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By Mark Graham
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Published
Aug. 6, 2015, 10:00 a.m. ET
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THE FILM: Basic Instinct
SYNOPSIS: Drug and sex addicted cop (Michael Douglas) interrogates drug and sex addicted blonde (Sharon Stone) about whether or not she murders her lovers with an ice pick.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 10/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 10/10
TOTAL SCORE: 20/20
[Where To Stream Basic Instinct]
SYNOPSIS: Drug and sex addicted cop (Michael Douglas) interrogates drug and sex addicted blonde (Sharon Stone) about whether or not she murders her lovers with an ice pick.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 10/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 10/10
TOTAL SCORE: 20/20
[Where To Stream Basic Instinct]
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THE FILM: Body Double
SYNOPSIS: This Hitchcock tribute from director Brian DePalma is about a struggling actor/Peeping Tom who may or may not have witnessed the brutal murder of his naked neighbor. Oh, did we mention Melanie Griffith also stars as a porn star?
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 9/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 9/10
TOTAL SCORE: 18/20
[Where To Stream Body Double]
SYNOPSIS: This Hitchcock tribute from director Brian DePalma is about a struggling actor/Peeping Tom who may or may not have witnessed the brutal murder of his naked neighbor. Oh, did we mention Melanie Griffith also stars as a porn star?
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 9/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 9/10
TOTAL SCORE: 18/20
[Where To Stream Body Double]
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THE FILM: Bound
SYNOPSIS: The debut film from the Wachowskis twists the Mob caper into a sexual stew featuring some searing chemistry between Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 10/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 8/10
TOTAL SCORE: 18/20
[Where To Stream Bound]
SYNOPSIS: The debut film from the Wachowskis twists the Mob caper into a sexual stew featuring some searing chemistry between Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 10/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 8/10
TOTAL SCORE: 18/20
[Where To Stream Bound]
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THE FILM: Fatal Attraction
SYNOPSIS: A one-night stand between (the very married) Michael Douglas and (the totally insane) Glenn Close goes awry. Bunnies are boiled.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 8/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 10/10
TOTAL SCORE: 18/20
[Where To Stream Fatal Attraction]
SYNOPSIS: A one-night stand between (the very married) Michael Douglas and (the totally insane) Glenn Close goes awry. Bunnies are boiled.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 8/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 10/10
TOTAL SCORE: 18/20
[Where To Stream Fatal Attraction]
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THE FILM: Body Heat
SYNOPSIS: The only hotter than Florida in the summertime is the sexual chemistry between William Hurt and Kathleen Turner (here in her film debut). There's murder, double crosses, and triple crosses!
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 10/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 7/10
TOTAL SCORE: 17/20
[Where To Stream Body Heat]
SYNOPSIS: The only hotter than Florida in the summertime is the sexual chemistry between William Hurt and Kathleen Turner (here in her film debut). There's murder, double crosses, and triple crosses!
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 10/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 7/10
TOTAL SCORE: 17/20
[Where To Stream Body Heat]
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THE FILM: Dressed To Kill
SYNOPSIS: A sexually frustrated wife (Angie Dickinson) vents to her psychiatrist (Michael Caine) in the sexually liberated '70s. Be warned: This one gets DARK.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 7/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 10/10
TOTAL SCORE: 17/20
[Where To Stream Dressed To Kill]
SYNOPSIS: A sexually frustrated wife (Angie Dickinson) vents to her psychiatrist (Michael Caine) in the sexually liberated '70s. Be warned: This one gets DARK.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 7/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 10/10
TOTAL SCORE: 17/20
[Where To Stream Dressed To Kill]
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THE FILM: Unfaithful
SYNOPSIS: Diane Lane is a wayward wife and Richard Gere is her suspicious husband in Adrian Lyne's film about adultery.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 9/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 8/10
TOTAL SCORE: 17/20
[Where To Stream Unfaithful]
SYNOPSIS: Diane Lane is a wayward wife and Richard Gere is her suspicious husband in Adrian Lyne's film about adultery.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 9/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 8/10
TOTAL SCORE: 17/20
[Where To Stream Unfaithful]
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THE FILM: Wild At Heart
SYNOPSIS: Sailor (Nic Cage) and Lulu (Laura Dern) play a pair of lovers on the run in this sizzling, surreal masterpiece from director David Lynch.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 9/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 8/10
TOTAL SCORE: 17/20
[Where To Stream Wild At Heart]
SYNOPSIS: Sailor (Nic Cage) and Lulu (Laura Dern) play a pair of lovers on the run in this sizzling, surreal masterpiece from director David Lynch.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 9/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 8/10
TOTAL SCORE: 17/20
[Where To Stream Wild At Heart]
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THE FILM: Wild Things
SYNOPSIS: Another Florida movie! This time around, a teen socialite (Denise Richards) gets involved with a high school classmate from the wrong side of the tracks (Neve Campbell) and their guidance counselor (Matt Dillon). Yes, there is a threesome.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 8/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 7/10
TOTAL SCORE: 15/20
[Where To Stream Wild Things]
SYNOPSIS: Another Florida movie! This time around, a teen socialite (Denise Richards) gets involved with a high school classmate from the wrong side of the tracks (Neve Campbell) and their guidance counselor (Matt Dillon). Yes, there is a threesome.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 8/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 7/10
TOTAL SCORE: 15/20
[Where To Stream Wild Things]
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THE FILM: Eyes Wide Shut
SYNOPSIS: Stanley Kubrick's final film stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as a pair of wealthy but unhappy Manhattanites whose relationship unravels after a night of smoking reefer. Heads up -- orgies ahoy!
