| Vice (2000) | 7.8 | |
| Blade Runner 2049 (2017) | 8.0 | |
| Taxi Driver (1976) | 8.2 | |
| Coffy (1973) | 6.8 | |
| Anora (2024) | 8.2 |
Sex work movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant sex work movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, realistic, sexy, erotic, psychological and tense films and TV shows about / with sex work, prostitution, prostitute, sex worker, female nudity, character study, female protagonist, urban, sex scene and exploitation plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, France, Netherlands and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as sex work: From Straight A's to XXX (2017), Women of the Night (2019), A Porn Star Is Born (2011), Anora (2024), Pleasure (2021), Mood (2022), Concussion (2013), Remedy (2013), AVN Awards (2017), Beauty in Black (2024).
Best films
New films
| Baby (2024) | 7.1 | |
| Mood (2022) | 6.3 | |
| Susuk (2023) | 5.3 | |
| Madam Beja (2026) | 6.2 | |
| Holy Spider (2022) | 7.3 |
List of sex work movies
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When a change of circumstances leaves Miriam unable to pay her college tuition, she makes a surprising decision: to start performing in adult films, using the pseudonym Belle Knox. Miriam lies to her family and her friends at school, keeping her ...
Style:
erotic, captivating, pornographic
Audience:
teen drama, adult
Plot:
sex work, sexually liberated, sexual freedom, porn industry, porn star, nymphomaniac, adult filmmaking, porn actress, alternative lifestyle, sex for money, adult film industry, porn ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Haunted by a shadowy past, the wife of a rising star in Amsterdam's mayoral office finds herself drawn into the city’s underworld of sex and drugs.
Style:
captivating, realistic, suspense, tense, atmospheric
Plot:
sex work, temptation, escort, husband and wife, husband wife relationship, murder, drug, mother daughter relationship, infidelity, cheating wife, cheating girlfriend, family relations ...
Place:
amsterdam
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
(Long Synopsis) "In this true story, beautiful Aliana Love (as herself) – like so many other young hopefuls – moves to Los Angeles with dreams of becoming a star … But quickly realizes that, in Hollywood, you are either on the plate or in ...
Style:
captivating
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sex work, porn actor, glory, porn actress, desire for fame, love interest, blind ambition, social problems, ambition, aspiration, financial problem, money problems ...
Place:
los angeles
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the ...
Style:
sentimental, dark comedy, raunchy comedy, black comedy, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
sex worker, lap dance, marriage, mansion, hedonism, sex work, male female relationship, priest, swimming pool, husband wife relationship, new year's eve, baptism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
coney island brooklyn new york city, brooklyn new york city, las vegas, new york, nevada
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Netherlands, France, USA, Denmark
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
20-year-old Bella Cherry leaves the small town life in Sweden for Los Angeles with the aim to become the worlds next big porn star but the road to her goal turns out to be bumpier than she imagined.
Style:
erotic, captivating, disturbing, underground film, absurd ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
porn industry, sex worker, prostitute, prostitution, interracial sex, sexploitation, porn actress, sexualized violence, teenage prostitute, seductress, porn star, sexual content ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
los angeles, scandinavia, eastern europe
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Sasha, a 25-year-old wannabe singer and rapper thrown out of home, but right now she’s a bedroom artist spending her days smoking weed, stalking her ex-boyfriend on social media and avoiding her family.
Style:
atmospheric, entertaining, captivating, romantic drama, dramatic
Plot:
sex work, sex, social media, rap, singer, young woman, rap star, social network, rapper, party, young girl, hip hop ...
Time:
70s
Place:
united kingdom, london
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After a blow to the head, Abby decides she can't do it anymore. Her life just can't be only about the house, the kids and the wife. She needs more: she needs to be Eleanor.
Style:
sexy, independent film, erotic, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian mother, gender, lesbian love, prostitute, lesbian sex, lgbtq, self discovery, gays and lesbians, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york, empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A young woman must confront her physical and emotional boundaries as she enters the world of professional domination and submission.
Style:
erotic, bliss
Plot:
whore, fetish, bare breasts, sexuality, sex work, taboo, making love, sex scene, lust, sadomasochism, prostitute, submission ...
Place:
new york
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Genre:
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Considered the industry's highest honor, the AVN Awards celebrates outstanding achievements in the world of adult entertainment in categories that recognize performers, directors, retailers, websites and more. Featuring rap sensation Flo Rida, ...
