There is nothing better than curling up on the couch with your partner and settling in for a movie night. We decided to compile a list of steamy movies to watch on Valentine’s Day to make sure your docket remains full. All of these films contain hints of understanding the different aspects of sexuality and its impact on our daily lives. This Valentine’s day spice up your screen (and life, if you wish) by watching these films mentioned below.
Steamy Movies to Watch on Valentine’s Day
Cruel Intentions
This 1999 film is a cult classic when it comes to understanding sex and relationship. The story follows two rich prep school students on summer vacation who make a bet about whether the guy will be able to get this girl to sleep with him. Albiet, the girl, has taken the decision to save herself until marriage. With everyone being good-looking and making controversial decisions, this film adds a layer of psychology to how we think of sex and love. Cruel Intentions is streaming on Paramount Plus.
After
College is a formative experience for most people, and for Tessa, it definitely changed her life. She met Hardin Scott and was forced to change her perception about what she thought was right or not. Their hot and cold relationship blossoms as she navigates the throes of college. Even though she was in a relationship while she joined college, Hardin Scott has burrowed his way into her mind and heart. The only thing left is to go through the good, the bad and the ugly with him. After is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
The Hating Game
Joshua and Lucy hate each other enough to dance around and play this game. HR hates them, the whole department is concerned for them. However, after Joshua asks a probing question to Lucy, everything changes between them. Working right opposite each other, they have the opportunity to compete everyday and when a new position opens up, the stakes are heightened. They have to decide how much can their personal and professional life mix before they make some irreversible decision. The Hating Game is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
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365 Days
Laura has a year to fall in love with someone. Exactly 365 days. When she tries to make a trip to Sicily, she is apprehended by a mafia boss, Massimo, who kidnaps her and sets this proposition in front of her. If she doesn’t fall in love with him in the stipulated time, he will free her. This seems like a pretty straightforward game to Laura, but her inhibitions start to get murky when she sees what kind of a man Massimo is. 365 Days is streaming on Netflix.
Fifty Shades of Grey
Once again, this film series continues to be a classic for people who enjoy erotica. It paved the way to understanding kinks, fetishes and BDSM as a genre. The story follows our protagonist Anastasia who is stepping in for her friend to interview Christian Grey. However, she doesn’t exactly get an interview in return. Christian Grey has something else in mind. He starts pursuing her, and Anastasia is ready to be courted. As she finds out things from his past, he becomes more elusive and dangerous. Fortunately, she stays for the bondage and fun. Fifty Shades of Grey is streaming on Netflix.
Deep Water
When a marriage is falling apart, Vic and Melinda van Allen come to an arrangement. She can take as many lovers as she wants as long as she doesn’t leave the family. When one of them ends up, Vic becomes a primary suspect in the murder, but soon, things start coming to light, and they are not good. The film stars Ana De Armas and Ben Affleck in the leading roles, while Jacob Elordi supports these characters in this tantalising story. Deep Water is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Elisa & Marcela
Chronicling the first same-sex marriage in Spain, this film is based on two women who intend to be together, but the confines of society don’t let that happen. In order to work around this prejudice, Elisa dresses up as a man, and the couple moves out of town to start their new life together. However, the people in the town find out about their lives and put them in prison. Apart from the mental anguish caused by this violence, the townspeople also force Elisa to prove herself a man. Elisa & Marcela is streaming on Netflix.
Closer
Alice and Dan get together after a fated meeting, by chance. Their love story evolves into courtship and then marriage, but soon, Dan starts becoming bored in this position and seeks out validation from Anna, a photographer working with him. Anna and her boyfriend have a pretty solid relationship. However, when Dan and Anna get together, their loves and lives turn murky inviting resentment and trauma. Closer is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Magic Mike
Channing Tatum’s magnum opus is Magic Mike, which follows a male stripper trying to make some easy cash and start his own entrepreneurship. Till then, he will continue to make his money off stripping and giving ladies a good time. Mike takes in a protege named Adam, who becomes a hit with the women, but soon, all that success threatens to ruin his relationship with his sister and other people around him. Magic Mike is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Shame
This story follows Brandon, who is a sex addict working in Manhattan. His life is controlled by the tendencies he chooses to indulge in and that causes serious problems in his life. When his sister, Sissy, moves into his apartment, he is forced to come to terms with the life he is living and the consequences that has on the relationship with his sister. It is a critically acclaimed movie starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan in leading roles. Shame is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
All these films come from different genres and explore different aspects of the human condition from the perspective of sex and desire. It is interesting to see some films portray physical intimacy as a pearly secret while others treat it to be the base tendency of the human condition. Which film will you be watching this Valentine’s day? Let us know in the comments below.
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