The 20 most disastrous sex scenes in film, ranked

1 day, 18 hours ago

9 movie scenes I couldn't stop thinking about in 2024

NPR

9 movie scenes I couldn't stop thinking about in 2024 toggle caption A24/Screenshot by NPR; Marni Grossman/Amazon Content Services; Warner Bros. Pictures; A24 As a critic, I'm sometimes asked about my note-taking habits: Do you take a lot of notes? — Girls State toggle caption Apple TV+ Gendered inequities become glaringly obvious very quickly in Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine's …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

My Husband And I Made A Change To Our Sex Life That Felt Embarrassing, But It's Been Amazing

Huff Post

1001nights via Getty Images “Do you want to have sex on Tuesday night this week?” my husband asked me early on in our relationship. I admit it was initially hard to shake off the nagging feeling that our sex life was lackluster — even though it wasn’t — because it was not the product of spontaneous, unbridled lust. For decades, …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

11 terrible scenes that nearly ruined great movies

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Mary Elizabeth Winstead in ‘10 Cloverfield Lane' American Sniper OK, the …

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2 months ago

Anora movie 2024: Mikey Madison and Sean Baker’s film is beloved by critics. As a sex worker, I find it a bit more complicated.

Slate

As I walk into the sterile Beverly Hills screening room where I’ve come to see Sean Baker’s new film Anora, I’m struck by a sudden realization: Whoever coined the expression “sweating like a whore in church” clearly never watched a sex-worker movie in a room full of civilians. Critics have been raving that Anora “really speaks to sex workers” and …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

New study shows Gen Z hates ‘unnecessary’ sex scenes in movies, series

Hindustan Times

Gen Z has a free-spirited way of life with bold tricks up their sleeves. Contrary to popular belief, despite popular Gen Z slang like 'Netflix and chill'—these young adults endure on-screen steaminess with blank, deadpan feelings, and feel ‘doused’ instead of ‘roused’. Meaningless sex scenes alienate the viewers from the storyline, become repetitive, and are found to be ‘shoved down …

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6 months ago

Length of Hollywood and TV's most iconic sex scenes revealed - and how Donald Sutherland's in 'Don't Look Now' and THAT steamy Bridgerton romp really compare

Daily Mail

Following the death of Hollywood legend Donald Sutherland, the world has been looking back on his iconic career both on and off-screen. In the many decades since, steamy scenes have become more than commonplace across TV and film as directors and executives continue to use sex as a tool to gain eyeballs. Steamy scenes have become more than commonplace across …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Bound movie Criterion: The story behind the Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon sex scene.

Slate

Lilly and Lana Wachowski’s first feature film, the noir thriller Bound, created a minor sensation when it was released in 1996, garnering press for its ornate visual style—and for the lesbian love affair at its center. As Bound arrives on the Criterion Collection, Lilly Wachowski and Susie Bright reunited for a no-holds-barred Zoom about working for Dino De Laurentiis, about …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Bridgerton fans are losing their minds over six-minute sex scene

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bridgerton fans have been losing …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Bridgerton stars Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton reveal they BROKE the chaise lounge during that explicit six minute sex scene as fans praise 'empowering' actress for stripping off

Daily Mail

Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan has revealed a behind the scenes secret from season three of the hit show, which dropped its second half on Netflix on Thursday. Fans have been impatiently waiting to see Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton's love story unfold and they weren't disappointed as the new episodes feature the characters' first, very explicit, sex scene. Bridgerton star …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

REVEALED: The 'most inappropriate' scenes in children's films that left young viewers 'traumatized' - from Disney's Tarzan to Pixar's Cars 2

Daily Mail

People on the web have been reminiscing about the most 'inappropriate scenes' in children's movies that left them 'traumatized' as kids. Pictured: 1940 movie Pinocchio Over the years, numerous films that were made for youngsters had scary or mature moments in them - like Disney's Tarzan, which showed the protagonist's parents dead bodies Thanks to a recent Reddit post, social …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Meryl Streep loved shooting intimate scene with Robert Redford: 'Didn't want it to end'

