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May 5, 2001 · Synopsis by Mark Deming. In this erotic thriller for adults only, Chris is back on the streets after serving time in prison for a crime someone else committed. Desperate for work, Chris gets word from his girlfriend of a rich man who needs some dirty work done on the sly.
- Basic Instinct
- Fatal Attraction
- Body Heat
- Indecent Proposal
- Disclosure
- Body of Evidence
- Eyes Wide Shut
- The Handmaiden
- Gone Girl
- Mystery Lovers, Keep Reading
Basic Instinctis considered the crown jewel of erotic thriller, and with good reason. The movie is a play-by-play of what makes the genre great. The plot is a juicy mystery of whether a novelist committed a murder described in detail in her last book, with enough twists to keep the viewer guessing until the final moments. The main actors, Michael D...
If there's another paragon of the genre, it's 1987's Fatal Attraction. Featuring Michael Douglas and a different blonde this time — Glenn Close — this movie is an overall classic. Michael Douglas plays a husband and father named Dan who has a weekend tryst with another woman, Alex (Close), who turns out to be obsessed with him. Infidelity is, perha...
Like Dressed to Kill, Body Heat is an early erotic thriller — only this 1981 film isn't nearly as problematic. Instead, Body Heat is a sexy and sweaty film about a woman who cheats on her husband and later murders him with the help of her lover. Body Heat is the perfect watch for when you're wistful for summer. It takes place during a Florida heat ...
A movie about infidelity, again! This one stars Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson as a down-on-their-luck married couple in need of cash. After bombing at a Vegas roulette table and losing all their money, a billionaire offers them his titular indecent proposal: pay one million dollars to spend a night with Moore's character, Diana. Diana and her husb...
Demi Moore stars in another erotic thriller with the genre's king, Michael Douglas. In Disclosure, Douglas plays Tom, a manager expecting to receive a big promotion, but his ex-girlfriend Meredith (Moore) is hired for the role instead. The plot unfolds into a too-familiar story of sexual harassment, but Disclosure subverts expectations: Meredith at...
Body of Evidence stars Madonna as a femme fatale embroiled in a murder trial of the millionaire she was — surprise — having an affair with. Her weapon? Her body. Her lawyer, played by Willem Dafoe, has to manage both her advances and defending her case. In addition to a murder mystery, there's lots of talk about cocaine and sex that's typical of th...
The lore around this 1999 film may be as well known as the story itself. Eyes Wide Shut stars then-married couple Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as fictional husband and wife, which in itself is reason to watch. Their characters, Bill and Alice, have such frank conversations about their sex life and fantasies one must wonder whether it was awkward on...
No, this isn't a classic late-twentieth century thriller — but it's a twisty, mindmeldy movie that has all the fixings for one. The Handmaiden is a 2016 Korean thriller set in 1900s Korea, when the nation was under Japanese rule. At the start, a swindler enlists the help of a pickpocket to try to seduce a Japanese heiress, trick her into marrying h...
If you're not interested in the mid-century modern sets and soft-light aesthetic of classic erotic thrillers, I don't get it — but nonetheless, Gone Girl may be a better pick for you. This 2014 film, based on the 2012 novel of the same name, will keep you guessing until it lets you in on its explosive secret. The story follows a husband (played by ...
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Sexual Intrigue. Released from prison, an innocent man (Eric Acsell) learns his girlfriend (Kira Reed) has found him a job working for the wife of a wealthy man.
- J. Edie Martin
- Drama
Sexual Intrigue. 2000. 1 hr 35 mins. Drama, Suspense. NR. Watchlist. The erotic thrills sizzle when an ex-con, upon his release from prison, discovers his gal-pal (Kira Reed) has arranged for...
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Directed by J. Edie Martin. Are you ready to play? Charlie Taylor gets a surprise release from jail after a year for a crime he denies committing. His songwriter girlfriend Randi is glad he’s back and calls on an ex-boyfriend, Carl Olsen, to get Charlie a job.
1 hr 35 mins. Drama, Suspense. NR. Watchlist. Where to Watch. The erotic thrills sizzle when an ex-con, upon his release from prison, discovers his gal-pal (Kira Reed) has arranged for him to work...
