10 Banned Horror Movies That Shocked The World
8. Salo (120 Days Of Sodom)
Considering Salo, or 120 Days of Sodom's title alone, it's pretty unsurprising that the film managed to get itself banned in multiple territories for being an absolute grot fest. Enough to set even the most resilient of stomachs turning and the toughest skin crawling, the film is an endurance test that sees a group of young men and women kidnapped and taken to a mansion for the titular 120 days of torture.
Stretching between the sexual and the psychological, Salo doesn't skimp on the stuff that will have you looking away out of disgust, as four politically powerful men act out their most vile fantasies on their newfound slaves. Of course, this swiftly earned a 'no thank you' in plenty of countries, even sparking an arrest in the US (where it hadn't actually been banned) for a sale from a bookstore that cited the owners were 'pandering obscenity'.
Salo sits at either end of the spectrum for critics, with some praising its forthright look at political themes and others slamming it for its gratuitous violence. In either case, it's a grim, often contested movie that has remained controversial for now over 40 years.