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25 Best Movies Like Fifty Shades of Grey You will Love to Watch (2024)

Movies Like Fifty Shades Of Grey

Ever since the time it was released, fifty shades of Grey has gone on to become the sexual fantasy movie for numerous people who take a liking towards erotic, romantic movies.

However, this is not the only movie out there which fans can check out in this genre if they are looking to have more R-rated content from the movie world. Below we have given 25 movies like 50 Shades of Grey which we hope will stand up to your expectations.

There are a number of sexy movies that have been produced by Holywood which are worth giving a shot. What more, these are some of the easily available romantic movies on Netflix, Amazon or other sites and sometimes prove to be even more sexier than 50 Shades of Grey. Have a look below to find out more-

Here are the Best Movies Like 50 Shades Of Grey: 25 Movies Way More Dirtier Than 50 Shades Of Grey:

Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)

Blue Is the Warmest Color

Blue Is the Warmest Color is one of those films that absorbs the audience’s complete attention. The film has been gracefully directed by Abdellatif Kechiche. It is an adaptation of a famous book with the same name.

Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exachopoulos delivered an outstanding performance as the lead role. The movie displays the relationship of Adèle (Exachopoulos) and Emma (Léa Seydoux) from their high school years to early adult life. Adèle is a teenager who discovers freedom and desire when Emma, a prospective artist meets her. 

The film unanimously landed the Palme d’Or from the official jury at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. The movie depicts lesbian sexuality from a male perspective and has been questioned by critics. The camerawork and expert direction add a realistic and convincing touch.

Although the film uses fake genitalia, the graphic sex scenes shocked some and a delight for the rest. The raw and powerful acting of the leads makes it a must-watch for people searching for movies similar to 50 Shades of Grey. The film is available on popular streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.


The Handmaiden (2016)

The Handmaiden

Directed by Park Chan-wook, is a South Korean erotic thriller. Fingersmith, a crime novel set in Victorian-era Britain, by Sarah Waters was the inspiration. The movie is a visual delight and offers a range of erotic scenes to satisfy the audience.

The film stars phenomenal actors Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-Ri, Ha Jung-woo, and Cho Jin-Woong. Kim Tae-Ri plays an orphaned pickpocket who allies with a Korean con man (played by Ha Jung-woo). The duo plot to seduce and baffle a Japanese woman (Kim Min-hee) to cheat her out of her inheritance.

The drama, build-up, and humor manage to keep the attention of the audience. The sexual scenes with drama engrossed the critics and viewers. Moreover, the complicated plot has been professionally directed and does not puzzle the audience. The movie is available on Prime Video.


Nymphomaniac

Nymphomaniac

Nymphomaniac is a two-series film visualizing erotica along with emotions, humor, and abandonment. The director originally planned to release the movie in one go. However, considering the duration, he decided to divide it into two. The vision and direction of Trier lent the plot the marvelous direction it needed to bring it to life.

Trier cast Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Stacy Martin, and other exemplary actors. The film follows a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac (played by Stacy Martin and Charlotte Gainsbourg), relieving her sexual encounters with a man (played by Stellan Skarsgård) who saved her from an alley. 

The film features graphic scenes and associated emotional aspects. Moreover, the movie also depicts scenes of sodomy and bondage. This amazed critics and satisfied the erotic needs of the audience. The film is available on the popular platforms Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.


Palm Springs

Palm Springs

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Palm Springs is a 2020 release directed and conceptualized by Max Barbakow. It stars some of the people’s most adored actors- Andy Samberg, Christin Milioti, and the unforgettable J.K. Simmons. You can guess from the casting that the movie will have so much fun to offer its audience. The protagonists are stuck in a time loop, within a wedding, and naturally, we see their romance budding.

However, the logline hardly covers how mesmerizing this movie. This movie should be listed among the best movies of 2020. The plotline is impeccable. From the moment you tune into the TV, you will feel like you’re in Palm Springs yourself. The colors remind you of your glorious first real love that you wished would last forever. The music score will make you dance in joy inside your head. 

