List of 200 erotic movies from the worst to the best

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200 EROTIC MOVIES RANKED WORST TO BEST

Things are about to get juicy! For our giant-sized countdown of erotic movies, we go deep into the annals of cinema history and pull out some prime ’80s sleaze (9 1/2 Weeks, Body Double), international and arthouse flicks (3-D Sex and Zen, Romance), LGBTQ-focused (Blue is the Warmest Color, Stranger by the Lake), and threw in stuff that may or may not be straight-up porn (9 Songs, Love). If the movie got at least 20 reviews and it served to titillate, it’s probably listed here.

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And while we’ve added new movies as they come onto the scene, like Call Me By Your Name or the Fifty Shades films, our most recent updates have enlarged the list from 150 movies to 200. The 50 films we’ve added include erotic thrillers (In Darkness, X: Night of Vengeance), coming-of-age stories (Summer Storm, Somersaults), romance-focused dramas (A Pornographic Affair), bygone classics (Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, I am Curious (Blue)), and steamy Certified Fresh entries (Lady Chatterley, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women).

KILLING ME SOFTLY (2003)

#200

Critics Consensus: Respected director Chen Kaige's first English-language film is a spectacularly misguided erotic thriller, with ludicrous plot twists and cringe-worthy dialogue.
Starring: Heather Graham, Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone, Ulrich Thomsen

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Directed By: Kaige Chen

#199
Critics Consensus: Despite its lush tropical scenery and attractive leads, Return to the Blue Lagoon is as ridiculous as its predecessor, and lacks the prurience and unintentional laughs that might make it a guilty pleasure.
Synopsis: This sequel to the surprise box office hit The Blue Lagoon (1980) mimics its predecessor's romantic adventure formula of a... [More]
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Brian Krause, Lisa Pelikan, Courtney Barilla
Directed By: William A. Graham

BOLERO (1984)
 0%

#198
Critics Consensus: Bolero combines a ludicrous storyline and wildly mismatched cast in its desperate attempts to titillate, but only succeeds in arousing boredom.
Synopsis: When a young wealthy woman graduates from a British boarding school, she is determined to lose her virginity. Soon, she... [More]
Starring: Bo Derek, George Kennedy, Andrea Occhipinti, Ana Obregon
Directed By: John Derek

BASIC INSTINCT 2 (2006)
 6%

#197
Critics Consensus: Unable to match the suspense and titilation of its predecessor, Basic Instinct 2 boasts a plot so ludicrous and predictable it borders on "so-bad-it's-good."
Synopsis: Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Andrew Glass to... [More]
Starring: Sharon Stone, David Morrissey, Charlotte Rampling, David Thewlis
Directed By: Michael Caton-Jones

WILD ORCHID (1990)
 7%

#196
Critics Consensus: Body Orchid is a tease-too-long, with overblown editing with an already slipping Mickey Rourke and unexperienced actress Carrie Otis.
Synopsis: When the young, innocent Emily Reed (Carre Otis) is hired by a New York City law firm, they immediately ship... [More]
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Carrie Otis, Jacqueline Bisset, Carré Otis
Directed By: Zalman King

BODY OF EVIDENCE (1992)
 8%

#195
Critics Consensus: Body of Evidence's sex scenes may be kinky, but the ludicrous concept is further undone by the ridiculous dialogue.
Synopsis: Una mujer (Madonna) acusada de asesinar a su amante---un viejo millonario---seduce a su abogado defensor (Willem Dafoe), el cual se... [More]
Starring: Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer
Directed By: Uli Edel

THE BLUE LAGOON (1980)
 8%

#194
Critics Consensus: A piece of lovely dreck, The Blue Lagoon is a naughty fantasy that's also too chaste to be truly entertaining.
Synopsis: In this 1980 version of the oft-filmed Henry Devere Stackpoole novel, the basic story remains unchanged. Two very small children,... [More]
Starring: Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins, Leo McKern, William Daniels
Directed By: Randal Kleiser

SLIVER (1993)
 11%

#193
Critics Consensus: Sliver is an absurd erotic thriller with technobabble and posits prime Sharon Stone as a professional book nerd.
Synopsis: This thriller begins as a divorcee, seeking to start over, moves into a new apartment in a high-tech Manhattan building... [More]
Starring: Sharon Stone, William Baldwin, Tom Berenger, Martin Landau
Directed By: Phillip Noyce

THE BOY NEXT DOOR (2015)
 12%

#192
Critics Consensus: The Boy Next Door may get a few howls out of fans of stalker thrillers, but for most viewers, it won't even rise to "so bad it's good" status.
Synopsis: Jennifer Lopez leads the cast in The Boy Next Door, a psychological thriller that explores a forbidden attraction that goes... [More]
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, John Corbett, Kristin Chenoweth
Directed By: Rob Cohen

BODY SHOTS (1999)
 11%

#191
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: After making his directorial debut with the acclaimed made-for-cable movie Gia, writer Michael Cristofer helmed his first big-screen offering with... [More]
Starring: Sean Patrick Flanery, Jerry O'Connell, Amanda Peet, Tara Reid
Directed By: Michael Cristofer

ORIGINAL SIN (2001)
 12%

#190
Critics Consensus: Laughably melodramatic, Original Sin features bad acting, bad dialogue, and bad plotting.
Synopsis: A noir mystery set in the exotic world of Cuba in the late 1800s. Luis Antonio Vargas, a wealthy coffee... [More]
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie, Thomas Jane, Jack Thompson
Directed By: Michael Cristofer

FIFTY SHADES FREED (2018)
 11%

#189
Critics Consensus: Fifty Shades Freed brings its titillating trilogy to a clumsy conclusion, making for a film franchise that adds up to a distinctly dissatisfying ménage à trois.
Synopsis: Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and... [More]
Starring: Dakota Johnson , Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson, Rita Ora
Directed By: James Foley

FIFTY SHADES DARKER (2017)
 11%

#188
Critics Consensus: Lacking enough chemistry, heat, or narrative friction to satisfy, the limp Fifty Shades Darker wants to be kinky but only serves as its own form of punishment.
Synopsis: Anastasia has broken off her relationship with the troubled Christian to pursue a new career in a Seattle publishing house.... [More]
Starring: Dakota Johnson , Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson, Rita Ora
Directed By: James Foley

WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS (2016)
 12%

#187
Critics Consensus: Shallow, clichéd, and silly instead of suspenseful, When the Bough Breaks offers nothing domestic thriller fans haven't already seen before -- and done far better.
Synopsis: John and Laura Taylor (Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall) are a young, professional couple who desperately want a baby. After... [More]
Starring: Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Jaz Sinclair, Romany Malco
Directed By: Jon Cassar

MA MERE (2005)
 14%

#186
Critics Consensus: Pretentious, overly perverse and dull.
Synopsis: An attractive widow finds her attentions turning to her teenage son in a troubling manner in this drama from France.... [More]
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Louis Garrel, Emma de Caunes, Joana Preiss
Directed By: Christophe Honoré

THE LOFT (2015)
 14%

#185
Critics Consensus: Populated with characters as unpleasant as its sleazy storyline, The Loft is uninhabitable for all but the least demanding erotic thriller fans.
Synopsis: Karl Urban (Star Trek Into Darkness) and James Marsden (2 Guns) star in the tense psychological thriller THE LOFT, the... [More]
Starring: Karl Urban, James Marsden, Wentworth Miller, Eric Stonestreet
Directed By: Erik Van Looy

JADE (1995)
 14%

#184
Critics Consensus: An ostensible erotic thriller that's largely neither erotic nor thrilling, Jade marks one of several unfortunate low points for aggressively sexual mid-'90s cinema.
Synopsis: An investigator seeking the truth behind the death of a noted art dealer uncovers a web of sexual deception in... [More]
Starring: David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Biehn
Directed By: William Friedkin

#183
Critics Consensus: Never Talk to Strangers -- and never make the mistake of believing this silly stalker mystery is the best available viewing option.
Synopsis: In this sexual thriller, beautiful psychiatrist Dr. Sarah Taylor finds herself stalked by an obsessed killer. Taylor hires a private... [More]
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Rebecca De Mornay, Dennis Miller, Len Cariou
Directed By: Peter Hall

#182
Critics Consensus: Audiences yearning for a modern update on the erotic thriller formula will be sorely disappointed by this turgid incarnation, hobbled by stale plotting and a curious lack of sensuality.
Synopsis: While working in a wealthy vacation community the summer before college, Doug (Nick Jonas, "Kingdom", "Scream Queens") begins an affair... [More]
Starring: Isabel Lucas, Dermot Mulroney, Nick Jonas, Paul Sorvino
Directed By: Elizabeth Allen

OBSESSED (2009)
 19%

#181
Critics Consensus: The inevitable Fatal Attraction comparisons aside, Obsessed is a generic, toothless thriller both instantly predictable and instantly forgettable.
Synopsis: Derek Charles, a successful asset manager who has just received a huge promotion, is blissfully happy in his career and... [More]
Starring: Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles, Ali Larter, Bruce McGill
Directed By: Steve Shill

DOWNLOADING NANCY (2008)
 19%

#180
Critics Consensus: Unseemly, unsettling, and unremittingly bleak, Downloading Nancy is slickly made but mostly unpleasant.
Synopsis: A self-destructive housewife takes what may be her final step into the abyss in this independent psychological drama. Nancy Stockwell... [More]
Starring: Maria Bello, Jason Patric, Rufus Sewell, Amy Brenneman
Directed By: Johan Renck

SPREAD (2009)
 21%

#179
Critics Consensus: Despite occasional detours into surprisingly dark territory, Spread overall is an ineffectual celebration of vacuous Los Angeles high life rather than a deconstruction of it.
Synopsis: A modern tale of morality, director David Mackenzie's stylish sex comedy centers on the exploits of a Los Angeles gigolo... [More]
Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche, Margarita Levieva, Sebastian Stan
Directed By: David Mackenzie

