20 Films about... Sex & Sexuality
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Shortbus (2006)
A sexually diverse ensemble of colorful characters, including: a dominatrix for hire, a voyeuristic neighbor, a gay couple with intimacy issues, and a sex therapist who's never had an orgasm, all congregate in a weekly Brooklyn artistic/sexual salon.
A bored and sexually frustrated housewife decides to work in a brothel in the afternoons while her husband is at work.
Kids (1995)
A terrifying glimpse at the consequences of adolescent sexuality, as a newly diagnosed HIV-positive fourteen year old girl attempts to track down her only lover before he transfers the disease to someone else during the course of a day in New York City.
The Graduate (1967)
A recent university graduate with no set life goals, is seduced by an older woman, but ultimately falls for her daughter.
Boogie Nights (1997)
Set in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley, the film focuses on a well-endowed nightclub dishwasher who becomes a popular star of pornographic films, and chronicles his rise and fall from the Golden Age of Porn in the 1970s through the excess of the 1980s.
American Pie (1999)
A group of teenage boys in their High school senior year make a pact to lose their virginity by the end of the year. A successful film, it spawned multiple sequels: J.B. Roger's 2001 "American Pie 2", Jesse Dylan's 2003 "American Wedding", and Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg's 2012 "American Reunion". Also created a direct-to-dvd spin-off franchise including the films: Steve Rash's 2005 "American Pie Presents: Band Camp", Joe Nussbaum's 2006 "American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile", Andrew Waller's 2007 "American Pie Presents: Beta House", and John Putch's 2009 "American Pie Presents: The Book of Love".
One of the first pornographic films to have a plot, the story revolves around Linda Lovelace, a young woman whose never had an orgasm, only to discover that her clitoris is in the back of her throat. Like most pornographic films, many sequels were produced
While vacationing with their parents on the French seaside, a homely prepubescent girl, and her attractive older sister contemplate virginity and sexuality, while the older sister's boyfriend secretly visits their bedroom at night.
Ecstasy (1933)
The first non-pornographic film to portray sexual intercourse and female orgasm, it stars Hedy Lamarr as a recent divorcee, who, because of an unconsummated marriage, is sexually frustrated and has a torrid affair with a young man.
An Israeli cult film, that may have given birth to adolescent sexuality in film, it depicts the life and sexual happenings of four young people growing up in the Tel Aviv. The film released 8 sequels and a 1982 American remake under the name "The Last American Virgin"
Lolita (1962)
Vladimir Nobokov's book comes to film, as Kubrick presents the story of a middle aged man who falls for a soda-pop drinking, gun-chewing, overly flirtatious teenage girl, while staying at her mother's house. The film was more explicitly remade by Adrian Lyne in 1997, starring Jeremy Irons & Melanie Griffith.
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1970)
Two distinct couples, one comprised of free-loving swingers, the other more conservative, contemplate having a partner-switching group sex session.
Emmanuelle (1974)
Perhaps one of the most popular pornographic series ever, Emmanuelle follows the exploits of a sexually liberated woman through over 40 films and spin-offs.
The story follows the sexually charged adventures of Dr. Bill Harford, who is shocked when his wife, Alice, reveals that she had contemplated an affair a year earlier. He embarks on a night-long adventure, during which he infiltrates a massive masked orgy of an underground cult.
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
A married man, whose family is vacationing in Maine, who is contemplating having an extramarital affair with a buxom blonde living upstairs, lets his imagination run wild as he imagines multiple strange and sexy fantasies.
Risky Business (1983)
A wealthy high school student, whose parents are away, gets into various troubling circumstances involving his new prostitute friend and her pimp.
A Japanese model is in search of pleasure and new cultural experiences with various lovers, as she has a deep fetish and sexual connection with the art of body painting.
A quiet and shy secretary develops a BDSM relationship with her overbearing and dominant boss.
9½ Weeks (1986)
The film marks the duration of the relationship between an art gallery employee & a wall street mogul, who have a volatile and somewhat kinky affair involving a variety of sexual acts, ultimately leading to her emotional breakdown.
Sex and the City (2008)
The popular TV show finally hits the big screen, as it follows the love and sex lives of four successful female friends living in New York.
One of the most basic of human desires, sex has frequently visited the silver screen, often only being a facet of the plot, glamorized, or ignored altogether. However, when a film is willing to look at sex and sexuality and deal with it in an adult and real manner, it makes for an unforgettable film experience.
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