Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "porn-industry"

1. MaXXXine (2024)

R | 103 min | Crime, Horror | Completed

In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.

Director: Ti West | Stars: Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan

2. The Nice Guys (2016)

R | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.

Director: Shane Black | Stars: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer

Votes: 374,136 | Gross: $36.26M

3. Boogie Nights (1997)

R | 155 min | Drama

Back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, an idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Luis Guzmán

Votes: 282,312 | Gross: $26.40M

4. Pleasure (2021)

R | 109 min | Drama

Bella Cherry arrives in Los Angeles with dreams of becoming an adult film star, but she soon learns that fame won't come easy as she harnesses her ambition and cunning to rise to the top of this mesmerizing and singular world.

Director: Ninja Thyberg | Stars: Sofia Kappel, Zelda Morrison, Evelyn Claire, Chris Cock

Votes: 22,493

5. The Girl Next Door (2004)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A teenager's dreams come true when a former porn star moves in next door and they fall in love.

Director: Luke Greenfield | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Nicholas Downs, Elisha Cuthbert, Timothy Olyphant

Votes: 240,064 | Gross: $14.59M

6. Supersex (2024– )

TV-MA | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History

Siffredi's family, his origins, his relationship and the context that led him to embark on his path in pornography and accept that the demon in his body is compatible with love.

Stars: Alessandro Borghi, Jasmine Trinca, Adriano Giannini, David Kammenos

Votes: 3,393

7. Sexy Beast (2024– )

Drama

With their reputation growing across London, thieves Gal and Don are recruited by renowned criminal boss Teddy Bass for a high-stakes job. But as they continue to rise in the criminal world, they find their lives changed forever.

Stars: James McArdle, Emun Elliott, Sarah Greene, Stephen Moyer

Votes: 1,424

8. Body Double (1984)

R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton

Votes: 38,296 | Gross: $8.80M

9. Hardcore (1979)

R | 108 min | Crime, Drama

A religious businessman from Michigan has to venture into the world of pornography in California, desperately searching for his runaway teenage daughter.

Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley, Dick Sargent

Votes: 13,896

10. The Deuce (2017–2019)

TV-MA | 1,583 min | Drama

A look at life in New York City during the 1970s and '80s, when porn and prostitution were rampant in Manhattan.

Stars: James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Margarita Levieva

Votes: 31,978

11. Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Romance

Lifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have more feelings for each other than they previously thought.

Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Robinson, Gerry Bednob

Votes: 182,350 | Gross: $31.46M

12. Lovelace (2013)

R | 93 min | Biography, Drama

The story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband before taking control of her life.

Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone, Juno Temple

Votes: 42,768 | Gross: $0.36M

13. Wonderland (2003)

R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In the police investigation of a brutal crime scene, one man was at the center of it all: legendary porn star John Holmes.

Director: James Cox | Stars: Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Kate Bosworth, Christina Applegate

Votes: 23,342 | Gross: $1.06M

14. 8MM (1999)

R | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not.

Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, Peter Stormare

Votes: 142,828 | Gross: $36.66M

15. Her Body (2023)

105 min | Drama

A successful athlete, member of the Olympic team, after a vertebra injury and the forced end of her sports career became a successful and well-known porn actress.

Director: Natálie Císarovská | Stars: Natalia Germani, Denisa Baresová, Zuzana Mauréry, Martin Finger

Votes: 330

16. Hit Man (1972)

R | 90 min | Crime, Drama

An ex-cop discovers that his brother's recent death is intertwined with both the Los Angeles underworld and the city's porno movie scene.

Director: George Armitage | Stars: Bernie Casey, Pam Grier, Lisa Moore, Bhetty Waldron

Votes: 1,114 | Gross: $1.06M

17. Orgazmo (1997)

NC-17 | 94 min | Comedy

Naive young Mormon Joe Young is recruited to act in porn movies.

Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Dian Bachar, Robyn Lynne Raab, Michael Dean Jacobs

Votes: 38,059 | Gross: $0.58M

18. About Cherry (2012)

R | 98 min | Drama

A troubled young woman moves to San Francisco where she becomes involved in pornography and aligns herself with a cocaine-addicted lawyer.

Director: Stephen Elliott | Stars: Ashley Hinshaw, James Franco, Heather Graham, Lili Taylor

Votes: 10,971 | Gross: $0.00M

19. From Straight A's to XXX (2017 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Biography, Drama

In order to pay her college tuition, a young woman turns to the adult film industry and must balance her personal life with a new life as porn star Belle Knox.

