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Top 20 Sensual Movies
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How do you solve the problem when he wants porn and she can't stand it?
 

An erotic movie addresses her needs for continuity and seduction and his desire for action and ovation.

The difference between pornography and erotica is elementary. 
 

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Pornography is a film, photograph or written work with one purpose, to show sex, graphically, explicitly with no need for imagination or intelligence.  It is sex for sex's sake and nothing else. Anyone in any language can understand pornography.  However, not everyone will understand erotica or recognize it when they see it.


Erotica
is a drama, comedy, photograph, musical or written work that is about a subject and sex or seduction is part of the story.   It may or may not be overt.  Erotica is more about the tease than the actual act and requires an appreciation of both the art of seduction and a level of intelligence to understand the innuendo and intrigue.  Erotica is intellectual foreplay.
  

Below we have assembled our list of erotic movies we think both of you will enjoy  You may be surprised by some we've included because you may not have thought of them as erotic.  We look for elements that tease as well as tantalize and we will continue to add others as visitors like you submit their favorites. To Print a list of this or any of our recommendations, just hit the print button at the bottom of the page.  TOP

Couples Company's Top 20 Sensual & Erotic Films
 

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The Lover
1992 (R):
Nudity

Starring: Jane March and Tony Leung
 
Our favorite erotic film, The Lover combines a passionate story with moving sexuality. There is one specific scene that sticks out.

It’s a hot, humid summer afternoon and the Asian millionaire (Tony Leung) and French schoolgirl (Jane March) are making love on a bed next to a busy afternoon street in China. All around them you hear the sounds of people, shouting, talking and scurrying about their day. Above them a ceiling fan attempts to cool, its faint methodical ticking like a metronome of the lovers’ movements and suddenly you realize that all that separates our lovers from the masses is a single, frail bamboo shade. If you have ever made love in the afternoon with the window wide open shielded only by a partially drawn shade, you'll understand this scene. A bittersweet experience, which is why we  think that it endears us so.

The cinematography in this film is amazing and it will leave you breathless as it enraptures your imagination in the story of forbidden love.    Tasteful and epic storytelling, Details magazine also ranked The Lover as their #1 ‘Put her in the mood" movie of all time. (January 2000).  TOP


Like Water for Chocolate
(Como Agua para Chocolate)
1993 (R): Nudity

Starring: Lumi Cavazos, Mario Leonardi, Regina Torne, M. Martinez, Ada Carrasco


Awards: 1993 Best Foreign Language Film (British Academy Awards and Golden Globe)

Like Romeo and Juliet, this is the story of forbidden love that spans decades only to be realized in such an intensity that it causes the death of he who experiences its power. Like Water for Chocolate is often cited by women as their favorite book of all time, and for once, the movie lives up to the legacy.

Based upon one of the hallmark literary masterpieces of modern times, the film version does not disappoint. See it in its original Spanish language format and learn just why cooking is the way to a man’s heart and also the way to destroy it. Just a hint to the guys, don’t be surprised if in the end your date is left with the tears that swell when something is truly romantic. Our suggestion, kiss them off her face as the credits roll. But don’t forget to hide the matches first. By the way, you won’t even notice the subtitles. It’s that good!   TOP


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Boogie Nights
1997 (R): (Strong language, nudity, drugs and violence)

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, John Reilly, Don Cheadle, and Heather Graham
 

Winner 1997: 3 Academy Awards: Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Reynolds) and Actress (Moore) and Two Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor and Actress

How’s this for the ultimate irony: a film about the porn industry, which is actually a comedy but more like a drama and ends up on our list of top erotic films? Irony aside Boogie Nights does contain all the elements described in the definition of erotica, and is one good movie. This is the movie we generally recommend if ‘He’ wants a porn flick and ‘She’ wants an erotic, well, we can’t call it a romance but it is middle ground. Burt Reynolds’ Oscar nominated performance in Boogey Nights is delightfully sleazy and Marc Wahlberg…the women at Couples Company  have just one question Marc. My God! Is that really you?!? You’ll see what we mean in the last 30 seconds if you haven’t seen the movie just yet. By the way, it can't  be.  The longest on record is.....See the stats in Jungle! Some images you just never forget. One caveat: There is a lot of drug use in this movie so if that disturbs you, pass on it.   TOP


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Suspense
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Body Heat
1981(R): (Language & Sexual Content)

Starring: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson, J.A. Preston
 

Standing inside the house William Hurt wrestles with lust, pining at what he sees but can’t get. Tall, exotic and alluring Kathleen Turner epitomizes sultry sensuality from her suggestive pose to her throaty voice laced with innuendo. Suddenly he grabs a chair on the lanai and slams it through the window. Oh, chivalry and pure adulterated lust are still alive in Hollywood. We know very few women who wouldn’t want their lover to occasionally turn into this masculine tower of lust and crash through a window just to make love to her on the floor, on the stairs and every other place in the mansion. This smoldering mind game of suspense will leave you on the edge of your seat with its twists and turns and ultimate surprise ending. Details magazine ranking #5 of top twelve ‘Put her in the mood’ movies, January 2000.   TOP


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Drama
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Last Tango in Paris
(Unedited version)

1972 (NC17): (Language and Strong Sexual Content: Homosexual & Heterosexual, S&M)

Starring: Marlon Brando, Maria Michi, Maria Schneider

 

Awards: 1973 Best Actor, Marlon Brando (Academy & Film Critics) Best Director, Bernardo Bettolucci (Academy) Best Film (Film Critics)

Overwhelmingly when Baby Boomers are asked about their favorite Sensual movie, Last Tango in Paris tops the list.

