The Interview (2014)

Seth Rogen and James Franco's comedy about assassinating Kim Jong-un triggered a cyberattack on Sony Pictures attributed to North Korea, leaking unreleased films, executive emails, and employee data. North Korea threatened "9/11-style" attacks on theatres showing the film. Major cinema chains pulled it. President Obama criticised the decision as self-censorship. The film — a mediocre comedy by most critical assessments — became a geopolitical incident and demonstrated that a nation-state would wage cyberwar over a movie.