Nyles (Samberg) and Sarah (Milioti) keep heading into a cave that places them back at the same wedding they’re both attending. Initially enjoying the timeless love, they can share, bitterness soon creeps in from the fear of being stuck in a place forever. The raw emotions of love, sadness, and parting will have you laughing and crying at the same time. Simply tune into Netflix right now and watch this movie.


The Half of It  

The Half of It 

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This movie contains all the adorability and beauty of young love that people experience. The movie has been written and directed by Alice Wu. It starts with promising young actors including Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, and Alexxis Lemire, among others. The movie was so pleasing that it won the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.  

In the movie, we see a straight-A student who has been hired by a kind-hearted jock, Paul, to write love letters to his school crush- Aster. Paul himself is terrible at words and expressing almost all emotions. Ellie begins a correspondence with Aster through these letters and begins to bond deeply with her through her false identity. 

When Paul finally gets a date with Aster, it lacks the spark that Ellie had created with Aster. The three of them unknowingly fall in love with each other and things keep getting adorably emotional. You’ll have to watch it to understand why we love this movie so much.


Premature    

Premature    

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It seems like all steamy movies out there know how to hit the pain of separation we have all felt in our hearts. Premature (2019) is quite the same. The movie is very sensual, steamy, and rife with passionate romance. Set in Harlem, our female lead Ayanna meets her fateful love Isaiah who is significantly older than her. They are both passionate artists and connect over their love for art and a steamy summer romance develops. However, the summer of love gives way to winter when suspicion, misunderstandings, and personal weaknesses begin to stain the relationship. Ayanna must soon decide if she is ready for the binding terms of an adult world she confronted way too soon.

The movie is directed and written by Rashaad Ernesto Green and co-written by Zoya Howard. The creators together will leave you nostalgic and sore with feelings. The incredible portrayal by actors Zora Howard, Joshua Boone, and others also add to the intensity of this movie.


Sylvie’s Love

Sylvie's Love

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Sylvie’s love has all the romantic passion, emotion, and drama that you will ever need. It is surprising how a movie with a runtime of 114 minutes can leave you overwhelmed with so many emotions. Directed and written by Eugene Ashe, the movie stars Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha, and Rege-Jean Page. This Harlem romance will bring you face to face with the harsh realities of life that constantly threaten love and sometimes don’t allow a happy ending.

In the year 1962, Sylvie meets her old summer affair Robert in New York City. They bonded in the past over music, and their passionate love even birthed Sylvie’s daughter Michelle. However, they parted much before Robert could find out that he was soon to be a father. In 1962, Sylvie is married to Lacy and Robert is in a successful band. But there is much that is yet to happen. Twists and turns bring Sylvie and Robert together again, but will they stay together forever?


Redeeming love    

Redeeming love

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In all honesty, Redeeming Love is a true Fairy Tale. Let us give you a synopsis first. Sarah, who goes by the name ‘Angel’, is sold to prostitution at the age of eight. Her mother, Mae, dies as a loving mistress of an abusive man, her father. The wrenching grief of her mother before he died and the horrors she witnesses working in a brothel bring her to hate all men. This is when Michael, a simple, kind, and charming man enters her life and promises to marry and keep her safe.

Michael believes he’s being asked by God to protect Angel and heal her. A push and pull relationship begins with Angel being unable to accept her past and thinking of herself as polluted and haunted. Michael never leaves her side; his gentleness surprises her but she always runs away from his refuge. How many times will Angel leave her true love, and will her past consume her as she decides to work in prostitution again?


365 Days: This Day

365 Days: This Day

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Every 50 Shades of Grey fan knows all there is to know about 365 Days. 365 Days 2 is a similar feast with the gorgeous Sicilian Mafia boss, Mossimo, and Laura, the young woman he simply cannot resist. 365 Days: This Day is even more sexually explicit, with great tension and passion between this dynamic couple. Mossimo is much more intense, dominant, and even more protective of Laura. Laura thinks she has finally a hold on this mysterious man until she finds him sleeping with an ex-girlfriend, Anna. 

