Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)

Monty Python’s Life of Brian ended up being banned for several decades in some countries thanks to its religious satire. Even before its release, the film started making big waves due to its religiously controversial scenes, which the producers then cashed in on in a bid to promote its release.

In countries like Norway, Ireland, and South Africa, the film was banned and labeled as blasphemous. Filmmaker Terry Jones even went as far as to start promotional campaigns of the film with taglines like, “So funny, it was banned in Norway!”