50 Worst Movie Sex Scenes
Completely unsatisfactory
The Specialist (1994)
The Scene: Sly Stallone and Sharon Stone strip off and roll around for a wetter-than-wet encounter in a shower.
Look Away When: You catch a glimpse of Stallone’s distressingly muscular buttocks.
Anatomy Of Hell (2004)
The Scene: Gay porn star Rocco Siffredi plays a man repulsed by the female form. Which suits Amira Casar fine, as her vagina is used to house all sorts of things – including a garden rake. Oh, yes.
Look Away When: The symbolism just all gets too much.
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
The Scene: Myra (Raquel Welch) plays a transsexual, who straps on a dildo and rapes Rusty over an operating table.
Look Away When: Welch threatens: “I shall ball you, Rusty. It's very simple.”
Exit To Eden (1994)
The Scene: Bondage fans Lisa (Dana Delany) and Elliott (Paul Mercurio) do the deed over breakfast. “Did you see Last Tango In Paris ?” she asks.
Look Away When: Elliot covers Lisa’s breasts in cinnamon. WTF?!
Fair Game (1995)
The Scene: Cindy Crawford’s divorce lawyer and Stephen Baldwin’s filthy cop get down and dirty on a train. Nice.
Look Away When: Crawford takes her top off. We dare you.
Howard The Duck (1986)
The Scene: Cherry Bomb singer Beverly Switzler (Lea Thompson) has her feathers ruffled by invading alien Howard. Mallard madness.
Look Away When: Beverly comes out of the bathroom in her silky nightwear. It’s all downhill from here.
Jack Frost (1996)
The Scene: Shannon Elizabeth fails to see the funny side in this cheesy slasher, as she’s penetrated with a carrot.
Look Away When: The floating carrot appears. This is gonna get messy.
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Alexander (2004)
The Scene: Colin Farrell attempts to convince Rosario Dawson that “there are many different ways to love”. His way seems to involve a lot of energetic thrusting and some weird cat-like caterwauling.
Look Away When: Farrell makes his “oh” face. Oh dear.
Moonraker (1979)
The Scene: James Bond proves he does it better than anybody else, having sex while his spaceship enters Earth’s orbit.
Look Away When: Sir Frederick Gray says: “My God, what is Bond doing?!” To which Q replies: “I think he’s attempting re-entry sir.” Groan.
Killing Me Softly (2002)
The Scene: “Do you trust me?” Heather Graham gets strangled by Joseph Fiennes during a particularly rough sex scene.
Look Away When: The ribbons get attached to the fireplace.
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