Style:
erotic, flashy
Plot:
adult film industry, sex worker, porn industry, mature, award ceremony, celebration, entertainment industry, fan, glamour, alternative lifestyle, independent woman, masturbation ...
Place:
las vegas
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A stripper's fate takes a turn when she crosses paths with the wealthy, dysfunctional family behind a cosmetics dynasty and a devious trafficking scheme.
Style:
suspenseful, dark, suspense, psychological, neo noir ...
Plot:
sex work, stripper, human trafficking, dysfunctional family, manipulation, exploitation, survival, danger, secrets, trauma, betrayal, escape ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Summer, a phone sex operator, is at the end of her emotional rope. She begins recording her callers as proof of how normal, professional men can also be pedophiles and rapists. When no one will believe or listen to the taped phone conversations with ...
Style:
sexual, dark comedy, sexy
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, violence, drug use, sexuality, sex worker, human trafficking, sex work, moral dilemma, dilemma, serial killer, strong female lead ...
Place:
venice
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Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Juha is 38 years old and has three small children and a depressed wife. He sees himself as strong and believes a man should provide for his family. But one day Juha is fired from his job. Ashamed, he weaves a web of lies to hide the fact from his ...
Style:
realistic, touching, sincere, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
prostitution, prostitute, unemployment, couples, male prostitution, family relations, male full rear nudity, sex worker, hidden identity, family problems, life is a bitch, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
europe, finland
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A waitress agrees to accompany an exotic dancer, her put-upon boyfriend, and her mysterious and domineering roommate on a road trip to Florida to seek their fortune at a high-end strip club.
Style:
sexy, funny, road movie, dark comedy, freeze frame ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
stripper, male nudity, facebook, female nudity, sex trafficking, sex worker, nudity, strip club, sex scene, travel, girl, human trafficking ...
Time:
2020s, year 2015, 21st century
Place:
florida, detroit
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 202 min.
Story:
A lonely widowed housewife does her daily chores, takes care of her apartment where she lives with her teenage son, and turns the occasional trick to make ends meet. Slowly, her ritualized daily routines begin to fall apart.
Style:
slow cinema, sexy, experimental, sentimental, serious ...
Plot:
loneliness, minimalism, feminism, female protagonist, housewife, prostitution, prostitute, single mother, feminist, widow, chores, mother son relationship ...
Time:
70s, year 1975
Place:
europe, brussels, belgium, france, brussels belgium
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: West Germany, France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Dorothea, a 16-year-old bourgeois girl from Hamburg, plays with her friends of both sexes, imitating the production of adult movies. In the end, pretending to make sex-scenes is not satisfying enough, and with a street professional, Dorothea is ...
Style:
sexy, controversial, spoof, parody, weird ...
Plot:
female nudity, female pubic hair, surrealism, lesbian sex, sex scene, female psychopath, lgbt, rape, love, filmmaking, amputee, absurdism ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
An ordinary day in Romania. Under a highway exit close to Bucharest, Lidia and Denisa are changing their clothes; warm pullovers and sneakers are exchanged for tight tops and heels. The two are then waiting for clients, an icy wind gusting around ...
Style:
melancholic, bleak, slow cinema
Plot:
prostitution, sex work, poverty, social realism, everyday life, working class, survival, character study, desperation, female friendship, resilience, humiliation ...
Place:
romania, bucharest
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
In Camargue, four guys in dire straits turn to escorting to save their childhood beekeeping estate. Coached by the group's little sister who manages this unique 'business' in the region, they will have to service women and, through ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, sex comedy, raunchy comedy
Plot:
gigolo, male pubic hair, male prostitute, nudity, male nudity, sexuality, escort, sex work, social problems, strong sexual content, sex scene, promiscuous man ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A hybrid doc/narrative following Tony winning performer and comedian Sarah Jones. As a mixed-race Black woman in America, Sarah, alongside the multicultural characters she's known for, explores her own personal relationship to one of the most ...
Style:
thought provoking, ironic, satirical, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
feminism, race, sex work, social commentary, social problems, feminist, stand up comedian, social satire, satire, lifestyle, sex worker, social issues ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young woman from a far off province is sent to study in a prestigious Manila university. But she gets caught up in the wrong crowd and ends up becoming a high class prostitute. Her surprising skill gives her access to the most powerful figures in ...
