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.
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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? Well, these 31 movies ahead have answered your prayers—they all feature plenty of sex , but where they differ from other movies is that the sex you see onscreen is completely and one hundred percent real.
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Welcome to Sexpositions, a weeklong Vulture celebration of sex scenes in movies and on TV. Sex scenes have a rich, varied tradition in the cinema. In the s, they were commodified in startling ways. These days, they tend to be relatively rare. Some of the scenes on this list are seminal moments in film history for better and for worse.
I mean, no shade to good porn , but sometimes you just want a little something more. Luckily, there are some other porn-viewing options that could definitely make your masturbating experience a helluva lot better. These sites essentially highlight the sounds and pleasures from porn, without the graphic visuals. We already accumulated the 8 best scenes you can and should! Enjoy, my friends. Oh, and if you want to get the hottest sex positions, the wildest confessions, and the steamiest secrets right to your inbox, sign up for our sex newsletter here. Season 1, episode 7: The Wedding. Two words: Henry Cavill.