Hindustan Times

Actor Meryl Streep feels the shampoo scene with co-star Robert Redford in her classic film, Out of Africa, can be called a ‘sex scene’ due to its intimate nature. During an onstage conversation at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on May 15, the 74-year-old actor reflected on the famous scene in Out of Africa in which Robert shampoos her hair. …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Mrunal Thakur says she lost films as parents did not approve of intimate scenes: 'I would just get scared'

Hindustan Times

Mrunal Thakur is opening up about not feeling comfortable as an actor doing intimate scenes. The actor was talking to iDiva in a new interview, where she shared how she lost on a lot of films because her parents would not approve of them and she was not comfortable either. Mrunal Thakur talked about not being comfortable doing intimate scenes. …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

You know it when you see it: Here are some movies that got sex scenes right

NPR

You know it when you see it: Here are some movies that got sex scenes right Enlarge this image toggle caption Niko Tavernise/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Niko Tavernise/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures What makes a good sex scene? As Ronald pointed out during our discussion, that sex scene is quite different from one that takes place later in Monica and Quincy's relationship, when they're older …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Love Lies Bleeding: The new Kristen Stewart movie’s steamy sex scenes, reviewed.

Slate

In Sex Reviews, writers offer a sober critical assessment of the sex scenes in new films. Lou and Jackie’s First Encounter Madeline: There are few scene archetypes I love more than a first encounter in a romance that’s utterly doomed. It’s a brilliant turn for a film that closes with the muscular Jackie tossing Lou’s shrimpy body around in a …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Emma Stone responds to claims that Poor Things is ‘sexist’ and ‘exploitative’

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Emma Stone, the lead star of the Oscar-nominated film Poor Things, …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Review: ‘How to Have Sex’ follows a trio of women at the age of consent in the Age of Consent

LA Times

Together, the girls are a nightmare. The extraordinarily perceptive “How to Have Sex” pulls off many feats of daring: Nicolas Canniccioni’s alcopop-hangover photography, James Jacobs’ chemical club-anthem score, Mia McKenna-Bruce’s star-making central turn. Mia McKenna-Bruce and Shaun Thomas in the movie “How to Have Sex.” So when Tara catches the eye of Badger from the adjoining balcony, the girls accept …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Movie Review: In ‘How to Have Sex,’ the party suddenly stops being fun

Associated Press

For women of a certain age who grew up being told that if they wore the wrong thing, drank a little too much, or gave the wrong signals that they were “asking for it,” it might seem like the youths of today have it good, or at least quite a bit better. These are truths that are conveyed powerfully in …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

The Best Movie of the Year Was This Hot, Polymorphously Perverse Drama That Engaged Audiences Below the Neckline

Slate

In Slate’s annual Movie Club, film critic Dana Stevens emails with fellow critics—for 2023, Bilge Ebiri, Esther Zuckerman, and Mark Harris—about the year in cinema. Which is one reason my Top 10 looks Passages Past Lives May December A Still Small Voice The Zone of Interest The Eternal Memory Oppenheimer Our Body Killers of the Flower Moon Smoke Sauna Sisterhood …

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1 year ago

Saltburn has the wildest sex scenes of any movie in years. Let’s discuss.

Slate

In Sex Reviews, writers offer a sober critical assessment of the sex scenes in new films. After Felix finishes the deed and leaves, Oliver jumps in and laps up the last of the, uh, fortified bathwater with a kind of guttural slurp, backed up lovingly by the movie’s foley artists. Oliver Solves Venetia’s Eating Disorder With Period Sex Jeffrey: Let …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Mehreen Pirzada Calls Out Reports Calling Marital Rape in Web Series a Sex Scene

The Quint

Mehreen wrote on X, "Disney Hotstar. As a professional actor who considers acting an art and at the same time a job, one has to do certain scenes which are not palatable if they are part of the story’s narrative." It pains me to see that a serious issue like Marital Rape has been described by many in the media …

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1 year, 2 months ago

8 Films which spoke about female pleasure with ease

Deccan Chronicle

Karan Boolani's film, "Thank You For Coming," produced by Rhea Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor and starring Bhumi Pednekar, Shehnaaz Gill, Dolly Singh, Shibani Bedi, and Kusha Kapila, attempts to address the vital themes of female pleasure, desires, and the orgasm gap. Veere Di Wedding Before Kiara Advani's memorable scene in "Lust Stories," Swara Bhasker's iconic vibrator scene in "Veere Di …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Actor Franz Rogowski on ‘Passages’: The sex scenes were not difficult, once you get intimate with someone

