Sexy Movies of Hollywood

Over the years, Hollywood has produced a slew of sexy movies. These movies have been dramas, comedies, documentaries and anything in between. Some of the sexiest films in Hollywood include:

1. Last Tango in Paris, considered by some to be "the most erotic movie ever filmed."c

2. Eyes Wide Shut, starring then husband and wife Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman

3. Cruel Intentions, starring Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Reese Witherspoon

4. Wild Things, starring Neve Campbell and Denise Richards

5. Body Heat, starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner

6. Wild at Heart, a David Lynch film starring Laura Dern and Nicholas Cage

7. Two Moon Junction, starring Sherilyn Fenn and Richard Tyson

8. Secretary, starring James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal

9. 9 1/2 Weeks, starring Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger

10. Showgirls, starring Elizabeth Berkley, Gina Gershon and Kyle MacLachlan

11. Brokeback Mountain, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger

12. Out of Sight, starring Jennifer Lopez and George Clooneyc

Sexy Hollywood movies may also include a hefty dose of humor in them. These films include all of the American Pie comedies, including 2009's American Pie Presents: The Book of Love; the Van Wilder film franchise, including 2009's Van Wilder: Freshman Year; 2010's Hot Tub Time Machine; and Love and Other Drugs, which features some steamy scenes between Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal.c

Some of the biggest names in Hollywood have bared all for sexy movies. Angelina Jolie has appeared topless in several films, including 1996's Foxfire and 1999's Pushing Tin. Jolie has also appeared nude in the movies Original Sin and Taking Lives. She's shown some "minor onscreen nudity" in the 2008 films Wanted and Changeling. Other recognizable actresses who've appeared nude or partially nude in sexy Hollywood movies include Julianne Moore, Marisa Tomei, Nicole Kidman and Kate Winslet.c

As for the men, only a handful of well-known actors have gone Full Monty on film. They include Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting and The Pillow Book, Harvey Keitel in Bad Lieutenant and The Piano with Colin Farrell. Farrell has filmed several "full frontal" scenes, but they were all cut, including nude scenes in A Home at the End of the World and Alexander. Farrell and actor James Franco have both shown their posteriors--Farrell in Hart's War and Ask the Dust; Franco in such films as Sonny in 2002 and Milk in 2008.c

When one thinks of the term "erotic film," it may call to mind pornography. Erotic films, however, aren't necessarily porn. While they do typically include nudity and sex, they may not be quite as explicit as porn. Erotic films are not new to the movie industry--the genre's history dates back decades, to the beginning of film, in fact.

According to Filmsite.org, several films that could be classified as "erotic" surfaced in the late 1800s. French filmmakers offered erotic movies that included nude scenes and strip teases. Most of these early erotic films were short--some only seconds long--and contained only brief images of nudity.c

The first feature-length "sex film" in America was 1913's Traffic in Souls. Other racy American films began to surface in the years that followed, including The Inside of the White Slave Traffic, Damaged Goods, and The Sex Lure. Filmsite.org says the majority of these so-called "vice films" dealt with the "historical theme" of prostitution.c

In the 1920s, the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) began to crack down on erotic films, establishing a code of sorts that included specific "restrictions and guidelines" for filmmakers. The "don'ts" included no "suggestive nudity or perversion, lustful kissing, drugs, profane swearing or brutal violence, rape or attempted rape."c

Several mainstream movies in the 1930s that today might seem tame certainly caused a stir, Jean Harlow's turn as a "sexy floozy" in Thirties' Hell's Angel among them. Harlow went on to star in several other titillating films of the day, including 1931's Goldie and 1932's Red-Headed Woman. Actress Marlene Deitrich also raised eyebrows and emerged as a sex star with roles in 1930's Morocco, 1932's Blonde Venus and 1934's The Scarlet Empress.c

During the 1940s and '50s, some slightly erotic films were put out, despite stricter codes. They include 1947's Cass Timberlane, 1950's Gun Crazy, 1951's A Streetcar Named Desire, and 1958's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, starring Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor. Marilyn Monroe also appeared in several "sensual" film roles, including 1955's The Seven Year Itch and 1959's Some Like It Hot.c

The 1960s saw the doors open wide for the production and distribution of more sexual films, including two notables from Stanley Kubrick: 1960's Spartacus and 1962's Lolita. A ratings system for movies began to take shape in 1967 with the release of several films that contained profanity, including Ulysses and I'll Never Forget What's 'Isname. Several popular films of the day, including 1968's Barbarella and 1969's Women in Love, began to push boundaries; the latter featured the "first explicit scene revealing male genitals in a commercial film." 1969's Midnight Cowboy, which won Best Picture and Best Director Oscars, was originally an X-rated movie, though the film was later re-rated an R. Kubrick released the X-rated A Clockwork Orange in 1971.c

The 1970s saw the emergence of pornographic films, or "porn chic," in mainstream theaters, including several X-rated films like 1970's Mona: The Virgin Nymph. In 1973, Deep Throat, starring Linda Lovelace, became the first "hard-core" porn movie to gain mainstream success. More "soft-core" films, including the Emmanuelle series starring Sylvia Kristel, were released to audiences.c

In the 1980s, several films were released as R-rated, though the video versions decidedly contained more erotic scenes not shown in theaters, including 1986's 9 1/2 Weeks. Other films with "strong sexual content" released in the '80s include 1988's Two Moon Junction and 1990's Wild Orchid. In 1990, Henry & June became the first film to get the new NC-17 rating (previously an X rating). According to Filmsite.org, the NC-17 rating "was originally designed to distinguish films with serioius sexual content" from movies that are more pornographic in nature.c

The NC-17 rating still stands today, though few mainstream films are released with this rating. In October of 2010, the MPAA gave the movie Blue Valentine, starring Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling, an NC-17 rating.c In December of 2010, the MPAA changed its decision and gave the film an R rating following an appeal hearing.c

Some of the sexiest Hollywood films have included some well-known stars, along with a hefty dose of sensuality and passion. Some of the hottest include:

• 2002's Secretary, which features multiple hot hookups between stars James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal
  

• 1986's 9 1/2 Weeks, which chronicles a steamy (and traumatic) affair between Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke

• 1981's Body Heat, which stars Kathleen Turner and William Hurt in a "sweaty, uninhibited sex scene"

• 2005's Brokeback Mountain, which features a love scene between Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger

• 2001's Mulholland Drive, a David Lynch film that features a steamy scene between Naomi Watts and Laura Harring

• 1953's From Here to Eternity, a classic film that features the iconic scene of Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr embracing on a sandy beach "as waves crash over their bodies"

• 1973's Last Tango in Paris features a "controversial and memorable" sex scene between Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider

• 1983's Risky Business includes a steamy lovemaking scene between Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay in a subway car

• 1998's Wild Things, which includes a threesome hookup between Denise Richards, Neve Campbell and Matt Dillon

• 1998's Out of Sight includes a red hot tryst between stars George Clooney and Jennifer Lopezc