Director: Vanessa Parise | Stars: Haley Pullos, Sasha Clements, Judd Nelson, Jessica Lu

Votes: 1,828

20. Fallout 2: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (1998 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In a post-nuclear future, the descendant of an ancient exiled hero must leave his tribe in search of the Garden of Eden Creation Kit, the last chance of survival for his people.

Director: Feargus Urquhart | Stars: Charlie Adler, Ron Perlman, Dwight Schultz, Jason Marsden

Votes: 4,209

21. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

After being released from jail, Tommy Vercetti leaves Liberty City for Vice City, a city overrun by the mob. Now, Tommy is out to make Vice City his home.

Stars: Ray Liotta, William Fichtner, Tom Sizemore, Dennis Hopper

Votes: 29,548

22. The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

R | 130 min | Biography, Drama

The story of controversial pornography publisher Larry Flynt, and how he became a defender of free speech.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton, Brett Harrelson

Votes: 100,789 | Gross: $20.19M

23. PG Porn (2008–2009)

TV-14 | 5 min | Short, Comedy

For people who love everything about porn...except the sex.

Stars: Belladonna, Sean Gunn, James Gunn, Steven Hogan

Votes: 1,712

24. Love Exposure (2008)

Unrated | 237 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

A bizarre love triangle forms between a young Catholic upskirt photographer, a misandric girl and a manipulative cultist.

Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, Sakura Andô, Yutaka Shimizu

Votes: 15,927

25. Rocco (2016)

TV-MA | 105 min | Documentary

A behind-the-scene account of the porn world and its stars as they've never been seen before - and the no-holds-barred portrait of a true giant.

Directors: Thierry Demaizière, Alban Teurlai | Stars: Rocco Siffredi, Anikka Albrite, Veronica Avluv, Eva Berger

Votes: 4,320

26. Pleasure (2013)

15 min | Short, Drama

Behind the scenes of a porn shoot, the actors are practicing various positions. The rumor is that one of the girls is doing a double anal, an advanced routine that requires someone extremely tough.

Director: Ninja Thyberg | Stars: Jenny Hutton, Christian Brandin, Ingrid Meling Enoksen, Jonas Karlström

Votes: 555

27. Guilty of Romance (2011)

144 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

A grisly murder occurs in Maruyama-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo - a love hotel district - a woman was found dead in a derelict apartment. Kazuko (Miki Mizuno) is a police officer called to ... See full summary »

Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Miki Mizuno, Makoto Togashi, Megumi Kagurazaka, Kazuya Kojima

Votes: 5,839

28. Inside Deep Throat (2005)

NC-17 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, History

An examination of the infamous pornographic film Deep Throat (1972), covering aspects from the film's creation to its cultural impact.

Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Linda Lovelace, Harry Reems, Dennis Hopper, Gerard Damiano

Votes: 7,037 | Gross: $0.65M

29. The Pornographer (2001)

Unrated | 108 min | Drama

Jacques Laurent made pornographic films in the 1970s and '80s, but had put that aside for 20 years. His artistic ideas, born of the '60s counter-culture, had elevated the entire genre.

Director: Bertrand Bonello | Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jérémie Renier, Dominique Blanc, Catherine Mouchet

Votes: 2,635

30. Hot Girls Wanted (2015)

TV-MA | 84 min | Documentary

A documentary about young women who have been drawn into the sex trade - and how easy it is for a web-savvy generation to end up making porn.

Directors: Jill Bauer, Ronna Gradus | Stars: Tressa Silguero, Riley Reynolds, Rachel Bernard, John Anthony

Votes: 18,495

31. Middle Men (2009)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of Internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of con men, mobsters, drug addicts, and porn stars.

Director: George Gallo | Stars: Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht, James Caan

Votes: 38,377 | Gross: $0.72M

32. Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)

R | 97 min | Comedy

A kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps, and become a porn star.

Director: Tom Brady | Stars: Nick Swardson, Don Johnson, Christina Ricci, Stephen Dorff

Votes: 12,858 | Gross: $2.33M

33. Money Shot: The Pornhub Story (2023)

TV-MA | 94 min | Documentary

Follow the rise of the most famous adult entertainment platform and the recent backlash it has received.

Director: Suzanne Hillinger | Stars: Noelle Perdue, Michael Stabile, Wolf Hudson, Siri Dahl

Votes: 4,990

34. Nacho (2023)

50 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

A fictionalized account of Nacho Vidal's rise to international adult film stardom in the 1990s.

Stars: Frank Gerrish, Martiño Rivas, María de Nati, Andrés Velencoso

Votes: 487

35. Murder Me, Murder You (1983 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

Mickey Spillane's private eye Mike Hammer (Stacy Keach) probes his long-lost love's death while seeking their daughter.

Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Stacy Keach, Tanya Roberts, Don Stroud, Delta Burke

Votes: 381

36. 9 to 5: Days in Porn (2008)

Not Rated | 113 min | Documentary

9to5 - Days in Porn focuses on the people behind a controversial and multi-billion dollar industry "The Adult Entertainment industry". It depicts their stories, each one different, ... See full summary »

Director: Jens Hoffmann | Stars: Otto Bauer, Audrey Hollander, Belladonna, Jim Powers

Votes: 2,212

37. Inserts (1975)

NC-17 | 117 min | Comedy, Drama

A young, once-great Hollywood film director refuses to accept changing times during the early 1930s, and confines himself to his decaying mansion to make silent porn flicks.

Director: John Byrum | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Jessica Harper, Bob Hoskins, Veronica Cartwright

Votes: 2,440

38. Mope (2019)

TV-MA | 105 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The tragic true story of best friends Steve Driver and Tom Dong, two low end porn actors who sought fame but gained infamy.

Director: Lucas Heyne | Stars: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Kelly Sry, Brian Huskey, Max Adler

Votes: 910

39. Moana (2009)

210 min | Biography, Drama

Mini-series about the life and death of Italian adult movie star Moana Pozzi.

Stars: Violante Placido, Cosimo Fusco, Elena Bouryka, Augusto Zucchi

Votes: 211

40. The Dirk Diggler Story (1988)

Not Rated | 32 min | Short, Biography, Drama

The rise and fall of Dirk Diggler.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Michael Stein, Robert Ridgely, Eddie Delcore, Rusty Schwimmer

Votes: 1,185

41. Rated X (2000 TV Movie)

R | 115 min | Biography, Drama

Biopic of notorious Mitchell Brothers who opened up a successful San Francisco strip club and thriving porn business that led to a downward spiral of power and greed.

Director: Emilio Estevez | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Rafer Weigel, Tracy Hutson

Votes: 3,626

42. The Girl Next Door (1999)

Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary

A documentary about the rise to fame of adult movie star Stacy Valentine. Starting out as an under-confident woman pushed into entering a Hustler Magazine contest by her domineering husband... See full summary »

Director: Christine Fugate | Stars: Stacy Valentine, Jack Gallagher, Russell Hampshire, Veronica Hart

Votes: 999 | Gross: $0.51M

43. Public Sex, Private Lives (2013)

Unrated | 71 min | Documentary, Biography

Public Sex, Private Lives is an intimate look at the professional and private lives of porn performers Lorelei Lee, Princess Donna, and Isis Love. Capturing moments of joy and struggle, ... See full summary »

Director: Simone Jude | Stars: Princess Donna, Lorelei Lee, Isis Love, Annette Schwarz

Votes: 322

44. Family Business (2003–2006)

TV-MA | 30 min | Documentary

Adam Glasser (also known as Seymore Butts) is a Jewish porn movies director. Along with cousin Stevie, mum Lila, and other friends, he runs his porn movies company. Once you will watch this... See full summary »

Stars: Seymore Butts, Stevie Glasser, Lila Glasser, Mari Possa

Votes: 279

45. After Porn Ends 3 (2018)

TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary

After Porn Ends 3 continues to explore whether a career as an adult performer is inherently damaging to the balance of a performer's life once retired.

Director: Brittany Andrews | Stars: Christy Canyon, Jenteal, Tera Patrick, Priya Rai

Votes: 1,758

46. Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On (2017)

TV-MA | 40 min | Documentary

Personal stories reveal how the intersection of sex, technology and intimate relationships is rewiring us in fundamental ways.

Stars: James Rhine, Lauren Phillips, Kylie Quinn, Kleio Valentien

Votes: 2,377

47. Barely Legal (2003)

R | 90 min | Comedy

Three high school guys attempt to make a porno movie.

Director: David Mickey Evans | Stars: Erik von Detten, Tony Denman, Daniel Farber, Sarah-Jane Potts

Votes: 6,360 | Gross: $0.03M

48. They Bite (1992)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

Sea creatures come to shore and attack and mate with humans.

Director: Brett Piper | Stars: Donna Frotscher, Nick Baldasare, Christina Veronica, Charlie Barnett

Votes: 442

49. Hard (2020–2021)

TV-MA | Comedy

A recent widow learns her deceased husband was in the porn production business and faces the challenge of saving the company she's inherited.

Stars: Natália Lage, Julio Machado, Martha Nowill, Denise Del Vecchio

Votes: 435

50. The Guru (2002)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A young man leaves India to find fame and fortune in America where he unexpectedly becomes a sex guru.

Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer | Stars: Jimi Mistry, Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei, Michael McKean

Votes: 15,504 | Gross: $3.03M