6 Must-Watch Documentaries About Sex & Sexuality
This Play List spotlights the documentaries that live rent-free in our heads — films that have challenged the way we see ourselves, sparked our curiosity, and made us bolder about embracing new experiences.
It features titles you might not know but won’t want to miss — from Gabrielle Anwar’s heartfelt, introspective debut to the culture’s answer to Magic Mike in all its decadent chocolate glory… and more.
This One's for the Ladies (2019)
This documentary explores the sexual and social identity of contemporary black America through intimate, eye opening and often hilarious accounts from women and men who find love and community in the underground world of exotic dancing.
Stream/Rent/Buy • 1 hr 23 min
Sexology (2016)
A taboo-breaking quest to discover the secrets of the female orgasm.
In a post sexual revolution world, where you can purchase a vibrator just as easily as a pair of shoes, roughly one-third of all women have never experienced an orgasm. Armed with shocking sexual data, a bunch of insecurities and a determination to unlock the key to feminine sexual energy, filmmakers Catherine Oxenberg and Gabrielle Anwar seek out sexual experts, tantric masters, researchers and everyday women to unearth the full female potential.
Rent/Buy • 1 hr 32 min
A Sexplanation (2021)
To right the wrongs of his all-American sex education, a 36-year-old goes on a quest to uncover naked truths and hard facts - no matter how awkward it gets. He's on a mission to strip away his sexual shame by meeting with the researchers and educators who are helping us build a healthier, sexier future.
Stream/Rent/Buy • 1 hr 16 min
Naughty Books (2020)
As sexy as it is smart, Naughty Books examines the steamy world of erotic romance, following three self-published authors who go from living at the margins to making millions by transforming their fantasies into best-selling fiction—and wrestling with the stark realities of what comes after sudden success.
Stream/Rent/Buy • 1 hr 22 min
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020)
The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.
Stream/Rent/Buy • 2 hrs 11 min
Circus of Books (2019)
For decades, a nice Jewish couple ran Circus of Books, a porn shop and epicenter for gay LA. Their director daughter documents their life and times.
Stream (Netflix) • 1 hrs 32 min
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