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The Best NC-17 Romance Movies

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This list of NC-17 romance movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. Top NC-17 movies are sexually explicit and erotic, but all of these films also have great plots that make them stand out from the rest. This list takes the best NC-17 romance movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest NC-17 romance movie of all time is. If you want to watch these flicks right away, you can find which of your favorite romance movies are streaming online on this Amazon Prime list and your favorite dramas on this Netflix Instant list.

This list of popular NC-17 romance movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think your personal favorite NC-17 romance movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great NC-17 romance films on this list.

If you're trying to find a specific NC-17 romance film, you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for. This list is made up of all the good NC-17 movies you'd want to see, including Blue Is the Warmest Color, Last Tango in Paris, and Lust, Caution. If you're trying to find out "What are the best NC-17 romance movies?" and "What are the most famous NC-17 romance movies?" then this free list is the perfect resource for you.

Use this list if you're looking for some new romance movies that are rated NC-17. Between Netflix, Hulu and other services there are thousands of great romance movies NC-17, so get out there and start watching.

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Last Tango in Paris
Marlon Brando, Jean Piere Leaud
Released: 1972
Released: 1972
Directed by: Bernardo Bertolucci
Directed by: Bernardo Bertolucci
Last Tango in Paris is a 1972 Franco-Italian romantic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci which portrays a recent American widower who begins an anonymous relationship with a young betrothed... more
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#297 of 552 The Best '70s Movies#529 of 675 The Best Movies Roger Ebert Gave Four Stars
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Emmanuelle 2
Sylvia Kristel, Laura Gemser
Released: 1975
Released: 1975
Directed by: Francis Giacobetti
Directed by: Francis Giacobetti
Emmanuelle 2 is a 1975 French softcore erotica film directed by Francis Giacobetti, and starring Sylvia Kristel. The screenplay was written by Bob Elia and Francis Giacobetti, based on novel... more
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Blue Valentine
Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams
Released: 2010
Released: 2010
Directed by: Derek Cianfrance
Directed by: Derek Cianfrance
"Blue Valentine is the story of love lost and love found told in two parallel moments in time. Flooded with romantic memories of their courtship, Dean and Cindy use one night to try and save their... more
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In the Realm of the Senses
Taiji Tonoyama, Tatsuya Fuji
Released: 1976
Released: 1976
Directed by: Nagisa Oshima
Directed by: Nagisa Oshima
In the Realm of the Senses is a 1976 French-Japanese art film directed by Nagisa Oshima. It is a fictionalised and sexually explicit treatment of an incident from 1930s Japan, that of Sada Abe. It... more
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Ma Mère
Isabelle Huppert, Joana Preiss
Released: 2004
Released: 2004
Directed by: Christophe Honoré
Directed by: Christophe Honoré
My Mother is a French-Austrian-Portuguese-Spanish 2004 film about the fictional story of an incestuous relationship between a 17-year-old boy and his attractive, promiscuous, 43-year-old mother. The... more
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In the Cold of the Night
Tippi Hedren, Shannon Tweed
Released: 1991
Released: 1991
Directed by: Nico Mastorakis
Directed by: Nico Mastorakis
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Wide Sargasso Sea
Naomi Watts, Rachel Ward
Released: 1993
Released: 1993
Directed by: John Duigan
Directed by: John Duigan
Wide Sargasso Sea is a 1993 film adaption of Jean Rhys's 1966 novel of the same name, directed by John Duigan.... more
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Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Antonio Banderas, Victoria Abril
Released: 1989
Released: 1989
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
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Blue Is the Warmest Colour
Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos
Released: 2013
Released: 2013
Directed by: Abdellatif Kechiche
Directed by: Abdellatif Kechiche
Blue Is the Warmest Colour is a 2013 French romantic coming-of-age drama film directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, based on the graphic novel by Julie Maroh. French teenager Adèle (Adèle Exarchopoulos)... more
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Law of Desire
Antonio Banderas, Carmen Maura
Released: 1987
Released: 1987
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
Law of Desire or La ley del deseo is a 1987 film by Pedro Almodóvar. Considered to be Almodóvar's first explicitly gay film, it focuses on a complex love triangle between three men. It follows the... more

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Inserts
Richard Dreyfuss, Bob Hoskins
Released: 1974
Released: 1974
Directed by: John Byrum
Directed by: John Byrum
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Sex Files: Alien Erotica
Shayna Ryan
Released: 1998
Released: 1998
Directed by: Rolfe Kanefsky
Directed by: Rolfe Kanefsky
Sex Files: Alien Erotica is a 1998 sci-fi film written and directed by Rolfe Kanefsky.... more
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Lust, Caution
Anupam Kher, Joan Chen
Released: 2007
Released: 2007
Directed by: Ang Lee
Directed by: Ang Lee
Lust, Caution is a 2007 espionage erotic thriller film directed by Ang Lee, based on the novella of the same name published in 1979 by Chinese author Eileen Chang. The story is mostly set in Hong... more
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#261 of 465 The Greatest Movies in World Cinema History#8 of 30 The Best Movies About World War II Japan
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Submarine Attack
Lois Maxwell, Earl Cameron
Released: 1954
Released: 1954
Directed by: Duilio Coletti
Directed by: Duilio Coletti
Originally titled La Grande Speranza, retitled Submarine Attack and Torpedo Zone in English, this low-key anti-war film is slow-moving and lacking in dramatic tension by action film standards, but... more
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Henry & June
Uma Thurman, Kevin Spacey
Released: 1990
Released: 1990
Directed by: Philip Kaufman
Directed by: Philip Kaufman
Henry & June is a 1990 American biographical drama film directed by Philip Kaufman and stars Fred Ward, Maria de Medeiros, and Uma Thurman. It is loosely based on the book of the same name by the... more
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Story of O
Udo Kier, Corinne Cléry
Released: 1975
Released: 1975
Directed by: Just Jaeckin
Directed by: Just Jaeckin
Story of O is a 1975 Franco-German erotic drama film directed by Just Jaeckin. The screenplay is an adaptation of the erotic novel Story of O published in 1954 by Pauline Réage.... more
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Delta of Venus
Costas Mandylor, Marek Vašut
Released: 1995
Released: 1995
Directed by: Zalman King
Directed by: Zalman King
Delta of Venus is a 1994 American erotic drama film—though it was released in 1995—inspired by the erotic story collection of the same name by Anaïs Nin. The book is not autobiographical, nor does it... more
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Tropic of Cancer
Ellen Burstyn, Rip Torn
Released: 1970
Released: 1970
Directed by: Joseph Strick
Directed by: Joseph Strick

Last Tango in Paris

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