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1. Taxi Driver (1976)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama
A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks
Votes: 925,298 | Gross: $28.26M
2. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
R | 159 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife's admission of unfulfilled longing.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Todd Field, Sydney Pollack
Votes: 376,892 | Gross: $55.69M
3. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two friends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem, Christopher Evan Welch
Votes: 269,477 | Gross: $23.22M
4. The Deuce (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 1,583 min | Drama
A look at life in New York City during the 1970s and '80s, when porn and prostitution were rampant in Manhattan.
Stars: James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Margarita Levieva
Votes: 32,102
5. Holy Spider (2022)
118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.
Director: Ali Abbasi | Stars: Alice Rahimi, Diana Al Hussen, Soraya Helli, Mehdi Bajestani
Votes: 25,888
6. Shoplifters (2018)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Lily Franky, Sakura Andô, Kirin Kiki, Mayu Matsuoka
Votes: 87,004 | Gross: $3.31M
7. Sauvage / Wild (2018)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
Leo is 22 and sells his body on the street for a bit of cash. The men come and go, and he stays right here - longing for love. He doesn't know what the future will bring. He hits the road. His heart is pounding.
Director: Camille Vidal-Naquet | Stars: Félix Maritaud, Farid-Eric Bernard, Nicolas Dibla, Philippe Ohrel
Votes: 5,517 | Gross: $0.06M
8. Cam (2018)
TV-MA | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Alice, an ambitious camgirl, wakes up one day to discover she's been replaced on her show with an exact replica of herself.
Director: Daniel Goldhaber | Stars: Madeline Brewer, Patch Darragh, Melora Walters, Devin Druid
Votes: 36,235
9. From Straight A's to XXX (2017 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 87 min | Biography, Drama
In order to pay her college tuition, a young woman turns to the adult film industry and must balance her personal life with a new life as porn star Belle Knox.
Director: Vanessa Parise | Stars: Haley Pullos, Sasha Clements, Judd Nelson, Jessica Lu
Votes: 1,835
10. I, Daniel Blake (2016)
R | 100 min | Drama
After surviving a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight bureaucratic forces to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy, Briana Shann
Votes: 65,066 | Gross: $0.26M
11. St. Vincent (2014)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
A young boy whose parents have just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic war veteran who lives next door.
Director: Theodore Melfi | Stars: Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Jaeden Martell
Votes: 108,716 | Gross: $44.13M
12. Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
R | 95 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by paroled convict Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma, former seedy nightclub dancer.
Director: Dick Richards | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland, Sylvia Miles
Votes: 9,666 | Gross: $4.36M
13. The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
PG | 110 min | Drama
Follows the lives of heroin addicts who frequent "Needle Park" in New York City.
Director: Jerry Schatzberg | Stars: Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint, Richard Bright
Votes: 20,311
14. Diary of a Gigolo (2022)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A gigolo's life begins to unravel when he becomes involved in a client's family affairs and violates the fundamental rule of his job: don't fall in love.
Stars: Jesús Castro, Victoria White, Fabiola Campomanes, Francisco Denis
Votes: 1,632
15. Hot Girls Wanted (2015)
TV-MA | 84 min | Documentary
A documentary about young women who have been drawn into the sex trade - and how easy it is for a web-savvy generation to end up making porn.
Directors: Jill Bauer, Ronna Gradus | Stars: Tressa Silguero, Riley Reynolds, Rachel Bernard, John Anthony
Votes: 18,510
16. Concussion (2013)
R | 96 min | Drama
After a blow to the head, Abby decides she can't do it anymore. Her life just can't be only about the house, the kids and the wife. She needs more: she needs to be Eleanor.
Director: Stacie Passon | Stars: Robin Weigert, Maggie Siff, Johnathan Tchaikovsky, Ben Shenkman
Votes: 5,836 | Gross: $0.04M
17. 2 in the Bush: A Love Story (2018)
97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
2 in the Bush: A Love Story is an unconventional romantic comedy about dungeons, a fish named Archimedes, and the many forms that love takes.
Director: Laura Madalinski | Stars: Sarah Lin Mitchell, Travis Delgado, Caito Aase, Melissa DuPrey
Votes: 879
18. Fabian: Going to the Dogs (2021)
Unrated | 176 min | Drama, Romance
1930s Berlin. Dr. Jakob Fabian, who works by day in advertising for a cigarette company and by night wanders the streets of the city, falls in love with an actress. As her career begins to blossom, prospects for his future begin to wane.
Director: Dominik Graf | Stars: Tom Schilling, Albrecht Schuch, Saskia Rosendahl, Michael Wittenborn
Votes: 2,312
19. Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967)
R | 90 min | Drama
A young man can't accept the girl he likes because of her bitter past.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Zina Bethune, Anne Collette, Lennard Kuras
Votes: 10,166
20. Working Girls (1986)
Unrated | 93 min | Drama
A lesbian college graduate, trying to bankroll her own photography business, works as a high-priced New York City escort.