What does an American do when he meets the other side of wild after the death of his wife by suicide?  Marlon Brando, playing Paul, an emotionally distraught and confused man who staves off his grief by pursuing the carnal pleasures with a young French woman (Maria Schneider).  His journey into sexuality starts on the edge of the dark side and plows though to the center of sadomasochism and perversion.  This movie is both eloquent in its photography as it is in substance.  We see a man, consumed by guilt and attempting to justify it and avoid his own purgatory as he ultimately becomes engulfed by it.  Probably the most unforgettable scene involves the creative use of butter, bread not necessary.  TOP


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Drama
Historical
English
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Dangerous Liaisons
1988 (R): Adult Language, Nudity

Starring: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz, Mildred Natwick, Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman

 

Awards: 1988 Winner of 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actress.

Complications, intrigue, seduction and just plan passive-aggressive sexual war, Dangerous Liaisons will take you on a trip of erotic pleasures seeded with unbridled jealousy and revenge. Elegantly acted by all involved and with John Malkovich as the leading man, how can you go wrong? Think about it. Has he ever been in a bad movie?  TOP


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Romeo & Juliet
1968 (PG): (Brief Nudity)
Review by Couples Company founder Laura Dawn Lewis

Starring: Olivia Hussey, Leonard Whiting, Milo O'Shea, Michael York, & John McEnery

 

Awards: "Top Ten Pictures of 1968", Golden Globe for Best Director

How many of you saw this movie for first time in 9th grade?  If you did then you know the only thing everyone talked about for the rest of the day was Romeo’s gorgeous nude behind. For most girls this was the first view of the male posterior we had ever seen and frankly, we couldn’t believe they let us see it. For me, it was a preclusion to real life.  Two years later as an exchange student in Brazil, I came face to face with Leonard Whiting’s twin, my own dead ringer for Romeo…and like me, he was sixteen and his bedroom was just five feet across the hall. Unfortunately, his mother got suspicious and had me moved to another house before I ever got even a kiss. The laments of lost youth and things left undone. Romeo, you owe me a kiss on my next visit to Brazil!

Regardless, this award winning interpretation of Shakespeare’s most beloved tale of star-crossed lovers is as epic in its visual elements and costumes as it is in the quality of the acting. It proves that this Renaissance man is truly the age’s master storyteller and still holds the key to enduring and unequivocal sensuality. Viva la romance! . Details magazine ranked this movie #12 of top twelve ‘Put her in the mood’ movies, January 2000.  TOP


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The Serpent & the Rainbow
1987 (R): Nudity and Adult Language

Starring: Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield, Brent Jennings
 

How does a spiritual thriller directed by Wes Craven (Nightmare on Elm Street) based upon a true story end up on our list of must see erotica? If you have to ask, you haven’t seen the love scene on the cave floor.

Set in Haiti, this journey into the backwaters of Voodoo and black magic will creep through your bones as eerily as The Omen and The Exorcist.   If you believe, this film will scare you.  But it will also ignite your libido.  In fact, did you know that fear automatically heightens your sexual arousal? Not only is this a fantastic movie, it is the perfect Halloween rendezvous without the kids!
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Henry & June
1990 (NC17): Overt Sexuality, heterosexual & homosexual, nudity and language

Starring: Uma Thurman, Maria de Medeiros, Fred Ward

 

What happens when two of the Twentieth Century's top erotic writers have an affair and one of them is married?

This the premise Henry and June.  Henry Miller (Author of landmark 'The Tropic of Cancer') falls in love with Anaïs Nin, the young writer who was paid a dollar per page by an unknown French millionaire to write the most seductively perverse stories possible during the 1920's and 1930's.  Based upon the true story of their love affair, you'll find this film  seductive, beautifully photographed and acted by all involved.  TOP


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Lipstick on Your Collar
1995 (R): Nudity, Language, Adult Situations

Starring: Giles Thomas, Ewan McGregor, Louise Germaine, Kymberly Huffman.

 

Monte Python and Saturday Night Live meet Playboy is probably the best description of this latest effort by writer Dennis Potter (The Singing Detective and Pennies from Heaven).  Originally aired on British television, if you like your seduction mixed with a good dose of comedy, Lipstick on Your Collar  is sure to please.

This program is strong reminder of just how conservative American TV really is and how kinky the British can be under their oh-so-proper exterior.  By the way, did you know our elegant friends on the other side of the pond are the largest consumers of literary erotica?  What else would you expect from the birthplace and inspiration of DH Lawrence?  The British know quality when they see it. 

If you're in to role playing, your coffers will soon be full of ideas and scenarios. You'll laugh, you'll laugh harder and then you'll attack your partner on the sofa long before the credits ever roll. TOP
 

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