13 Shocking Movie Posters That Were Banned

By Simon Gallagher / September 2, 2023

7. The Zero Theorem

Who'd have thought that America hated butts?

That was basically the inference taken in the aftermath of this poster for Terry Gilliam's sci-fi The Zero Theorem being banned by the MPAA. It was literally just a case of the cheeky bare backside on show that they balked at.

Gilliam announced the news on his own Facebook page:

Zero Theorem off to a good start in the US thanks to the Motion Picture Association of America’s censors. They have banned our teaser poster because of a bare butt. Your thoughts, please.

Quite what's so offensive by a naked bum remains to be seen, but it was just too much for the people who counted.