COLOR OF NIGHT (1994)
 22%

#178
Critics Consensus: Bruce willie shot aside, the only other things popping out in Color of Night are some ridiculous plot contortions and majorly camp moments.
Synopsis: When New York therapist Bill Capra journeys to L.A. to visit his best friend and colleague Dr. Bob Moore, he... [More]
Starring: Bruce Willis, Jane March, Ruben Blades, Lesley Ann Warren
Directed By: Richard Rush

#177
Critics Consensus: Fitfully amusing until 3-D Sex and Zen takes a casual, nearly positive stance on rape and sexual torture.
Synopsis: Inspired by "The Carnal Prayer Mat," an ancient Chinese text comparable to the Kama Sutra, this stereoscopic reboot of the... [More]
Starring: Leni Lan, Hayama Hiro, Vonnie Lui , Saori Hara
Directed By: Christopher Sun

BELOW HER MOUTH (2017)
 22%

#176
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: BELOW HER MOUTH is a bold, uninhibited drama that begins with a passionate weekend affair between two women. Dallas, a... [More]
Starring: Natalie Krill, Erika Linder, Sebastian Pigott, Mayko Nguyen
Directed By: April Mullen

ROMEO IS BLEEDING (1993)
 26%

#175
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Lena Olin stars as a wicked female mobster who is supposed to be eliminated by a hired hit man (Gary... [More]
Starring: Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra, Juliette Lewis
Directed By: Peter Medak

THE CANYONS (2013)
 21%

#174
Critics Consensus: Oppressively misanthropic and ineptly made, The Canyons serves as a sour footnote in Paul Schrader's career -- but it does feature some decent late-period work from Lindsay Lohan.
Synopsis: While calculating young movie producer Christian (Deen) makes films to keep his trust fund intact, his actress girlfriend, Tara (Lohan),... [More]
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, James Deen, Nolan Gerard Funk, Amanda Brooks
Directed By: Paul Schrader

SHOWGIRLS (1995)
 21%

#173
Critics Consensus: Vile, contemptible, garish, and misogynistic -- and that might just be exactly Showgirls' point.
Synopsis: Nomi, an attractive drifter, arrives in Las Vegas with plans to become a dancer. Soon she gets a job stripping... [More]
Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Elizabeth Berkley, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer
Directed By: Paul Verhoeven

#172
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Interwoven stories about the various secrets kept by the women who 'bare it all' at Los Angeles strip clubs. The... [More]
Starring: Daryl Hannah, Sheila Kelley, Charlotte Ayanna, Elias Koteas
Directed By: Michael Radford

ELLES (2012)
 23%

#171
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A provocative exploration of female sexuality, Elles stars the fearless Juliette Binoche as Anne, a well-off Parisian journalist investigating the... [More]
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Anaïs Demoustier, Joanna Kulig, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Directed By: Malgorzata Szumowska

CALIGULA (1979)
 23%

#170
Critics Consensus: Endlessly perverse and indulgent, Caligula throws in hardcore sex every time the plot threatens to get interesting.
Synopsis: This lavish big-budget epic was the pinnacle of a uniquely Italian subgenre, the historical hardcore gore/porn extravaganza. The star-studded cast,... [More]
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Peter O'Toole, Teresa Ann Savoy
Directed By: Tinto Brass

9 SONGS (2005)
 24%

#169
Critics Consensus: The unerotic sex scenes quickly become tedious to watch, and the lovers lack the personality necessary to make viewers care about them.
Synopsis: Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love... [More]
Starring: Kieran O'Brien, Margo Stilley, Huw Bunford, Cian Ciaran
Directed By: Michael Winterbottom

ANATOMY OF HELL (2004)
 25%

#168
Critics Consensus: Ponderous, pretentious, and -- considering the subject matter -- dull.
Synopsis: A lonely and dejected woman (Amira Casar) learns that only when all inhibitions are cast aside will she be able... [More]
Starring: Amira Casar, Rocco Siffredi, Amira Cesar, Catherine Breillat
Directed By: Catherine Breillat

THE CRUSH (1993)
 25%

#167
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: The Crush is a psychological thriller wherein a young man is the object of the obsession of a mentally unbalanced... [More]
Starring: Cary Elwes, Alicia Silverstone, Jennifer Rubin, Amber Benson
Directed By: Alan Shapiro

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY (2015)
 25%

#166
Critics Consensus: While creatively better endowed than its print counterpart, Fifty Shades of Grey is a less than satisfying experience on the screen.
Synopsis: E.L. James' kinky best-seller gets the big screen treatment with this Universal Pictures/Focus Features co-production. The steamy tale details a... [More]
Starring: Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson , Jennifer Ehle, Luke Grimes
Directed By: Sam Taylor-Johnson

UNFORGETTABLE (2017)
 28%

#165
Critics Consensus: Unforgettable's talented cast makes this domestic thriller consistently watchable, even if its failure to fully embrace its premise's campy possibilities prevents it from living up to its title.
Synopsis: Tessa Connover (Katherine Heigl) is barely coping with the end of her marriage when her ex-husband, David (Geoff Stults), becomes... [More]
Starring: Katherine Heigl, Rosario Dawson, Geoff Stults, Whitney Cummings
Directed By: Denise Di Novi

SEX AND DEATH 101 (2007)
 27%

#164
Critics Consensus: Sex and Death 101 aspires to be a clever sex comedy, but has little life behind the sex or the death.
Synopsis: Upon receiving an e-mail containing the names of every woman he has ever slept with and every women he will... [More]
Starring: Simon Baker, Winona Ryder, Leslie Bibb, Julie Bowen
Directed By: Daniel Waters

THREESOME (1994)
 28%

#163
Critics Consensus: Threesome's titillating title belies a dreadfully dull drama whose attractive stars are handily outmatched by a shallow script.
Synopsis: Writer/director Andrew Fleming offers a new slant on college-dorm roommates in this quirky comedy about a bisexual triangle in which... [More]
Starring: Lara Flynn Boyle, Stephen Baldwin, Josh Charles, Alexis Arquette
Directed By: Andrew Fleming

WHEN WILL I BE LOVED (2004)
 32%

#162
Critics Consensus: Neve Campbell bares all in this seemingly misogynistic trifle.
Synopsis: Directed by James Toback, the erotic drama When Will I Be Loved? revolves around Vera, the debutante girlfriend (Neve Campbell)... [More]
Starring: Neve Campbell, Frederick Weller, Dominic Chianese, Karen Allen
Directed By: James Toback

BOARDING GATE (2008)
 32%

#161
Critics Consensus: Boarding Gate has little substance beneath its faux-thriller surface, and marks a step down from director Olivier Assayas' usual work.
Synopsis: From director Olivier Assayas comes this erotic thriller starring Asia Argento as Sandra, a former prostitute, and Michael Madsen as... [More]
Starring: Asia Argento, Michael Madsen, Carl Ng, Kelly Lin
Directed By: Olivier Assayas

THE LOVER (L'AMANT) (1992)
 32%

#160
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: The Lover is director Jean-Jacques Annaud's adaptation of Marguerite Duras' minimalist 1984 novel. Set in French Indochina in 1929, the... [More]
Starring: Jane March, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Frédérique Méninger, Arnaud Giovaninetti
Directed By: Jean-Jacques Annaud

IN THE CUT (2003)
 32%

#159
Critics Consensus: Director/co-writer Jane Campion takes a stab at subverting the psycho-sexual thriller genre with In the Cut, but gets tangled in her own abstraction.
Synopsis: Following the brutal murder of a young woman in her neighborhood, a self-determined NYU professor dares to test the limits... [More]
Starring: Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kevin Bacon
Directed By: Jane Campion

PASSION (2013)
 33%

#158
Critics Consensus: For better as well as worse, Passion is vintage De Palma sexploitation -- although with a storyline sillier than most, it fails to generate as much heat as his steamiest work.
Synopsis: From screenwriter/director Brian De Palma (The Black Dahlia, The Untouchables, Scarface), PASSION stars leading-actress Rachel McAdams (Midnight in Paris, The... [More]
Starring: Rachel McAdams, Noomi Rapace, Paul Anderson, Karoline Herfurth
Directed By: Brian DePalma

ADORE (2013)
 33%

#157
Critics Consensus: Naomi Watts and Robin Wright give it their all, but they can't quite make Adore's trashy, absurd plot believable.
Synopsis: Set in an Australian seaside town of otherworldly beauty and shot in lush 35mm Cinemascope, ADORE establishes an aura of... [More]
Starring: Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Xavier Samuel, James Frecheville
Directed By: Anne Fontaine

EROS (2004)
 34%

#156
Critics Consensus: Though Wong's short lives up to the promise of the title, Antonioni's is a serious disappointment.
Synopsis: Three of the world's most gifted filmmakers offer their own unique perspectives on love and lust in this omnibus film.... [More]
Starring: Li Gong, Chen Chang, Robert Downey Jr., Alan Arkin
Directed By: Michelangelo Antonioni, Steven Soderbergh, Kar-Wai Wong

#155
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Director Martin Gero turns his knowing lens on five different archetypal relationships in a caustic romantic comedy highlighting the amusing... [More]
Starring: Aaron Abrams, Carly Pope, Kristin Booth, Josh Dean
Directed By: Martin Gero

#154
Critics Consensus: For all its tease, the movie doesn't have more to say than money can't buy you love.
Synopsis: The probability of sex and the possibility of love between twenty-somethings -- a lonely man and a fiercely independent and... [More]
Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Molly Parker, Mel Gorham, Jason McCabe Calacanis
Directed By: Wayne Wang

INDECENT PROPOSAL (1993)
 35%

#153
Critics Consensus: Lurid but acted with gusto, Indecent Proposal has difficulty keeping it up beyond its initial titillating premise.
Synopsis: Adrian Lyne buffs the premise of Honeymoon in Vegas to a fine gloss in this yuppie melodrama that poses the... [More]
Starring: Robert Redford, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Seymour Cassel
Directed By: Adrian Lyne