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 8/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 6/10
TOTAL SCORE: 14/20
[Where To Stream Eyes Wide Shut]
SYNOPSIS: Stanley Kubrick's final film stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as a pair of wealthy but unhappy Manhattanites whose relationship unravels after a night of smoking reefer. Heads up -- orgies ahoy!
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 8/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 6/10
TOTAL SCORE: 14/20
[Where To Stream Eyes Wide Shut]
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THE FILM: Fear
SYNOPSIS: NICOLE 4-EVA! What happens when your daughter (Reese Witherspoon) dates a local goon (Mark Wahlberg)? William Peterson wishes he never found out.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 7/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 7/10
TOTAL SCORE: 14/20
[Where To Stream Fear]
SYNOPSIS: NICOLE 4-EVA! What happens when your daughter (Reese Witherspoon) dates a local goon (Mark Wahlberg)? William Peterson wishes he never found out.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 7/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 7/10
TOTAL SCORE: 14/20
[Where To Stream Fear]
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THE FILM: Lust/Caution
SYNOPSIS: Ang Lee's WWII era story is set in Shanghai and is chock full of political intrigue. That part is kind of slow, I'll admit, but pay attention and you'll see why this movie was rated NC-17.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 9/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 5/10
TOTAL SCORE: 14/20
[Where To Stream Lust/Caution]
SYNOPSIS: Ang Lee's WWII era story is set in Shanghai and is chock full of political intrigue. That part is kind of slow, I'll admit, but pay attention and you'll see why this movie was rated NC-17.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 9/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 5/10
TOTAL SCORE: 14/20
[Where To Stream Lust/Caution]
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THE FILM: Sea Of Love
SYNOPSIS: Stop us if you've heard this one before. A detective (Al Pacino) gets involved with a woman (Ellen Barkin) who may or may not be the chief suspect in a series of murders. Peak Barkin!
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 7/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 7/10
TOTAL SCORE: 14/20
[Where To Stream Sea Of Love]
SYNOPSIS: Stop us if you've heard this one before. A detective (Al Pacino) gets involved with a woman (Ellen Barkin) who may or may not be the chief suspect in a series of murders. Peak Barkin!
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 7/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 7/10
TOTAL SCORE: 14/20
[Where To Stream Sea Of Love]
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THE FILM: Angel Heart
SYNOPSIS: The plot has something to do with Satanic cults, but what you really need to know is that this movie was almost rated X thanks to the crazy town sex scene between Mickey Rourke and Lisa Bonet. Yes, that Lisa Bonet, the one from The Cosby Show.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 8/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 5/10
TOTAL SCORE: 13/20
[Where To Stream Angel Heart]
SYNOPSIS: The plot has something to do with Satanic cults, but what you really need to know is that this movie was almost rated X thanks to the crazy town sex scene between Mickey Rourke and Lisa Bonet. Yes, that Lisa Bonet, the one from The Cosby Show.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 8/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 5/10
TOTAL SCORE: 13/20
[Where To Stream Angel Heart]
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THE FILM: Bitter Moon
SYNOPSIS: Watch this movie! You should also totally read Olivia Armstrong's piece on this minor Roman Polanski masterpiece.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 8/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 4/10
TOTAL SCORE: 12/20
[Where To Stream Bitter Moon]
SYNOPSIS: Watch this movie! You should also totally read Olivia Armstrong's piece on this minor Roman Polanski masterpiece.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 8/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 4/10
TOTAL SCORE: 12/20
[Where To Stream Bitter Moon]
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THE FILM: Killing Me Softly
SYNOPSIS: No, this doesn't have anything to do with Roberta Flack. All you really need to know about this film is that it's got a Heather Graham/Joseph Fiennes sex scene in it that puts anything Rollergirl ever did on camera to shame.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 7/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 5/10
TOTAL SCORE: 12/20
[Where To Stream Killing Me Softly]
SYNOPSIS: No, this doesn't have anything to do with Roberta Flack. All you really need to know about this film is that it's got a Heather Graham/Joseph Fiennes sex scene in it that puts anything Rollergirl ever did on camera to shame.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 7/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 5/10
TOTAL SCORE: 12/20
[Where To Stream Killing Me Softly]
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THE FILM: Single White Female
SYNOPSIS: In this psychological thriller, a needy young woman (Jennifer Jason Leigh) finds fulfillment by trying to literally become her successful roommate (Bridget Fonda).
