13 Shocking Movie Posters That Were Banned

10. Man Bites Dog

Any movie as consciously provocative as Belgian black comic mockumentary Man Bites Dog was always going to attract a fair bit of controversy. The black and white micro-budget movie followed a serial killer's crime spree with a documentary crew in tow, unflinchingly showing him killing victims including a young child.

The original Belgian poster ran with that particular moment, exaggerating it for effect by having a child's pacifier popping into view in the bottom corner, presumably as the killer shot an actual baby. Grim, but effective.

When it came to a foreign release, French regulators insisted on a different version (so dentures were added in the pacifier's place because shooting old people is apparently alright) and the UK banned it too. After a month of it being on show.