Often there could be a considerable overlap particularly between erotica and other genres (including, drama, thriller, horror) the list should attempt to document films which are more closely related to erotica, even in case if it bends genres but here are 10 most erotic movies of Hollywood that you shouldn’t miss.
1) The Piano Teacher (2001)
The Piano Teacher is a 2001 French-Austrian erotic thriller film written & directed by Michael Haneke, starring Isabelle Huppert & Benoît Magimel. It is based on 2004 Nobel Prize for Literature winner Elfriede Jelinek’s 1983 novel of the same name.
2) Wild Things (1998)
Wild Things is an American erotic thriller film released in 1998 and was directed by John McNaughton, & and stars Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Kevin Bacon & Theresa Russell.
3) Story Of O (1975)
‘Story of O’ is a tale of female submission which involves a beautiful fashion photographer from Paris named O, who is taught to be constantly available for oral, anal & vaginal intercourse, offering herself to any male who belonged to the same secret society as her lover.
4) The Dreamers (2003)
The Dreamers is a romantic drama movie directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The screenplay has been done by Gilbert Adair, which is based on his own novel ‘The Holy Innocents’. The movie tells the story of an American university student who lived in Paris. He, after meeting a peculiar brother and sister who are fellow movie enthusiasts, becomes entangled in an erotic conflict.
5) Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut is an erotic drama film which is based on Arthur Schnitzler’s 1926 novella Traumnovelle which is a dream story. With the story transferred from early 20th century Vienna to 1990s New York.
6) Belle De Jour (1967)
In this movie, a young & beautiful housewife is unable to share physical intimacy with her husband despite their love for each other. Her sex life is restricted to elaborate fantasies involving sadomasochism, domination & bondage. Although frustrated by his wife’s frigidity toward him, he respects her wishes.
7) Bitter Moon (1992)
‘Bitter Moon’ is another erotic romantic thriller film directed by Roman Polanski & starring Hugh Grant, Emmanuelle Seigner, Kristin Scott Thomas & Peter Coyote. The movie is known in France as Lunes de Fiel which is a pun on the French phrase “lune de Miel”, meaning ‘honeymoon’.
8) 9½ Weeks (1986)
The title of the film refers to the duration of a relationship between The Wall Street arbitrageur John Gray & divorced SoHo art gallery employee Elizabeth McGraw. John initiates & controls the various experimental sexual practices of this volatile relationship to push Elizabeth’s boundaries.
9) Secretary (2002)
This movie is based on a short story from Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill & explores the relationship b/w a sexually dominant man & his submissive secretary.
10) Basic Instinct (1992)
The film follows a police detective who is investigating the brutal murder of a wealthy rock star. During the investigation, Nick Curran becomes involved in a torrid & intense relationship with the prime suspect, Catherine Tramell (Stone), who is an enigmatic writer.