Style:
intense, grim, political thriller, neo noir, tragic
Plot:
prostitution, sex work, political corruption, sexploitation, scandal, female protagonist, loss of innocence, ambition, character study, high society, coming of age, exploitation ...
Place:
the philippines
Is relevant?
607
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A group of young hopeful teenagers who have come to Hollywood in the hopes of an acting career find that the business is harder than they had ever imagined.
Style:
bleak, captivating, independent film
Plot:
aspiring actress, teenager, sexploitation, frustration, teenage prostitution, poverty, desperation, survival, urban, street prostitution, sex work, friendship ...
Place:
los angeles
Is relevant?
113
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Tells the story of four prostitutes and their madama (pimp). Each with a different story.
Style:
satirical, captivating, humorous, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
prostitution, sex, nude, prostitute, woman, sex work, seduction, satire, workplace, attempted seduction, seductress, exploitation ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
Is relevant?
138
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Since working as an adult film star and escort since his early twenties, Ryan Crosby, aka Rod Driver, has had a pretty easy life when you think about it. But what happens when you hit forty and the clients aren't calling as much as they used to ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, contemplative, melancholic ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, porn star, adult film industry, self discovery, career change, personal growth, character study, introspection, sex work, changing lives, lifestyle change, believe in yourself ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
The true story of seven 1960's call girls, taken straight from the accounts of a practicing Hollywood sex therapist.
Style:
period piece, bleak, art house, melancholic, reflective ...
Plot:
hollywood, exploitation, sex work, prostitution, intimate, biopic, urban, sex therapy, trauma, therapy, social commentary, empowerment ...
Time:
60s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Zindagi 50 50 has three stories of common people's special dreams. And to fulfill those dreams they have to struggle hard. Sometimes few get it easily, where most of them must struggle very hard with lots of sacrifice, values, principals to ...
Style:
emotional, controversial, realistic, tense
Plot:
sex work, exploitation, sexploitation, prostitution, family drama, poverty, working class, ambition, survival, desperation, sacrifice, marital problem ...
Place:
mumbai india
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A racially mixed single mother accepts an amateur porn gig to take care of her daughter and herself.
Style:
independent film, tense, melancholic, sexy, erotic
Plot:
single mother, trust, sex work, survival, female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, character study, poverty, social commentary, sexuality, desperation, working class ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Working as a prostitute since she was 16, Kam has witnessed the highs and lows of Hong Kong over the decades. Kamis now a “madam” who manages a stable of high-end prostitutes, entertaining and hosting parties for rich men. She has seen it all. ...
Style:
satirical, psychological, disturbing, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
satire, prostitute, sex work, prostitution, ex husband ex wife relationship, lifestyle, male female relationship, couple relations, changing lives, ex convict, social satire, social problems ...
Place:
hong kong, china
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Drawn by the promise of easy money and anonymous sex, queer camboy Aaron Eagle is shocked to discover a personal connection with the mysterious stranger who has paid for his company. Over the course of one night, the two men engage in a war of words ...
Style:
dark, twisted, art house, queer cinema, moody
Plot:
fetish, sex worker, sex work, lgbtq, sexual tension, intimate, identity, manipulation, cat and mouse, confession, gay, male nudity ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After his attempted robbery runs aground, a thief takes a shine to his would-be victim, a charming prostitute, who begins to tell him her life story.
Style:
talky, realistic, humorous, not serious, emotional ...
Plot:
prostitution, silly humor, fall in love, unfulfillment, love and romance, life story, sex work, resilience, survival, brothel, female protagonist, storytelling ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, asia, china
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A few years ago, when Tomomi (Hiroko Akune) was on the way home from school, she saw her friend Keiko (Misaki Mori) about to be raped by a man. Tomomi hit the man in the head with a stone and saved Keiko. In the present, Keiko, has buried her ...
Style:
bleak, captivating, thrilling, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
female nudity, sexual abuse, prostitution, trauma, sex work, character study, survival, female friendship, guilt, mature, alienation, street life ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Based on a 2016 novel by Mana Sakura, “The Lowlife” shows the stories of three women who work in Japan’s adult video industry .
Style:
captivating, independent film, melancholic, contemplative
Plot:
porn actress, japanese schoolgirl, female protagonist, adult film industry, sex work, women, erotica, relationships, social problems, life, mother daughter relationship, family relations ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
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