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14 (very) sexy movies for women who just don't like porn.

We’re not saying you need any help in the bedroom department. Far from it. Two grown, red-blooded humans such as yourselves certainly enjoy having sex as often as the rest of us. Far be it for us to suggest ways to improve your sex life.

Or the frequency.

Or the location.

Or the props you choose to use during it.

Certainly after a long day at work, at the end of a busy week and having eating a little too much dinner, some sweet, sweet, naked lovin’ is exactly what you feel like.

For those times when you need a little extra motivation to share some special time together (knowing how ridiculous most pornography is) here are 17 movies and TV shows that will get you in the mood.

1. Body Heat

Image: Body Heat, Warner Bros
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Body Heat starring William Hurt as and Kathleen Turner as Matty is a 1981 erotic thriller about a lawyer named Ned who begins an affair with the wife of a wealthy businessman during a Florida heatwave. The movie is most famous for a scene in which Ned picks up a lawn chair to smash through a glass door to get to her.

2. Eyes Wide Shut

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Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 erotic drama staring then-real-life-couple Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise. The movie is about Dr. Bill Hartford and wife Alice and Bill's accidental discovery of a high-class sex party ring made up of millionaires who would do anything to keep their secret lives secret.

3. Pretty Woman

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Pretty Woman is a 1990 romantic comedy starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. Richard Gere is a lonely billionaire and Julia Roberts a down-on-her-luck prostitute. They begin a professional relationship, fall in love and have sex on a piano.

4. Adoration

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Adoration is a 2013 French-adaptation film about two women who begin affairs with each other's sons. Starring Naomi Watts and Robin Wright, the movie begins with each couple having secret affairs before all is revealed, but not until many hearts are broken.

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5. Bound

Image: Bound, Gramercy Pictures

Bound is a 1996 crime thriller about a woman named Violet who longs to escape her relationship with her gangster boyfriend. She begins an affair with the sexy Corky who fall in love and decide to run away together, but not before trying to steal millions from the mob.

6. Basic Instinct

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Basic Instinct is a 1992 erotic thriller about a troubled homicide detective who begins a sexual relationship with murder suspect and novelist. The movie stars Michael Douglas as Nick and Sharon Stone as Catherine, and a very scary ice pick.

7. The Notebook

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The Notebook is a 2004 romantic drama based on a Nicholas Sparks novel and is about an intense love affair between Noah and Allie whose different backgrounds make it difficult to be together. Starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, the movie is iconic, romantic, sexy and special.

8. Wild Things

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Wild Things is a 1998 erotic thriller about two high school girls and their sexy teacher who all conspire to rip off a wealthy mother, but just whom is conspiring against whom? The movie stars Matt Dillon as the sexy teacher and Denise Richards and Neve Campbell as the sexually devious and disturbed teenage girls.

9. The Secretary

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The Secretary is a 2002 erotic romantic drama about a secretary who discovers her new boss is a sexual sadist, and for some reason she doesn't seem to mind. Starring James Spader and as Edward and Maggie Gyllenhaal as Lee. The two end up getting married, having a lot of kinky sex before and after.

10. Out of Sight

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Out of Sight is a 1998 criminal comedy with a surprising sexy and romantic twist when kidnapped officer Karen Sisco falls for professional thief and her kidnapper Jack Foley. The movie stars George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez and despite it's slightly ridiculous story line is incredibly sexy thanks to the chemistry between the two.

11. 9 1/2 weeks

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9 1/2 Weeks is a 1986 erotic romantic drama starring Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke as Elizabeth McGraw, an art gallery employee, and John Gray, a mysterious Wall Street broker, who become involved in a hot sexual affair involving food products on a kitchen floor.

12. Showgirls

Image: Showgirls, United Artists

Showgirls is a 1995 erotic drama about a naive stripper who arrives in Las Vegas only to have sex with her boss and her boss' girlfriend who also happens to be the star of the show she has just joined. Starring Elizabeth Berkley and Gina Gershon as well as Kyle MacLachlan, the movie was widely panned but is work watching with your significant other.

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13. Boogie Nights

Image: Boogie Nights, New Line Cinemas

Boogie Nights is a 1997 drama about the porn industry in the 1970s. Starring Mark Wahlberg as a porn newby and Julianne Moore as a veteran porn star, as well as Heather Graham as Rollergirl and Burt Reynolds as the king of the pornography industry at the time, the film shows lots of sexy sex scenes and is hilarious in that Wahlberg's character decides to call himself Dirk Diggler. But boy does he have some crazy sex.

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14. Belle de Jour

Image: Belle de Jour, Allied Artists

Belle de Jour is a 1967 drama film about a woman who spends her afternoons as a high class hooker while her clueless husband is at work. Starring Catherine Deneuve as the housewife/hooker, the movie is pretty tame when compared to some more recent sexy movies but is still highly erotic and inspiring.

What do you think is the sexiest film of all time?