Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "fear-of-sex"

1. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)

R | 116 min | Comedy, Romance

Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother.

Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco

Votes: 467,233 | Gross: $109.45M

2. The Neon Demon (2016)

R | 117 min | Horror, Thriller

An aspiring model, Jesse, is new to Los Angeles. However, her beauty and youth, which generate intense fascination and jealousy within the fashion industry, may prove themselves sinister.

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Karl Glusman

Votes: 103,958 | Gross: $1.33M

3. Teeth (I) (2007)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Still a stranger to her own body, a high school student discovers she has a physical advantage when she becomes the object of male violence.

Director: Mitchell Lichtenstein | Stars: Jess Weixler, John Hensley, Josh Pais, Hale Appleman

Votes: 46,468 | Gross: $0.35M

4. Cat People (1982)

R | 118 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

A woman who was orphaned from a young age finally reunites with her older brother. Matters start to go awry when she slowly discovers the true nature of her family.

Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Annette O'Toole

Votes: 23,913 | Gross: $7.00M

5. On Chesil Beach (2017)

R | 110 min | Drama, Music, Romance

In 1962 England, a young couple find their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.

Director: Dominic Cooke | Stars: Billy Howle, Saoirse Ronan, Andy Burse, Rasmus Hardiker

Votes: 12,490 | Gross: $0.75M

6. Marnie (1964)

PG | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mark marries Marnie although she is a habitual thief and has serious psychological problems, and tries to help her confront and resolve them.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery, Martin Gabel, Louise Latham

Votes: 53,865 | Gross: $7.00M

7. Repulsion (1965)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A sex-repulsed woman who disapproves of her sister's boyfriend sinks into depression and has horrific visions of rape and violence.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux

Votes: 57,284

8. 18-Year-Old Virgin (2009 Video)

Unrated | 86 min | Comedy

A senior must lose her virginity before she can sleep with her dream guy at a high school graduation party.

Director: Tamara Olson | Stars: Olivia May, Lauren Walsh, Todd Leigh, Dustin Harnish

Votes: 9,311

9. Creep (I) (2004)

R | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Trapped in a London subway station, a woman who's being pursued by a potential attacker heads into the unknown labyrinth of tunnels beneath the city's streets.

Director: Christopher Smith | Stars: Franka Potente, Sean Harris, Vas Blackwood, Ken Campbell

Votes: 31,753

10. Cat People (1942)

Not Rated | 73 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

An American man marries a Serbian immigrant who fears that she will turn into the cat person of her homeland's fables if they are intimate together.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Simone Simon, Tom Conway, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph

Votes: 26,000 | Gross: $4.00M

11. The Night Belongs to Lovers (2021)

88 min | Drama, Romance

Strangers meet at night near cliffs before his impending marriage. Despite her disbelief in pleasure, they connect intimately and unconditionally for one night, exploring desire and vulnerability on the edge before parting ways.

Director: Julien Hilmoine | Stars: Laura Müller, Schemci Lauth

Votes: 256

12. That Touch of Mink (1962)

Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Romance

A rich businessman and a young woman are attracted to each other, but he only wants an affair while she wants to save herself for marriage.

Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young, Audrey Meadows

Votes: 10,880 | Gross: $14.63M

13. The Big Bet (1987)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Romance

A 17-year-old high school student who's obsessed with sex tries to seduce both his beautiful older neighbor and the shy new girl in school over a bet, only to end up falling in love.

Director: Bert I. Gordon | Stars: Lance Sloane, Kim Evenson, Sylvia Kristel, Ron Thomas

Votes: 361

14. Night Games (1980)

R | 100 min | Drama

A Californian housewife is terrified of having sex because of a past assault. When this phobia threatens to destroy her marriage, she takes refuge in a series of erotic fantasies about a masked man. But is it really all just a fantasy?

Director: Roger Vadim | Stars: Cindy Pickett, Barry Primus, Joanna Cassidy, Paul Jenkins

Votes: 349

15. 2nd Date Sex (2019)

Unrated | 98 min | Comedy, Romance

Laura and Ryan have been totally destroyed by previous relationships. Hoping to get it right this time, they go out on a second date with no idea what they are supposed to do.

Director: Rachel Hirons | Stars: Alexandra Roach, George MacKay, Emma Rigby, Naomi Willow

Votes: 1,278

16. The Traveling Companion (1980)

94 min | Comedy

An Italian Baron, helped by aspiring actress, organizes a robbery on a train. The shot is successful, but the money will be invested badly and so they will put to work another plan.

Director: Ferdinando Baldi | Stars: Anna Maria Rizzoli, Giorgio Bracardi, Raf Luca, Annie Belle

Votes: 170

17. The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (1992 TV Movie)

R | 90 min | Drama

Fifteen years after the events of The Boys of St. Vincent took place, the various boys involved are brought in to testify against the brothers, now finally standing trial, who assaulted ... See full summary »

Director: John N. Smith | Stars: Henry Czerny, Sebastian Spence, Lise Roy, David Hewlett

Votes: 567

18. Lily Dale (1996 TV Movie)

PG | 98 min | Drama

The story takes place in 1910, Texas. Nineteen-year-old Horace Robedaux (Tim Guinee).

Director: Peter Masterson | Stars: Mary Stuart Masterson, Sam Shepard, Stockard Channing, Tim Guinee

Votes: 225

19. Sweet Deceptions (1960)

91 min | Drama, Romance

Francesca, a 17-year old school girl, has a vivid dream of making love to Enrico, a 37-year old divorced architect and family friend. She turns her dream into reality by meeting Enrico during a regular school day.