24 EXPOSURES (2014)
 35%

#152
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Fetish photographer Billy (Adam Wingard) stages elaborate shoots around his fixations, photographing women in various stages of undress and death.... [More]
Starring: Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, Sophia Takal, Helen Rogers
Directed By: Joe Swanberg

POISON IVY (1992)
 34%

#151
Critics Consensus: An unpleasant thriller that lacks the self-awareness to dilute its sordid undertones, Poison Ivy is liable to give audiences a rash.
Synopsis: The always challenging transition from adorable child performer to sexy adult star was achieved flamboyantly by actress Drew Barrymore with... [More]
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Sara Gilbert, Tom Skerritt, Cheryl Ladd
Directed By: Katt Shea, Katt Shea Ruben, Andy Ruben

ASYLUM (2005)
 36%

#150
Critics Consensus: This catastrophic adaptation of Patrick McGrath's novel gets sillier and more implausible as it goes along.
Synopsis: Directed by David Mackenzie, Asylum follows a 1950s family living in a home on the grounds of an asylum after... [More]
Starring: Natasha Richardson, Hugh Bonneville, Gus Lewis, Ian McKellen
Directed By: David Mackenzie

KNOCK KNOCK (2015)
 37%

#149
Critics Consensus: Knock Knock brings a lot of talent to bear on its satirical approach to torture horror, but not effectively enough to overcome its repetitive story or misguidedly campy tone.
Synopsis: When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on... [More]
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo, Ana de Armas, Aaron Burns
Directed By: Eli Roth

LOVE (2015)
 39%

#148
Critics Consensus: Love sees writer-director Gaspar Noé delivering some of his warmest and most personal work; unfortunately, it's also among his most undeveloped and least compelling.
Synopsis: Enter the Void director Gaspar Noe helms this 3D envelope-pushing, non-linear narrative examining modern love and sexual desires.... [More]
Starring: Karl Glusman, Aomi Muyock, Klara Kristin, Juan Saavedra
Directed By: Gaspar Noé

#147
Critics Consensus: Kama Sutra refreshingly approaches sensuality from a female perspective, but audiences will be turned off by this romance's silly plotting.
Synopsis: Melodramatic and steamy as an East Indian jungle, this erotic historical drama tells the lurid tale of betrayal and sexual... [More]
Starring: Indira Varma, Sarita Choudhury, Ramon Tikaram, Naveen Andrews
Directed By: Mira Nair

IN SECRET (2014)
 41%

#146
Critics Consensus: Although it benefits from a strong cast, In Secret's stars can't totally compensate for the movie's sodden pacing and overly familiar story.
Synopsis: Based on Émile Zola's scandalous novel, Thérèse Raquin, IN SECRET is a tale of obsessive love, adultery and revenge set... [More]
Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Oscar Isaac, Tom Felton, Jessica Lange
Directed By: Charlie Stratton

WHERE THE TRUTH LIES (2005)
 41%

#145
Critics Consensus: The belabored noir plotting feels unbelievable, thus removing any sense of suspense. Also, Lohman is badly miscast.
Synopsis: Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth star as a famous comedy team that splits up after a woman is found dead... [More]
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman, Sonja Bennett
Directed By: Atom Egoyan

SPECIES (1995)
 43%

#144
Critics Consensus: Species shows flashes of the potential to blend exploitation and sci-fi horror in ingenious ways, but is ultimately mainly interested in flashing star Natasha Henstridge's skin.
Synopsis: An alien comes to Earth to breed so that her kind can overtake the planet in this action-filled sci-fi film.... [More]
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker
Directed By: Roger Donaldson

#143
Critics Consensus: This romance is more soapy than historically compelling.
Synopsis: While pioneering pre-feminist author George Sand has been the subject of several film biographies focusing on her ten year relationship... [More]
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Stefano Dionisi, Robin Renucci
Directed By: Diane Kurys

#142
Critics Consensus: Lurid without enough evident deeper meaning to justify its prurient impulses, Bad Guy runs the gamut from confusing to simply off-putting.
Synopsis: While strutting through Downtown Seoul, Hang-gi, a local gangland pimp, spots young Sun-hwa, a pretty, middle-class college student, waiting on... [More]
Starring: Jae-hyeon Jo, Won Seo, Duek-mun Choi, Yun-tae Kim
Directed By: Kim Ki-duk

ONE TO ANOTHER (2006)
 45%

#141
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Directors Jean-Marc Barr and Pascal Arnold's sexually political drama Chacun Sa Nuit explores the carnal interdependencies among a host of... [More]
Starring: Lizzie Brocheré, Arthur Dupont, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Valérie Mairesse
Directed By: Pascal Arnold, Jean-Marc Barr

DEATH IN LOVE (2009)
 45%

#140
Critics Consensus: Death in Love has the depth of its convictions, but not even the game efforts of a talented cast are enough to overcome this drama's stilted story and unlikable characters.
Synopsis: Writer/director Boaz Yakin explores the burdens carried by the descendants of those who survived with this family drama about a... [More]
Starring: Josh Lucas, Jacqueline Bisset, Lukas Haas, Adam Brody
Directed By: Boaz Yakin

THE BROWN BUNNY (2004)
 46%

#139
Critics Consensus: More dull than hypnotic, The Brown Bunny is a pretentious and self-indulgent bore.
Synopsis: Actor and musician Vincent Gallo takes on the role of writer, director, editor, cinematographer, and star with his second filmmaking... [More]
Starring: Vincent Gallo, Chloë Sevigny, Cheryl Tiegs, Elizabeth Blake
Directed By: Vincent Gallo

CASHBACK (2007)
 46%

#138
Critics Consensus: An unlikable protagonist, messy editing, and gratuitous nudity might make audiences ask for their cash back.
Synopsis: When art student Ben Willis is dumped by his girlfriend Suzy, he develops insomnia. To pass the long hours of... [More]
Starring: Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox, Shaun Evans, Michelle Ryan
Directed By: Sean Ellis (II)

3 (DREI) (2011)
 47%

#137
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Hannah and Simon have been a couple for 20 years. They live in Berlin, side by side in combative harmony.... [More]
Starring: Sophie Rois, Sebastian Schipper, Devid Striesow, Annedore Kleist
Directed By: Tom Tykwer

IN DARKNESS (2018)
 47%

#136
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Blind pianist Sofia (Natalie Dormer) overhears a struggle in the apartment above hers that leads to the death of her... [More]
Starring: Natalie Dormer, Ed Skrein, Emily Ratajkowski, Jan Bijvoet
Directed By: Anthony Byrne

#135
Critics Consensus: Strong performances and an inclusive approach to sexual awakening aren't enough to make Summer Storm a truly memorable coming-of-age story.
Synopsis: Tobi and Achim have been best friends for years. As cox and oarsman, they have helped their team win several... [More]
Starring: Robert Stadlober, Kostja Ullmann, Alicja Bachleda-Curus, Tristano Casanova
Directed By: Marco Kreupainter, Marco Kreuzpaintner

#134
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Director Mike Figgis, creator of the Academy award-winning Leaving Las Vegas, presented this film's world premiere at the 1999 Sundance... [More]
Starring: Saffron Burrows, Rodney Charles, Julian Sands, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Directed By: Mike Figgis

SWEET MOVIE (1974)
 48%

#133
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Like his WR: Mysteries of the Organism, Dusan Makavejev's controversial 1974 feature Sweet Movie is firmly rooted in the principles... [More]
Starring: Carole Laure, Pierre Clémenti, Anna Prucnal, Sami Frey
Directed By: Dusan Makavejev

SLEEPING BEAUTY (2011)
 48%

#132
Critics Consensus: Sleeping Beauty's provocative premise and luminous art design is hampered by a clinical, remote presentation, delivering boredom and shock in equal measure.
Synopsis: Lucy (Emily Browning) is a young university student possessed by a kind of radical passivity. She lets a flip of... [More]
Starring: Emily Browning, Rachael Blake, Ewen Leslie, Peter Carroll
Directed By: Julia Leigh

LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS (2010)
 49%

#131
Critics Consensus: It's a pleasure to see Hollywood produce a romance this refreshingly adult, but Love and Other Drugs struggles to find a balance between its disparate plot elements.
Synopsis: Maggie is an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone - or anything - tie her down. But she meets... [More]
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria
Directed By: Edward Zwick

BATTLE IN HEAVEN (2006)
 49%

#130
Critics Consensus: Though it tries to be provocative, Battle in Heaven is lethargic and mind-numbing.
Synopsis: In Battle in Heaven (AKA Batalla en el Cielo), director Carlos Reygadas' searing look at the inherent hypocrisies of Mexico's... [More]
Starring: Marco Hernandez, Marcos Hernández, Rosalinda Ramirez, Berta Ruiz
Directed By: Carlos Reygadas

EXTERMINATING ANGELS (2007)
 49%

#129
Critics Consensus: Explicit and shocking, but there is no substance or statement on human behavior underneath the taboo-breaking.
Synopsis: Francois, a filmmaker, is preparing a thriller. During screen tests for a brief nude scene with an actress, he discovers... [More]
Starring: Frederic van den Driessche, Maroussia Dubreuil, Lise Bellynck, Marie Allan
Directed By: Jean-Claude Brisseau

#128
Critics Consensus: An erotic thriller dulled by a messy narrative.
Synopsis: Two strangers share a strange and terrible bond in this stylish horror tale that juggles sex and graphic bloodshed. Shane... [More]
Starring: Vincent Gallo, Tricia Vessey, Beatrice Dalle, Alex Descas
Directed By: Claire Denis

