23 Films Exploring Relationships and Sexuality
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The RosesMovie · 2025 · 105m · Comedy, Drama, RomanceIvy and Theo appear to have it all: successful careers, a happy marriage, and wonderful children. However, their seemingly perfect life hides underlying tensions. When Theo's career struggles and Ivy's rises, a growing rivalry and unspoken resentments begin to surface.IMDb 6.6TMDB 6.7 - 2
A Night at Switch n' PlayMovie · 2019 · 90mSwitch n’ Play is a performance group featuring drag and burlesque that challenges traditional ideas about gender. More than just entertainment, they are a close-knit community offering a welcoming and safe space for queer audiences to express themselves. The film introduces several members of the collective and includes many vibrant live performances. - 3
SecretaryMovie · 2002 · 111m · Romance, Drama, ComedyNewly released from a mental institution, a young woman takes a job as a secretary for a high-powered lawyer. Their professional dynamic gradually evolves into a complex and intensely personal relationship, marked by elements of sexual and sadomasochistic themes.IMDb 6.8TMDB 6.8 - 4
Savage GraceMovie · 2007 · 97m · DramaThe film examines the infamous scandal of the 1970s, focusing on the complex relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely woman married to the wealthy but emotionally distant plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, is deeply devoted to Antony, who is gay. As Barbara attempts to change Antony's sexuality, even by pursuing a romantic relationship with him, she unknowingly sets in motion a tragic series of events.IMDb 5.7TMDB 5.6 - 5
Duck ButterMovie · 2018 · 94m · Drama, Romance, ComedyFrustrated by the lack of sincerity in modern dating, Naima and Sergio decide on an unconventional solution: they agree to spend a full 24 hours together, hoping this intense period will quickly build a meaningful connection.IMDb 5.2TMDB 5.4 - 6
Don JonMovie · 2013 · 90m · Romance, Comedy, DramaA man from New Jersey deeply devoted to his family, friends, and faith begins to struggle with unrealistic expectations stemming from pornography. He then strives to find genuine happiness and intimacy with a woman who may be his soulmate.IMDb 6.5TMDB 6.0 - 7
Sleeping BeautyMovie · 2011 · 102m · Drama, RomanceLucy, a young university student, becomes entangled in a mysterious hidden world filled with beauty and desire. This is a haunting erotic fairytale.IMDb 5.3TMDB 5.4 - 8
BabygirlMovie · 2024 · 115m · Drama, RomanceA successful CEO risks everything – her career and her family – when she starts a passionate relationship with her young employee.IMDb 5.7TMDB 5.7 - 9
AdoreMovie · 2013 · 100m · DramaLil and Roz have been best friends since childhood, growing up as neighbors in a peaceful beach town. Now adults, their sons share a close friendship mirroring the bond between their mothers. One summer, unresolved feelings among the four of them surface, leading each woman to discover unexpected happiness in relationships that challenge traditional expectations.IMDb 6.2TMDB 6.1 - 10
Saint MaudMovie · 2020 · 85m · Horror, Mystery, ThrillerNewly devout, quiet nurse Maud takes a job caring for Amanda, a once vibrant dancer now weakened by a long-term illness, in a luxurious house. An unexpected meeting with an old friend suggests a hidden history, revealing that Maud is not as simple as she appears.IMDb 6.6TMDB 6.6 - 11
Blue My MindMovie · 2017 · 97m · Fantasy, DramaFifteen-year-old Mia experiences a profound and unsettling change that challenges everything she knows. Her body is undergoing a dramatic transformation, and despite her efforts to stop it, she must ultimately accept the power of natural forces over herself.IMDb 6.1TMDB 6.7 - 12
Nymphomaniac: Vol. IMovie · 2013 · 118m · DramaSeligman discovers an injured woman unconscious in an alley and takes her home. She introduces herself as Joe and reveals she is a nymphomaniac. Joe recounts her life and sexual encounters with numerous men since adolescence, while Seligman describes his interests, including fly fishing, studying Fibonacci numbers, and listening to organ music.IMDb 6.9TMDB 6.8 - 13
I Met a GirlMovie · 2020 · 108m · Romance, Drama, ComedyA musician with schizophrenia falls for an enigmatic woman, but he's unsure if she's real. After she disappears, he embarks on a desperate search across Australia. His brother must then intervene to bring him home.IMDb 6.2TMDB 6.4 - 14
PermissionMovie · 2018 · 99m · Comedy, Romance, DramaAnna and Will have been each other's everything – their first love, their first relationship – for ten years. At Anna's 30th birthday party, just as Will is about to propose, their best friend makes a drunken remark suggesting they should have slept with other people before getting married. The joke falls flat, but the idea sticks with Anna, who then proposes they try an open relationship, as a sexual experiment.IMDb 5.4TMDB 5.1 - 15
RiftMovie · 2017 · 111mGunnar gets a disturbing phone call from his ex, Einar, who sounds deeply upset and possibly suicidal. Gunnar drives to Einar's isolated cabin and finds a situation far more complex than he anticipated. While Gunnar and Einar confront the remnants of their relationship, they realize someone else is watching them, determined to enter the cabin.IMDb 5.9TMDB 5.6 - 16
The Little DeathMovie · 2014 · 96m · Drama, Comedy, RomanceThis comedy explores the lives of several people who share unusual sexual fantasies, and whose paths unexpectedly intersect.IMDb 7.0TMDB 6.7 - 17
Nymphomaniac: Vol. IIMovie · 2013 · 124m · Drama, MysteryJoe's life, shaped by sexual experiences, explores the darker parts of her adulthood and the events that brought her to Seligman's care.IMDb 6.6TMDB 6.7 - 18
Can You Ever Forgive Me?Movie · 2018 · 106m · Drama, Crime, ComedyA successful biographer finds herself struggling to get her work published as tastes change. Faced with declining opportunities, she begins to use her skills for deceit.IMDb 7.1TMDB 6.8 - 19
The OvernightMovie · 2015 · 79m · Mystery, ComedyAlex, Emily, and their son RJ are starting over in Los Angeles. They meet Kurt, Charlotte, and Max at a park, and a casual family gathering takes an unexpected turn as the evening progresses.IMDb 6.1TMDB 6.0 - 20
ShameMovie · 2011 · 102m · DramaBrandon, a man in his thirties living in New York, avoids emotional connections but satisfies his deepest desires through compulsive sexual behavior. His life spirals as his younger sister moves in with him, bringing back painful memories of their shared history.IMDb 7.2TMDB 6.9 - 21
ColetteMovie · 2018 · 112m · Drama, HistorySidonie-Gabrielle Colette leaves her rural French home to join her husband, Willy, a celebrated Parisian writer. Willy then persuades Colette to ghostwrite a novel for him. She writes a semi-autobiographical story about a spirited country girl named Claudine, which becomes a huge bestseller and captures the public's imagination. The success of the book makes Colette and Willy prominent figures in Paris, and their experiences inspire more Claudine novels.IMDb 6.7TMDB 6.9 - 22
La BareMovie · 2014 · 93mSince the late 1970s, the best male strippers have all come from one place: La Bare Dallas. This film offers a look behind the scenes at the lives, relationships, humor, and heartbreaks of today's dancers, and at Randy "Master Blaster" Ricks, who has been a fixture at the club since it opened over thirty years ago.IMDb 6.0TMDB 5.2 - 23
BenedettaMovie · 2021 · 131m · History, Drama, RomanceIn 17th-century Italy, a nun finds herself drawn into a secret love affair with a fellow novice. However, her intensely personal religious visions begin to challenge the very foundations of the Church.IMDb 6.7TMDB 6.6