The events that unfold are extremely thrilling. Mossimo’s fear of losing Laura dominates the entire plotline. Many foes emerge who constantly threaten Laura’s safety so they can hurt Mossimo in the softest place of his heart. The movie has a tension that will never allow you to keep your eyes off the screen. The chemistry and passion between actress Anna-Maria Sieklucka and Michelle Morrone are fiery. We also get another character, Nacho, who will get all the girls drooling over his masculine presence.


The Last Letter from Your Lover 

The Last Letter from Your Lover

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When we think of Shailene Woodley starring in a romance drama, we can immediately anticipate beauty, love, joy, and pain. The Last Letter from Your Love has all this and much more. With handsome Callum Turner and Joe Alwyn in the mix, this movie is bound to be highly charged in terms of romance and sensuality. The movie is set in the mid-1960s and is directed by Augestine Frizzell. The story is based on a novel of the same name by famous author Jojo Moys

The plot follows the life of Jennifer Stirling, the loveliest character you’ll come across. She suffered an accident that gave her partial amnesia. Although she lives with her husband now, she remembers another man she feels she truly belongs with. The sub-plot is the story of Ellie Haworth who finds the letter exchanged between Stirling and her lover many years ago. Through her, we try to find out if Jennifer ever made it back to the love of her life.


Malcolm and Marie    

Malcolm and Marie

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This is a black-and-white cinematic masterpiece starring our beloved Zendaya and extremely talented John David Washington. The movie is the story of one single night between Malcolm and his girlfriend Marie. After the premiere of his movie, Malcolm is seen in his abode with Marie. Many revelations surface about the two individuals and how their relationship has been. There is great turbulence in their romantic dynamic. The love between them is so powerful that it gives birth to an equal amount of dramatic conflict.

Written and directed by Sam Levinson, this movie will let you dive into your own emotions about love and sharing your life, your mind, and your worth with another person. There are philosophical, psychological, and political discussions featured throughout the script based on the movie Malcolm wrote and directed. Marie feels that she should have been cast in the movie, least of all, she should have been thanked as the inspiration of the movie. However, Malcolm presents arguments on how the movie has nothing to do with her. Great distance appears slowly between the couple and the fate of the relationship remains dubious.


Waves  

Waves  

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‘Waves’ was nominated and even won a large number of awards after its release. The actors- Kelvin Harrison Jr., Taylor Russell, and Sterling K. Brown have delivered such brilliant performances that you will never be able to forget their characters. But let us warn you, there will be a hundred instances in the movie where you will clutch at your heart and try to stop your tears. The movie is about a family, comprising Tyler Williams, his sister Emily, their father Ronald, and their step-mother Catherine.

Tyler is a wrestling champion with a 5 SLAP tear that he hides from his family. However, he collapses during one of his matches and loses his lifelong passion. His girlfriend announces that she’s pregnant with his child and unable to take the pressure Tyler falls into drug abuse. Father, mother, and sister- all three blame themselves when Tyler is imprisoned for life for second-degree murder. There is much romance in the movie. Emily finds love, refuge, and comfort in Tyler’s wrestling teammate Luke. Ronald and Catherine grow through several conflicts and in the end, there might be no ‘happy ending’, but the audience is left with a strong message of hope, resilience, and true love.


Paris 13th district

Paris 13th district

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Here is a French drama that is well suited to all our needs of erotic refinement, drama, and fun at the same time. The plot involves four principal characters- Emilie Wong, Camille Germain, Nora Ligier, and Amber Sweet. The plotline is rather intricate and it would be difficult for us to summarize the events in a good-enough manner. However, throughout the movie, one thing remains consistent- Emilie’s love for Camille.

Emilie works at a call center and chances upon Camille who is the prospective candidate for her roommate. They develop a sexual relationship but Emilie becomes romantically involved in the dynamic causing Camille to retreat. Other characters soon join the plot, making the sexual encounters rather fluid. Altogether, the drama can be very pleasing to both young and old people since it involves the inescapable social webbing we experience in life. Life is not a perfect fairy tale, but that does not mean that it won’t have happy endings!


