Cinema has been around for over a century. During the course of that time, filmmakers have explored the vast, infinite terrain of human sexuality and all the hangups that with it. They can be harrowing, steamy , funny. They can take place in hot tubs, sex rooms, or cars , can involve saddles, handcuffs, multiple people, or blood.
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Is there anything better than watching two hot actors do unspeakable things to each other? The best sex scenes are surprising and even boundary pushing. The best sex scenes can be downright sexy or thought-provoking or iconic or even kind of weird in a hot way. In no particular order, here are 25 of the best sex scenes from movies. This scene comes after tons of buildup, making it even hotter. The characters have extremely, uh, vocal sex all over the house. After tons of tension, the lust here definitely hits.
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Sex scenes are nearly as old as movies themselves. In fact, one of the first films to be screened for the public debuted in and was called The Kiss. It was quite steamy for its time, featuring a full-on brushing of the lips, which, let us tell you, really riled up the modest-minded folks of the late 19th century. These days, a sex scene has to shock for us to consider it among the greatest sex scenes of all time. It has to make us laugh riotously, recoil in disgust, squirm at the weirdness, or at the very least, rewatch it repeatedly because it's just so damn hot. There have been loads of movies featuring such boundary-pushing scenes, and only some of them starred Sharon Stone or Tom Cruise or puppets. From classics to recent releases, here are 70 of the craziest movie sex scenes of all time. Related story: The 10 Sexiest Movies of Fun fact: To promote the film, billboards were placed around big cities attacking the fictional Sarah Marshall.
New York. By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! The only thing better than watching one of the best sex scenes of all time? Being in one of them—though sometimes, it's probably neck and neck. Watching sex onscreen is a hallmark of the viewing experience but watching Game of Thrones with your parents is still hard. If you chart a history of sex in movies—as we've done here—you can see a global evolution of mores, a chronicle of evolving tastes, a lessening of hangups.
