The Best Sex Movies of 2024

Love Lies Bleeding

Gym-manager Kristin Stewart falls for a female body-builder and (in addition to plenty of non-sexual action) a whole lotta lesbian sex ensues. In fact, the film boasts what The Hollywood Reporter calls “passionate and intimate lesbian sex scenes,” including “oral sex, brief toe-sucking and one encounter that finds Lou instructing Jackie to masturbate while she watches from inches away.” Really, who among us can say no to some on-screen toe-sucking, however brief?

Challengers (April 26)

Ah yes, the Zendaya threesome movie. JK, it’s more than that. But this highly anticipated flick (originally slated for a September 2023 release) dominated social media when the trailer first dropped thanks to a clip that, well, certainly seems to suggest viewers can expect a threeway to go down between Tashi (Zendaya), Patrick (Josh O’Connor), and Art (Mike Faist). We’re certainly not going to sleep on the chance to see if this flick will make good on this extremely effective little tease.

Drive Away Dolls

Margaret Qualley helms this queer masterpiece as the sexually confident Jaime alongside Geraldine Viswanathan’s more reserved Marian. The two embark on a road trip from Philadelphia to Tennessee, but things get a tad unhinged when they, well, cross paths with some criminals! Chaos ensues, as does—you guessed it—plenty of hot sex.

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Mea Culpa

Four words: Tyler Perry erotic thriller. Yep, that’s a thing, and yep, it’s on Netflix. It also stars Kelly Rowland as a high-powered defense attorney representing a man accused of murdering his girlfriend so the drama level is high here, folks!

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed (April 26)

On the indie side of things, this 2023 festival fave is coming soon to a theater near you, and happens to feature a protagonist in a long-term BDSM relationship. We love to see (accurate, nuanced, non-50-Shades-coded) kink representation in film!

Last Summer (June 28)

A remake of the 2019 Danish film Queen of Hearts, this arthouse-vibey flick tells the tawdry tale of a woman who falls for her 17-year-old step-son (!!). You might consider this the 2024 version of last year’s May December. A bit, shall we say, problematique? Definitely. Bound to spark all kinds of discourse you’re not gonna wanna miss out on? Also yes.

Kayla Kibbe (she/her) is the Associate Sex and Relationships Editor at Cosmopolitan US, where she covers all things sex, love, dating and relationships. She lives in Astoria, Queens and probably won’t stop talking about how great it is if you bring it up. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

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