365 Days

365 Days

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The Polish erotic film 365 Days (Polish: 365 DNI) was widely received by the audience. It became the most popular movie indulging in sexual fantasies in 2020. However, the film also received wide criticism. Directors Barbara Białowąs and Tomasz Mandes were brave to shoot the adaptation of the first novel in the trilogy written by Blanka Lipińska.

Actors Michele Morrone (playing Don Massimo Torricelli) and Anna-Maria Sieklucka (playing Laura Biel) performed an incredible job in bringing the emotions and chemistry to life. The plot narrates the developing relationship between a dominant Massimo and a Sicilian woman, Laura. Massimo imprisons Laura and imposes a time frame of 365 days for her to fall in love with him. 

The film received global attention and became the most-watched film for weeks on Netflix. However, certain scenes depicting forced sex and manipulation were widely criticized. The movie is a must-watch for people wanting to watch erotic and fantasy movies. Netflix is set to release the following sequels and, viewers have been eagerly waiting.


Call Me By Your Name

Call Me by Your Name

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The 2017 film, Call Me By Your Name, won the hearts of acclaimed critics and audiences. Luca Guadagnino became the sole producer and co-director, and the film has been financed by several international companies. 

The movie casts Timothée Chalamet (playing Elio Perlman) and Armie Hammer (playing Oliver). It depicts the temporary relationship between Elio, a teenager, and Oliver, his father’s secretary, as Elio develops feelings for Oliver. The movie walks us through Elio realizing his sexual orientation and trying to come to terms with it.

The gripping performance of the leads makes the film engaging and captivating. The movie excellently depicts the power of first love and incorporates melancholy. The sexual content and nudity do not seem forced. The film is perfect for people wanting to watch a movie filled with intimacy and emotions. Both Netflix and Amazon Prime Video feature Call Me By Your Name.


Friends with Benefits (2011)

Friends with Benefits

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Friends With Benefits has an almost too familiar rom-com plot. However, the script and the chemistry between the leads are enough to carry the film. Director Will Gluck intelligently added cultural elements, invoking nostalgia in the audience. 

The chemistry between Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis and the humorous script makes it a delight to watch. The movie depicts the growing relationship between Dylan Harper (Justin Timberlake) and Jamie Rellis (Mila Kunis) meeting in NYC. Jamie is an executive recruiter who attempts to convince Dylan to take up a job at GQ. The two become friends and decide to have sex without the romanticism involved. However, the plan hits a snag when they start getting attached.

The plot is widely familiar but managed to became a huge success. The movie is the best fit for anyone looking for a rom-com. Interested viewers can find the film on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.


Stranger By the Lake (2014)

Stranger By the Lake

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Stranger By The Lake is a French drama-thriller premiered at the 2013 Cannes Festival. Alan Guiraudie’s direction lent the film an exciting touch, and he received the Best Director award at the same festival. Moreover, the film was featured as one of the top ten films of 2014 and won the Queer Palm Award. 

Pierre Deladonchamps and Christophe Paou play the roles of Franck and Michel, respectively. Franck falls in love with Michel, a potentially dangerous man, at a cruising beach. The movie follows Franck and his desire to fulfill his passion.

The film has erotic scenes mixed with suspense and drama. The limited dialogue did not confuse the audience. The movie is a must-watch and is available on Netflix.


No Strings Attached

No Strings Attached

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No Strings Attached is another rom-com with a similar plot to Friends With Benefits. Directed by Ivan Reitman, the film is based on Elizabeth Meriwether’s screenplay, Friends with Benefits. The name had to be changed to avoid confusion as both were released in 2011.

Casting actors Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman, the film managed to hold the interest of the audience. Adam (Ashton Kutcher) looks for a casual relationship after a breakup when he meets Emma (Natalie Portman). The two agree on a no-strings-attached relationship, but it goes haywire as they fall for each other.

The movie managed to turn heads with the chemistry between the leads and the humorous script. For rom-com lovers, No Strings Attached will be a delight and is available on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.


Endless Love

Endless LoveWatch The Trailer of Endless Love

Endless Love is an American romantic drama filled with the concept of fairytale love. The film is an adaptation of Scott Spencer’s novel directed by Shana Feste. It was released by Universal Pictures in the UK and US.

