Here’s the thing. People have sex. Movies have sex scenes. Wouldn’t it be intriguing if a movie featured two actors having actual, consensual sex, instead of just mimicking sex in a way that looks great onscreen but is almost certainly very, very awkward in real life? Yes, obviously, we’re aware that porn exists, but we are not talking about porn here. No, we’re talking about actual, mainstream (or, at very least, as the level of “mainstream” achieved by arthouse foreign films and indies) movies with actual plots that also happen to feature actual humans engaging in actual sex acts. Don’t roll your eyes—these movies exist. And, not only do they exist, but there are, honestly, way more of them out there than you probably realize—and we’re just highlighting 75 of our favorites.
You read that correctly: This list contains 75 movies that have answered your prayers and made all of your sex-obsessed dreams come true. They all feature plenty of sex, and, unlike most of the sex you see onscreen, the moments of hotness in these movies is all completely, totally, and one hundred percent real. It’s intense and kind of hot to see people have sex in a movie and know it’s actually real, and that’s what you’ll get with these movies. As you might expect, a lot of these movies are indies and foreign films—realms where pushing the envelope, especially in the realm of carnal pleasures, is more accepted. But, some of them feature fully mainstream stars and Oscar winners like Al Pacino, Mark Rylance, and even Dame Helen Mirren.
‘Inside Deep Throat’
In 2005, this documentary dug, um, well, deep, into the iconic 1972 pornographic film Deep Throat and its cultural impact. In the name of education, it contains 20 seconds of unsimulated fellatio courtesy of the source material, along with interviews a range of people including Linda Lovelace, Gore Vidal, Larry Flynt, Hugh Hefner, and John Waters.
Pallas Film AB ‘They Call Us Misfits’
Speaking of documentaries, 1968’s They Call Us Misfit, followed two young hippies named Kenta and Stoffe and was notable for being the earliest example of non-simulated sex in a “legal” movie in Sweden.
Brux International Pictures ‘Female Vampire’
If you like your horror with a healthy side of sex, 1973’s Female Vampire is a must-watch. The movie is literally about a woman, (the Countess Irina von Karlstein), who is essentially a sex vampire—as in she needs sex instead of blood to stay alive. The unsimulated sex comes in during the murder scenes, in which the Countess performs oral sex on her victims until they die (as you do). There were three versions of the film—one that’s a standard, mainstream horror movie, another that mixes the horror with sex, and a third that’s straight up hardcore porn.
AAA – Acteurs Auteurs Associés ‘Emmanuelle 5’
Another film with multiple versions is Emmanuelle 5. The 1987 French film is part of the ongoing Emmanuelle series and exists in three distinct versions—its original theatrical cut, a French home video version with extra hardcore sex scenes, and a US version that includes new scenes that were filmed in a more comedic style.
In the movie, Emmanuelle is a filmmaker who debuts a scandalous, erotic film at Cannes. The original release of Emmanuelle 5 was met with some controversy due to speculation that director Walerian Borowczyk actually only directed the sexy film-within-a-film.
Commonwealth United Entertainment ’99 Women’
This 1969 movie was one of the first examples of the “women in prison” genre and there are reportedly four versions of it in existence, including Jesús Franco’s director’s cut and a French hardcore version released in 1974 that includes more than eight minutes of new, hardcore footage filmed by Claude Sendron.
Music Box Films ‘Starlet’
Starlet, released in 2012, is an indie drama set in the porn capital—the San Fernando Valley in Southern California. It’s not surprising, then, that the movie includes some unsimulated sex.
American International Pictures ‘Groupie Girl’
This drama, also known by the title I Am a Groupie!, about groupie life in the rock music scene, was written by director Derek Ford and real-life former groupie Suzanne Mercer. The movie was originally released in 1970, but was re-released in 1974 with additional, hardcore scenes added in.
Derek Ford ‘Sex Express’
Released as Diversions in the US, Derek Ford’s 1976 Sex Express focuses on a woman who loses herself in a series of sexual fantasies while on a train ride. There’s a hardcore export version and the German version of the film reportedly includes a golden shower sequence.
This movie is not readily available to stream online.
‘James Joyce’s Women’
Produced by and starring Fionnula Flanagan and based on her 1977 play of the same name, James Joyce’s Women includes about 20 minutes of footage of Flanagan masturbating on camera.
Johan Kaos ‘Pornopung’
This 2013 Norwegian movie about a guy who moves to Oslo for school and finds himself a student of his two new pickup artist roommates, includes a scene of unsimulated fellatio.
Thorn EMI ‘Keep It Up Downstairs’
Think Downtown Abbey, but make it sexy/funny. This 1976 British sex comedy (also known as My Favorite Butler) follows the sexual adventures of the inhabitants of Cockshute Castle. A hardcore version featuring inserts filmed with body doubles also exists.
