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And today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 banned action movies.

You expect me to talk?

No.

Mr Bond, I expect you to die for this list will be looking at any action films that were banned or prevented from releasing in at least one country.

These flicks were censored for everything from violent content to political subversion.

Sometimes all rolled into one, which action flicks didn't make our list.

Let us know in the comments below Number 10.

Hunter killer.

Russia and Ukraine always like to take one last breath before we go under.

You never know what's gonna be like when you come up.

This little known action film contains both high profile actors and a few controversial plot points.

It features Gerard Butler as a submarine commander that helps rescue the Russian president from a coup.

Did we just start a war?

No, but we might have given the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Hunter Killer raised eyebrows in eastern europe, Ukraine decided to ban the movie because of its perceived support of certain Russian figures.

Considering the invasion of Ukraine in 2022 the tension between those nations has only risen in recent years.

Russia also refused to exhibit the film without specifically citing any political reasons.

Since the story shows a scenario for subversive activity in the nation, it's not hard to surmise the underlying decision in not showing it.

What's better you'd be right to be alive.

Number nine True.

Lies Indonesia.

Is there anything you want to tell me before we start.

Yeah, I'm going to kill you pretty soon.

James.

Cameron's action film, features movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger as a secret agent that thwarts a terrorist plot.

Well, that sounds similar to many blockbusters.

This particular release gained poor reviews from some critics for its portrayal of Middle Eastern villains.

You have killed our women and our Children bombed our cities from afar like cowards and you dare to call us harsh notices.

Didn't stop there as the release was outright banned in Indonesia for its apparent mishandling of the Islamic religion.

The villain's characterizations were perceived to have misinterpreted the faith which the nation's Islamic leaders didn't appreciate Schwarzenegger's character fighting and killing.

A majority of them.

Didn't appease detractors either.

Yeah, but they were all bad.

# eight falling down South Korea.

What are you doing there?

Just passing through?

Nobody said you could play through my home, Michael Douglas stars in this film as the deranged William Foster who slowly unravels over the course of a contentious trek through Los Angeles.

Many scenes involved Foster confronting various people, including a korean shop owner in a particularly tense moment you go now, no trouble.

I stay, protesters cried foul at the movie's depiction of minorities, particularly the korean community in L.

A.

This led to a growing outrage that influenced the distributor to stop the film's release in South Korea altogether.

It's been a pleasure frequenting your establishment.

The white anti hero at the center of the film uses verbal altercations and even violence to lash out against the system, prompting viewers to debate the ultimate point of the story all these years later, I'm the bad guy number seven The kingdom kuwait and bahrain.

We're gonna riyadh, is that right?

Yep.

State Department said yes, no White House, we bringing security, nope peter berg's the kingdom takes a look at terrorism and conflicts in the Middle East.

Set in Saudi Arabia, the film gathered inspiration from real life attacks to tell a story about US agents tracking down the perpetrators.

It was banned in nearby countries, kuwait and bahrain with official in the latter citing the film's vilification of Saudi Arabia.

This is just going to further complicate an already deteriorating situation with one of our few remaining allies in the Middle East.

Other critics noted that the movie pushes a narrative of demonizing Middle Eastern people and supporting a patriotic US agenda.

America is not perfect.

Not at all.

I'll be the first to say that, but we are good at this.

The Jamie Foxx film might not be as well remembered for its action scenes, but it certainly struck a nerve with viewers in the region.

Number six.

Goldfinger Israel welcome to our X.

Mr lovely animal, isn't she certainly better bred than the owner.

Often regarded as one of the quintessential James Bond films.

Goldfinger is a classic of the action, spy genre.

The film, Star Sean Connery as the secret agent and the german actor, Garrett Fruit as the titular villain, this is gold Mr Bond all my life.

I've been in love with its color brilliance, its divine heaviness.

While Fruita ranks high among Bond adversaries, the performers past prompted Israel to prevent the movie's release.

He was previously known as a Nazi party member before World War two while his membership call caused considerable outrage.

The official ban was rescinded after the whole story came out.

It was later reported that the actor apparently sheltered a jewish family from the Nazis.

This didn't hurt the film's box office chances.

However, considering that it became a smash hit, I apologize, Goldfinger, it's an inspired deal.

Number five.

Deadpool china looks on everything looks are everything you ever heard?

David Beckham speak.

It's like he mouth sexed a can a helium think Ryan Reynolds got this far on his superior acting method.

Love is blind wade.

No, you're blind Ryan Reynolds successfully turned Deadpool into a massively popular film series.

He also supported the film becoming an all rated experience, complete with all the extreme violence and swearing any fan of the character would expect.

You're probably thinking my boyfriend said this was a superhero movie, but that guy in the red suit.

Just this didn't sit too well with chinese censors who wished for the finished product to be wildly changed.

Considering the endless montages of violence that are integral to the story line, it wasn't feasible to alter it without completely undercutting the film.

You need to say after all this, you can't fix me Reynolds and the creators brushed off the initial band with the movie going on to become one of the most profitable r rated releases ever.

You got me in a box here, # four, the raid to Malaysia.

Mhm.

Indonesian action film.

The Raid two received massive amounts of praise for its visceral and relentless fight scenes.

It also earned a band in Malaysia for its adherence to complete brutality on every level sequences such as a violent prison riot are not for the faint of heart and prompted major pushback from Malaysian sensors.

Without much more clarity on the issue, the band seemed excessive in the eyes of the film's supporters in its native country.

The entire experience still ranks among the more memorable action brawlers in recent memory despite some opponents thinking otherwise.

Number three, Rambo, Myanmar, you know, you never told us your name, done where you from, Who?

We, Arizona, why'd you leave?

I got drafted in there and you just stayed.

Sylvester Stallone's fourth entry in the Rambo series might be the bloodiest of them all his characters efforts to help missionaries in Myanmar set off a chain of events that pit john Rambo against the local military.

You boys wanna shoot now is the time, needless to say, this kind of storyline wasn't welcomed with open arms in Myanmar, the country was dealing with the political revolution in 2007 and 2008, which arguably led the nation to be even more cautious about releasing it.

Rambo also spends most of his run time killing their soldiers with a variety of weaponry.

You know where you are, what you're made of wars in your blood.

Don't fight it along with the excessive violence.

The final product clearly shows their government in a bad light, which makes the subsequent censorship.

Not all that surprising.

# two Mad Max New Zealand and Sweden.

Well, some people remember the sequel's better.

George Miller's original Mad Max laid the template for a dystopian world of gang violence.

Its subject matter didn't go without controversy either.

We're really gonna get it this time.

He had his indicator on new Zealand and Sweden.

Each banned the film for content that was perceived as excessive and gratuitous at the time for new Zealanders.

The burning scene hit especially close to home given the recent activity in the nation for freedom.

Both bands took effect for several years as the film's influence grew and helped create several Sequels.

After changing opinions and cultural shifts, both countries eventually withdrew their restrictions.

Well, damn them.

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Number one Battle Royale Germany, Canada and the US.

This popular adaptation of the Ocean to Call Me book inspired a sequel and influenced other media.

It also attracted condemnation for its plot about students forced to fight to the death.

Multiple territories didn't see the film until years later, partially due to its controversial content, Germany temporarily banned the movie Years later, while U.

S.

And Canadian theaters never saw wide scale release, the story continues to garner attention for its frequent scenes of violence between younger characters.

Due to the preventative measures of distributors, Battle Royale had to become a cult hit through word of Mouth and later home video formats.

The boundary pushing storyline remains one of the more thrilling of its kind.

Later hailed by international critics as a classic.

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