The movie casts Gabriella Wilde as Jade Butterfield and Alex Pettyfer as David Elliot. The plot focuses on the romantic relationship of Jade, a privileged girl, and David, a charming boy. Their parents try keeping them apart, making their relationship risky and reckless.

Endless Love is the perfect watch for people who believe in the concept of ideal, star-crossed lovers. The movie is available on Netflix as well as Amazon Prime Video.


Amar

Amar

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Amar is a Spanish romantic drama directed by Esteban Crespo showcasing the delusions and realities of first relationships. The film showcases these complexities in young love.

María Pedraza plays Laura and Pol Monen plays Carlos, and bring the characters to life. Laura wants to break free of her mother’s control, and the couple loves each other like every day is their last. Laura dreams of getting pregnant until one year later, their relationship faces hurdles, and their passion is just a memory.

The film gives the audience a reality check and describes real-life relationships. Amar is available on Netflix.


Before I Fall

Before I Fall 

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Before I Fall is an American teen drama showcasing the hurdles teenagers face and hide. The film was directed by Ry Russo-Young, the film is based on a novel.

Starring Zoey Deutch as the popular character with a loving boyfriend, the film shows the mystery and the derailed life she faces after a car accident.

The film explores powerful themes and helps the audience see beyond reality. Before I Fall is available on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.


Fifty Shades Darker

Fifty Shades Darker

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The sequence to the infamous first installation which has brought us all here today- Fifty Shades Darker, further continues the story of our beloved couple Ana and Christian.

The movie has been directed by James Foley who has done movies like Fear (1996), Perfect Stranger (2007) and the more recent installation of the series- Fifty Shades Freed.

This movie is a must watch for all the fans who can’t seem to get enough of the chemistry shared by Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson. The movie shows a rather hurt Christian Grey, still in pursuit of his love- Ana, while she continues to resist his advances given his sexual tastes.

The movie also incorporates elements of jealousy and tension to bring another massive romantic hit to our screens.pleas


The Secretary

The Secretary

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This movie stars James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal, who have done an incredible job at portraying the characters assigned to them. This movie has approached the rather tricky concept of sadomasochism without being too funny or offensive.

The direction by Steven Shainberg has successfully made the movie about his characters- showing them as quirky and fun.

Spader plays a lawyer – Mr. Grey (Yes another Mr. Grey) who hires Lee (played by Gyllenhaal) to act as his secretary. After her interview something is silently understood between the two of them and they begin a sexual relationship, in which both the parties feel finally understood.


Cruel Intentions

Cruel Intentions

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Cruel Intentions, starring Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillipe and Selma Blair is a refreshing take on teen romance which is charged with enough sexual tension to land it the third place in our list.

The movie is not a typical good-people fairy tale but focuses a lot on worldly cynicism, which only ends towards the close of the movie.

The movie shows Manhattan rich kid Sebastian Valmont, who is aiming to seduce the soft-spoken Cecile (Selma Blair) when another challenge poses itself to him in the form of Annette (Reese Witherspoon) who is the upright, moral daughter of the school’s headmaster.

The movie has a lot of chemistry between the leading characters, and will surely transport you to the same world as 50 Shades of Grey.


After

After

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After, director by Jenny Gage, is another one of our bad-boy, good-girl romances which will get your heart fluttering with its steamy bed scenes and incredible chemistry between the lead characters played by Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin.

The movie shows the life defining events which unfold in the lives of Tessa Young and Hardin Scott, who cannot resist each other despite their polar opposite personalities.

Tessa is an inexperienced, naïve young girl from the suburbs while Hardin is the famous bad-boy who has a soft side hidden beneath the hard exterior he is known to have and which only Tessa can tap into.

The two start off on the wrong foot but eventually bond over their shared love for fiction, after which their romance escalates.


Eyes Wide Shut

Eyes Wide Shut

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Eyes Wide Shut by Stanley Kubrick is an erotic daydream that talks about opportunities avoided and chances missed.

