When it comes to realistic sex scenes in movies, Hollywood has a habit of missing the mark. Romance films often play it safe—cue the dramatic lighting, soft music, and a strategically placed bedsheet—while scary movies with sex scenes tend to use intimacy as a setup for jump scares or character demise. And Netflix sex scenes ? No shade, but sometimes that can feel a little sterile or performative. The result? Lots of scenes that tell us sex is happening without ever showing what sex actually feels like.

But for viewers who crave something more raw and—dare I say?—messy, there’s hope. There are mainstream movies with unsimulated sex, indie films with unflinching vulnerability, and erotic dramas that explore what sex *really* means in a relationship. Some scenes are tender, othe

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