November may not be the sexiest month of the year, but on Netflix, every movie night can be as hot as a turkey fresh from the oven. Whether you’re stressed, tired, or way too full after Thanksgiving dinner, a frisky flick is always the solution. Lucky for you, Netflix has dozens of them to choose from. No matter what you’re into, the streaming service has sensual movies in every genre, and we’ve rounded up some of the very best. Here are just some of the sexiest and steamiest films streaming on Netflix – because you deserve an erotic night in tonight.
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Knock Knock
Starring the sexy trio of Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo, and Ana de Armas, this erotic thriller tells the story of a happily married architect who – while his family is out of town without him for the weekend – has his home invaded by two uninvited and very persistent houseguests.
When it’s available: Nov. 1
Piercing
Based on the novel of the same name by Ryū Murakami, this red-hot thriller stars Mia Wasikowska as a sadistic sex worker, and who’s hired by a married man (played by Christopher Abbott) who hopes to take his murderous impulses out on her.
When it’s available: Nov. 1
School Daze
Directed by Spike Lee, this musical dramedy takes place at a historically Black college in Atlanta, following the Greek lives, political lives, and love lives of several students over the course of Homecoming Weekend.
When it’s available: Nov. 1
Basic Instinct
When a sexy, mysterious crime novelist (played by Sharon Stone) becomes a murder suspect, she decides to seduce the homicide detective (played by Michael Douglas) to throw him off her trail. There’s a certain leg-crossing scene in this one that you won’t soon forget.
Carol
Set in New York City in the early 1950s and based on the romance novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith, this drama follows the affair between a young shop girl and an older woman going through a divorce. What begins as a chance encounter in a department store blossoms into a life-changing romance, and things between the two get real hot real fast.
Rebecca
Based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, this erotic thriller tells the story of a wealthy widower’s second wife, who – after moving into his English country home – starts to feels the threat of his late wife’s presence. Lily James and Armie Hammer star in this one, so you know it’s got to be hot.
When it’s available: Oct. 21
Newness
Nicholas Hoult stars in this romantic drama as a Los Angeles-based pharmacist who starts up a relationship with a physical-therapy assistant he met on a dating app, never expecting real intimacy will develop between them after they have sex.
The Notebook
Though we’re sure you’re familiar with this adaptation of the 1996 Nicholas Sparks novel, watching Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams‘s turbulent and insanely magnetic multiyear love story never gets old (or any less hot).
Frida
Starring Salma Hayek, this sexy biopic revolves around the private life of surrealist Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, who made a name for herself in the early 1900s with her bold sexuality, her illicit affairs with both men and women, and her dysfunctional relationship with the muralist Diego Rivera.
Lust, Caution
Set during World War II, this sexy espionage drama follows a secret agent who’s tasked with seducing – then killing – an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai, China. However, her mission becomes trickier when she engages in a wild love affair with him instead.
The Roommate
Minka Kelly stars in this erotic thriller as Sara, a college freshman who’s taken under the wing of her new roommate, Rebecca (Leighton Meester). What starts off as a beautiful new friendship quickly evolves into a disturbing obsession as Rebecca grows a little too attached to her protégé.
Atlantics
This sensual French romance takes place in a suburb of Dakar, Senegal, where 17-year-old Ada falls in love with a young construction worker named Souleiman and mourns him when he and his disgruntled coworkers sail away. On the day she’s to wed another man, Ada learns her lover has returned. Get ready to swoon (and probably get more than a little turned on).
After
Based on Anna Todd’s bestselling novel of the same name, After is basically Fifty Shades of Grey set at a college, telling the story of bad boy Hardin Scott, who pursues – and eventually falls in love with – innocent college student Tessa Young. Just make sure to watch this one before its sequel, After We Collided, premieres.
Someone Great
Starring Jane the Virgin‘s Gina Rodriguez, Pitch Perfect‘s Brittany Snow, and She’s Gotta Have It‘s DeWanda Wise, this comedy tells the story of aspiring music journalist Jenny (Rodriguez), whose boyfriend of nine years unceremoniously dumps her as soon as she lands her dream job in San Francisco because he’s not willing to make long distance work. However, her two BFFs, Blair and Erin (Snow and Wise, respectively), are there to help her get over her ex and give her one last crazy (and sexy) weekend in New York City before she moves across the country.
American Honey
This dreamy romance revolves around Star (Sasha Lane), a young woman who runs away from her troubled home life to drive across the Midwest, and Jake (Shia LaBeouf), the hard-partying guy who lures Star into a world of debauchery.
The Tree of Blood
In this steamy Spanish romance, a young couple visit an old farmhouse that belongs to the woman’s family, and it’s there that they discover their shared genealogical roots and family histories, as well as a terrible secret that could threaten the future of their relationship.
Battle
If you can’t get enough of Step Up and Save the Last Dance, you’ll love this movie about an affluent dancer whose father’s bankruptcy means the end of her formal dance training – and her introduction to a hip-hop dancer who wants to teach her new moves.
Lust Stories
Love, lust, sex, and modern relationships are all explored in this film from the viewpoint of four Indian women.
Us and Them
This film follows a pair of strangers who meet on a train in China and form a bond that evolves over several years.
Elisa & Marcela
This Netflix movie tells the story of Spain’s first modern same-sex marriage, between Marcela Gracia Ibeas and Elisa Sánchez. Just as educational as it is sensual, it’s a revealing look at a chapter in Spain’s history.
An Affair to Die For
Thought you ran out of thrilling, erotic love triangles? Think again! This 2019 drama involves love of cheating within a game of cat-and-mouse.
Swimming Pool
This 2003 thriller from the UK and France centers on a young novelist who takes her publisher up on his offer to stay at his summer home.
Fatal Affair
In Fatal Affair, Nia Long is swept off her feet for a few hours by an old college friend (Omar Epps) – and he can’t seem to forget her.
Gerald's Game
If you think you can tell the plot of Gerald’s Game by this picture, you can’t. Adapted from a Stephen King novel, this movie starts sexy, then turns . . . not sexy.