Director: Lizzie Borden | Stars: Louise Smith, Ellen McElduff, Amanda Goodwin, Deborah Banks
Votes: 1,661 | Gross: $1.78M
21. Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On (2017)
TV-MA | 40 min | Documentary
Personal stories reveal how the intersection of sex, technology and intimate relationships is rewiring us in fundamental ways.
Stars: James Rhine, Lauren Phillips, Kylie Quinn, Kleio Valentien
Votes: 2,381
22. Street Smart (1987)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.
Director: Jerry Schatzberg | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Kathy Baker, Mimi Rogers, Jay Patterson
Votes: 3,827 | Gross: $1.12M
23. Family Business (2003–2006)
TV-MA | 30 min | Documentary
Adam Glasser is a Jewish porn film director. Along with his cousin Stevie, his mother Lila and other friends, he runs his porn film company.
Stars: Seymore Butts, Stevie Glasser, Lila Glasser, Mari Possa
Votes: 280
24. Sugar Highs (2022– )
22 min | Comedy
Three roomates who can't make rent would rather get high than work menial jobs. So they set out to find sugar daddies to pay their bills.
Stars: Samuel Davison, Adam Fox, Joey Beni, Michael Ayres
Votes: 143
25. Women of the Night (2019–2020)
47 min | Crime, Drama
Xandra lives a safe life with her husband and daughter in Amsterdam. But Xandra aches for more excitement in her life. She is tempted to once again become involved with her old life when she's secretly offered a challenge.
Stars: Karina Smulders, Susan Radder, Matteo van der Grijn, Kit Sheehan
Votes: 1,106
26. Secret Escort (2019)
45 min | Drama
Gavin is a successful business man, who struggles with his deepest sexual desires and can't stop seeing Clarissa, a specialized call girl, who delves into the lustful depths of his mind, ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Bragg | Stars: Kyle Colton, Suzanna Son
Votes: 92
27. Much Loved (2015)
104 min | Drama
A group of women in Morocco make a living as prostitutes in a culture that is very unforgiving toward women in that profession.
Director: Nabil Ayouch | Stars: Loubna Abidar, Asmaa Lazrak, Halima Karaouane, Sara Elhamdi Elalaoui
Votes: 3,061
28. A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
Approved | 132 min | Drama, Romance, War
On the Russian front in 1944, German private Ernst Graeber receives a leave and visits his family in Germany but Germany isn't the same country he left behind.
Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: John Gavin, Liselotte Pulver, Jock Mahoney, Don DeFore
Votes: 3,730
29. Walking the Halls (2012)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
High-school senior Casey finds herself seduced into the fast lifestyle of a call-girl ring run by a campus police officer and must pull herself out before she loses all self-control.
Director: Doug Campbell | Stars: Jamie Luner, Caitlin Thompson, Al Sapienza, Marie Avgeropoulos
Votes: 1,271
30. Label Me (2019)
Unrated | 60 min | Drama
Waseem a refugee crosses paths with well-heeled German Lars via a hookup app. Lars coldly negotiates cash for sex. Waseem refuses passive role. The film depicts hope and possibility, out of internal homaphobia and violence.
Director: Kai Kreuser | Stars: Nikolaus Benda, Renato Schuch, Jogi Kaiser, Georg Paluza
Votes: 1,172
31. Searching Eva (2019)
85 min | Documentary
A boundary-pushing exploration into harnessing sexual autonomy and empowerment in a 21st-century world.
Director: Pia Hellenthal | Stars: Eva Collé, Pietro Zambello
Votes: 367
32. Street of Shame (1956)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama
The personal tales of various prostitutes who occupy a brothel.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Aiko Mimasu, Ayako Wakao, Michiyo Kogure
Votes: 4,897
33. The Great Smokey Roadblock (1977)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
After his rig is repossessed, an aging trucker by the name of Elegant John Howard decides he and his truck have one more good run in them, and with the help of a hitchhiker and a few others he will make it happen.
Director: John Leone | Stars: Henry Fonda, Eileen Brennan, Austin Pendleton, Robert Englund
Votes: 608
34. Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars (2012 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
In 1997, Louis made a documentary on the booming Californian porn industry. In 2012, he returns to find an industry that has been decimated by illegal Internet tube sites.
Director: Jason Massot | Stars: Louis Theroux, Xander Corvus, Brad Armstrong, Alexa Nicole
Votes: 1,692
35. Naked Tango (1990)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
When a young European woman assumes a false identity in 1920s Argentina, she gets more than she bargained for.
Director: Leonard Schrader | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Mathilda May, Fernando Rey, Tony Payne
Votes: 719
36. Cam Boy (2021– )
TV-MA | 129 min | Drama
When Aston finds himself left to his own devices with bills to pay while his boyfriend is in New York, he turns to camming to make ends meet.
