When you think of erotic thrillers, you probably think of the 1990s. Since no one is springing to the rescue of an escort they could more easily discard, it’s up to him to clear his own name - but can he do it before the hammer of justice comes down? Pull up this classic and find out! Dream Lover (1993), Tubi After the bad job, the wife turns up dead, and Julian ends up the prime suspect in her murder. But one day he gets called to service a rich man (Tom Stewart) and his wife (Patricia Carr), and the husband’s requests are far kinkier and more violent than Julian is comfortable carrying out. In this film written and directed by Paul Schrader, Gere plays a sex worker named Julian who is generally enjoying the high life thanks to the compensation from his very satisfied clients. Richard Gere had already been cutting a handsome figure in crime thrillers for years before 1980, but American Gigolo helped cement him as a sex symbol for erotic-thriller connoisseur.
So whether you’re an experienced collector in the field of film erotics or you’re just now starting to dip your toe in the water, light a candle for Linda Fiorentino and burn a small offering for Adrian Lyne: It’s time to watch some movies that require you to close the shades.
We’ve compiled a list of 15 movies you can watch right now with various streaming subscriptions, plus a little bonus at the end for the ones you shouldn’t need anyone to tell you about.
(Trust me: I’m on the asexual spectrum, and even I can’t resist this hot and bothered section at the video store.) The notion of “guilty pleasures” is a waste of time - love what you love and shout it out loud - but if there’s one class of movies that easily slides into that folder, wrapped in black paper to protect the sensitive eyes of passersby, it’s this one.Īnd while we may not get as many new erotic thrillers as we’d like (or deserve!), there’s a lurid and sweaty archive waiting for you to access it at any time. It’s the movie theater in old Times Square where any shade of person could go to watch something sexy, transgressive, and built for pure satisfaction. It is the handshake between film snobs and trash collectors. It is the bridge between the high and the low. A subgenre that wasn’t necessarily invented but flew its closest to the sun in the 1990s is the grand unifying experience of cinema in so many ways.
We all feel it, that emptiness in our souls where the erotic thriller should be. Photo-Illustration: Vulture Photo by Amazon Prime Video Time and time again, Enzian has proven that even in a community as mainstream as Orlando, there is an audience hungry for new voices in independent film.Sydney Sweeney and Justice Smith in The Voyeurs. Adventurous programming, and a willingness to book self-distributed films, has garnered Enzian a national reputation as a trendsetting venue. With strong support from regional film-lovers, Enzian now often reports the highest grosses in Florida for many art house releases. Enzian was alone in the community in booking such films, but this bold transformation was a success. By 1989 Enzian had refocused and moved into the then-risky field of showing first-run independent features. For more than 30 years, Enzian has championed the belief that “Film Is Art.” Along with first-run independent features, Enzian offers a variety of special events, such the nationally-recognized Florida Film Festival.įounded by Tina Tiedtke and the Tiedtke family in 1985, Enzian began as a repertory house offering six to 12 classic films each week as well as the occasional live show (musician Philip Glass was one of the most notable bookings on Enzian’s stage). As Central Florida’s only full-time, not-for-profit alternative cinema, Enzian exists to entertain, inspire, educate, and connect the community through film. Surrounded by weeping oaks, a bubbling fountain, and a beautiful courtyard, Enzian is a unique movie-going experience. At Enzian, you will experience a fusion of food and film. It is a member supported, non-profit cultural organization and all proceeds from membership fees, ticket sales, and food and beverage go toward supporting its mission.Įnzian is a single-screen cinema café offering mostly independent & foreign films with two unique dining options and a variety of special programming. Enzian exists to entertain, inspire, educate, and connect the community through film.
Enzian is Central Florida’s only full-time independent cinema and home of Eden Bar and the Florida Film Festival.