Votes: 1,327
10. Indie Sex: Censored (2007 TV Movie)
66 min | Documentary
The history of film censorship in the United States. The documentary covers the pre-code era, to the 1934 introduction of the Hays Code. This slowly broke down and the MPAA was introduced in 1968.
Director: Lesli Klainberg | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Ruhxen Artie, Jamie Babbit, Fenton Bailey
Votes: 489
11. The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 124 min | Documentary
This is a documentary that revisits the making of Gone with the Wind (1939) with archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.
Director: David Hinton | Stars: Christopher Plummer, L. Jeffrey Selznick, David O. Selznick, Irene Mayer Selznick
Votes: 674
12. Porn Wars (1999 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
A look at the British porn industry, just as hardcore sex films were about to become legal.
Director: Alexander Gardiner | Stars: Derek Botham, William Carioca, Elizabeth Coldwell, Ben Dover
13. Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (2006 Video)
R | 46 min | Documentary
An investigation of UK video censorship after the video recordings act was introduced.
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Chris Theobald, Mary Whitehouse, Graham Bright, Ken Penry
Votes: 260
14. Hell on Earth: The Desecration and Resurrection of 'The Devils' (2002 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary
Hell on Earth is about Ken Russell's 1971 film, The Devils which is one of the most controversial films ever made. Included are chats with Russell as well as films stars Goergina Hale and ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Joyce | Stars: Mark Kermode, Roy Baird, Michael Bradsell, Imogen Claire
Votes: 237
15. Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2009)
98 min | Documentary
Twenty five years on, the original cast and crew look back on the John Landis classic, An American Werewolf In London.
Director: Paul Davis | Stars: Paul Davis, Jenny Agutter, David Schofield, Robert Paynter
Votes: 248
16. Empire of the Censors (1995 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
The history of film and video censorship in Great Britain.
Director: Saskia Baron | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Tom Dewe Mathews, Derek Hill, Jeffrey Richards
Votes: 143
17. Of Pigs and Men (2009 Video)
78 min | Documentary
The making of the controversial 1975 bestiality art-film VASE DE NOCES.
Director: Federico Caddeo | Stars: Dominique Garny, Thierry Zéno
Votes: 13
18. El censor (1995)
110 min | Drama
During the military dictatorship an official who fulfills the role of censor it must choose between a friend, and the government it serves. Years later, in democracy , tries to recapture the link with your friends.
Director: Eduardo Calcagno | Stars: Ulises Dumont, Patricio Contreras, Lorenzo Quinteros, Alberto Segado
Votes: 94
19. Fear, Panic & Censorship (2000 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Rare documentary about Video Nasties and film, video and internet censorship in the UK. Was first screened as part of Channel 4's controversial "Banned Weekend" which focused on films and ... See full summary »
Director: David Kenny | Stars: Tom Dewe Mathews, Jack Sargeant, Nigel Wingrove, John Beyer
Votes: 46
20. Sickies Making Films (2018)
83 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
A love letter to film history, Sickies Making Films looks at our urge to censor movies and asks, Why? By focusing on the Maryland Board of Censors, the nation's longest lasting censor board... See full summary »
Director: Joe Tropea | Stars: John Waters, Mary Avara, Howard Denis, Ross Freedman
Votes: 48
21. X-Rated (2004)
60 min | Documentary
A history of movies which have been certified with adult ratings by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) from 1951 when the 'X' Certificate was invented, right up until the present day of '18' and 'R18'.
Stars: Neil Pearson, Ken Penry, Tom Dewe Mathews, John Waters
Votes: 45
22. Banned in the UK (2005)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Iain Lee, Muriel Gray, Sheryl Garratt, John Hassey
Votes: 17
23. The History of Hardcore (2002 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary
A Television documentary commissioned by Channel Four (UK). The programme charts the history of hardcore pornography on film, dating back to the turn of the 20th century. Utilsing rare ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Morrison | Stars: Nicola Duffett, David McGillivray, Jonathon Green, Michael Harvey
Votes: 32
24. Salò: Fade to Black (2001 Video)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Retrospective documentary on the making of Pier Paolo Pasolini's controversial last film Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975).
Director: Nigel Algar | Stars: Mark Kermode, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bernardo Bertolucci, Catherine Breillat
Votes: 73
25. Banned (1991 TV Special)
55 min | Documentary
About the mission of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) in the UK film industry and import. All classification decisions are based on the BBFC's published and regularly updated... See full summary »
Directors: Nicholas Fraser, Michael Jones | Stars: Charlotte Cornwell, Sonia Ritter, Alex Mollo, Tony Aldgate
26. The Last Days of the Board (1999 TV Movie)
60 min
A look at the last days of James Ferman's rule as Chief Censor of the British Board of Film Classification.
