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The 42 Best Sex Movies Ever Made (Esquire)

Welcome to a countdown of the greatest sex films ever made about the small but preoccupying part of the human experience known as sex - from coming-of-age lesbian dramas to gritty portrayals of sex addiction to, erm, loincloths.
Put simply: these are the sex movies with the most to say about doing it, charting a history of how our attitudes towards sex and nudity on the big screen have shifted through the decades.
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1
The Outlaw (1943)
The Outlaw (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
2
Shame (2011)
Shame (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
3
Team America: World Police (2004)
Team America: World Police (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
4
Casino Royale (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
5
Body of Evidence (1993)
Body of Evidence (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   8%
6
Monster's Ball (2001)
Monster's Ball (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
7
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981)
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   10%
8
Wild Orchid (1989)
Wild Orchid (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   10%
9
Peeping Tom (1960)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
10
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
11
Secretary (2002)
Secretary (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
12
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
13
Spanking the Monkey (1994)
Spanking the Monkey (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
14
Crash (1996)
Crash (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
15
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
16
Boogie Nights (1997)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
17
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
18
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
19
Don't Look Now (1973)
Don't Look Now (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
20
In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
21
It Follows (2014)
It Follows (2014)
22
The Piano Teacher (2001)
The Piano Teacher (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
23
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
24
The Handmaiden (2016)
The Handmaiden (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
25
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
26
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
27
Body Heat (1981)
Body Heat (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
28
Moonlight (2016)
Moonlight (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
29
Bound (1996)
Bound (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
30
American Pie (1999)
American Pie (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   61%
31
Titane (2021)
Titane (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
32
Point Break (1991)
Point Break (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
33
9½ Weeks (1986)
9½ Weeks (1986)
34
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
35
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
36
God's Own Country (2017)
God's Own Country (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
37
Basic Instinct (1992)
Basic Instinct (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   55%
38
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
39
Her (2013)
Her (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
40
Anomalisa (2015)
Anomalisa (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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