Our hero (Tom Cruise) spends two night in the sexual underworld where he comes close to having sex- never actually hitting homerun. All this occurs after he finds that his wife (Nicole Kidman) has had thoughts about sleeping with another man.

Kubrick has played special attention to every scene in the movie, which are not rolled together on the ongoing story.

Each movie, and description by our lead carries its own meaning and significance, not really connecting in the end- but leaving the audience greatly intrigued. For anyone who is looking for a good erotica to indulged in, this movie becomes a must.  


Crimson Peak

Crimson Peak

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Director Guillermo del Toro has brought the images in his mind to life through this spectacular visual treat. Crimson Peak, starring Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chastain is one of the most well received gothic romances in the industry.

There is great sexual tension between the lead characters throughout the movie, with an evil lurking behind the shadows. 

The movie shows an American heiress- Edith Cushing, marrying into the family of Thomas Sharp, who seems to have an undeniable chemistry with his sister.

They movie into his family estate at Allerdale Hall, which is a gothic mansion full of dark secrets. As the movie unfolds it is revealed to Edith that Thomas married her for purely selfish reasons, but she doesn’t know that this dark man has actually began to fall for her kind heart. 


Wild Orchid

Wild Orchid

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Wild Orchid is a plain and simple erotic film, with no two sides to it. The story is slightly absurd, and doesn’t come together- but if it’s romance you’re looking for- you’ll get a lot of it here.

The movie tells the story of a virginal young woman played by Carre Otis, who is hired in the potential of an international lawyer. 

She arrives at Rio de Janerio where she meets the leading man- James (Mickey Rourke). He is a rich proprietor, and pretty much a self made man with an unpleasant childhood (just like Dornan in 50 Shades).

The two are instantly attracted towards each other, but James’s insecurities from his past keep them apart. His position in the movie, however, is as dominating as Christian Grey and there is some undeniable resemblance between the two characters.


The Duke of Burgundy

The Duke of Burgundy

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Don’t be led blindly by the title of this movie- which in truth has no duke or men. The Duke of Burgundy is a sadomasochistic erotica that dwells only on female sexuality, which it aims to explore to its utmost.

Stickland opens the story with a great dynamic between his two leading characters named Evelyn and Cynthia- which only improves as the story progresses. All the kinky strangeness in the movie has only gone on to show a very moving portrait of two people who love each other dearly.

Despite having different tastes and lifestyles they try their level best to be there for each other and fulfill each other’s needs. The movie also deals with the question- if only love is enough to keep a relationship going. 


Nina Forever

Nina Forever

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Once this movie succeeds in establishing its seemingly bizarre premise, it surprises the viewers with an increasingly unique blend of dark humor, eroticism and horror.

The movie is able to create a genuine emotional impact which keeps it from becoming a predictable gory goof. The movie also mixes elements of supernaturalism that seem excessive at first but eventually reel the audience in.

The movie shows Holly (Abigail Hardingham) who has a crush on her co-worker Rob (Cian Berry)- who is rather stricken with grief after the death of his girlfriend Nina (Fiona O’Shaughnessy).

The actors have given some excellent performances, with the debuting writer- director team of Ben and Chris Blaine absolutely devoting themselves to the perfect completion of their first work. For anyone who is looking for a cinematic and thought-provoking erotica, this movie is a must.


A Bigger Splash

A Bigger Splash

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This movie stars our favorite heroine- Dakota Johnson along with the well known stars- Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts and Ralph Fiennes. Lurid, lush and startling- A Bigger Splash is one movie which takes its own course without ever turning predictable.

Director, Luca Guadagnino has shown himself to be a master craftsman through his wonderful direction and sense of movement. Swinton is portraying Marianne Lane who is first seen in face paint and metallic sequins, taking on the stage to perform for a crowd.

This rock star is reposing in the Italian island of Pantelleria along with her lover- Paul when she is troubled by the unexpected visit of her former lover Harry and his daughter Penelope. Things get complicated when the four people begin to experience mixed feelings for each other. 


Basic Instinct

Basic Instinct

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Basic Instinct by Paul Verhoen shocked film viewers when it first introduced this neo-noir feature, with a naked and bisexual Sharon Stone playing Catherine Tramell.