Stars: David Alton, Ray Brady, Robin Duval, Richard Falcon
Votes: 6
27. Violence and the Censors (1995 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary
Four former censors from the British Board of Film Classification look at violence in film. All four had just been sacked by James Ferman, the Director of the BBFC.
Director: Peter Lee-Wright | Stars: Nick Allder, Jim Allen, Dora Black, David Blewitt
28. Censuren - En thriller (2011 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
A look at the history of the Swedish Film Censorship Board from its creation in 1911, to its closure in 2011.
Director: Peter Normark | Stars: Ulf Dalquist, Rickard Gramfors, Christina Lindberg, Aki Nyman
Votes: 14
29. Deliver Us from Evil (2000 TV Movie)
43 min | Documentary
An obsessed film student captures the sick twisted events that occur in his life and the lives of the people around him, leading up to an actual exorsism.
Votes: 12
30. Walking with Pasolini (2008 Video)
21 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary that tells a story of who Pasolini was, his beliefs, why he made Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975), and what happened in the UK when the film was released in 1977.
Director: Roberto Davide | Stars: Neil Bartlett, Craig Lapper, David Forgacs, Roberto Davide
Votes: 36
31. In a Funny Sort of Way (2005 Video)
28 min | Short
The makers of THE NAKED BUNYIP take a look back at the production of the film as well as the impact it had on the Australian film industry.
Stars: Phillip Adams, Graeme Blundell, John Button, Carlotta
32.
Sex in the 70s (2005– )
Episode:
Blue Movies
(2005)
Documentary
The rise and fall of the 1970s British sex-comedy. From the early days of 1960s nudist films to their death in the 1980s when video and hardcore arrived.
Director: Jacques Peretti | Stars: Michael Armstrong, Robin Askwith, Christopher Biggins, Veronica Doran
Votes: 15
33.
Banned in the UK (2005)
Episode:
Early '80s
(2005)
Documentary
Controversy and censorship from the early 80s, including the video nasties, Derek and Clive Get the Horn, Ian Dury's Spasticus Autisticus, Joey Deacon, the Falklands War, and the Romans in Britain.
Stars: Tony Benn, Michael Bogdanov, Graham Bright, Horace Cutler
34.
Banned in the UK (2005)
Episode:
1995-1999
(2005)
Documentary
Controversy and censorship 1995-99, includes CRASH and KIDS, alcopops, Beaver Espania ad, corporal punishment, gays in the army, the Sensations and Mapplethorpe exhibits, David Hamilton's ... See full summary »
Stars: John Beyer, Louisa Buck, Garry Bushell, Matthew Collings
35.
Banned in the UK (2005)
Episode:
Early '90s
(2005)
Documentary
Controversy and censorship from 1990 to 1995, including the Spanner trial, mad cow disease, dangerous dogs, the Boy Meets Girl ban, badly behaved footballers, and Savoy Publishing's prosecution for Lord Horror and Meng and Ecker comics.
Stars: Ray Brady, Garry Bushell, Avedon Carol, Kelly Cates
36.
Hollywood (1980)
Episode:
Single Beds and Double Standards
(1980)
Documentary, Biography, History
Mounting scandals including drug addiction and murder force the studios to appoint Will Hays as a morals czar to oversee production.
Directors: Kevin Brownlow, David Gill | Stars: James Mason, Cedric Belfrage, Karl Brown, Viola Dana
Votes: 84
37.
Timeshift (2002–2017)
Episode:
Dear Censor... The secret archive of the British Board of Film Classification
(2011)
59 min | Documentary
A look at the files of the BBFC, which examines the relationship between the censor and the filmmakers.
Director: Matt Pelly | Stars: Craig Lapper, Matthew Sweet, A.T.L. Watkins, Christopher Frayling
Votes: 29
38.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
The State of Denmark
(1970)
Documentary
On the abolishment of censorship in Denmark, infamous morality campaigner Mary Whitehouse goes on an inspection of the state.
Stars: Michael Jackson, Mary Whitehouse, Karen Horsens, Jorgen Langkilde
39.
Late Review (1994–2014)
Episode:
Censorship and Cronenberg 's Crash
(1996)
Biography, Talk-Show
Mark Lawson is joined by Germaine Greer, Howard Jacobson, Allison Pearson, and Christopher Tookey to discuss the moral panic over David Cronenberg's CRASH. Other recent censorship controversies are also covered.
Stars: Chris Auty, David Cronenberg, Germaine Greer, Howard Jacobson