A sex scene in a movie has to accomplish a lot. Far from just depicting two characters or more doing it, a love scene should progress the story in some way, or tell the audience something new that they didn't know about a character before. Ideally, a good sex scene should also be hot, without being exploitative of the actors, or perpetrating demeaning tropes and cliches about sex. For filmmakers, writing and directing sex scenes can be like walking a tightrope, with "too explicit" on one side, and "cringeworthy" on the other. Here are several moments from film which we feel thread that needle expertly, including a number of handpicked scenes from porn star and director Joanna Angel.
14 Best Nude Movie Scenes of All Time | Shocking Naked Film Scenes
Fifty Shades is clearly the gift that keeps on giving that ice cube scene While Fifty Shades was clearly all kinds of NSFW, it boasted a mere R-rating—meaning it was actually pretty tame compared to what's out there. And what's out there is a slew of NC movies that don't shy away from going where Fifty could never. Here are some classics to get you started:. First of all, Madonna is in this movie— and she plays a sex-obsessed man-killer on trial for murder. What's not to love?
The 9 Best Unsimulated Sex Scenes in Hollywood Movies
Before HBO and Netflix, you didn't have many options if you wanted to watch a no-holds-barred, graphic, sexy sex scene. But the age of streaming changed all that, and now not only can you watch literally any kind of sex scene you want, whenever you want, you can also catch some down-and-dirty sex on your favorite TV shows Friends would never! Sex is a normal, healthy, essential part of being a human in this world, and it's only right that some of the best TV shows out there reflect that. On that note, here are the most hot, graphic, and in some cases groundbreaking sex scenes we've seen on the small screen. If you're looking for scenes that venture more towards "romantic and passionate" territory, check out our roundup of those kind of sex scenes.
What makes the perfect sex scene? The pure eroticism? Its emotional undercurrents?