C.R.C. Produzioni ‘Nude for Satan’
This trippy Italian film is best described as “erotic horror.” The original version was softcore, but a hardcore version (filmed using a body double for lead actress Rita Calderoni) also exists.
Blackwater Films ‘Keep It Up, Jack’
British sex comedy Keep It Up, Jack is about a struggling drag artist who inherits a brothel from his dead aunt (yep and stay with us, because the plot only continues down the path of WTF-ery), and then proceeds to impersonate her (that would be the dead aunt) in an effort to seduce the female clients of said brothel. A version of the film including explicit sex scenes was also released, but the hardcore scenes don’t feature the credited cast.
This movie is not readily available to stream online.
Jesús Franco ‘Girls in the Night Traffic’
This Jesús Franco film focuses on three women who share an apartment and occasionally freelance as sex workers to pay the rent. The Blu-ray release includes both the softcore and hardcore versions of the movie.
Promovision International ‘Taxi zum Klo’
This German dark comedy delves into the differences between the private and public lives of a teacher in Berlin and features hardcore gay sex scenes.
Alexander Bak Sagmo ‘Needle Boy’
This 2016 Danish film by Alexander Bak Sagmo features non-simulated sex acts. The movie itself is dark—about a 23-year-old man, who, convinced he’s evil, shows up at his university with a gun and a plan to shoot his fellow students.
Argos Films ‘Immoral Women’
This movie, by director Walerian Borowczyk, actually includes three stories— titled Margherita, Marceline, and Marie, respectively. The first, Margherita, includes an unsimulated intercourse scene.
Severin Films ‘Sister Emanuelle’
The Danish DVD version of this 1977 film by Giuseppe Vari includes hardcore sex scenes.
Filmirage ‘The Alcove’
While the characters do watch some hardcore sex on a vintage film reel at one point, 1985’s The Alcove is mostly a softcore film. Still, the Joe D’Amato-helmed movie contains some unsimulated scenes.
Embrafilme ‘Luz del Fuego’
This 1982 Brazilian film from director David Neves tells the story of controversial Brazilian vedette Luz del Fuego—and includes a scene with the main actress rubbing up against an actual penis.
Adam Green ‘The Wrong Ferarri’
This 2011 experimental film by musician Adam Green features a costarring performance by Macaulay Culkin and, maybe even more notably, an unsimulated scene of Green being anally penetrated by a dildo.
Picture This! ‘Stupid Boy’
Also known as Garçon stupide, this 2004 French film by Lionel Baier contains “strong” real sex.
This movie is not readily available to stream online.
Galante Filmes ‘Bare Behind Bares’
This is a sexploitation film, so it’s not shocking that there’s some real sex involved. The 1980 film (which was released in Brazil as A Prisão), is set in a women’s prison and includes a handful of hardcore scenes.
Edgardo Castro ‘La Noche’
This 2016 Spanish film by Edgardo Castro has a hyper-realistic aesthetic and lengthy scenes of unsimulated sex acts. The story focuses on Martin, a lonely man in this 40s looking for connection through sex.
Kyu-hwan Jeon ‘Angry Painter’
In this Korean film by Kyu-hwan Jeon, released in 2015, this list of “x-rated” content includes unsimulated intercourse scenes between actor Moon Jong-won and Russian actress Natallia Bulynia.
This movie is not readily available to stream online.
Fida Cinematografica ‘Black Emanuelle’
This 1975 film spawned a long series of sequels, all focused on the gorgeous leading lady, who only goes by Emanuelle as a pseudonym. IRL, she’s a journalist and photographer named Mae Jordan. In the first film in the series, “Emanuelle” takes an assignment working with a diplomatic couple and ends up embarking on sexual relationships with both of them. While the movie does feature hardcore scenes, they were filmed by body doubles.
Vimeo ‘Love Machine’
This Russian lyric porn film is based on the director’s real relationship with his ex and there’s at least one scene of oral sex that’s as real as the movie’s inspo.
Paul Verhoeven ‘Spetters’
How’s this for a premise: Three dirt-bike racing guys all end up seduced by the sexy, sexy French fry-selling hottie who works their races. So much (largely unsimulated) sex ensues. Intrigued? Then this 1980 Dutch sex romp is right up your alley.
Vitagraph Films ‘Ken Park’
This 2002 movie follows the lives of a group of teenagers in California. It was written by Harmony Korine (yes, of Spring Breakers fame) and was based on the real journals and memories of the film’s director, Larry Clark. The unflinching look at teen life includes a mix of simulated and unsimulated sex scenes.
Film1 ‘Kissing on the Mouth’
This 2005 movie is credited with being one of pioneers of the Mumblecore movement and features graphic depictions of sex, including a very graphic and very real scene of masturbation that leads to equally real ejaculation.
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