FEMME FATALE (2002)
 49%

#127
Critics Consensus: The thriller Femme Fatale is overheated, nonsensical, and silly.
Synopsis: A contemporary film noir about an alluring seductress named Laure Ash. A sultry former jewel thief and con woman trying... [More]
Starring: Rebecca Romijn, Antonio Banderas, Peter Coyote, Eric Ebouaney
Directed By: Brian DePalma

CRUISING (1980)
 50%

#126
Critics Consensus: Cruising glides along confidently thanks to filmmaking craft and Al Pacino's committed performance, but this hot-button thriller struggles to engage its subject matter sensitively or justify its brutality.
Synopsis: A New York City cop goes undercover in New York's gay community to catch a serial killer.... [More]
Starring: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox
Directed By: William Friedkin

ROMANCE (1999)
 50%

#125
Critics Consensus: Romance is a slim look into a woman's sexual psyche, with sex scenes that slightly excite while exploring human emotions.
Synopsis: Although deeply in love with her boyfriend - and indeed sleeping in the same bed with him - a schoolteacher... [More]
Starring: Caroline Ducey, Sagamore Stévenin, Rocco Siffredi, François Berléand
Directed By: Catherine Breillat

UNFAITHFUL (2002)
 50%

#124
Critics Consensus: Diane Lane shines in the role, but the movie adds nothing new to the genre and the resolution is unsatisfying.
Synopsis: Diane Lane is a wayward wife and Richard Gere is her suspicious husband in Adrian Lyne's Unfaithful. Connie (Lane) leaves... [More]
Starring: Diane Lane, Richard Gere, Olivier Martinez, Erik Per Sullivan
Directed By: Adrian Lyne

SECRET THINGS (2003)
 50%

#123
Critics Consensus: Pretentious and trashy.
Synopsis: Two young women try to climb the corporate ladder using their feminine wiles in this erotic melodrama from French director... [More]
Starring: Coralie Revel, Sabrina Seyvecou, Roger Mirmont, Fabrice Deville
Directed By: Jean-Claude Brisseau

CHLOE (2010)
 51%

#122
Critics Consensus: Despite its promising pedigree and a titillating premise, Chloe ultimately fails to deliver the heat -- or the thrills -- expected of a sexual thriller.
Synopsis: Catherine, a successful doctor, suspects her husband David, a professor of music, of cheating. She tests his fidelity by hiring... [More]
Starring: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, Max Thieriot
Directed By: Atom Egoyan

TWO GIRLS AND A GUY (1998)
 51%

#121
Critics Consensus: Two Girls and a Guy has an intriguing premise and a talented trio of leads, but doesn't do quite enough with any of them to make the end result truly worth a watch.
Synopsis: In this darkly comic tale of love and infidelity, Carla (Heather Graham) and Lou (Natasha Gregson Wagner) are both waiting... [More]
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Heather Graham, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Angel David
Directed By: James Toback

SCARLET DIVA (2000)
 52%

#120
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Shot on digital video, this no-holds-barred, semi-autobiographical film from Italian actress/model Asia Argento presents the bleak decent of a popular... [More]
Starring: Asia Argento, Jean Shepard, Jean Shepherd, Vera Gemma
Directed By: Asia Argento

THE HUNGER (1983)
 53%

#119
Critics Consensus: Stylish yet hollow, The Hunger is a well-cast vampire thriller that mistakes erotic moments for a satisfying story.
Synopsis: The exquisitely beautiful Catherine Deneuve plays Miriam, a centuries-old vampire capable of bestowing the gift of immortality on her lovers... [More]
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young
Directed By: Tony Scott

#118
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: This provincial, erotic film finds a young man having an affair with a 20-year-old woman, who is in turn having... [More]
Starring: Peter Lindgren, Lena Nyman, Vilgot Sjöman, Börje Ahlstedt
Directed By: Vilgot Sjöman

BASIC INSTINCT (1992)
 53%

#117
Critics Consensus: Unevenly echoing the work of Alfred Hitchcock, Basic Instinct contains a star-making performance from Sharon Stone but is ultimately undone by its problematic, overly lurid plot.
Synopsis: Michael Douglas stars with red-hot Sharon Stone in this groundbreaking and controversial film that redefined the genre of the sexy... [More]
Starring: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Dorothy Malone
Directed By: Paul Verhoeven

CRUEL INTENTIONS (1999)
 54%

#116
Critics Consensus: This darkly comic drama and its attractive young cast are easy on the eyes, but uneven performances and an uninspired script conspire to foil Cruel Intentions.
Synopsis: Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe sizzle as a pair of unscrupulous siblings in a deliciously sexy tale of seduction,... [More]
Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair
Directed By: Roger Kumble

FINAL ANALYSIS (1992)
 54%

#115
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: In Final Analysis, Richard Gere stars as Isaac Barr, a San Francisco psychiatrist whose alluring patient Diana Baylor (Uma Thurman)... [More]
Starring: Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Uma Thurman, Eric Roberts
Directed By: Phil Joanou

MALENA (2000)
 54%

#114
Critics Consensus: Malena ends up objectifying the character of the movie's title. Also, the young boy's emotional investment with Malena is never convincing, as she doesn't feel like a three-dimensional person.
Synopsis: In 1941, Renato was 13 years old and although the world was at war, nothing ever happened in his sleepy... [More]
Starring: Giuseppe Sulfaro, Monica Bellucci, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana
Directed By: Giuseppe Tornatore

BULLY (2001)
 55%

#113
Critics Consensus: With its lingering shots of naked teenage bodies, Bully feels more sordidly exploitative than realistic.
Synopsis: A film based on the true-life murder of Bobby Kent. Kent, a Hollywood, Florida teenager was murdered by his own... [More]
Starring: Brad Renfro, Rachel Miner, Nick Stahl, Bijou Phillips
Directed By: Larry Clark

SINGLE WHITE FEMALE (1992)
 54%

#112
Critics Consensus: Single White Female benefits from a pair of outstanding leads, neither of whom are well served by a storyline that wavers between thrillingly tense and utterly ridiculous.
Synopsis: After advertising for a new roommate, Allison finds herself living with Hedra, an initially shy woman who soon exhibits strange,... [More]
Starring: Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber, Peter Friedman
Directed By: Barbet Schroeder

TOUCH ME NOT (2019)
 59%

#111
Critics Consensus: Touch Me Not deserves admiration for its efforts to debunk stereotypes and further a necessary dialogue, even if the execution never lives up to those lofty ambitions.
Synopsis: On the fluid border between reality and fiction, TOUCH ME NOT follows the emotional journeys of Laura, Tómas and Christian,... [More]
Starring: Laura Benson, Tómas Lemarquis, Christian Bayerlein, Grit Uhlemann
Directed By: Adina Pintilie

DISCLOSURE (1994)
 59%

#110
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Michael Douglas runs afoul of a treacherous supervisor in this film version of Michael Crichton's novel. Douglas plays Tom Sanders,... [More]
Starring: Michael Douglas, Demi Moore, Donald Sutherland, Caroline Goodall
Directed By: Barry Levinson

CRASH (1996)
 60%

#109
Critics Consensus: Despite the surprisingly distant, clinical direction, Crash's explicit premise and sex is classic Cronenberg territory.
Synopsis: After surviving a brutal car wreck, commercial director James Ballard finds himself slowly drawn to a mysterious subculture of people... [More]
Starring: James Spader, Holly Hunter, Elias Koteas, Rosanna Arquette
Directed By: David Cronenberg

KISS OF THE DAMNED (2013)
 60%

#108
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Beautiful vampire Djuna (Josephine de La Baume) tries to resist the advances of the handsome, human screenwriter Paolo (Milo Ventimiglia),... [More]
Starring: Josephine de la Baume, Josephine de la Baume, Milo Ventimiglia, Roxane Mesquida
Directed By: Alexandra Cassavetes

THE DREAMERS (2004)
 60%

#107
Critics Consensus: Though lushly atmospheric, The Dreamers doesn't engage or provoke as much as it should.
Synopsis: The tumultuous political landscape of Paris in 1968 serves as the backdrop for a tale about three young cineastes who... [More]
Starring: Michael Pitt, Eva Green, Louis Garrel, Robin Renucci
Directed By: Bernardo Bertolucci

#106
Critics Consensus: It doesn't quite live up to the promise of the first installment, but Nymphomaniac: Volume II still benefits from Lars von Trier's singular craft and vision, as well as a bravura performance from Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Synopsis: NYMPHOMANIAC: VOLUME II picks up with the story of Joe's adulthood, where her journey of self-discovery leads to darker complications.... [More]
Starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf
Directed By: Lars von Trier

VIVA (2007)
 62%

#105
Critics Consensus: Though it's lengthy and doesn't always walk the line between schlock and kitschy homage successfully, Viva's lovely visuals and knowing humor are undeniable.
Synopsis: Writer and director Anna Biller takes a swingin' look back at sexploitation cinema of the '70s in this candy-colored comedy... [More]
Starring: Anna Biller, Jared Sanford, Bridget Brno, Bridget Ann Brno
Directed By: Anna Biller

JASON'S LYRIC (1994)
 61%

#104
Critics Consensus: Jason's Lyric is a sexually charged film whose violent streak weakens or, depending on your perspective, supports the melodrama.
Synopsis: Two inner-city youths find love on the hard streets of Houston. Each has personal problems to work through, and is... [More]
Starring: Allen Payne, Bokeem Woodbine, Jada Pinkett Smith, Forest Whitaker
Directed By: Doug McHenry

CAT PEOPLE (1982)
 61%

#103
Critics Consensus: Paul Schrader's kinky reimagining of Cat People may prove too grisly and lurid for some audiences, but its provocative style and Natassja Kinski's hypnotic performance should please viewers who like a little gasoline with their fire.
Synopsis: In this loose adaptation of the 1942 horror classic of the same name, a 2001-style opening montage establishes some sort... [More]
Starring: Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Annette O'Toole
Directed By: Paul Schrader

