

There’s also a section on campy films that approach the topic of eroticism with a wink, like Secretary and Cruel Intentions. You’ll find a section below on queer movies that contain thoughtful and inclusive depictions of sex, like Blue Is the Warmest Colour and the subtly groundbreaking Bound. This list includes great movies that don’t shy away from sex scenes, even though their plots are ostensibly about other things.

While Marie Claire's list of the best sex movies of all time necessarily includes a robust selection of erotic thrillers like Body Heat and Dangerous Liaisons-what some may consider the “quintessential” sex movies-we also went and defined the term broadly.