The Hindu

Ira Sachs’ latest dissertation on love, sex, and self-destruction, Passages — the Sundance and Berlinale darling — was in the news for its NC-17 rating from the Motion Picture Association, for the graphic sex scenes. However, actor Franz Rogowski, playing the role of Tomas who derails his 15-year-old marriage to British artist Martin by having an affair with a teacher …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Thank You For Coming, Lust Stories, OMG 2: Filmmakers spice it up with sex talk

Hindustan Times

Chhatriwali, OMG2, Lust Stories 2 and now Thank You For Coming— in this year alone, Bollywood makers have time and again initiated dialogue on topics such as sex education, condoms, orgasms and so on, without hesitating to unravel what’s beneath the sheets. Vijay Varma and Tamannaah Bhatia were seen in Lust Stories 2 “For a long time, Hindi films were …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Red, White, and Royal Blue: The hit movie is being praised as “radical.” Really?

Slate

In Sex Reviews, writers offer a sober critical assessment of the sex scenes in new releases. Alex is totally oblivious to Henry’s attraction and—while, yes, sexual self-discovery has no universal schedule—in the next scene we get the pretty hard-to-believe revelation, given his age and social world, that Alex is only just recognizing that he’s maybe “low-level into guys.” This kiss …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Oppenheimer's sex scenes spark controversy, outrage over Bhagava Gita' link in intimate moment

Hindustan Times

Oppenheimer’s sex scenes have drawn mixed reactions from viewers, but particularly angered some viewers due to the presence of the Bhagavad Gita in one scene. Some viewers were also surprised that when Oppenheimer was released in India, the sex scene was blurred, but the Bhagavad Gita reference stayed despite being potentially seen as “blasphemy.” Many also noted that the scene …

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1 year, 6 months ago

‘The Idol’ Aired ‘The Worst Sex Scene In History,’ According To GQ — And Twitter

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Call it erot-ick. On Sunday, HBO aired Episode 2 of its new show “The Idol,” which in its final 10 minutes features a sex scene between its two main characters — Jocelyn and Tedros — that is so cringy that it could act as a PSA for abstinence. In the magazine’s article criticizing the unsexy sex scene, …

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1 year, 6 months ago

A first-time filmmaker in Cannes: Molly Manning Walker on her breakthrough ‘How to Have Sex’

Associated Press

CANNES, France — Molly Manning Walker was still bleary-eyed from six months in the editing suite rushing to finish her first feature film when she arrived at the Cannes Film Festival. “Every exec was like: ‘But what are you wearing?’” says Walker, chuckling. How does that read to you?’ And none of them recognized it as assault.” After spending months …

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1 year, 7 months ago

A Detailed Review of the Sex Scenes in the Kinkiest Major Movie Since Fifty Shades

Slate

In Sex Reviews, writers offer a sober critical assessment of the sex scenes in new films. As the scene develops, with Hal scrubbing the toilet and Rebecca berating him about how poor of a job he’s doing—using lines, we find out later, that Hal has written for her to recite—Rebecca says to Hal something like: “You can jerk off, but …

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1 year, 7 months ago

‘It’s all in the lead-up’: Hollywood stars open up about role-play, sex scenes and more

LA Times

Two people in a hotel room equals infinite possibilities. “I’m always interested in trying to do something that’s going to be psychologically interesting and insightful and get to some unexpected or profound truths about human psychology,” Wigon said. That’s not my MO.” Wigon, Abbott and Qualley recently sat down with The Times to discuss some of the hot-button topics that …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Queen Charlotte author Julia Quinn: You can only survive on so many Scandinavian crime dramas

The Independent

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1 year, 8 months ago

Emily Watson interview on how her new drama is tackling conversations about rape, and working with Paul Mescal