9 1/2 WEEKS (1986)
 61%

#102
Critics Consensus: 9 1/2 Weeks' famously steamy sex scenes titillate though the drama unfolding between the beddings is relatively standard for the genre.
Synopsis: The title refers to the duration of the relationship between self-absorbed Wall Street shark Mickey Rourke and divorced art gallery... [More]
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger, Margaret Whitton, David Margulies
Directed By: Adrian Lyne

NURSE (2014)
 61%

#101
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Nurse 3D is a thriller/horror film directed by Doug Aarniokoski and written by David Loughery starring Paz de la Huerta,... [More]
Starring: Paz de la Huerta, Katrina Bowden, Corbin Bleu, Niecy Nash
Directed By: Douglas Aarniokoski

200 EROTIC MOVIES RANKED WORST TO BEST

KABOOM (2011)
 60%

#100
Critics Consensus: Jumbled and shallow yet easy to watch, Kaboom is a one-night stand that isn't meant to lead anywhere -- but is fun enough while it lasts.
Synopsis: "Kaboom" is a hyper-stylized "Twin Peaks" for the Coachella Generation, featuring a gorgeous young cast. A wild, witty and sex-drenched... [More]
Starring: Thomas Dekker, Haley Bennett, Chris Zylka, Roxane Mesquida
Directed By: Gregg Araki

HENRY & JUNE (1990)
 62%

#99
Critics Consensus: Henry & June celebrates sensuality and passion, though the portentous filmmaking drags it down by a large degree.
Synopsis: The real-life relationship between two of the most controversial literary figures of the 20th century forms the basis for this... [More]
Starring: Fred Ward, Maria de Medeiros, Uma Thurman, Richard E. Grant
Directed By: Philip Kaufman

YOUNG ADAM (2004)
 62%

#98
Critics Consensus: A grim mood piece with good performances from the leads.
Synopsis: The corpse of a young woman is found floating in a canal by a drifter working on a barge traveling... [More]
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan, Emily Mortimer
Directed By: David Mackenzie

WILD THINGS (1998)
 62%

#97
Critics Consensus: Wild Things is a delightfully salacious, flesh-exposed romp that also requires a high degree of love for trash cinema.
Synopsis: Think of it as endless endings. John McNaughton's playful erotic thriller about a larcenous school teacher, a pair of greedy... [More]
Starring: Matt Dillon, Denise Richards, Neve Campbell, Kevin Bacon
Directed By: John McNaughton

#96
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Czechoslovakian director Gutav Machaty's experimental romantic idyll, replete with soggy symbolism, was a cause celebre upon its release in 1932... [More]
Starring: Hedy Lamarr, Aribert Mog, Andre Nox, Pierre Nay
Directed By: Gustav Machatý

THE BEAST (LA BÊTE) (1975)
 67%

#95
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: In this story, a young nobleman with an unusually strong interest in horse-breeding is being prepared to marry the wealthy... [More]
Starring: Sirpa Lane, Lisbeth Hummel, Elisabeth Kaza, Elizabeth Kaza
Directed By: Walerian Borowczyk

BITTER MOON (1992)
 65%

#94
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Roman Polanski, Gerard Brach, and John Brownjohn adapted Pascal Bruckner's novel for this erotic, funny, and frequently twisted story of... [More]
Starring: Peter Coyote, Emmanuelle Seigner, Hugh Grant, Kristin Scott Thomas
Directed By: Roman Polanski

WIDE SARGASSO SEA (1993)
 65%

#93
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: This provocative and erotic drama is based on Jean Rhys novel and chronicles the life of Antoinette, the mysterious Creole... [More]
Starring: Karina Lombard, Nathanial Parker, Nathaniel Parker, Rachel Ward
Directed By: John Duigan

INTIMACY (2001)
 66%

#92
Critics Consensus: Acted out with both physical and psychological nakedness by its two leads, Intimacy is an unflinchingly honest look at alienation.
Synopsis: She comes to his bed-sit every Wednesday afternoon. They don't speak. They don't even know each other's name. But something... [More]
Starring: Mark Rylance, Kerry Fox, Timothy Spall, Alastair Galbraith
Directed By: Patrice Chéreau

THE PILLOW BOOK (1997)
 66%

#91
Critics Consensus: The Pillow Book is undeniably sensual and visually ravishing, but the film's narrative lacks the hypnotic pull of its imagery.
Synopsis: The erotic exploits of a Japanese woman with an obsession for body writing provides the basis of this exotic, intellectually... [More]
Starring: Vivian Wu, Ewan McGregor, Ken Ogata, Yoshi Oida
Directed By: Peter Greenaway

SADE (2000)
 67%

#90
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Daniel Auteuil stars as the infamous Marquis de Sade, who at the beginning of Sade, is serving a sentence in... [More]
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Marianne Denicourt, Isild Le Besco, Jeanne Balibar
Directed By: Benoît Jacquot

#89
Critics Consensus: The Night Porter's salaciousness gives its exploration of historical trauma a bitter aftertaste, but audiences seeking provocation are unlikely to forget the sting of this erotic drama.
Synopsis: The psychology of a sadomasochistic relationship between a former Nazi storm trooper and the concentration camp prisoner he loved provides... [More]
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Charlotte Rampling, Philippe Leroy, Gabriele Ferzetti
Directed By: Liliana Cavani

#88
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: George, a pretty teen girl, falls in love with Alex. To get his attention, she initiates a game with their... [More]
Starring: Finnegan Oldfield, Marilyn Lima, Daisy Broom, Lorenzo Lefèbvre
Directed By: Eva Husson

THE DEVILS (1971)
 67%

#87
Critics Consensus: Grimly stylish, Ken Russell's baroque opus is both provocative and persuasive in its contention that the greatest blasphemy is the leveraging of faith for power.
Synopsis: The Devils was the Ken Russell film version of the controversial play by John Whiting. The story, based on Aldous... [More]
Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton, Gemma Jones
Directed By: Ken Russell

AMERICAN GIGOLO (1980)
 68%

#86
Critics Consensus: While Paul Schrader's clinical direction and Richard Gere's muted performance don't stir much passion, American Gigolo succeeds as a stylish character study.
Synopsis: A slick Los Angeles callboy finds love and redemption in Paul Schrader's ultra-stylish drama. High-living prostitute Julian Kay (Richard Gere,... [More]
Starring: Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo, Bill Duke
Directed By: Paul Schrader

SHORTBUS (2006)
 68%

#85
Critics Consensus: The sex may be explicit, but Mitchell integrates it into the characters' lives and serves the whole story up with a generous dose of sweetness and wit.
Synopsis: The film follows a varied group of seven people, among them a dominatrix and a sex therapist, as they navigate... [More]
Starring: Sook Yin Lee, Paul Dawson, PJ DeBoy, Raphael Barker
Directed By: John Cameron Mitchell

LOLITA (1997)
 68%

#84
Critics Consensus: If it can't quite live up to Nabokov's words, Adrian Lyne's Lolita manages to find new emotional notes in this complicated story, thanks in large part to its solid performances.
Synopsis: Humbert Humbert is a fine and distinguished gentleman, a citizen of the world, a lover of European culture, who teaches... [More]
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Dominique Swain, Melanie Griffith, Frank Langella
Directed By: Adrian Lyne

LILA SAYS (2005)
 68%

#83
Critics Consensus: Lila Says is a vibrantly told coming-of-age story, helped by the sultry charisma of Giocante.
Synopsis: A self-styled bad girl leads a teenage boy down a frustrating path in this drama from France. Chimo Jarjoura (Mohammed... [More]
Starring: Vahina Giocante, Vahin Giocante, mohammed Khouas, Mohammed Khous
Directed By: Ziad Doueiri

FRANK & LOLA (2016)
 69%

#82
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: An obsessive Las Vegas chef (Michael Shannon) falls in love with a mysterious woman (Imogen Poots), but an act of... [More]
Starring: Michael Shannon, Imogen Poots, Michael Nyqvist, Justin Long
Directed By: Matthew M. Ross, Matthew Ross

X: NIGHT OF VENGEANCE (2011)
 70%

#81
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Holly Rowe's retiring, kissing her callgirl life goodbye. She just has to get through her last night on the job.... [More]
Starring: Viva Bianca, Peter Docker, Eamon Farren, Hanna Mangan Lawrence
Directed By: Jon Hewitt

#80
Critics Consensus: Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! undermines its own effectiveness with an excess of camp, but writer-director Pedro Almodóvar and an attractive cast make it all worth watching.
Synopsis: Upon his release from a psychiatric hospital, Ricky visits a film set to watch the object of his love and... [More]
Starring: Victoria Abril, Antonio Banderas, Loles León, Francisco Rabal
Directed By: Pedro Almodóvar

#79
Critics Consensus: Double Lover offers kinky pleasures that should thrill fans of classic erotic cinema while adding some uniquely transgressive European twists.
Synopsis: Chloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with... [More]
Starring: Marine Vacth, Jérémie Renier, Jacqueline Bisset, Myriam Boyer
Directed By: François Ozon

KISSED (1997)
 70%

#78
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: This offbeat outing offers a surprisingly sensitive and somewhat romantic portrait of a necrophiliac. Sandra has been infatuated with dead... [More]
Starring: Molly Parker, Peter Outerbridge, Jay Brazeau, Natasha Morley
Directed By: Lynne Stopkewich

SEX AND LUCIA (2002)
 71%

#77
Critics Consensus: Beneath the gratuitous nudity lies a complex and visually striking movie.
Synopsis: Lucia is a waitress who lives and works in Madrid. After what she believes to be the loss of her... [More]
Starring: Paz Vega, Tristan Ulloa, Najwa Nimri, Daniel Freire
Directed By: Julio Medem

