Welcome to Tatler. This site uses cookies to improve your experience and deliver personalised advertising. You can opt out at any time or find out more by reading our cookie policy. Back in the innocent times of the s, the suggestion of sex in Hollywood movies was made by the whispers of a snuffed out candle and a closed door. Since the dawn of the sexual revolution, scenes of erotic intimacy have tantalised, seduced and outraged audiences in equal measure.

Welcome to a countdown of the greatest sex films ever made about the small but preoccupying part of the human experience known as sex - from coming-of-age lesbian dramas to gritty portrayals of sex addiction to, erm, loincloths. Put simply: these are the sex movies with the most to say about doing it, charting a history of how our attitudes towards sex and nudity on the big screen have shifted through the decades. It was the poster that did it. When Eyes Wide Shut was released in , it was preceded by months of frenzied gossip. And it was all about sex.

There's a lot of sex in the new Ryan Murphy show and there's a point to it, the stars tell EW. Everyone in Hollywood knows that sex sells. The station, if the name didn't give it away, is not just for car fill-ups, but also doubles as something of an escort service for Hollywood players looking to scratch an itch. Thus, Jack Costello David Corenswet , aspiring actor and corn-fed lunk, finds himself turning tricks with studio head's wives.

Turn back the clock and hit the beach with some of our favorite classic Hollywood stars. See the entire gallery. Title: Hollywood Sex Wars