Shame
Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale
A nymphomaniac's carefully cultivated private life falls apart after his sister arrives for an indefinite stay.
Why you'll love it
A psychologically intense drama about sexual compulsion with explicit scenes and unflinching portrayal of erotic addiction in contemporary New York (NC-17).
Hysteria
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce
The truth of how Mortimer Granville devised the invention of the first vibrator in the name of medical science.
Why you'll love it
A period erotic comedy about the invention of the vibrator with sensual scenes, sexual tension, and steamy encounters set in Victorian-era London.
The Duke of Burgundy
Sidse Babett Knudsen, Monica Swinn, Chiara D'Anna
A woman who studies butterflies and moths tests the limits of her relationship with her lesbian lover.
Why you'll love it
An elegant exploration of BDSM dynamics and power play between two women with sensual imagery and erotic roleplay presented as intimate art.
A Good Woman Is Hard to Find
Sarah Bolger, Edward Hogg, Andrew Simpson
A recently widowed young mother will go to any lengths to protect her children as she seeks the truth behind her husband's murder.
Why you'll love it
A darkly intense thriller with explicit sexual content and raw vulnerability, featuring a widow navigating dangerous relationships in a gritty urban setting.
Love
Aomi Muyock, Karl Glusman, Klara Kristin
Murphy is an American living in Paris who enters a highly sexually and emotionally charged relationship with Electra. Unaware of the effect it will have on their relationship, they invite their pretty neighbor into their bed.
Why you'll love it
Gaspar Noé's explicit drama features graphic sexual content and passionate scenes presented in unsimulated detail within an unconventional narrative structure (Unrated).
Wetlands
Carla Juri, Christoph Letkowski, Marlen Kruse
The adventures of an eccentric girl who has strange attitudes towards hygiene and sexuality longs for the reunion of her divorced parents.
Why you'll love it
A provocative German film with uninhibited sexuality and graphic sexual content exploring a young woman's sexual liberation and bodily autonomy (Unrated).
Sleeping Beauty
Emily Browning, Rachael Blake, Ewen Leslie
A haunting portrait of Lucy, a young university student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of unspoken desires.
Why you'll love it
An Australian erotic drama featuring a young woman in sexually explicit situations with artistic cinematography and provocative sexual content (Unrated).
Fifty Shades Darker
Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson
While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her.
Why you'll love it
The sequel continues with more elaborate sexual encounters and passionate scenes as the protagonist deepens her relationship with intensified erotic content.
Fifty Shades of Grey
Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle
Literature student Anastasia Steele's life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey.
Why you'll love it
The mainstream erotic romance that defined the 2010s with its explicit BDSM relationship dynamics and steamy scenes adapted from the bestselling novel.