SUNTAN (2017)
 72%

#76
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: For middle-aged Kostis, life has passed him by. As the newly appointed doctor of a tiny island, Kostis spends a... [More]
Starring: Makis Papadimitriou, Elli Tringou, Milou Van Groesen, Dimi Hart
Directed By: Argyris Papadimitropoulos

LUST, CAUTION (2007)
 72%

#75
Critics Consensus: Ang Lee's Lust, Caution is a tense, sensual and beautifully-shot espionage film.
Synopsis: Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee adapts this Eileen Chang story set in World War II-era Shanghai that details the political... [More]
Starring: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Wang Lee Hom
Directed By: Ang Lee

THE HOT SPOT (1990)
 70%

#74
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A drifter settles down in a small southwestern town and becomes involved in a web of crime and romance.... [More]
Starring: Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly, Charles Martin Smith
Directed By: Dennis Hopper

HIGH ART (1998)
 73%

#73
Critics Consensus: A surprisingly sultry performance from Ally Sheedy elevates High Art from pretentious melodrama to compelling -- if still a little pretentious -- romance.
Synopsis: Lisa Cholodenko's Sundance award-winning romantic drama about a photo magazine editor and the heroin-addicted former photo prodigy with whom she... [More]
Starring: Radha Mitchell, Ally Sheedy, Patricia Clarkson, Bill Sage
Directed By: Lisa Cholodenko

#72
Critics Consensus: Though it makes for rather unpleasant viewing, The Piano Teacher is a riveting and powerful psychosexual drama.
Synopsis: Erika Kohut is a piano teacher at the Vienna Conservatory prestigious music school in Vienna. In her early forties and... [More]
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Annie Girardot, Benoît Magimel, Susanne Lothar
Directed By: Michael Haneke

#71
Critics Consensus: Ozon may not explore his themes as fully as he should, but Young & Beautiful poses enough intriguing questions -- and features a strong enough performance from Marine Vacth -- to compensate for its frustrations.
Synopsis: Acclaimed director François Ozon (Swimming Pool, 8 Women) helms this erotic tale of sexual awakening. After losing her virginity, 17-year-old... [More]
Starring: Marine Vacth, Geraldine Pailhas, Frédéric Pierrot, Fantin Ravat
Directed By: François Ozon

#70
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Un quinquagénaire séduit un jeune homme de 30 ans son cadet. Bernard Giraudeau, Malik Zidi. Un film de François Ozon.... [More]
Starring: Bernard Giraudeau, Malik Zidi, Ludivine Sagnier, Anna Levine
Directed By: François Ozon

SIRENS (1994)
 74%

#69
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Sex, religion, and morality are the key ingredients in this Australian comedy set in the 1930s. Rev. Anthony Campion (Hugh... [More]
Starring: Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Sam Neill, Elle Macpherson
Directed By: John Duignan, John Duigan

#68
Critics Consensus: Visually striking and aggressively confrontational, We are the Flesh may prove as difficult to watch as it ultimately is to forget.
Synopsis: After the end of the world, a young brother and sister roam an apocalyptic city looking for food and shelter.... [More]
Starring: Noe Hernández, María Cid, Lázaro Gabino Rodríguez
Directed By:

OBSESSION (1976)
 73%

#67
Critics Consensus: Obsession suffers in comparison to the Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece that it mirrors, but director Brian De Palma's unique preoccupations give this thriller its own compulsive, twisted fingerprint.
Synopsis: Brian DePalma's spin on Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo casts Cliff Robertson as widower Michael Courtland, who meets an enigmatic young woman... [More]
Starring: Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, John Lithgow, Sylvia Kuumba Williams
Directed By: Brian DePalma

#66
Critics Consensus: Confidently campy and played with groovy conviction, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is an exuberant expression of both the hilarity and terror that comes with free love.
Synopsis: Roundly panned upon its first release, Russ Meyer's X-rated Beyond the Valley of the Dolls has gained a huge cult... [More]
Starring: Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John LaZar
Directed By: Russ Meyer

QUILLS (2000)
 75%

#65
Critics Consensus: Though hard to watch, this film's disturbing exploration of freedom of expression is both seductive and thought-provoking.
Synopsis: The Marquis de Sade was a man who liked to stir up trouble, at a time when his native France... [More]
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine
Directed By: Philip Kaufman

BESIEGED (1999)
 75%

#64
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Set in the contrasting climates of a politically-charged Africa and the tranquil confines of an enchanting Roman villa, Besieged is... [More]
Starring: Thandie Newton, David Thewlis, Claudio Santamaria, John C. Ojwang
Directed By: Bernardo Bertolucci

EYES WIDE SHUT (1999)
 75%

#63
Critics Consensus: Kubrick's intense study of the human psyche yields an impressive cinematic work.
Synopsis: After learning of his wife's flirtatious behavior, Dr. William Harford goes on an odyssey of his own.... [More]
Starring: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack, Marie Richardson
Directed By: Stanley Kubrick

POLA X (2000)
 76%

#62
Critics Consensus: Boldly transgressive, ambitious, and undeniably flawed, Pola X overcomes its stumbles with palpable passion.
Synopsis: Eight years after Les Amants du Pont Neuf (1991), which failed at the box office, Léos Carax returned with Pola... [More]
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Guillaume Depardieu, Yekaterina Golubeva, Katerina Golubeva
Directed By: Leos Carax

#61
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Jean-Jacques Beineix's Betty Blue stars Béatrice Dalle as the title character, a mentally unbalanced and sexually aggressive free spirit who... [More]
Starring: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Beatrice Dalle, Gérard Darmon, Consuelo De Haviland
Directed By: Jean-Jacques Beineix

#60
Critics Consensus: More complicated than your average bodice ripper, Catherine Breillat's Last Mistress features beautiful costumes, wrought romances, and a feral performance from Argento.
Synopsis: Catherine Breillat's adaptation of An Old Mistress stars Fu'ad Ait Aatou as Ryno de Marigny, and Asia Argento as Vellini,... [More]
Starring: Asia Argento, Fu'ad Aït Aattou, Roxane Mesquida, Claude Sarraute
Directed By: Catherine Breillat

FATAL ATTRACTION (1987)
 76%

#59
Critics Consensus: A potboiler in the finest sense, Fatal Attraction is a sultry, juicy thriller that's hard to look away from once it gets going.
Synopsis: "Fatal attraction" has become a household term for love turned to murderous obsession, thanks to the success of Adrian Lyne's... [More]
Starring: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer, Ellen Hamilton Latzen
Directed By: Adrian Lyne

SECRETARY (2002)
 76%

#58
Critics Consensus: Maggie Gyllenhaal impresses in this romantic comedy with a kinky twist.
Synopsis: Sadomasochism provides the backdrop for a very unusual employer/employee relationship in this very offbeat romantic drama from filmmaker Steven Shainberg.... [More]
Starring: James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies, Lesley Ann Warren
Directed By: Steven Shainberg

NYMPHOMANIAC: VOLUME I (2014)
 76%

#57
Critics Consensus: Darkly funny, fearlessly bold, and thoroughly indulgent, Nymphomaniac finds Lars von Trier provoking viewers with customary abandon.
Synopsis: NYMPHOMANIAC: VOLUME I is the story of Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg), a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac who is discovered badly beaten in an... [More]
Starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Shia LaBeouf, Stacy Martin
Directed By: Lars von Trier

COME UNDONE (2000)
 77%

#56
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: The third collaboration between screenwriter Stephane Bouquet and writer/director Sebastien Lifshitz, Presque Rien is the story of a young French... [More]
Starring: Jérémie Elkaïm, Stephane Rideau, Dominique Reymond, Marie Matheron
Directed By: Sébastien Lifshitz

THE ISLE (2000)
 78%

#55
Critics Consensus: A compelling and oddly haunting combination of brutal and beautiful imagery.
Synopsis: Recalling both the erotic tension and the surrealist imagery of Woman of the Dunes, Kim Ki-duk's film is set near... [More]
Starring: Jung Suh, Yu-seok Kim, Kim Yuh-suk, Jae Hyun Cho
Directed By: Kim Ki-duk

LADY CHATTERLEY (2007)
 77%

#54
Critics Consensus: Tasteful, poetic, yet sexually forthright, Lady Chatterley skillfully translates its source novel's high-art erotica onto the big screen.
Synopsis: D.H. Lawrence's once-scandalous tale of a married woman who finds herself through an affair with another man is brought to... [More]
Starring: Marina Hands, Jean-Louis Coullo'ch, Hippolyte Girardot, Hélène Alexandridis
Directed By: Pascale Ferran

THE WAYWARD CLOUD (2005)
 78%

#53
Critics Consensus: The Wayward Cloud may baffle more literally minded viewers, but its surreal pleasures will resonate with fans of thoroughly unique cinema.
Synopsis: The subjects of love, sex, and lust in modern-day Taiwan are given a surreal, kaleidoscopic treatment in Tsai Ming-Liang's experimental... [More]
Starring: Lin Huixun, Hsiao Huan-wen, Yi-Ching Lu, Yozakura Sumomo
Directed By: Ming-liang Tsai

DAMAGE (1992)
 78%

#52
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Adapted from Josephine Hart's spare novel by British screenwriter David Hare and French director Louis Malle, this brooding erotic drama... [More]
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardson, Rupert Graves
Directed By: Louis Malle

BODY DOUBLE (1984)
 76%

#51
Critics Consensus: Exemplifying Brian De Palma's filmmaking bravura and polarizing taste, Body Double is a salacious love letter to moviemaking.
Synopsis: In Body Double, director Brian DePalma pays homage to the Alfred Hitchcock movies Vertigo and Rear Window, adding a few... [More]
Starring: Craig Wasson, Ty Randolph, Gregg Henry, Melanie Griffith
Directed By: Brian DePalma