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 7/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 5/10
TOTAL SCORE: 12/20
[Where To Stream Single White Female]
SYNOPSIS: In this psychological thriller, a needy young woman (Jennifer Jason Leigh) finds fulfillment by trying to literally become her successful roommate (Bridget Fonda).
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 7/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 5/10
TOTAL SCORE: 12/20
[Where To Stream Single White Female]
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THE FILM: Enemy
SYNOPSIS: Do you ever find yourself watching Jake Gyllenhaal movies and thinking "One Jake Gyllenhaal is not nearly enough"? If so, this is the film for you!
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 4/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 7/10
TOTAL SCORE: 11/20
[Where To Stream Enemy]
SYNOPSIS: Do you ever find yourself watching Jake Gyllenhaal movies and thinking "One Jake Gyllenhaal is not nearly enough"? If so, this is the film for you!
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 4/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 7/10
TOTAL SCORE: 11/20
[Where To Stream Enemy]
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THE FILM: Jade
SYNOPSIS: Two words for you. David Caruso. Not sold yet? Here's two more. Linda Fiorentino. Sold yet?
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 5/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 6/10
TOTAL SCORE: 11/20
[Where To Stream Jade]
SYNOPSIS: Two words for you. David Caruso. Not sold yet? Here's two more. Linda Fiorentino. Sold yet?
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 5/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 6/10
TOTAL SCORE: 11/20
[Where To Stream Jade]
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THE FILM: Original Sin
SYNOPSIS: A lonely man's (Antonio Banderas) search for companionship soon takes him to dangerous and unexpected places in this erotically charged drama. Oh, did we mention those erotically charged situations involve Angelina Jolie?
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 7/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 4/10
TOTAL SCORE: 11/20
[Where To Stream Original Sin]
SYNOPSIS: A lonely man's (Antonio Banderas) search for companionship soon takes him to dangerous and unexpected places in this erotically charged drama. Oh, did we mention those erotically charged situations involve Angelina Jolie?
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 7/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 4/10
TOTAL SCORE: 11/20
[Where To Stream Original Sin]
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THE FILM: Color Of Night
SYNOPSIS: This movie explores double-identities, death threats and Bruce Willis' peen. That's all you need to know.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 6/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 4/10
TOTAL SCORE: 10/20
[Where To Stream Color Of Night]
SYNOPSIS: This movie explores double-identities, death threats and Bruce Willis' peen. That's all you need to know.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 6/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 4/10
TOTAL SCORE: 10/20
[Where To Stream Color Of Night]
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THE FILM: Femme Fatale
SYNOPSIS: Yes, yet ANOTHER Brian DePalma film. He is the master of the genre, after all! This one has a silly plot but features a stunning Rebecca Romijn as the titular (heh heh) femme fatale.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 6/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 4/10
TOTAL SCORE: 10/20
[Where To Stream Femme Fatale]
SYNOPSIS: Yes, yet ANOTHER Brian DePalma film. He is the master of the genre, after all! This one has a silly plot but features a stunning Rebecca Romijn as the titular (heh heh) femme fatale.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 6/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 4/10
TOTAL SCORE: 10/20
[Where To Stream Femme Fatale]
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THE FILM: Quills
SYNOPSIS: You know what's not sexy? Geoffrey Rush and 18th century insane asylums. That said, there are some great twists and turns in this story about the Marquis de Sade.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 3/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 6/10
TOTAL SCORE: 9/20
[Where To Stream Quills]
SYNOPSIS: You know what's not sexy? Geoffrey Rush and 18th century insane asylums. That said, there are some great twists and turns in this story about the Marquis de Sade.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 3/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 6/10
TOTAL SCORE: 9/20
[Where To Stream Quills]
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THE FILM: Sleeping With The Enemy
SYNOPSIS: Who would ever hurt poor little Julia Roberts? Don't they know she's America's Sweetheart?
