1. Body Heat
Director: Lawrence KasdanWriter: Lawrence KasdanCast: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Mickey Rourke
This erotic thriller lives up to its name. It's all about being in a hot place with hot people and doing very bad things.
2. In the Mood For Love
Director: Wong Kar-waiWriter: Wong Kar-waiCast: Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai
This movie begins with broken hearts, but then it takes a romantic turn. The costumes and the acting are so sensual. You're connected to these people.
3. 9 1/2 Weeks
Director: Adrian LyneWriters: Elizabeth McNeill (screenplay), Patricia Louisianna Knop, Zalman King (story)Cast: Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger, Margaret Whitton, David Margulies, Christine Baranski
There's a scene in front of a fridge that could probably be considered the sexiest scene of all time. Talk about stars at their hottest ever looking amazing.
4. Belle De Jour
Director: Luis BuñuelWriters: Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière (based on the novel by Joseph Kessel)Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli
Again, sexiness is not nudity, but how you feel while watching. This movie sweeps you up and holds you tight.
5. Brokeback Mountain
Director: Ang LeeWriters: Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana (screenplay), Annie Proulx (short story)Cast: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams
Forbidden love in a less accepting time, this motion picture did a lot of work for progress. But at its center is a beautiful story about two cowboys.
6. The Handmaiden
Director: Park Chan-wookWriters: Chung Seo-kyung, Park Chan-wook (based on the novel "Fingersmith" by Sarah Waters)Cast: Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo
Taking on a complex relationship between women, this is a movie that keeps you on the edge of your seat while scintillating you.
7. The Graduate
Director: Mike NicholsWriters: Calder Willingham, Buck Henry (based on the novel by Charles Webb)Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross
The ultimate schoolboy fantasy that turns into a movie about pure love. Seeing Dustin Hoffman framed in Anne Bancroft's leg is an indelible image that will last forever.
8. Bonnie and Clyde
Director: Arthur PennWriters: David Newman, Robert Benton, Warren Beatty (uncredited)Cast: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Michael J. Pollard
This movie isn't explicitly erotic in the same way some other films on this list are, it definitely has a raw, rebellious energy and a sense of outlaw romance that contributes to its overall "sexy" vibe.
9. Basic Instinct
Director: Paul VerhoevenWriter: Joe EszterhasCast: Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas, Jeanne Tripplehorn, George Dzundza
Perhaps one of the noisiest movies on the list, it is impossible to state how much this movie took over the culture in the 90s. Everyone wanted to make a movie like it, and everyone was talking about it.
10. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Director: Woody AllenWriter: Woody AllenCast: Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall
Just a funny and sexy comedy about a man who needs two women to tame him. It's such a wild premise and still it works as a movie and is so entertaining.
11. Portrait of a Lady On Fire
Director: Céline SciammaWriter: Céline SciammaCast: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel
I will never hold the page of a book the same way after seeing this movie. That's just a fact. It's so perfectly cast, and everything is about what they do and don't show.
Summing Up The Sexiest Movies of All Time
These are movies across eras that I think have a palpable sexuality. There's something sumptuous about the characters, the direction, and the storytelling.
So, dim the lights, turn on Netflix, and chill with some of these titles this weekend.
Let me know what you think in the comments.
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