Sensual or Erotic Films
This Sexual or Erotic Films compilation focuses on themes with either suggestive, erotic or sensual scenes or subjects, sometimes with depictions of human nudity and lovemaking, but not always of an extremely explicit, gratuitous or pornographic nature. These kinds of films often appeal to the emotions of the viewer, with their emphasis on pleasure, physical desire, and human companionship.
Right: Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider star in Bernardo Bertolucci's "Last Tango in Paris".
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea (1976)
6.3/10
Director: Lewis John Carlino
Starring: Sarah Miles, Kris Kristofferson, Jonathan Kahn
Obsession and fate collide in one of the most controversial and provocative films ever made. English widow Anne Osborne (Ryan's Daughter's Sarah Miles... Read more
The Shape of Water (2017)
7.4/10
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: David Hewlett, Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Mich...
Elisa is a mute, isolated woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government laboratory in 1962 Baltimore. Her life changes fore... Read more
The Shape of Water (Blu-Ray) (2017)
7.4/10
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: David Hewlett, Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Mich...
Elisa is a mute, isolated woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government laboratory in 1962 Baltimore. Her life changes fore... Read more
The Story of O (1975)
5.4/10
Director: Just Jaeckin
Starring: Udo Kier, Anthony Steel, Christiane Minazzoli, Corinne Clery
Banned in New Zealand for 25 years! O (Corinne Clery) is taken by her boyfriend Rene (Udo Kier) to a mysterious club where a group of submissive women... Read more
The Story of Richard O (2007)
4.8/10
Director: Damien Odoul
Starring: Mathieu Amalric, Rhizlaine El Cohen, Stephane Terpereau, Alexandra Sollogoub
Driven by lust and determined to explore his erotic obsessions, Richard O. (Mathieu Amalric) wanders the sun-soaked streets of Paris, indulging in eve... Read more
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
7.4/10
Director: Philip Kaufman
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin
Czech author Milan Kundera's novel has been transferred to film by director Philip Kaufman ('The Right Stuff', 'Henry And June'). The emphasis is less... Read more
The Wayward Cloud (2004)
6.6/10
Director: Tsai Ming-Liang
Starring: Kuei-Mei Yang, Chen Shiang-Chyi, Lu Yi-Ching
Intoxicating, daring, and beautifully photographed, Ming-liang Tsai's latest effort is indeed one naughty adventure of a film offering plenty of food... Read more
Thirst (2009)
7.2/10
Director: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Hae-sook Kim, Ok-vin Kim, Young-chang Song, Kang-ho Song
Top Korean star Kang-ho Song plays a devout, kind priest whose life (after-life?) is forever changed by a transfusion of vampire blood that unleashes... Read more
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
7/10
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Loles Leon, Victoria Abril
In perhaps his most outrageous and controversial film, Pedro Almodovar follows the strange relationship that grows between an obsessive ex-mental pat... Read more
Twentynine Palms (2004)
5.3/10
Director: Bruno Dumont
Starring: Yekaterina Golubeva, David Wissack
A brash, challenging and sexually explicit film accused of being anti-American, homophobic and sexist! David and his French girlfriend, Katia travel... Read more