The Independent

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1 year, 9 months ago

Wild Things at 25: Plot twists, three-ways and the making of a sleazy classic

The Independent

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I love reading a script where I don’t see it coming …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Women Talking draws from a true story of mass sexual assault to re-imagine how a society can deal with trauma

ABC

Poised somewhere between rhetoric and dream, Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley's adaptation of Miriam Toews's 2018 novel – in which a group of women meet in secret to plot their response to systemic male violence – might be explicitly designed as allegory, with obvious resonance in the current cultural climate, but it proves to be much more than a simple provocation …

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1 year, 10 months ago

‘You’ star Penn Badgley: Filming sex scenes has ‘always been very disturbing to me’

LA Times

As one of TV’s biggest heartthrobs, Penn Badgley has filmed “a fair amount” of sex scenes throughout his career. Badgley previously disclosed that “You” showrunner Sera Gamble reduced the amount of sex scenes in the latest season of the hit Netflix series at his request. “It’s not a place where I’ve blurred lines,” Badgley told Variety of his distaste for …

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2 years ago

Lady Chatterley’s Lover: The Netflix movie’s sex scenes, reviewed.

Slate

In Sex Reviews, writers offer a sober critical assessment of the sex scenes in new releases. What’s interesting about this choice is, first, that it keeps Connie’s virtue a bit more intact—she’s hot for Oliver, not just anyone!—and, second, it maintains a very clear class throughline—in the novel, Michaelis is also lower class, like Oliver, but he is perceived as …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Jennifer Tilly interview: ‘I know actors are meant to say sex scenes are awful, but I love them…’

The Independent

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2 years, 3 months ago

Girl in the Box: US viewers warn viewers about ‘very disturbing’ Lifetime movie ahead of UK premiere

The Independent

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2 years, 5 months ago

How to Build a Sex Room: Are you a frisky farmer in need of a sex shed? Netflix’s new show is here to help

The Independent

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2 years, 10 months ago

20 best romantic movies of all time, from Brief Encounter to Notting Hill

The Independent

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2 years, 10 months ago

Inside the intimacy department of Gehraiyaan: Intimacy director Dar Gai and her team on the art of shooting sex scenes

Firstpost

“The new generation of filmmakers are much more responsible when it comes to creating a safe space for their actors," says Ukranian filmmaker Dar Gai, the intimacy director of Gehraiyaan, whose previous works include music video of Prateek Kuhad’s ‘cold/mess.’ What kind of food is served on a film set? Closer home, Batra’s Gehraiyaan, which also stars Deepika Padukone, Ananya …

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3 years ago

Claire Foy says filming sex scenes as a woman is the ‘grimmest thing’: ‘You do feel exploited’

The Independent

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3 years ago

Claire Foy: Filming sex scenes is the ‘grimmest thing you can do’ as a woman

The Telegraph

Claire Foy has described filming sex scenes as “the grimmest thing you can do”, as the BBC is about to screen her latest role as the scandalous Duchess of Argyll. “It’s a really hard line because basically you do feel exploited when you are a woman and you are having to perform fake sex on screen. And everyone can try …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Why Hollywood is shunning sex

BBC

Why Hollywood is shunning sex Alamy While society becomes more sexually open, there are fewer sex scenes in mainstream cinema than ever. But that's arguably the crux of the problem: while depictions of sex may be flourishing within European-minded art cinema, the mainstream US and British film industries have become less sexually-charged. While the majority of sex scenes are still …

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3 years, 1 month ago

We are obsessed with sex – but TV shows never get it right

The Independent

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3 years, 2 months ago

Gwyneth Paltrow tackles bedroom taboos in Netflix series

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Gwyneth Paltrow admits she has insecurities about her physical appearance in an episode of her new Netflix series “ Sex, Love & goop,” but she’s working on that. “A lot of those couples really have almost that like, movie star thing that you just care and you want to watch them.” The show — which starts streaming …

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3 years, 3 months ago

How Strevas is making sex scenes safe in TV and film

The Independent

In the boardroom or bedroom, does anyone really know what they are doing any more? She initially focused on the marketing side of acting but soon zeroed in on the ethical dilemmas that, until then, had been little studied: “How you behave yourself on set – setting boundaries – and when to say no.” The #MeToo movement has drawn attention …

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