The Sessions (2012)
Directed by Ben Lewin · 95 min · Drama, Romance, Comedy
45.5 TOPICAL score · #2,252 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides to investigate the possibility of experiencing sex himself. When his overtures toward a caregiver scare her away, he books an appointment with sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen-Greene to lose his virginity.
The Sessions (2012, directed by Ben Lewin) has a TOPICAL score of 45.5 - ranked 2,252 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 2 awards from 3 nominations, including the Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic. Critics: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 79. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (636 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 27 languages.
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- Critics91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 79
- AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (636 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 3 nominations - incl. Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic; Sundance Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Cast
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 27 languages
- Still read12,167 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt (actor #383), William H. Macy (actor #501), Moon Bloodgood