Director: Alberto Lattuada | Stars: Christian Marquand, Catherine Spaak, Jean Sorel, Milly

Votes: 438

20. Redemption of a Rogue (2020)

95 min | Comedy, Drama

A bible, black comedy about a prodigal son returning to his hometown to seek salvation for his sins.

Director: Philip Doherty | Stars: Aaron Monaghan, Aisling O'Mara, Kieran Roche, Pat McCabe

Votes: 624

21. Lust and the Flesh (1965)

Unrated | 80 min | Drama

Bob is a struggling artist who is dependent on his wife Helen for money as well as deal with her nymphomania. Bob and Helen pick up a couple, named Myra and Mike, at a sleazy bar during a ... See full summary »

Director: Tony Orlando | Stars: Joseph V. Perry, Georgetta Giles, Maureen Conway, Louis Martini

Votes: 21

22. Fotos (1996)

93 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Azucena is 22 years old and lives with her mother, who, due to a past trauma, can no longer speak. Azucena works in a photography lab with her best friend Paqui, and has just broken up with... See full summary »

Director: Elio Quiroga | Stars: Gustavo Salmerón, Mercedes Ortega, Miguel Molina, Diana Peñalver

Votes: 204

23. The Season of Men (2000)

122 min | Drama

The gulf between men and women in Tunisia, political, psychological, and physical, is explored in this downbeat drama. A woman and her two daughters return to the female community on the ... See full summary »

Director: Moufida Tlatli | Stars: Rabiah Ben-Abdullah, Sabah Bouzouita, Ghalia Benali, Hind Sabri

Votes: 316

24. Life Is to Whistle (1998)

106 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Three characters in present-day Havana must choose between clinging to their self-restricting beliefs, or getting rid of them to live more freely. Ballerina Mariana has promised God ... See full summary »

Director: Fernando Pérez | Stars: Luis Alberto García, Coralia Veloz, Claudia Rojas, Ana Victoria Pérez

Votes: 705 | Gross: $0.06M

25. Verde verde (2012)

74 min | Drama

A paramedic of naval merchant meets a young computer engineer, aspiring pilot, and invites him to his hangar, where he reveals his true personality. An ambivalent game starts for all night long.

Director: Enrique Pineda Barnet | Stars: Héctor Noas, Carlos Miguel Caballero, Farah Maria, Rocío García

Votes: 52

26. Les lionceaux (2003)

77 min | Drama

Two sisters of 15 and 17, Clementine and Olive, inseparable and virgins, are initiated to love by the same young man.

Director: Claire Doyon | Stars: Lisa Lacroix, Marie Félix, Guillaume Gouix, Dani

Votes: 34

27. Popular (1999–2001)
Episode: Promblems (2001)

TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Sam and Brooke deliver their baby sister. Ms. Glass rents her basement to Josh and Lily, who try to face life's hardships together. Nicole tries to seduce George. Sam and Brooke make Harrison choose. The show ends on a huge cliffhanger.

Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, Tamara Mello, Christopher Gorham

Votes: 83

28. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode: Lover Come Hack to Me (1989)

Not Rated | 29 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

Peggy wants to make sure her honeymoon turns out perfect.

Director: Tom Holland | Stars: John Kassir, Amanda Plummer, Stephen Shellen, Lisa Figus

Votes: 1,424

29. Ellen (1994–1998)
Episode: Like a Virgin (1997)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Laurie invites Ellen to her apartment so they can spend a romantic night together, so she sends her daughter Holly away and fixes up her apartment nicely, which prompts the very nervous ... See full summary »

Director: Gail Mancuso | Stars: Ellen DeGeneres, Joely Fisher, David Anthony Higgins, Clea Lewis

Votes: 84

30. Please Like Me (2013–2016)
Episode: French Toast (2013)

TV-14 | 28 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Josh goes on a date with Geoffrey. Aunt Peggy shows up to help Josh care for his mom. Josh's dad interrupts the date.

Director: Matthew Saville | Stars: Josh Thomas, Debra Lawrance, David Roberts, Judi Farr

Votes: 403

31. Bad Sex (2011– )
Episode: The Spider Man (2011)

TV-MA | 43 min | Reality-TV

Sex specialist Chris Donaghue treats Matt, a 29-year-old animal lover who has only had intercourse once. Matt has a debilitating anxiety disorder, which makes him incapable of interacting with women and terrified to have sex again.

32. Bad Sex (2011– )
Episode: How Stella Got Her Groove On (2012)

TV-MA | 43 min | Reality-TV

Sex specialist Chris Donaghue treats Stella, a 37-year-old virgin who is afraid to have intercourse. Will she let her guard down and start a meaningful sexual relationship with a man or will she continue to hide behind her fear

33. Virgin Territory (2014–2015)
Episode: Episode #1.11 (2014)

TV-14 | 41 min | Reality-TV

In the first season finale, new cast member Emily turns to therapy to overcome her fear of sex. Alec looks to define his relationship. Abby and her boyfriend reschedule having sex. John asks Justine out again.

34. Room 104 (2017–2020)
Episode: The Knockadoo (2017)

TV-MA | 27 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A woman seeking salvation is visited by a cult priest promising to help her transcend the ordinary world for another realm.

Director: Sarah Adina Smith | Stars: Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris, Orlando Jones, Tony Todd, Jenny Leonhardt

Votes: 1,070

35. Pure (2019)
Episode: Episode 1 (2019)

Not Rated | 33 min | Comedy, Drama

Marnie has been plagued by disturbing sexual thoughts for as long as she can remember. At her wits end she hops onto a bus bound for London where she tumbles into the life of the eccentric Shereen, sardonic Amber and charismatic Joe.

Director: Aneil Karia | Stars: Charly Clive, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Niamh Algar, Anthony Welsh

Votes: 187