Stars: Callum Dunphy, Samuel Davison, David Light, Julien Galipeau
Votes: 104
37. The Extra Man (2010)
R | 108 min | Comedy
A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing.
Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini | Stars: Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, Katie Holmes, Marian Seldes
Votes: 5,413 | Gross: $0.45M
38. Death in the Garden (1956)
Not Rated | 104 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Adventurer Shark comes to a small village near a diamond-miners' camp, and local police arrest him, accusing him of having committed a bank robbery in a neighboring town. The police also ... See full summary »
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Simone Signoret, Georges Marchal, Charles Vanel, Michel Piccoli
Votes: 2,627
39. Baby Jane (2019)
93 min | Drama, Romance
Jonna (19) is leaving her small town just after finishing her education, going to the big city, enjoying big city life until she is attacked by a man at night. She is saved by the 30 year old woman Piki, and falls in love with her.
Director: Katja Gauriloff | Stars: Roosa Söderholm, Maria Ylipää, Nelly Kärkkäinen, Lauri Tilkanen
Votes: 468
40. A Pornstar Is Born (2011 Video)
100 min | Drama, Romance
A PORNSTAR IS BORN reveals the inner secrets of the ten billion dollar adult film industry. A beautiful young woman moves to Hollywood to become a star. Her dreams are shattered by ... See full summary »
Director: Corey Bishop | Stars: Mark Davis, Julian Bane, Corey Bishop, Jada Fire
Votes: 105
41. I Don't Kiss (1991)
R | 115 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A young man leaves his native town in southern France to discover Paris. Being too unexperienced and too naive, he drops into the reality of Paris 1991. He soon gives up his dream of ... See full summary »
Director: André Téchiné | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Emmanuelle Béart, Manuel Blanc, Hélène Vincent
Votes: 1,431
42. There Is No Sexual Rapport (2011)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
French porn director and performer, Herve P. Gustave (HPG), and the highs and lows of the business.
Director: Raphaël Siboni | Stars: Hervé Pierre-Gustave, Cindy Dollar, Michael Cheritto, Stracy Stone
Votes: 311
43. Working Girls (2020)
91 min | Drama
Every day, three sex workers cross the border from France into Belgium to practice their trade. At the end of one particularly hot summer, all three share a secret that will bind them together forever.
Directors: Frédéric Fonteyne, Anne Paulicevich | Stars: Sara Forestier, Noémie Lvovsky, Annabelle Lengronne, Nicolas Cazalé
Votes: 966
44. Miserere (2019)
74 min | Documentary
Sweltering day in Buenos Aires, Miserere square packed with guys discreetly prostituting themselves for little money. Their inner thoughts unveil an invisible plot amidst oppressive bustle.
Director: Francisco Ríos Flores
Votes: 67
45. Dark Horse (2016– )
TV-MA | 24 min | Drama
Once naive and weak, Derrick Harrison takes on a journey to taking control of his life and getting his boyfriend out of prison for a crime he committed. Unfortunately, his skewed perception... See full summary »
Stars: Emery Johnson, Gage Vazquez, Vanessa D. Fant, Terrill Ross
Votes: 12
46. Serviced (2019)
46 min | Documentary
Serviced explores touch based service businesses including cuddling, erotic massage, sex surrogacy and sex work.
Directors: Charlie David, Nickolaos Stagias | Stars: Zane Barratt, Jorge Cantor, Niko Contreras, Shazad Hai
Votes: 118
47. Becoming Belle Knox (2014)
Documentary, Short
Miriam Weeks is an 18-year-old college student attending Duke University. She is also Belle Knox, America's newest top adult-film actress, and she uses her income as a porn star to pay her tuition. This is her story.
Director: Phillip Van | Stars: Nina Hartley, Ron Jeremy, Belle Knox, Mia Malkova
Votes: 26
48. The Harmonists (1997)
R | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The film chronicles the rise and fall of Germany's most famous a capella group, the Comedian Harmonists, in 1930s Germany.
Director: Joseph Vilsmaier | Stars: Ben Becker, Heino Ferch, Ulrich Noethen, Heinrich Schafmeister
Votes: 3,618 | Gross: $0.48M
49. Client 9 (2010)
R | 117 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at the rise and fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, including interviews with the scandalized, former politician.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Eliot Spitzer, Alex Gibney, Hulbert Waldroup, Lloyd Constantine
Votes: 2,598 | Gross: $0.19M
50. Pornocratie: Les nouvelles multinationales du sexe (2017 TV Movie)
77 min | Documentary
The wonders of internet has made the shady industry of pornography rich, but is now in death cramps due to the piracy ruining the market, and forcing the participants to perform more extreme sex.
Director: Ovidie | Stars: Alissiya, Leyla Bentho, Grégory Dorcel, Márton Fülöp
Votes: 930