Films banned around the world that you've probably seen

We tend to define a movie's success mostly in terms of how it performs in U.S. theaters, but Hollywood depends on more than just filling seats here at home — in fact, films increasingly live or die by how well they do overseas. For example, Pacific Rim proved popular enough around the world to convince the studio to greenlight a sequel, despite a comparatively poor domestic box office gross. Some films even have scenes added or removed to better their chances of connecting with moviegoers in other countries.

Still, while Hollywood is becoming increasingly aware of global audiences and their needs, there are plenty of movies that simply don't go over well in certain countries, and some of your favorite films have been banned in other parts of the world for a multitude of occasionally quite surprising reasons. From unanticipated cultural insensitivity to uncomfortable reminders of real-life violence, here are films that were banned around the world — and you've probably seen them anyway.