THE MOTHER (2004)
 78%

#50
Critics Consensus: Reid gives a fearless, realistic performance in depicting an older woman's sexual blossoming.
Synopsis: May is an ordinary grandmother from the North of England. When her husband dies on a family visit to London,... [More]
Starring: Anne Reid, Daniel Craig, Cathryn Bradshaw, Steven Mackintosh
Directed By: Roger Michell

BLUEBEARD (2010)
 79%

#49
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Controversial filmmaker Catherine Breillat puts a new spin on an ancient story in this multileveled drama. In France in the... [More]
Starring: Dominique Thomas, Lola Creton, Daphné Baiwir, Marilou Lopes-Benites
Directed By: Catherine Breillat

SEA OF LOVE (1989)
 76%

#48
Critics Consensus: Moody and steadily alluring, Sea of Love benefits immeasurably from the window-fogging chemistry between Ellen Barkin and Al Pacino.
Synopsis: In this thriller, Al Pacino stars as Frank Keller, an alcoholic policeman in the depths of middle-age crisis. Frank begins... [More]
Starring: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Michael Rooker
Directed By: Harold Becker

ANGEL HEART (1987)
 79%

#47
Critics Consensus: Angel Heart lures viewers into its disturbing, brutal mystery with authentic noir flair and a palpably hypnotic mood.
Synopsis: The time is the 1950s: seedy Brooklyn private eye Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) is hired by shady Louis Cyphre (Robert... [More]
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, Charlotte Rampling
Directed By: Alan Parker

#46
Critics Consensus: A whimsically engaging sex comedy.
Synopsis: Koji Yakusho -- who starred in Shoshi Imamura's Unagi, along with virtually every Japanese indie film of note in the... [More]
Starring: Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho, Mansaku Fuwa
Directed By: Shohei Imamura

SHAME (2011)
 79%

#45
Critics Consensus: Boasting stellar performances by Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan, Shame is a powerful plunge into the mania of addiction affliction.
Synopsis: Brandon (Michael Fassbender) is a New Yorker who shuns intimacy with women but feeds his desires with a compulsive addiction... [More]
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie
Directed By: Steve McQueen (III)

NEVER FOREVER (2007)
 80%

#44
Critics Consensus: Smartly constructed by writer-director Gina Kim and brought to life by a strong cast led by Vera Farmiga, Never Forever is an unexpectedly engaging melodrama.
Synopsis: Korean filmmaker Gina Kim directed this erotic drama about a woman's dangerous response to her husband's fertility issues. The Departed's... [More]
Starring: Vera Farmiga, Ha Jung-woo, David L. McInnis, Hwa-Si Lee
Directed By: Gina Kim

#43
Critics Consensus: Live Flesh surveys the fallout from an act of violence with a mature melodrama that sees Pedro Almodóvar working in surprisingly restrained form.
Synopsis: Pedro Almodovar's most mature and restrained film is a superbly structured melodrama about five people whose lives in modern Madrid... [More]
Starring: Liberto Rabal, Francesca Neri, Javier Bardem, Ángela Molina
Directed By: Pedro Almodóvar

RED WHITE & BLUE (2010)
 81%

#42
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Red, White and Blue is a powerful, visceral and oddly touching thriller/slash movie. It's also very sophisticated storytelling with temporal... [More]
Starring: Amanda Fuller, Marc Senter, Noah Taylor, Nick Ashy Holden
Directed By: Simon Rumley

#41
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Julio Medem directed this romantic Spanish drama with location scenes in Finland. School children Ana (Sara Valiente) and Otto (Peru... [More]
Starring: Najwa Nimri, Fele Martínez, Nancho Novo, Maru Valdivielso
Directed By: Julio Medem

WOMEN IN LOVE (1969)
 83%

#40
Critics Consensus: A quartet of nuanced performances and Ken Russell's off-kilter direction brings D.H. Lawrence's battle of the sexes to tactile life.
Synopsis: Two sisters are courted by two very different men in the D. H. Lawrence classic Women In Love. Gudren (Glenda... [More]
Starring: Glenda Jackson, Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Jennie Linden
Directed By: Ken Russell

BAKJWI (THIRST) (2009)
 81%

#39
Critics Consensus: The stylish Thirst packs plenty of bloody thrills to satisfy fans of both vampire films and director Chan Wook Park.
Synopsis: Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun, and Kim Ok-bin star in Oldboy director Park Chan-wook's frightener concerning a priest whose life takes... [More]
Starring: Ok-bin Kim, Shin Ha-Gyun, Kim Hae-suk, Oh Dal-su
Directed By: Park Chan-wook

I AM LOVE (2010)
 81%

#38
Critics Consensus: It stumbles into melodrama, but I Am Love backs up its flamboyance with tremendous visual style and a marvelous central performance from Tilda Swinton.
Synopsis: This lavish, sprawling drama from filmmaker Luca Guadagnino has drawn numerous comparisons to the films of Luchino Visconti for the... [More]
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Flavio Parenti, Edoardo Gabbriellini, Alba Rohrwacher
Directed By: Luca Guadagnino

SOMERSAULT (2004)
 84%

#37
Critics Consensus: A poignant coming-of-age tale marked by a breakout lead performance from Abbie Cornish and a successful directorial debut from Cate Shortland.
Synopsis: After making a misjudged advance towards her mother's boyfriend, 16-year-old Heidi flees her home for the small Australian ski town... [More]
Starring: Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran, Nathaniel Dean
Directed By: Cate Shortland

SWIMMING POOL (2003)
 83%

#36
Critics Consensus: A sensual thriller with two engaging performers demanding our undivided attention.
Synopsis: Sarah Morton is a famous British mystery author. Tired of London and seeking inspiration for her new novel, she accepts... [More]
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, Charles Dance, Marc Fayolle
Directed By: François Ozon

DRESSED TO KILL (1980)
 80%

#35
Critics Consensus: With arresting visuals and an engrossingly lurid mystery, Dressed to Kill stylishly encapsulates writer-director Brian De Palma's signature strengths.
Synopsis: In this stylish, violent thriller,an unhappy wife, Kate Miller (Angie Dickinson), meets a handsome man in a museum and goes... [More]
Starring: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon
Directed By: Brian DePalma

MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001)
 83%

#34
Critics Consensus: David Lynch's dreamlike and mysterious Mulholland Drive is a twisty neo-noir with an unconventional structure that features a mesmirizing performance from Naomi Watts as a woman on the dark fringes of Hollywood.
Synopsis: Along Mulholland Drive nothing is what it seems. In the unreal universe of Los Angeles, the city bares its schizophrenic... [More]
Starring: Laura Harring, Naomi Watts, Justin Theroux, Ann Miller
Directed By: David Lynch

#33
Critics Consensus: Exploring sexual mores against the backdrop of real-life social upheaval, The Unbearable Lightness of Being artfully blends the political and the erotic.
Synopsis: In Philip Kaufman's surprisingly successful film adaptation of Czech author Milan Kundera's demanding 1984 best-seller, Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Tomas,... [More]
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de Lint
Directed By: Philip Kaufman

LAST TANGO IN PARIS (1972)
 83%

#32
Critics Consensus: Naturalistic but evocative, Last Tango in Paris is a vivid exploration of pain, love, and sex featuring a typically towering Marlon Brando performance.
Synopsis: In Bernardo Bertolucci's art-house classic, Marlon Brando delivers one of his characteristically idiosyncratic performances as Paul, a middle-aged American in... [More]
Starring: Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Darling Legitimus
Directed By: Bernardo Bertolucci

UNDER THE SKIN (2014)
 85%

#31
Critics Consensus: Its message may prove elusive for some, but with absorbing imagery and a mesmerizing performance from Scarlett Johansson, Under the Skin is a haunting viewing experience.
Synopsis: From visionary director Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast, Birth) comes a stunning career transformation, a masterpiece of existential science fiction that... [More]
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Paul Brannigan, Krystof Hádek, Antonia Campbell-Hughes
Directed By: Jonathan Glazer

#30
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: In this tantalizing drama, Nathalie Baye and Sergi Lopez give heartfelt performances as lovers who meet through a personal ad... [More]
Starring: Nathalie Baye, Sergi López, Paul Pavel, Sylvie Van den Elsen
Directed By: Frédéric Fonteyne

#29
Critics Consensus: The Untamed attempts some ambitious tonal juggling between fantastical and disturbing -- and draws viewers in with its slippery, inexorable pull.
Synopsis: Alejandra is a young mother and housewife who raises her children with her husband Angel in a small town. His... [More]
Starring: Ruth Ramos, Simone Bucio, Jesús Meza, Edén Villavicencio
Directed By: Amat Escalante

#28
Critics Consensus: Sexual taboos are broken and boundaries crossed In the Realm of the Senses, a fearlessly provocative psychosexual tale.
Synopsis: Based upon a true incident in 1930s Japan, Nagisa Oshima's controversial film effectively skirts the borderline between pornography and art... [More]
Starring: Tatsuya Fuji, Eiko Matsuda, Aoi Nakajima, Yasuko Matsui
Directed By: Nagisa Oshima

#27
Critics Consensus: Professor Marston & The Wonder Women winds a lasso of cinematic truth around a fascinating fact-based tale with strong performances from its three stars.
Synopsis: In a superhero origin tale unlike any other, the film is the incredible true story of what inspired Harvard psychologist... [More]
Starring: Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, Bella Heathcote, Connie Britton
Directed By: Angela Robinson

BLUE VALENTINE (2010)
 87%

#26
Critics Consensus: This emotionally gripping examination of a marriage on the rocks isn't always easy to watch, but Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling give performances of unusual depth and power.
Synopsis: A complex portrait of a contemporary American marriage, "Blue Valentine" tells the story of David and Cindy, a couple who... [More]
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Faith Wladyka, John Doman
Directed By: Andrij Parekh, Derek Cianfrance

