SEX FOR MONEY
Pretty Woman, Tangerine, Midnight Cowboy +
They say sex work is the oldest profession — and films capitalize on that theme. For Steamy Streaming this week, we’re providing you with the hottest list of sex for money movies. There are more than you think, PROVOKRs, so happy bingeing.
BELLE DE JOUR
Catherine Deneuve does it all in Belle de Jour, including getting involved with a high-class brothel. This French film satisfies all of your sexual fantasies.
Belle de Jour is available on HBO Max.
SHE HATE ME
This 2004 Spike Lee film stars Anthony Mackie as a recently fired businessman hired by his lesbian ex-fiancee (Kerry Washington) to impregnate her and her wife. They each pay him $10,000 to do it, which seems like a sweet deal.
She Hate Me is available on Starz.
MIDNIGHT COWBOY
Set in New York City, Midnight Cowboy follows the lives of two men who strike up a friendship: a sex worker (Jon Voigt) and a con man (Dustin Hoffman). This captivating film won three Oscars, including Best Picture.
Midnight Cowboy is available on HBO Max.
KLUTE
Jane Fonda is stellar in Klute. She plays a sex worker who gets wrapped up in a missing person investigation led by Donald Sutherland’s character.
Klute is available to rent on Amazon Prime.
LEAVING LAS VEGAS
This semi-autobiographical tale tracks a man (played by Nic Cage) who goes to Las Vegas to drink himself to death. While there, he falls in love with a prostitute (Elisabeth Shue).
Leaving Las Vegas is available to rent on Amazon.
THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE
Steven Soderbergh’s film The Girlfriend Experience is one of the best about call girls. When a writer wants to observe a Manhattan call girl, she starts to rethink her whole life.
AMERICAN GIGOLO
Richard Gere will show up in another film on this list, but in American Gigolo, he is at the center of the narrative, and his character gets mixed up in murder.
American Gigolo is available on Hulu.
TANGERINE
Sean Baker’s innovative cell phone film Tangerine follows black trans sex workers in Tinsletown on Christmas Eve. The emotional film is one you have to see.
Tangerine is available on Amazon Prime.
MONSTER
Charlize Theron’s Oscar-winning performance as a hooker who becomes a serial killer in Florida is almost too crazy to believe. What’s even crazier is that it’s based on a true story.
Monster is available on Amazon Prime.
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
Jennifer Connelly’s character in Requiem for a Dream will go to any lengths to get drug money — that includes hooking up.
Requiem for a Dream is available on Amazon Prime.
CHLOE
Oscar-nominated actress Amanda Seyfried plays an escort hired by Julianne Moore to test her husband (Liam Neeson)’s faithfulness.
Chloe is available on Hulu.
THE FROZEN GROUND
The Frozen Ground stars Vanessa Hudgens as a sex worker who gets mixed up in a murder. What a common theme! Nic Cage plays the detective.
The Frozen Ground is available on Tubi.
PRETTY WOMAN
Now we’ve come to the cream of the crop. Call girl Julia Roberts captures the heart of Richard Gere’s wealthy character in Pretty Woman, solidifying her as the most iconic sex worker in film.
Pretty Woman is available on Hulu.