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 4/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 5/10
TOTAL SCORE: 9/20
[Where To Stream Sleeping With The Enemy]
SYNOPSIS: Who would ever hurt poor little Julia Roberts? Don't they know she's America's Sweetheart?
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 4/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 5/10
TOTAL SCORE: 9/20
[Where To Stream Sleeping With The Enemy]
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THE FILM: The Boy Next Door
SYNOPSIS: Props to J. Lo for trying to resurrect this genre; this film about J. Lo seducing the titular (heh) boy next door grossed a healthy $50MM worldwide against a budget of $4MM.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 5/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 3/10
TOTAL SCORE: 8/20
[Where To Stream The Boy Next Door]
SYNOPSIS: Props to J. Lo for trying to resurrect this genre; this film about J. Lo seducing the titular (heh) boy next door grossed a healthy $50MM worldwide against a budget of $4MM.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 5/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 3/10
TOTAL SCORE: 8/20
[Where To Stream The Boy Next Door]
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THE FILM: Bad Timing
SYNOPSIS: You know who's even less sexy than Geoffrey Rush? Art Garfunkel, that's who! Still, this Nic Roeg movie is full of sexual intrigue and is TOTALLY worth watching. (If it helps convince you, this film is part of the Criterion Collection.)
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 3/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 4/10
TOTAL SCORE: 7/20
[Where To Stream Bad Timing]
SYNOPSIS: You know who's even less sexy than Geoffrey Rush? Art Garfunkel, that's who! Still, this Nic Roeg movie is full of sexual intrigue and is TOTALLY worth watching. (If it helps convince you, this film is part of the Criterion Collection.)
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 3/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 4/10
TOTAL SCORE: 7/20
[Where To Stream Bad Timing]
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THE FILM: The Canyons
SYNOPSIS: Lindsay Lohan gets naked, and naked again, and naked some more in this Hollywood thriller written by Bret Easton Ellis.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 4/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 3/10
TOTAL SCORE: 7/20
[Watch The Canyons on Netflix]
SYNOPSIS: Lindsay Lohan gets naked, and naked again, and naked some more in this Hollywood thriller written by Bret Easton Ellis.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 4/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 3/10
TOTAL SCORE: 7/20
[Watch The Canyons on Netflix]
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THE FILM: In The Cut
SYNOPSIS: Jane Campion directs Meg Ryan and Mark Ruffalo in this erotic thriller based on the best-selling suspense novel by Susanna Moore.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 4/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 3/10
TOTAL SCORE: 7/20
[Where To Stream In The Cut]
SYNOPSIS: Jane Campion directs Meg Ryan and Mark Ruffalo in this erotic thriller based on the best-selling suspense novel by Susanna Moore.
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 4/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 3/10
TOTAL SCORE: 7/20
[Where To Stream In The Cut]
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THE FILM: Obsessed
SYNOPSIS: Idris Elba and Beyonce (!) play a couple whose happy marriage is broken up by a Becky (Ali Larter).
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 3/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 3/10
TOTAL SCORE: 6/20
[Where To Stream Obsessed]
SYNOPSIS: Idris Elba and Beyonce (!) play a couple whose happy marriage is broken up by a Becky (Ali Larter).
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 3/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 3/10
TOTAL SCORE: 6/20
[Where To Stream Obsessed]
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THE FILM: Fair Game
SYNOPSIS: This movie is really terrible and not at all erotic, but that said, it's worth watching just to see Cindy Crawford try to act. (Oh, and she gets topless at one point, too.)
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 1/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 2/10
TOTAL SCORE: 3/20
[Where To Stream Fair Game]
SYNOPSIS: This movie is really terrible and not at all erotic, but that said, it's worth watching just to see Cindy Crawford try to act. (Oh, and she gets topless at one point, too.)
HOW EROTIC WAS IT? 1/10
HOW THRILLING WAS IT? 2/10
TOTAL SCORE: 3/20
[Where To Stream Fair Game]
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