Sexy Movies on Netflix in August 2020

Crank the A/C, Because These Sexy Movies on Netflix in August Are Sure to Make You Sweat

Jul 26 2020 by Corinne Sullivan

August is already the stickiest, sweatiest month out there, but Netflix is here to make your air conditioning bill even higher. The streaming service released its film offerings for the month, and wow, we're sweating just thinking about some of these hot-and-heavy titles. Whether you're into sweet and scandalous rom-coms or terrifyingly erotic thrillers, Netflix has a sexy movie that's sure to appeal to you, no matter your taste. Check out the gallery to see the hottest movies streaming on Netflix in August, and be sure to crank up the A/C before watching — it's about to get hot in here.

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1. An Education

Based on a memoir of the same name by British journalist Lynn Barber, Carey Mulligan stars in this erotic drama as Jenny, a sheltered teen who's charmed by a much older suitor (played by Peter Sarsgaard), and though their relationship is so wrong, it still feels so right.

When it's available: Aug. 1

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2. Newness

Nicholas Hoult stars in this romantic drama as an LA-based pharmacist who starts up a relationship with a physical therapy assistant he met on a dating app, never expecting that real intimacy will develop between them after they have sex.

Watch Newness on Netflix.

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3. Swordfish

Swordfish shows what happens when the world's most dangerous spy convinces a computer hacker to help steal $6 billion in unused government funds, and Halle Berry and Hugh Jackman show just how hot a life of crime can be.

When it's available: July 1

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4. The Devil's Advocate

Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron star as husband and wife in this totally trippy film about an up-and-coming defence lawyer whose new job may have him working for the actual devil, and whose wife may be slowly losing her grip on reality. Plus, there's a certain scandalous scene with the beautiful Connie Nielsen (who plays Queen Hippolyta in Wonder Woman) that we promise you won't soon forget.

When it's available: July 1

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5. 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).

When it's available: July 1

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6. 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.

When it's available: July 1

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7. Love

In this erotic French drama, two lovers — an American living in Paris and his unstable French girlfriend — decide to spice up their relationship by adding a Danish woman into the mix, which takes a troubling turn when the woman ends up pregnant.

Watch Love on Netflix.

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8. Below Her Mouth

A young woman engaged to a man begins an affair with a female roofer after a chance encounter. If you're looking for sexy, start here.

Watch Below Her Mouth on Netflix.

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9. Lust, Caution

Set during World War II, this sexy espionage drama follows a secret agent who's tasked with seducing — and then killing — an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. However, her mission becomes trickier when she engages in a wild love affair with him instead.

Watch Lust, Caution on Netflix.

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10. Middle Men

Luke Wilson stars in this drama as Jack Harris, an honest businessman who finds himself entangled with two sketchy pornographers. Life becomes even more complicated when Jack falls for the charm of a sexy entrepreneur porn star named Audrey Dawns.

Watch Middle Men on Netflix.

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11. Urban Cowboy

John Travolta is peak sexiness in this '80s western romance, which revolves around a Houston honky-tonk and the love-hate relationship that develops between a new guy in town and a local. Whenever a movie has a mechanical-bull-riding scene, it's basically guaranteed to be erotic.

Watch Urban Cowboy on Netflix.

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12. The Patriot

Starring the sexy Heath Ledger, this epic war drama tells the story of a young man who, against his father's wishes, joins the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Gabriel's love story with childhood friend Anne may not have a happy ending, but it's still pretty hot while it lasts.

Watch The Patriot on Netflix.

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13. 40 Days and 40 Nights

Josh Hartnett stars in this rom-com as a recently dumped bachelor who decides to take a vow of celibacy for the 40 days of Lent. Of course, as soon as he swears off sex, the perfect woman walks into his life.

Watch 40 Days and 40 Nights on Netflix.

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14. 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 protégée.

Watch The Roommate on Netflix.

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15. Moonlight

This coming-of-age drama about a young Black man growing up in Miami may not seem super steamy, but it's actually chock-full of sex without being gratuitous. If you want a sex scene so tender it will make you cry, then this one is for you.

Watch Moonlight on Netflix.

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16. Burlesque

What happens when Cher and Christina Aguilera (who play a theatre proprietor and a small-town girl with a big dream, respectively) team up to revive a musical burlesque club back to its former glory? Some extremely sexy dance numbers, of course.

Watch Burlesque on Netflix.

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17. 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).

Watch Atlantics on Netflix.

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18. Sin City

This highly stylized crime thriller — which is based on Frank Miller's series of comics of the same name — is definitely violent, but it also boasts an incredibly stacked (and incredibly attractive) cast, including Jessica Alba, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Clive Owen, Benicio Del Toro, and more. How could you resist?

Watch Sin City on Netflix.

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19. 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.

Watch After on Netflix.

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20. 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.

Watch Someone Great on Netflix.

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21. 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.

Watch American Honey on Netflix.

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22. 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.

Watch The Tree of Blood on Netflix.

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23. Battle

If you can't get enough of Step Up and Save the Last Dance, you'll love this new 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.

Watch Battle on Netflix.

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24. One Day

Starring the incredibly sexy duo of Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess, this movie takes a working-class idealist and a rich playboy and visits them on the same day each year for 20 years until they finally, inevitably realise just how in love they are. The result is just as satisfying as you can imagine.

Watch One Day on Netflix.

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25. Lust Stories

Love, lust, sex, and modern relationships are all explored in this film, from the viewpoint of four Indian women.

Watch Lust Stories on Netflix.

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26. 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.

Watch Us and Them on Netflix.

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27. Y Tu Mamá También

When two young men go on a road trip with a woman and both begin a sexual relationship with her (as well as with each other), things are bound to get complicated.

Watch Y Tu Mamá También on Netflix.

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