Hottest sex scenes

If there are two things I like to talk about ad nauseam, it’s movies and sex. So in honor of Weekend’s sex issue and the combination of my two favorite topics, here are the very best, steamiest and most memorable sex scenes captured on film in the last 10 years.

1) Black Swan (2010)

The fact that “Black Swan” is a great horror movie notwithstanding, the sexual encounter between Natalie Portman’s innocent Nina Sayers and Mila Kunis’ seductive Lily is hands down one of the hottest things to ever be filmed.

It may have all just been a dream in Nina’s head, but this is the stuff of ultimate fantasy. Beginning with that “come hither” look Lily gives Nina and commencing with Lily’s black swan tattoo morphing as she goes down on Nina, the scene will floor you in every possible way.

I have a rug burn scar on my foot from watching the scene in my friend’s living room. And that was probably the third or fourth time I’d seen the movie. It only gets hotter with time.

2) Atonement (2007)

The library encounter between Cecilia Tallis and Robbie Turner needed to set the tone for the whole film, seeing as the lovers are separated for the majority of the two hour running time.

And believe me, it does.

Propped up against a bookshelf as her gorgeous green gown flows down beneath her, Keira Knightley’s Cecilia and James McAvoy’s Robbie commence a long, drawn-out flirtation that ends with a false accusation by Cecilia’s jealous sister and Robbie’s unfortunate incarceration.

The scene is at once sexually charged and wholly romantic, a rare trick that is achieved with stirring performances and director Joe Wright’s deft eye for subtle camera work.

3) A History of Violence (2005)

Early on in “A History of Violence” there is a tame and playful sex scene between Tom and Edie Stall, a married couple using a cheerleading uniform to spark up their foreplay.

But later, after Edie learns Tom lied about his identity and has a very violent and criminal past, their second sex scene is charged and a little bit frightening.

Maria Bello’s Edie storms up the stairs and Viggo Mortensen’s Tom attempts to stop and reason with her. The pair ends up in what can only be described as the epitome of angry sex on the wooden stairs of their home.

4) Little Children (2006)

Picking a sex scene to talk about in “Little Children” is like deciding which finger on your hand is your favorite; you can’t really go wrong with any of them.

But the suburban drama, which finds Kate Winslet’s Sarah and Patrick Wilson’s Brad conducting a summer love affair behind the backs of their spouses, hits its sexual peak when Sarah and Brad have sex for the first time on Sarah’s washer and dryer.

The scene is shot with an unflattering amount of sweat and unrelenting camera angles, making Sarah and Brad’s first time as shocking to the audience as it is to them.