This chronological list of erotic films is organized by decade. There may be considerable overlap between erotica and other genres including drama, horror and comedy. The list attempts to document films which are more closely related to erotica, even if it bends genres. Erotic thrillers are listed on a separate page.

1950s TitleDirectorCastCountryGenreCitation1950CagedJohn CromwellEleanor Parker, Agnes MooreheadUSAWomen in prison film1956Crazed FruitKō NakahiraMasahiko Tsugawa, Mie KitaharaJapanDrama

1960s TitleDirectorCastCountryGenreCitation1962Flesh MarketSatoru KobayashiTamaki Katori, Hiroshi AsamiJapanDramaLolitaStanley KubrickSue Lyon, James MasonUnited Kingdom USAComedy drama1964DaydreamTetsuji TakechiKanako Michi, Akira IshihamaJapanDrama1966The Embryo Hunts in SecretKōji WakamatsuHatsuo Yamaya, Miharu ShimaJapanDramaTrans-Europ-ExpressAlain Robbe-GrilletJean-Louis Trintignant, Marie-France PisierFrance BelgiumDrama1967I Am Curious (Yellow)Vilgot SjömanLena Nyman, Börje AhlstedtSwedenDramaThe GraduateMike NicholsAnne Bancroft, Dustin HoffmanUSAComedy dramaViolated AngelsKōji WakamatsuJūrō Kara, Keiko KoyanagiJapanDrama1968I Am Curious (Blue)Vilgot SjömanLena Nyman, Börje AhlstedtSwedenDramaI See NakedDino RisiNino Manfredi, Sylva KoscinaItalyComedyIngaJoseph W. SarnoMarie Liljedahl, Thomas UngewitterSwedenSexploitation filmThe Seduction of IngaJoseph W. SarnoMarie Liljedahl, Tommy BlomSwedenSexploitation film1969Go, Go, Second Time VirginKōji WakamatsuMimi Kozakura, Michio AkiyamaJapanDramaThe Lady of MonzaEriprando ViscontiAnne Heywood, Hardy KrügerItalyNunsploitation Historical dramaVenus in FursMassimo DallamanoLaura Antonelli, Régis ValléeItalyDrama

1970s TitleDirectorCastCountryGenreCitation1970MujoAkio JissojiRyō Tamura, Michiko TsukasaJapanDramaBeyond the Valley of the DollsRuss MeyerDolly Reed, Cynthia Meyers, Marcia McBroomUSASatire, Musical, MelodramaPortraits of WomenJörn DonnerJörn Donner, Ritva VepsäFinlandComedy1971Vampyros LesbosJesús FrancoEwa Strömberg, Soledad Miranda, Andrea MontchalGermany, SpainHorrorIl DecameronPier Paolo PasoliniFranco Citti, Ninetto DavoliItaly France

West GermanyAnthology filmPretty Maids All in a RowRoger VadimRock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, Telly SavalasUSAComedyThe DevilsKen RussellOliver Reed, Vanessa RedgraveUnited KingdomHistorical drama1972Ecstasy of the AngelsKōji WakamatsuKen Yoshizawa, Rie YokoyamaJapanDramaFemale Convict Scorpion: Beast StableShunya ItōMeiko Kaji, Mikio NaritaJapanWomen in prison filmFemale Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41Shunya ItōMeiko Kaji, Fumio WatanabeJapanWomen in prison filmFemale Prisoner 701: ScorpionShunya ItōMeiko Kaji, Rie YokoyamaJapanWomen in prison filmIchijo's Wet LustTatsumi KumashiroSayuri Ichijō, Hiroko IsayamaJapanSexploitation filmLast Tango in ParisBernardo BertolucciMarlon Brando, Maria SchneiderItaly FranceDrama1973Les DémonsJesús FrancoAnne Libert, Britt NicholsFrance PortugalNunsploitationMaliciousSalvatore SamperiLaura Antonelli, Turi FerroItalyComedy dramaSensuelaTeuvo TulioMarianne Mardi, Mauritz ÅkermanFinlandDramaStory of a Cloistered NunDomenico PaolellaCatherine Spaak, Eleonora GiorgiItaly France