BOUND (1996)
 88%

#25
Critics Consensus: Bound's more titillating elements attracted attention, but it's the stylish direction, solid performances, and entertaining neo-noir caper plot that make it worth a watch.
Synopsis: Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly nearly set the screen on fire in this clever, female-powered twist on the standard Mob... [More]
Starring: Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano, John P. Ryan
Directed By: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski

#24
Critics Consensus: This romantic crime drama may not be to everyone's taste, but The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover is an audacious, powerful film.
Synopsis: This is probably Peter Greenaway's most famous (or infamous) film, which first shocked audiences at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival... [More]
Starring: Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Richard Bohringer, Alan Howard
Directed By: Peter Greenaway

VENUS IN FUR (2014)
 88%

#23
Critics Consensus: Provocative, funny, and brilliantly acted, Venus in Fur finds Roman Polanski in top late-period form.
Synopsis: Based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway play by David Ives, which itself was based on Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's groundbreaking novella,... [More]
Starring: Emmanuelle Seigner, Mathieu Amalric
Directed By: Roman Polanski

#22
Critics Consensus: Raw, honest, powerfully acted, and deliciously intense, Blue Is the Warmest Color offers some of modern cinema's most elegantly composed, emotionally absorbing drama.
Synopsis: BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR centers on a 15-year-old girl named Adèle (Exarchopoulos) who is climbing to adulthood and dreams... [More]
Starring: Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche, Jérémie Laheurte
Directed By: Abdel Kechiche

#21
Critics Consensus: The Blue Room proves a sobering study of the dark side of human nature, as well as a coolly assured directorial effort from star and co-writer Mathieu Amalric.
Synopsis: Two adulterous lovers go from pillow talk to possible murder in this sexy, brain-teasing thriller. Mathieu Amalric (The Diving Bell... [More]
Starring: Léa Drucker, Mathieu Amalric, Stéphanie Cléau, Laurent Poitrenaux
Directed By: Mathieu Amalric

A BIGGER SPLASH (2016)
 90%

#20
Critics Consensus: Absorbing, visually arresting, and powerfully acted by an immensely talented cast, A Bigger Splash offers sumptuously soapy delights for fans of psychological adult drama.
Synopsis: In A BIGGER SPLASH, rock legend Marianne Lane (Tilda Swinton) is recuperating on the volcanic island of Pantelleria with her... [More]
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson , Matthias Schoenaerts, Tilda Swinton
Directed By: Luca Guadagnino

THE SESSIONS (2012)
 91%

#19
Critics Consensus: Tender, funny, and touching, The Sessions provides an acting showcase for its talented stars and proves it's possible for Hollywood to produce a grown-up movie about sex.
Synopsis: Based on the poignantly optimistic autobiographical writings of California-based journalist and poet Mark O'Brien, The Sessions tells the story of... [More]
Starring: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Annika Marks
Directed By: Ben Lewin

Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN (2001)
 92%

#18
Critics Consensus: A road movie that's not only sexy, but intelligent as well.
Synopsis: Alfonso Cuarón directed and co-wrote this sexy art-house hit from Mexico. The funny and moving coming-of-age story centers on two... [More]
Starring: Maribel Verdu, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, María Aura
Directed By: Alfonso Cuarón

THE PIANO (1993)
 92%

#17
Critics Consensus: Powered by Holly Hunter's main performance, The Piano is a truth-seeking romance played in the key of erotic passion.
Synopsis: Writer/director Jane Campion's third feature unearthed emotional undercurrents and churning intensity in the story of a mute woman's rebellion in... [More]
Starring: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin, Sam Neill
Directed By: Jane Campion

LOLITA (1962)
 91%

#16
Critics Consensus: Kubrick's Lolita adapts its seemingly unadaptable source material with a sly comedic touch and a sterling performance by James Mason that transforms the controversial novel into something refreshingly new without sacrificing its essential edge.
Synopsis: With a screenplay penned by the author himself, Stanley Kubrick brings Vladimir Nabokov's controversial tale of forbidden love to the... [More]
Starring: James Mason, Sue Lyon, Peter Sellers, Shelley Winters
Directed By: Stanley Kubrick

DANGEROUS LIAISONS (1988)
 93%

#15
Critics Consensus: Stylish, seductive, and clever, Stephen Frears' adaptation is a wickedly entertaining exploration of sexual politics.
Synopsis: Adapted for stage and screen several times over the past century, French author Francois Choderlos de Laclos' 1782 novel Les... [More]
Starring: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman
Directed By: Stephen Frears

BLUE VELVET (1986)
 94%

#14
Critics Consensus: If audiences walk away from this subversive, surreal shocker not fully understanding the story, they might also walk away with a deeper perception of the potential of film storytelling.
Synopsis: Director David Lynch crafted this hallucinogenic mystery-thriller that probes beneath the cheerful surface of suburban America to discover sadomasochistic violence,... [More]
Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Sting, Isabella Rossellini
Directed By: David Lynch

THE LAST SEDUCTION (1994)
 94%

#13
Critics Consensus: Like Body Heat, The Last Seduction updates film noir techniques for a modern era, imbuing this erotic film with '90s snark.
Synopsis: Bridget Gregory seems to have it all: beauty, intelligence and a marriage to Clay, a wealthy physician. But everything isn't... [More]
Starring: Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg, Bill Pullman, J.T. Walsh
Directed By: John Dahl

STRANGER BY THE LAKE (2014)
 94%

#12
Critics Consensus: Sexy, smart, and darkly humorous, Stranger by the Lake offers rewarding viewing for adult filmgoers in search of thought-provoking drama.
Synopsis: Frank (Pierre Deladonchamps) spends his summer days hopelessly searching for companionship at a popular cruising spot on the shores of... [More]
Starring: Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d'Assumçao, Jérôme Chappatte
Directed By: Alain Guiraudie

THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY (2015)
 94%

#11
Critics Consensus: Stylish, sensual, and smart, The Duke of Burgundy proves that erotic cinema can have genuine substance.
Synopsis: Day after day, Cynthia (Sidse Babett Knudsen) and Evelyn (Chiara D'Anna) act out a simple yet provocative ritual that ends... [More]
Starring: Chiara D'Anna, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Eugenia Caruso, Fatma Mohamed
Directed By: Peter Strickland

WEEKEND (2011)
 95%

#10
Critics Consensus: It may be a chamber piece but Weekend's revelations on modern sexuality expand far beyond the modest setting.
Synopsis: Weekend follows Russell (newcomer Tom Cullen, Best Actor winner at Nashville), who, after randomly picking up artist Glen (Chris New)... [More]
Starring: Tom Cullen, Chris New, Jonathan Race, Laura Freeman
Directed By: Andrew Haigh

#9
Critics Consensus: The Handmaiden uses a Victorian crime novel as the loose inspiration for another visually sumptuous and absorbingly idiosyncratic outing from director Park Chan-wook.
Synopsis: From PARK Chan-wook, the celebrated director of OLDBOY, LADY VENGEANCE, THIRST and STOKER, comes a ravishing new crime drama inspired... [More]
Starring: Kim Min-hee, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Hae-suk
Directed By: Park Chan-wook

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME (2018)
 94%

#8
Critics Consensus: Call Me by Your Name offers a melancholy, powerfully affecting portrait of first love, empathetically acted by Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer.
Synopsis: CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, the new film by Luca Guadagnino, is a sensual and transcendent tale of first love,... [More]
Starring: Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar
Directed By: Luca Guadagnino

#7
Critics Consensus: In his feature directorial debut, Steven Soderbergh demonstrates a mastery of his craft well beyond his years, pulling together an outstanding cast and an intelligent script for a nuanced, mature film about neurosis and human sexuality.
Synopsis: Steven Soderbergh kickstarted the independent film movement of the 1990s with this landmark drama about the tangled relationships among four... [More]
Starring: James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo
Directed By: Steven Soderbergh

BELLE DE JOUR (1968)
 95%

#6
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Belle de Jour dramatizes the collision between depravity and elegance, one of the favorite themes of director Luis Buñuel. Catherine... [More]
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Geneviève Page
Directed By: Luis Buñuel

NINA FOREVER (2016)
 94%

#5
Critics Consensus: Nina Forever tests the limits of the rom-com with a decidedly unorthodox triangle that's as diabolically original as it is daringly dark.
Synopsis: Holly wants to save Rob and has fallen in love with him. She is training to be a paramedic and... [More]
Starring: Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Abigail Hardingham, David Troughton, Cian Barry
Directed By: Ben Blaine, Chris Blaine

EXOTICA (1994)
 97%

#4
Critics Consensus: Exotica simmers with sex and obsession, while successfully doubling as an extreme character study.
Synopsis: The action in this film revolves largely around the Exotica strip club, a faux-tropical hothouse where young female dancers cater... [More]
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Mia Kirshner, Don McKellar, Arsinée Khanjian
Directed By: Atom Egoyan

BODY HEAT (1981)
 98%

#3
Critics Consensus: Made from classic noir ingredients and flavored with a heaping helping of steamy modern spice, Body Heat more than lives up to its evocative title.
Synopsis: Lawrence Kasdan's first directorial effort is a throwback to the early days of film noir. The scene is a beastly... [More]
Starring: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson
Directed By: Lawrence Kasdan

#2
Critics Consensus: Smart and utterly original, The Draughtsman's Contract is a period piece that marks the further maturation of a writer-director with a thrillingly unique vision.
Synopsis: According to this story of a woman not so much scorned as ignored, life in late 17th-century England among the... [More]
Starring: Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Anne Louise Lambert, Neil Cunningham
Directed By: Peter Greenaway

LA BELLE NOISEUSE (1991)
 100%

#1
Critics Consensus: A sensual and hypnotic masterpiece, La Belle Noiseuse luxuriates in its four-hour run time while holding audience attention.
Synopsis: In 1991, the master French director Jacques Rivette released one of his most acclaimed works- the four-hour La Belle noiseuse.... [More]
Starring: Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Emmanuelle Béart, Marianne Denicourt
Directed By: Jacques Rivette

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