Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "sexual-revolution"

1. Lovelace (2013)

R | 93 min | Biography, Drama

The story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband before taking control of her life.

Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone, Juno Temple

Votes: 42,746 | Gross: $0.36M

2. Swung (2015)

87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When an encounter with the swinging scene has an unexpected impact on David's impotence, Alice thinks she might have found the solution to all their problems, but the poly-amorous world is a difficult place for a love story to flourish.

Director: Colin Kennedy | Stars: Elena Anaya, Owen McDonnell, Elaine M. Ellis, Greg Hemphill

Votes: 1,193

3. The Ice Storm (1997)

R | 112 min | Drama

In suburban New Canaan, Connecticut, 1973, middle-class families experimenting with casual sex and substance abuse find their lives beyond their control.

Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny

Votes: 59,958 | Gross: $7.84M

4. Fritz the Cat (1972)

X | 78 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Fritz drops out of college, starts a riot in Harlem and hits the road with an ex-girlfriend before getting mixed up with domestic terrorists.

Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Skip Hinnant, Rosetta LeNoire, John McCurry, Judy Engles

Votes: 14,337 | Gross: $25.00M

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: 12,477 | Gross: $0.75M

6. What's New Pussycat (1965)

Approved | 108 min | Comedy

A playboy who refuses to give up his hedonistic lifestyle to settle down and marry his true love seeks help from a demented psychoanalyst who is having romantic problems of his own.

Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Romy Schneider, Capucine

Votes: 11,060 | Gross: $18.82M

7. The Normal Heart (2014 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 132 min | Biography, Drama, History

In the early 1980s, the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York led to an emergence of homosexual activists. With support from the medical community, they try to raise awareness about the disease.

Director: Ryan Murphy | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Jonathan Groff, Frank De Julio, William DeMeritt

Votes: 37,789

8. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Trendy West Coasters Bob and Carol try wife-swapping with square Ted and Alice.

Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Elliott Gould, Dyan Cannon

Votes: 7,272 | Gross: $31.90M

9. The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974)

R | 77 min | Animation, Comedy

Fritz the Cat may have lost one of his lives in the comics, but in his new movie, he has eight more lives left to go! While his wife screams at him, Fritz lights up a joint and reminiscences about what could have been.

Director: Robert Taylor | Stars: Skip Hinnant, Reva Rose, Bob Holt, Robert Ridgely

Votes: 3,003 | Gross: $1.09M

10. That Cold Day in the Park (1969)

R | 113 min | Drama, Thriller

One day, Frances Austen, a rich but lonely woman, invites a young man from a nearby park to her apartment and offers to let him stay there--and has no intention of ever letting him leave.

Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Sandy Dennis, Michael Burns, Susanne Benton, David Garfield

Votes: 2,277 | Gross: $1.06M

11. Viva (II) (2007)

R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Two suburban couples experiment with sex, drugs and bohemia in early 1970's Los Angeles.

Director: Anna Biller | Stars: Anna Biller, Jared Sanford, Bridget Brno, Sam Bologna

Votes: 1,485

12. Ginger & Rosa (2012)

PG-13 | 90 min | Drama

A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event that comes to redefine their relationship.

Director: Sally Potter | Stars: Elle Fanning, Alice Englert, Annette Bening, Oliver Platt

Votes: 11,774 | Gross: $1.01M

13. Swinging Safari (2018)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama

A teenager comes of age in a small Australian town during the 1970s when a 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach.

Director: Stephan Elliott | Stars: Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue, Jesse Denyer, Kotan Jacob

Votes: 2,694

14. Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist (2015)

TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Tanukichi Okuma is roped into joining an obscene terrorist organization bent on the destruction of everything that his new school stands for, the most prestigious public morals school.

Stars: Yûsuke Kobayashi, Jamie Marchi, Shizuka Ishigami, Miyu Matsuki

Votes: 3,082

15. Inside Deep Throat (2005)

NC-17 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, History

An examination of the infamous pornographic film Deep Throat (1972), covering aspects from the film's creation to its cultural impact.

Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Linda Lovelace, Harry Reems, Dennis Hopper, Gerard Damiano

Votes: 7,035 | Gross: $0.65M

16. Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2017)

Unrated | 98 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer to the stars.

Director: Matt Tyrnauer | Stars: Scotty Bowers, William Mann, David Kuhn, Stephen Fry

Votes: 1,797 | Gross: $0.46M

17. The Raspberry Reich (2004)

Unrated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A left-wing terrorist group, consisting of several homosexual men and a female leader, kidnaps the son of a wealthy industrialist.

Director: Bruce La Bruce | Stars: Susanne Sachße, Daniel Bätscher, Andreas Stich, Dean Monroe

Votes: 1,760

18. Love Child (2014–2017)

45 min | Drama

The lives of staff and residents at the fictional Kings Cross Hospital and Stanton House in Sydney in 1969.

Stars: Jessica Marais, Mandy McElhinney, Miranda Tapsell, Sophie Bloom

Votes: 1,576

19. Chasing the Muse (2014)

100 min | Documentary

Porn Director steps in his own production as he finds his 'muse' and becomes obsessed by her.

Director: Jean-François Davy | Stars: Jean-François Davy, Kitty Kat

Votes: 120

20. Paradise Club (2015)

R | 93 min | Drama, History, Mystery

During the height of the social revolution, a young dancer searches for salvation when she chooses to leave paradise.

Director: Carolyn Cavallero | Stars: Elizabeth Rice, Eric Roberts, Evan Williams, Nicole Arianna Fox

Votes: 103 | Gross: $0.02M

21. Eggshells (1969)

Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, Fantasy

Experimental allegorical story about a group of hippie students in Austin, Texas, who move into an old big house in the woods. However, something else is there and it's influencing them.

Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Mahlon Foreman, Ron Barnhart, Amy Lester, Kim Henkel

Votes: 495

22. Bettie Page Reveals All (2012)

R | 101 min | Documentary, Biography

The world's greatest pinup model and cult icon, Bettie Page, recounts the true story of how her free expression overcame government witch-hunts to help launch America's sexual revolution.

Director: Mark Mori | Stars: Bettie Page, Hugh Hefner, Olivia de Berardinis, Dita Von Teese

Votes: 1,631 | Gross: $0.10M

23. Le Sex Shop (1972)

X | 92 min | Comedy, Drama

The owner of a book shop in Paris suffers a personal crisis. In order to solve it he decides to convert his library into a sex shop, but the only effect is that he turns himself into a sexual obsessive.

Director: Claude Berri | Stars: Jean-Pierre Marielle, Juliet Berto, Claude Berri, Francesca Romana Coluzzi

Votes: 362 | Gross: $0.31M

24. My Generation (I) (2017)

TV-PG | 85 min | Documentary, History

The cultural revolution that occurred in the 1960s England is explored in this documentary.

Director: David Batty | Stars: Michael Caine, David Bailey, Twiggy, Mary Quant

Votes: 2,160

25. Hollywood, No Sex Please! (2018)

56 min | Documentary, History

The history of sexual mores in America and as shown in Hollywood films is examined, from early cinema through the Hays Code. The 1960s and the sexual revolution were a turning point in society, as reflected on screen.

Directors: Clara Kuperberg, Julia Kuperberg | Stars: Barbara Scaff, Linda Williams, Craig Detweiler, Adrian Lyne

Votes: 132

26. The Business of Birth Control (2021)

92 min | Documentary

A look at the side effects associated with taking birth control pills.

Director: Abby Epstein | Stars: Jane Alexander, Michael Alexander, Olivia Amitrano, Dianne Ammons

Votes: 47

27. Goodbye Gemini (1970)

R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Unnaturally-close jet-setting twins become enmeshed in the Swinging London scene, where their relationship is strained after they befriend a predatory hustler and his girlfriend.

Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Judy Geeson, Martin Potter, Michael Redgrave, Alexis Kanner

Votes: 462

28. Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (2002 TV Movie)

R | 93 min | Documentary

Outside of the White House, one would be hard-pressed to name a private residence in America.

Directors: Edith Becker, Kevin Burns | Stars: Hugh Hefner, Janet Pilgrim, Joyce Nizzari, Joy Tarbell

Votes: 332

29. Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011)

PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography

A look at the life and work of the influential fashion editor of Harpers Bazaar, Diana Vreeland.

Directors: Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Frédéric Tcheng | Stars: Diana Vreeland, Richard Avedon, David Bailey, Lauren Bacall

Votes: 1,696 | Gross: $1.00M

30. Saucy! - Secrets of the British Sex Comedy (2023)

Documentary

Director Simon Sheridan's exhaustive examination of British sexploitation movies, made during the 1960s and 1970s, when homegrown cinema was struggling to survive. The films' stars and makers share their memories of an extraordinary era.

Director: Simon Sheridan | Stars: Samantha Boffin, Robin Askwith, Pete Walker, Linda Hayden

31. Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography

The outrageous story of 1970s porn icon Jack Wrangler, and how he rose to the top of the gay, and then straight, adult film industry.

Director: Jeffrey Schwarz | Stars: Jack Wrangler, Margaret Whiting, Robert Alvarez, Brooks Ashmanskas

Votes: 598

32. Xsunami (2019)

96 min | Documentary

A US Pornstar talks about her sexual life story and sexual revolution in 1960 U.S.A

Director: Mohsen Aghaei | Stars: Susan Brownmiller, Anita Bryant, Ted Bundy, Sheila Burkert

Votes: 215

33. I Need a Ride to California (1968)

PG | 83 min | Drama

Follows a group of hippies in Greenwich Village during the 60's revolution, centering on the story of a girl in the East Village neighborhood, exploring her various relationships with men, and her search for values of the time.

Director: Morris Engel | Stars: Lilly Shell, Rod Perry, Loren Standlee, Ziska

Votes: 25

34. China's Sexual Revolution (2007 TV Movie)

43 min | Documentary

Looks at how attitudes to sex have changed in China over the years.

Director: Josh Freed | Stars: Mikela Jay, Jimmy Chan, Carolyn Fe, Christine Lan

Votes: 39

35. Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (1969)

96 min | Comedy, Drama

Story of a bookstore thief named Birdey who is led through various adventures in Tokyo's Shinjuku district by salesgirl Umeko.

Director: Nagisa Ôshima | Stars: Tadanori Yokoo, Rie Yokoyama, Moichi Tanabe, Tetsu Takahashi

Votes: 835

36. Dear Irene (1971)

Not Rated | 102 min | Drama

Ebbe is not having the best of luck. He has lost his job, and he is in love with Irene, who won't sleep with him. Irene is married and has a young child, but her husband accepts her other ... See full summary »

Director: Christian Braad Thomsen | Stars: Mette Knudsen, Steen Kaalø, Agneta Ekmanner, Ebbe Kløvedal Reich

Votes: 49

37. Sex Revolutions (2018)

Documentary, History

Sex affects every aspect of the human experience. The revolutionary sexual movements that have sprung to life over time have faced deeply rooted societal barriers that have prevented all people from experiencing complete social equality.

Stars: Jean-François Davy, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Loretta Ross, Maryse Wolinski

Votes: 40

38. Gabriella, Gabriella (1970)

70 min | Drama, Romance

Gabriella is a young naive girl who finds herself surrounded by strange encounters with hippies, rich people and groupies.

Director: Mack Bing | Stars: Barbara Mills, Luanne Roberts, Al Ward, Hal Hidey

Votes: 50

39. Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009)

R | 124 min | Documentary, Biography

A look at the battles Hugh Hefner fought over the years against the U.S. government, the religious right, and militant feminists.

