Over the years, an array of jaw-dropping sexy movies have taken the world by storm by pushing boundaries with bold sex scenes.
These days, with easy access to online porn, films containing erotic scenes aren’t shocking to most, however, over the years many raunchy movies have been banned by different countries across the globe.
While many find the scenes titillating and liberating, some of the films containing explicit sex scenes have caused outrage among Censorship boards.
Whether it’s BDSM and fetish scenes, full-frontal nudity or any sexual acts up close and in detail, Daily Star Online explored popular films that have been banned for being too racy.
The Wolf of Wall Street
Leonardo Dicaprio and Margot Robbie’s sex scenes were deemed inappropriate by some (Image: 2013 Paramount Pictures)
The Martin Scorsese flick starring Leonardo DiCaprio has been banned in Malaysia and Nepal due to its racy sex scenes and drug use.
Despite being hugely popular, the movie had three scenes cut in India, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The banned parts included the gay orgy scene, Jonah Hill masturbating, and Leonardo DiCaprio snorting cocaine off a woman’s bottom with a straw.
Brokeback Mountain
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Ang Lee’s passionate love story follows two cowboys who develop a sexual and emotional relationship with one another.
The 2005 film starring Jack Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger picked up several Academy Awards, however the Oscar favourite wasn’t shown in some countries due to erotic gay sex scenes.
It was banned in most Middle Eastern countries where same-sex relationships are criminalised and considered taboo.
The film was shown on Italian television back in 2008, but all homoerotic scenes and references were removed.
Fifty Shades of Grey
Some officials objected to the steamy erotic flick (Image: FREE TO USE)
E. L. James’ erotic story is about the dominant and submissive relationship between Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, and is known for its steamy sex and BDSM scenes.
The film starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan was banned in cinemas by Indian censors even though all scenes of nudity were removed, according to Reuters.
It was reported that the officials objected to salacious content in the film’s dialogue, according to sources at Universal.
Ken Park
The racy film was banned and never released in Australia (Image: Vitagraph Films)
The 2002 erotic drama was written by Harmony Korine, who based it on Larry Clark’s journals and stories.
The movie also wasn’t released in Australia as it “… deals with matters of sex in such a way that they offend against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults,” according to their ratings board.
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ caused riots in some cinemas when it was released in 1988 (Image: Universal Pictures)
Martin Scorsese’s 1988 film adaptation of the life of Jesus Christ caused outrage as it depicts Jesus being tempted by Satan to marry Mary Magdalene.
The film was banned in an array of countries after scenes, which saw Jesus having sexual relations with a woman.
I Want Your Love
The 2020 feature-length film was banned in Australia (Image: NakedSword)
Set in San Fransisco, Travis Mathews’ film sees two best friends, who are gay, playfully negotiate their way towards having sex together for the first time.
It received a ban in Australia and was denied a certificate to screen at a gay film festival after the explicit sex scenes.
Actor James Franco spoke out against the ban, saying in a video posted by Out Magazine, that the Australian Classification Board’s decision to yank the film from planned screenings at the festivals in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane “really silly” and “very short-sighted.”
He continued that “sex in films hasn’t had a chance to grow and become a sophisticated storytelling device.
“Frankly, adults should be able to choose … I don’t know why in this day and age, something like this…is being banned. It’s just embarrassing.”
Eyes Wide Shut
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Starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, Eyes Wide Shut is an erotic mystery psychological drama directed, produced and co-written by Stanley Kubrick.
Kubrick died a week after editing was completed on the 1998 movie, so he wasn’t aware of the censors demands due to the steamy orgy scene.
He was said to be obliged to make an R-rated erotic drama, so Warner Brothers erased anything too racy.
Fans and critics of the film were disappointed in the result, but eventually the uncut version was released in the US on DVD.
Last Tango in Paris
The director of The Last Tango in Paris was prosecuted for ‘making a pornographic film’ (Image: United Artists)
The erotic flick released in 1972 sees a recently widowed American who begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.
Its sultry scenes caused an absolute scandal as in Italy, director Bernardo Bertolucci’s home country, the film was removed from circulation.
Bertolucci was then prosecuted for obscenity. He was indicted by a court in Bologna for making a pornographic film, and he was acquitted.
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