Movies Where Actors Had Real sex on Screen

Working as an actor requires being open to some crazy things. Having to film a sex scene can give even the most courageous and reputable actors some stage fright. But imagine if you had to do it for real? I mean, full on penetrative intercourse. You’d think it would be illegal, but plenty of movies have incorporated real sex between actors in order to establish a sort of genuine authenticity to the film.

Nymphomaniac Vol 1

When actor Shia LaBeouf signed on as a love interest opposite Stacy Martin, rumors spread about their performance for the film. Lars von Trier had already mentioned his film would feature the real deal. LaBeouf initially said he agreed to participate in the scenes. However, when the film finally premiered, it was revealed the actual deed was performed between two adult actors.

Love

Gaspar Noé’s 2015 film, Love, featured real love between actors Karl Glusman and Aomi Muyock. But Noé took his romance film to the next level by producing it in 3D! Love is first and foremost about sex in 3D and only secondly about the dramatic love story between the two protagonists. Most of it was not choreographed and Noé admitted he hoped his film would make men and women both feel, well, “excited.”

Little Ashes

Pattinson admitted he touched himself onscreen for the scene in order to make it realistic. According to Pattinson, faking the scene “just doesn’t work… My… face is recorded for eternity,” he said. 

Caligula

The movie, starring Helen Mirren and Malcolm McDowell, featured after-the-fact scenes Guccione filmed in private. Although the leads of the film didn’t do it with one another, Guccione’s personal Penthouse Pets filmed unsimulated scenes for post-production.