9 Movies That Have Been Banned From Netflix

“We provide creators the power to succeed in audiences all all over the world. In some instances we have additionally been compelled to take away particular titles or episodes of titles in particular international locations because of authorities takedown calls for,” Netflix revealed of their Environmental Social Governance report in 2019.

Netflix has most notably been requested to take down content material on 5 completely different events in Singapore alone, partly because of their strict legal guidelines surrounding medicine. Different international locations which have issued takedown notices embrace Germany, Saudi Arabia and New Zealand — whereas the US has allowed Netflix’s total catalog to proceed streaming.

Learn on to search out out which movies and exhibits have been faraway from Netflix…

1. “The Final Hangover”

After premiering in 2018, “The Final Hangover” was banned from Netflix in Singapore after a written demand from the Singapore Infocomm Media Improvement Authority (IMDA). The controversial Brazilian movie is a spoof of “The Hangover” and follows the apostles as they seek for a lacking Jesus following an evening of exhausting partying on the Final Supper.

The movie was additionally initially banned in Brazil however the matter was taken to the nation’s Supreme Court docket the place it was dominated that the ban could be overturned due to Brazilians’ free speech rights.

2. “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj”

In 2019, an episode from Hasan Minhaj’s “Patriot Act” sequence was banned in Saudi Arabia following a grievance from the Saudi Communication and Info Know-how Fee. The episode, titled “Saudi Arabia,” was vital of presidency officers’ response to the homicide of US journalist Jamal Khashoggi. It was mentioned to violate anti-cybercrime regulation, which prohibits the “manufacturing, preparation, transmission or storage of fabric impinging on public order, non secular values, public morals and privateness.”

“We strongly assist creative freedom worldwide and solely eliminated this episode in Saudi Arabia after we had obtained a legitimate authorized demand — and to adjust to native regulation,” Netflix mentioned in an announcement on the time.

3. “The Final Temptation of Christ”

“The Final Temptation of Christ” could have been launched in 1988 nevertheless it was solely just lately banned on Netflix in Singapore. The movie, which was directed by Martin Scorsese, stars Willem Dafoe as Jesus and follows the struggles he faces because the savior of mankind whereas envisioning a extra peculiar life married to Mary Magdalene. The IMDA requested that the film be faraway from Netflix because the movie had been banned within the nation since its launch.

4. “Cooking on Excessive”

“Cooking on Excessive” turned one other Netflix providing to be banned in Singapore in 2018. The sequence, which is among the first-ever aggressive hashish cooking exhibits, didn’t align with the nation’s very strict legal guidelines surrounding medicine.

“Singapore has a zero-tolerance stance towards medicine. The content material code serves to guard the younger from unsuitable content material (together with inappropriate content material that glorifies or encourages drug and substance abuse), preserve group norms and values, and safeguard public pursuits, whereas permitting adults to make knowledgeable decisions,” IMDA mentioned in an announcement.

5. “Disjointed”

Shortly after “Cooking On Excessive” was banned, the IMDA requested that “The Legend of 420” even be faraway from the streaming platform. The comedy sequence, which stars Kathy Bates, follows a longtime hashish activist who will get to reside out her goals of working a medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles.

6. “The Legend of 420”

Unsurprisingly, “The Legend of 420” was additionally faraway from Netflix in Singapore as a result of nature of its content material. The documentary follows the development of the increasing hashish business, together with how society now perceives the drug and the push to decriminalize its use.

7. “Full Steel Jacket”

In 2017, Stanley Kubrick’s “Full Steel Jacket” was banned from Netflix in Vietnam. The movie, which was launched in 1987, follows the trials and tribulations of a gaggle of troopers as they undergo brutal fundamental coaching and are despatched to Vietnam to struggle within the battle. The Vietnamese Authority of Broadcasting and Digital Info (ABEI) requested that the movie be eliminated, more than likely as a result of delicate nature of the battle and the way Vietnam is portrayed.

8. “Evening of the Dwelling Lifeless”

That very same 12 months, the 1990 remake of “Evening of the Dwelling Lifeless” was banned in Germany. The horror flick takes place as a gaggle of the just lately deceased start rising from the grave as flesh-hungry zombies. A small group of survivors are then compelled to sequester themselves in a distant farmhouse as they struggle to determine their destiny. Whereas it isn’t clear why the movie was banned, Netflix obliged the request from the German Fee for Youth Safety (KJM).

9. “The Bridge”

In 2014, “The Bridge” was banned in New Zealand. The haunting documentary focuses on the massive variety of suicides that happen on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge every year. Following its addition to the streaming service, the New Zealand Movie and Video Labeling Physique requested for it to be eliminated because it was deemed “objectionable” within the nation.