The movie also stars Michael Douglas, who does justice to his role (which might be a little under-written) and shares an impeccable chemistry with his co-star. 

Catherine is linked to the death of a rock star and investigator Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) then begins a steamy relationship with her while trying to maintain order in a case which is only getting more complicated as time passes by.

This movie, with the famous open leg scene, not only has a lot of sexual tension but also includes the right amount of suspense to keep you hooked.


Frank & Lola

Frank & Lola

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Frank and Lola is a 2016 neo-noir erotic thriller which has been written by Matthew Ross who also happens to be making his directorial debut. The movie stars Michael Shannon, Imogen Poots, Michael Nyqvist, Justin Long, Emmanuelle Devos and Rosanna Arquette.

The movie is stylish crime drama with appreciable chemistry between the two leading actors.

The movie tells the story of Frank- a chef in Las Vegas who meets and falls in love with Lola, who remains something of a mystery throughout the movie.

The two share a strong bond, with Frank experiencing strong pangs of jealousy every time he sees Lola with another man. The plot turns thicker when her past unravels, making it rather difficult for her lover to trust her again. 


Endings, Beginnings

Endings, Beginnings

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This movie will be a heart-warming watch for anyone who has wanted to see what it would have been like to see a regular Christian Grey. The lead female- Daphne, is played by Shailene Woodley who has delivered an excellent performance along with co-actors Jamie Dornan and Sebastian Stan.

Daphne breaks up with her boyfriend of four years and suddenly decides to quit her job, only to move in with her sister at her pool house and get entangled in a love triangle between two equally desirable men.

The movie talks about the complexities of modern relationships which are inevitable because of the lives that we are leading and might have to give us a lesson or two about following our hearts. 


9 Songs

9 Songs

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This movie by Michael Winterbottom’s focuses entirely on sexual chemistry and romance. The story talks about a British scientist- Matt played by Kieran O’Brien and an American named Lisa played by Margo Stilley.

Unlike other movies that don’t go very far, 9 songs actually has actors indulging in the act.

There are nine sex scenes which are shown throughout the film. In an unconventional manner, the director and writers have dealt with the problems which arise in a relationship which is limited to sex.

The movie is a very new take on two conflicted characters who are seemingly lost in a world which seems to be running out of love. 


Unfaithful

Unfaithful

It is often said that heart has its reasons (Pascal). When you have no other explanation to give- you can rely on this phrase just like Connie Sumner does in the movie Unfaithful, when she decides to swerve from her perfect marriage in search of something exciting.

Not delving into unnecessary explanations, this movie simply offers us a chance to understand human behavior. Connie (Diane Lane) and her husband Edward (Richard Gere) live a seemingly happy married life with their 9 year old son Charlie.

The two seem to be happy together until Connie meets a rare book dealer by the name of Paul Martel (Olivier Martinez) who offers a life full of sexual adventures and racy romance. 


Quills

Quills

Quills has an amazing star cast of Geoffrey Rush, Joaquin Phoenix and Kate Winslet- all of whom have done a wonderful job at portraying the characters assigned to them.

The movie is based on Marquis de Sade, the man on whom the word sadism is founded. The man is rather reprehensible, despite having an undeniably strong spirit and reckless tenacity.

There is not a lot of sexual content in the movie, and only hints of romance between the Abbe played by Phoenix and the maid Madeleine (Kate Winslet).

For someone who is looking only for romance, this movie might not be the best pick. However, if you’re interested in the man who first started the entire sadomasochistic movement reflected in 50 Shades as well, then you can grab a seat to watch this movie.


Conclusion:

Movies that explore sex and sexuality are fairly common in these days. As a matter of fact, Netflix has become a great place for people to look for such movies which satisfy their taste for romance and a little more.

Ever since Fifty Shades of Grey was released, movie watchers have been looking for more reels that have been able to take the concept of love and romance a step further.

The 16 movies given above are some of the best combinations of sexual nuances with well thought-out storylines. These movies explore love affairs, sexuality, new romance, BDSM and many more things which make them some of the most popular mature romances.

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