THE temperature may be dropping outside but we know one sure fire way to turn up the heat… stick on a Hollywood film.
Throughout the years, blockbusters have left fans in desperate need of a cold shower as actors bare it all for some seriously sizzling sex scenes.
And now a new study has revealed the top ten most X-rated films to hit our screens.
Top of the list is Wolf of Wall Street, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie, receiving a whopping 90.7 per cent of all votes for featuring the most severely-rated nudity and sex scenes.
French indie flick Blue is the Warmest Colour and 2013’s Nymphomaniac also round off the top ten, research by OnlineGambling.ca and online film database IMDb revealed.
So why not settle down and watch one of these racy films as a sure fire way to spice up your last days of lockdown?
Wolf of Wall Street, 2013
What’s it about? Directed by Martin Scorsese, this black comedy is based on the best-selling memoir of stockbroker Jordan Belfort who swindled millions of pounds from hapless investors – much of which he spent on cocaine and prostitutes.
Who’s in it? Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey
Raunchiest moments: Just a few minutes in, Margot Robbie treats us to some full frontal nudity. Later, her character is seen trying to seduce Leo, her on-screen husband in one very provocative scene in their baby’s nursery and sees her touching herself and calling him “Daddy”.
Blush rating: 90.7 per cent
Blue Is the Warmest Colour, 2013
What’s it about? This French indie smash hit focuses on a passionate love affair between a female high school student and an older woman.
Who’s in it? Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos
Raunchiest moments: The infamous graphic seven-minute sex scene between the actresses at the end of the film sees them go through a series of different sexual acts and positions – and reportedly took ten days to shoot.
Blush rating: 89.8 per cent
Eyes Wide Shut, 1999
What’s it about? After Alice (Nicole Kidman) admits to her husband Dr Bill Hartford (Tom Cruise) that she has previously contemplated an affair, he embarks on a night-long adventure that sees him infiltrate a secret society’s masked orgy.
Who’s in it? Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman
Raunchiest moments: Tom’s character Bill Harford arrives at a mansion filled with masked party-goers in the midst of an orgy and later gets intimate with a beautiful woman.
Blush rating: 88.1 per cent
Nymphomaniac, 2013
What’s it about? This two-part erotic art film, written and directed by Lars von Trier, follows self-diagnosed nymphomaniac Joe as she recalls her erotic experiences to a bachelor who helps her recover from an assault.
Who’s in it? Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf, Christian Slater, Jamie Bell, Uma Thurman, Willem Dafoe
Raunchiest moments: Joe gives a man on a train oral sex, later she hires a sadist who ties her up and beats her with a riding crop.
Blush rating: 87.1 per cent
Love, 2015
What’s it about? This controversial erotic drama, written and directed by Gaspar Noé, follows the fall-out after a couple have a no-strings-attached threesome.
Who’s in it? Aomi Muyock, Karl Glusman, Klara Kristin
Raunchiest moments: The film starts with Electra (Aomi Muyock) and Murphy (Karl Glusman) completely naked as they use their hands to pleasure each other; it later shows a threesome and nightclub orgy.
Blush rating: 85 per cent
The Devil’s Advocate, 1997
What’s it about? Directed by Taylor Hackford, this supernatural, seductive thriller is based on a 1990 novel of the same name and a young lawyer Kevin (Keanu Reeves) who is headhunted by a top New York firm. After his wife Mary Ann (Charlize Theron) has several terrifying, mystical experiences, he begins to realise his boss John (Al Pacino) is in fact the Devil.
Who’s in it? Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron
Raunchiest moments: In a Catholic church, Charlize Theron’s character appears naked; in another naked female sculptures come to life
Blush rating: 84.1 per cent
Dallas Buyers Club, 2013
What’s it about? Based on a true story, the film tells the story of Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey), who is diagnosed with AIDS in the mid-1980s when HIV/AIDS treatments were under-researched.
He smuggles unapproved pharmaceutical drugs into Texas for treating his symptoms, as well as distributing them to fellow AIDS patients by establishing the Dallas Buyers Club.
Who’s in it? Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto
Raunchiest moments: Matthew’s character Ron simultaneously having sex with two women in a rodeo stall while watching a bull rider and snorting cocaine, a stripper dances suggestively in front of him before removing her bra and revealing her breasts.
Blush rating: 81.6 per cent
Boogie Nights, 1997
What’s it about? Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg) is a young pot washer in a Hollywood nightclub when he gets scouted by pornographer Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds) who transforms him into adult-film sensation Dirk Diggler.
Who’s in it? Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, William H. Macy, Heather Graham
Raunchiest moments: Heather Graham’s character strips completely naked before laying on Jack, played by Wahlberg, the pair rehearse sex scenes for an adult movie.
Blush rating: 81.3 per cent
Don Jon, 2013
What’s it about? This romantic comedy-drama is written, directed by and stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jon Martello, a 20-something bar man who is addicted to internet porn. He has never had a genuine relationship with a woman until he meets Barbara (Scarlett Johansson).
Who’s in it? Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Brie Larson
Raunchiest moments: Several flashbacks and real time sequences of internet porn videos appear in the film featuring sex and nudity; a three-minute sex scene between Jon and Barbara.
Blush rating: 81.1 per cent
365 Days, 2020
What’s it about? The steamy scenes in this Polish erotic romantic drama, which centres on a member of the Sicilian Mafia who kidnaps a sales director and gives her 365 days to fall in love with him, left Netflix fans so sexually frustrated they couldn’t sleep.
Who’s in it? Anna-Maria Sieklucka, Michele Morrone, Bronisław Wrocławski, Otar Saralidze
Raunchiest moments: Laura goes to Massimo’s room, insults him so he ties her up in a BDSM scene that makes 50 Shades of Grey look tame; the couple have sex on a boat.
Blush rating: 80.2 per cent
