Tim Dirks' The History of Sex in Cinema

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The following listing of these influential, memorable and classic sex scenes and films (chronologically by year) takes into account all of the available surveys of this type of material, and attempts to provide an informed, detailed, unranked grouping of the most influential and groundbreaking films and scenes. It also considers other films with sex-related scenes, including portrayals of sex and/or nudity, and factors in a film's (or scene's) notoriety and infamy and the stars involved. Some of the most notorious (or infamous) films are quite mediocre, usually made as an excuse to display nudity or eroticism of a star performer.

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  1. 60 -

    Der blaue Engel

    1930 — a.k.a. The Blue Angel, in 17 top lists Check
  2. 185 -

    Young Man with a Horn

    1950 — a.k.a. Young Man of Music, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 218 -

    The Girl Can't Help It

    1956, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 256 -

    Paris Blues

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 313 -

    Valley of the Dolls

    1967, in 1 top list Check
  6. 344 -

    Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

    1970, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 356 -

    Performance

    1970, in 16 top lists Check
  8. 359 -

    Woodstock

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  9. 433 -

    Nashville

    1975, in 21 top lists Check
  10. 531 -

    Victor/Victoria

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 561 -

    Flashdance

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 611 -

    Purple Rain

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 657 -

    Aria

    1987, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 659 -

    Dirty Dancing

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 693 -

    The Fabulous Baker Boys

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 766 -2

    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
  17. 850 new

    The Full Monty

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 890 -5

    Black and White

    1999 — a.k.a. Black & White, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 919 -5

    Coyote Ugly

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 926 -5

    High Fidelity

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 964 -5

    La pianiste

    2001 — a.k.a. The Piano Teacher, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 979 -6

    8 Mile

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 1047 -7

    9 Songs

    2004, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 1076 -7

    Mrs Henderson Presents

    2005 — a.k.a. Mrs. Henderson Presents, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 1103 -8

    The Hottest State

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 1146 -9

    Once

    2007, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 1188 -11

    Taking Woodstock

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 1192 -11

    Wszystko, co kocham

    2009 — a.k.a. All That I Love, in 0 top lists Check
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