West GermanyNunsploitationThe CheerleadersPaul GlicklerEnid Finnbogason, Denise DillawayUSAComedy1974EmmanuelleJust JaeckinSylvia Kristel, Alain CunyFranceDramaFlavia the HereticGianfranco MingozziFlorinda Bolkan, María CasaresItaly FranceNunsploitationSchool of the Holy BeastNorifumi SuzukiYumi Takigawa, Emiko YamauchiJapanNunsploitationThe Sinful Nuns of Saint ValentineSergio GriecoFrançoise Prévost, Jenny TamburiItalyNunsploitationThe Swinging CheerleadersJack HillRainbeaux Smith, Jo JohnstonUSAComedyVampyresJosé Ramón LarrazMarianne Morris, Anulka Dziubinska, Sally FaulknerUKHorror1975Black EmanuelleBitto AlbertiniLaura Gemser, Karin SchubertItaly SpainSexploitation filmCooley HighMichael SchultzGlynn Turman, Lawrence Hilton-JacobsUSATeen film Comedy dramaEmmanuelle 2Francis GiacobettiSylvia Kristel, Umberto OrsiniFranceDramaFrauengefängnisJesús FrancoLina Romay, Monica SwinnSwitzerland West GermanyWomen in prison filmIlsa, She Wolf of the SSDon EdmondsDyanne Thorne, Gregory KnophCanadaNazi exploitationPrivate LessonsVittorio De SistiCarroll Baker, Rosalino CellamareItalyComedyThe Nun and the DevilDomenico PaolellaAnne Heywood, Ornella MutiItalyNunsploitation1976Cloistered Nun: Runa's ConfessionMasaru KonumaLuna Takamura, Aoi NakajimaJapanNunsploitationIlsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil SheiksDon EdmondsDyanne Thorne, Max ThayerCanadaWomen in prison filmSalon KittyTinto BrassHelmut Berger, Ingrid ThulinItaly West Germany

FranceWar film DramaThe Pom Pom GirlsJoseph RubenRobert Carradine, Jennifer AshleyUSAComedy1977Ilsa, the Tigress of SiberiaJesús FrancoDyanne Thorne, Michel MorinCanadaSexploitation filmIlsa, the Wicked WardenJesús FrancoDyanne Thorne, Tania BusselierCanada Switzerland

West GermanySexploitation filmLove Letters of a Portuguese NunJesús FrancoSusan Hemingway, William BergerWest Germany SwitzerlandNunsploitationSister EmanuelleGiuseppe VariLaura Gemser, Mónica ZanchiItalyNunsploitationThe Chicken ChroniclesFrank SimonPhil Silvers, Ed Lauter, Steve GuttenbergUSAComedy1978Lemon PopsicleBoaz DavidsonJonathan Sagall, Yftach Katzur, Zachi NoyIsrael West GermanyTeen film Comedy dramaNational Lampoon's Animal HouseJohn LandisHarold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, Chris MillerUSAComedy1979Going SteadyBoaz DavidsonJonathan Sagall, Yftach Katzur, Zachi NoyIsrael West GermanyTeen film Comedy dramaImages in a ConventJoe D'AmatoPaola Senatore, Marina HedmanItalyNunsploitationKiller NunGiulio BerrutiAnita Ekberg, Joe DallesandroItalyNunsploitationMalabimba – The Malicious WhoreAndrea BianchiKatell Laennec, Patrizia WebleyItalySexploitation film

1980s TitleDirectorCastCountryGenreCitation1980Little DarlingsRonald F. MaxwellTatum O'Neal, Kristy McNicholUSATeen film Comedy drama1981Taxi zum KloFrank RipplohFrank Ripploh, Bernd BroaderupGermanyDark comedyHot BubblegumBoaz DavidsonJonathan Sagall, Yftach Katzur, Zachi NoyIsrael West GermanyTeen film Comedy dramaPrivate LessonsAlan MyersonSylvia Kristel, Howard HessemanUSATeen film ComedySomething Like ItYoshimitsu MoritaKumiko Akiyoshi, Katsunobu ItōJapanComedy1982The Concrete JungleTom DeSimoneJill St. John, Tracey E. BregmanUSAWomen in prison filmThe Last American VirginBoaz DavidsonLawrence Monoson, Diane FranklinUSATeen film Comedy drama1983Chained HeatPaul NicholasLinda Blair, John VernonUSA West GermanyWomen in prison filmClassLewis John CarlinoJacqueline Bisset, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthyUSAComedyPrivate SchoolNoel BlackPhoebe Cates, Matthew ModineUSATeen film ComedyRisky BusinessPaul BrickmanTom Cruise, Rebecca De MornayUSATeen film Comedy1984Abnormal Family: Older Brother's BrideMasayuki SuoKaoru Kaze, Miki YamajiJapanComedy1985Private ResortGeorge BowersEmily Longstreth, Karyn O'BryanUSAComedy19869½ WeeksAdrian LyneKim Basinger, Mickey RourkeUSARomance film DramaCall Me TonightTatsuya OkamotoKatsumi Toriumi, Sakiko TamagawaJapanAnime Comedy horrorConvent of SinnersJoe D'AmatoEva Grimaldi, Karin WellItalyNunsploitation1987A Taxing WomanJuzo ItamiNobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu YamazakiJapanComedy1988A Taxing Woman's ReturnJuzo ItamiNobuko Miyamoto, Rentarō MikuniJapanComedy