Director: Brigitte Berman | Stars: Larry Adler, Bobbie Arnstein, Joan Baez, Count Basie

Votes: 752 | Gross: $0.02M

40. Sappho '68 (1968)

65 min | Drama

Small-town girl Jennifer Bradley moves to San Francisco to eke out a successful career as a photographer, and soon she gets caught up in the sexual revolution that's going on around her and... See full summary »

Director: Nick Millard | Stars: Gary Boyd, Janice Kelly, Myrna Lorni

Votes: 102

41. Chun man Dan Mai (1973)

90 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Two Chinese men go to Copenhagen. While one of them philanders around with various Danish and Asian women, the other falls in love with his Chinese tour guide.

Director: Fan Ho | Stars: Michael Wai-Man Chan, James Yi Lui, Helen Poon, Lydia Shum

Votes: 60

42. When it rains... (2021) (2017)

80 min | Drama

An intimate look into the lives of those cheated upon during a two-week rain storm in 1972 Hollywood.

Director: Migdia Skarsgård Chinea | Stars: Josie Martineaux, Carlo Mendez, Guillermo Jorge, Jane Santos

43. Pornorama (2007)

94 min | Comedy

A free-wheeling chronicle of the Munich sex film industry in the 1970s.

Director: Marc Rothemund | Stars: Benno Fürmann, Tom Schilling, Karoline Herfurth, Michael Gwisdek

Votes: 793

44. The Restless Garden (1993)

86 min | Documentary

Summer 1991. The last days of the Soviet Empire. Dark clouds gathered over Moscow as the Soviet government prepared to turn back the clock of history. While the world focused on the ... See full summary »

Director: Victor Ginzburg

Votes: 23

45. Queen of Condoms (2007)

PG | 76 min | Documentary

A German student falls in love with a Cuban captain and follows him to the Caribbean. Knowing little about sex she becomes the official sex educator of Castro's revolution. A film about female agitators, staunch machos and Caribbean love.

Directors: Silvana Ceschi, Reto Stamm | Stars: Jesús Jiménez Escobar, Daniel Jiménez Krause, Dictys Jiménez Krause, Monika Krause

Votes: 12

46. Bi the Way (2008)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary

'Bi the Way' investigates the recent rise in the "whatever" phenomenon. Featuring interviews this documentary explores the changing sexual landscape of America in a bizarre and hilarious ... See full summary »

Directors: Brittany Blockman, Josephine Decker | Stars: Austin Head, J. Michael Bailey, Jennifer Bamgardner, David Barasch

Votes: 127

47. The Sexual Revolution (2013)

Comedy

Carl & Marilyn & Paul & Diana go all the way.

Director: Harry Sparks | Stars: Allison Moore, Carr Cavender, Sheila Thiele, Stacy Jordan

48. Four (I) (2008)

18 min | Short, Comedy

Free love, friendship, family and fondue. Two couples with troubled marriages embark on a plan of enlivening their relationships. Together. They swing. After all, more love is better than ... See full summary »

Director: Erin White | Stars: Myles Pollard, Kelly Butler, David Lyons, Krew Boylan

Votes: 33

49. Sex: The Revolution (2008– )

42 min | Documentary

Frankly examines a colorful and controversial chapter of modern American history, when individuals and events coalesced to challenge the moral orthodoxy surrounding sex and sexual behavior.... See full summary »

Stars: John Waters, Hugh Hefner, Phil Donahue, Bruce Vilanch

Votes: 272

50. La bisexualité: tout un art? (2008 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 61 min | Documentary

Believe it or not, Mick Jagger was not the first bisexual. In fact, 'going both ways' dates back to ancient Greece, when heterosexuality was not the norm. This fascinating documentary, ... See full summary »

Directors: Laure Michel, Eric Wastiaux | Stars: Jennifer Baumgardner, Alex Beaupain, Frédéric Beigbeder, Sandy Bernard

Votes: 27