Why Are These Movies Banned in Other Countries?

👋 Welcome back to Two Peas Out the Pod with Johnny & Shay! Today we’re diving into something wild: 10 Movies That Are Banned Overseas But Still Play in the U.S. 🎬🍿

From shocking political scandals to cultural taboos that some countries just can’t handle, these movies caused so much controversy that governments literally shut them down. 🚫 Meanwhile, in the U.S., they hit theaters, streaming, and even won awards.

Stick around because at the end we’ve got some bonus content 🤫 — an extra banned movie you probably never realized existed, and the reason why it’s off-limits overseas will blow your mind. 💥

🔥 Movie Highlights:
🐺 The Wolf of Wall Street — banned in Malaysia & Lebanon for nudity, profanity, and drug use.
🏔️ Brokeback Mountain — blocked in China & the Middle East for LGBTQ+ themes.
🍩 The Simpsons Movie — Myanmar said nope 🚫 because of a Buddha reference and the color yellow.
🎭 The Interview — North Korea lost its mind over this spoof of Kim Jong-un.
💖 Barbie — banned in Vietnam over a political map controversy.
✝️ The Da Vinci Code — religious protests shut it down in India, Pakistan, and Egypt.
😳 Fifty Shades of Grey — too spicy 🌶️ for Malaysia, Kenya, and Indonesia.
🐸 Shrek 2 — Israel pulled it briefly over a local joke.
🏹 The Hunger Games — rebellion themes? 🚨 Too risky in Vietnam & Thailand.
🌹 Beauty and the Beast — banned in Malaysia & Kuwait for a gay character moment.
And our bonus movie 🎬: Rambo: First Blood Part II — banned in Myanmar for its portrayal of the Vietnamese military.

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📣 Call to Action
So there you have it — 10 (actually 11 😉) movies you can watch freely in the U.S., but that other countries said absolutely not to.

👉 Which one surprised you the most?

👉 Do you think banning movies just makes people more curious to watch them?

💬 Drop your thoughts in the comments below!

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