1990s TitleDirectorCastCountryGenreCitation1991Malizia 2000Salvatore SamperiLaura Antonelli, Turi FerroItalyComedy dramaThe RaptureMichael TolkinMimi Rogers, David DuchovnyUSADrama1992Naked KillerClarence FokChingmy Yau, Simon YamHong KongAction ThrillerTokyo DecadenceRyū MurakamiMiho Nikaidō, Sayoko AmanoJapanDrama1993Dangerous GameAbel FerraraMadonna, Harvey Keitel, James RussoUSADramaCrazy LoveRoman CheungLoletta Lee, Poon Jan-WaiHong KongRomantic Comedy Drama The Spirit of Love Jaime Luk Loletta Lee, Vincent Lam Wai, Poon Jan-Wai Hong KongRomantic Drama Horror Fantasy1994ThreesomeAndrew FlemingLara Flynn Boyle, Stephen Baldwin, Josh CharlesUSADramedy Girls Unbutton Taylor Wong Loletta Lee, Leung See Ho, David Siu Hong KongRomantic Comedy1995KidsLarry ClarkLeo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, Rosario DawsonUSAComing-of-age dramaGetting Any?Takeshi KitanoDankan, Hideo HigashikokubaruJapanComedy1996CrashDavid CronenbergJames Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas, Holly HunterCanadaDrama Sex and Zen II Chin Man-Kei Loletta Lee, Shu Qi, Elvis Tsui Hong KongRomantic Comedy Fantasy Drama Horror Action1997LolitaAdrian LyneJeremy Irons, Dominique SwainUSA FranceDrama1998The IdiotsLars Von TrierBodil Jørgensen, Jens Albinus, Anne Louise HassingBlack comedy, DramaDenmarkJoshi pro shigan: Chichi gatame manji kuzushiMinoru KunizawaMomiji Nanatsuki, Tomomi AizawaJapanRomance filmThere's Something About MaryPeter Farrelly, Bobby FarrellyBen Stiller, Cameron DiazUSARomantic comedy1999American PiePaul WeitzJason Biggs, Seann William ScottUSATeen film ComedyAmerican BeautySam MendesKevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Mena SuvariUSADramaSacred FleshNigel WingroveSally Tremaine, Moyna CopeUnited KingdomNunsploitation

2000s Title Director Cast Country Genre Citation 2000 Malèna Giuseppe Tornatore Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro Italy Romance Quills Philip Kaufman Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet USA Drama Road Trip Todd Phillips Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott USA Comedy Water Drops on Burning Rocks François Ozon Bernard Giraudeau, Malik Zidi France Drama 2001Sex and LuciaJulio MedemPaz Vega, Tristan Ulloa, Najwa NimriSpainDramaThe Piano TeacherMichael HanekeIsabelle Huppert, Annie Girardot, Benoît MagimelFrancePsychological dramaAmerican Pie 2J. B. RogersJason Biggs, Seann William ScottUSATeen film Comedy2002Ken ParkLarry ClarkJames Ransone, Tiffany Limos, James BullardUSADrama2003The Brown BunnyVincent GalloVincent Gallo, Chloë SevingyUSAExperimental, Road dramaThe DreamersBernando BertolucciLouis Garrel, Michael Pitt, Eva GreenFranceRomance, DramaAmerican WeddingJesse DylanJason Biggs, Seann William ScottUSAComedyThe Glamorous Life of Sachiko HanaiMitsuru MeikeEmi Kuroda, Takeshi ItoJapanSatire2004CloserMike NicholsNatalie Portman, Clive Owen, Julia RobertsUSARomance, DramaMa MèreChristophe HonoréIsabelle Huppert, Louis Garrel, Emma de CaunesFranceDrama2005American Pie Presents: Band CampSteve RashTad Hilgenbrink, Arielle KebbelUSATeen film Comedy2006DestrictedMarina Abramović, Matthew Barney Marco Brambilla Larry Clark Gaspar Noé Richard Prince Sam Taylor-Wood Marilyn Minter Cecily Brown Sante D'Orazio TungaImpaled: Daniel, August, Jasmine Byrne, House Call: Kora Reed, John Saint John Hoist: Vincente Pinho Neto Death Valley: Chris Raines We Fuck Alone: Manuel Ferrara, KatsuniUKAnthology, Art filmAmerican Pie Presents: The Naked MileJoe NussbaumJohn White, Steve TalleyUSATeen film ComedyShortbusJohn Cameron MitchellSook-Yin Lee, Paul Dawson, Lindsay BeamUSAComedy Drama2007VivaAnna BillerAnna Biller, Jared Sanford, Bridget BrnoUSAComedyLust, CautionAng LeeTony Leung Chiu-wai, Tang Wei, Anupam KherChinaPeriod, Espionage, Romance, MysteryAmerican Pie Presents: Beta HouseAndrew WallerJohn White, Steve TalleyUSATeen film Comedy2009Enter the VoidGaspar NoéNathaniel Brown, Paz Da La Huerta, Cyril RoyFrance, JapanArt FilmDogtoothYorgos LanthimosChristos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley,Angeliki Papoulia, Christos PassalisGreekAbsurdist psychological dramaAmerHélène Cattet and Bruno ForzaniCassandra Forêt, Charlotte Eugène Guibeaud, Marie BosFranceExperimental, Psychological Horror, DramaAmerican Pie Presents: The Book of LoveJohn PutchBug Hall, Brandon HardestyUSATeen film ComedySugar BoxxCody JarrettGeneviere Anderson, Tura SatanaUSAWomen in prison film

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