But survey any moderately sized group of individuals or TIME's culture staff and certain titles come up again and again. Some movies—like In the Mood for Love and Before Sunrise —are more noteworthy for their ambient erotic charge than for outright graphic sexiness. Others, like Body Heat and Mulholland Dr. Sometimes the nastiest or naughtiest characters are the biggest turn-ons. But in one way or another, all of these movies on this list have the power to put us in the mood for love.
R min Drama, Romance, Thriller. Literature student Anastasia Steele's life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey. R min Drama, Romance. Various lives converge on an isolated island, all connected by an author whose novel has become inextricably entwined with his own life. A neglected housewife has an affair behind her boring husband's back, triggering a passionate transformation. Now, a dash of infidelity awakens his dormant enthusiasm for her; however, is his new-found interest too little, too late?
Eric Kohn. Each year, the list grows a little longer. Watching movies throughout the year is a dream job, but the more aggressive one gets about tracking every title out there, the harder it becomes to diminish that experience to 10 slots.
A neglected housewife has an affair behind her boring husband's back, triggering a passionate transformation. Now, a dash of infidelity awakens his dormant enthusiasm for her; however, is his new-found interest too little, too late? Votes: 4,