Before HBO and Netflix, you didn't have many options if you wanted to watch a no-holds-barred, graphic, sexy sex scene. But the age of streaming changed all that, and now not only can you watch literally any kind of sex scene you want, whenever you want, you can also catch some down-and-dirty sex on your favorite TV shows Friends would never! Sex is a normal, healthy, essential part of being a human in this world, and it's only right that some of the best TV shows out there reflect that. On that note, here are the most hot, graphic, and in some cases groundbreaking sex scenes we've seen on the small screen. If you're looking for scenes that venture more towards "romantic and passionate" territory, check out our roundup of those kind of sex scenes. Oh, and if you're looking for just Game of Thrones sex scenes, you bet we've got those too.

A minute compilation of intimate scenes, featuring leading actors Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal, surfaced on the popular adult site last week. True to its book original, the TV-version of Normal People is packed full of sex scenes. The twelve episodes earned critical acclaim - as well as a few raised eyebrows - for their intimate and realistic portrayals of sex. Pornhub's vice president Corey Price told Variety they were "fully compliant with the law. Sex is a pivotal part of the plot and character development in Sally Rooney 's acclaimed Normal People - both book and series. The story explores a range of sexual relationships in disarmingly relatable detail, and the producers were determined to get it right.

Writers, artists and filmmakers have used sex to evoke a multitude of different emotions to the audience, like love, hate, confusion, lust, among many, many more. But every one of the best movie sex scenes of all time adds something essential to a story, whether it be comedic, dramatic, or stylistic. The scenes on this list are ranked by their importance to the narrative of a story, not by how sexy they are.

Skip navigation! Story from Hottest Sex Scenes. Sex scenes, we've seen a few. The first times that seldom bear resemblance to anyone's real first time. The quick-my-wife-is-out-of-town humpfests that turn us on and off at the same time.