A woman recounts her explicit life story to a stranger, exploring desire with bleak, intimate, and cerebral detail.
Pulpy. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Kanopy (free) and Hoopla (free).
There is no US rating to lean on, so here is what we tagged: strong sex and nudity, and some strong language.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
A man named Seligman finds a fainted wounded woman in an alley and he brings her home. She tells him that her name is Joe and that she is nymphomaniac. Joe tells her life and sexual experiences with hundreds of men since she was a young teenager while Seligman tells about his hobbies, such as fly fishing, reading about Fibonacci numbers or listening to organ music.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
Euphoria (2019)Gritty · full attention · strong violence · emotionally devastatingHigh school students navigate intimate, bleak, and surreal dramas where love and trauma intertwine.
The Elephant Man (1980)Melancholy · full attention · emotionally devastating · measuredA Victorian surgeon discovers a man of intelligence and sensitivity behind a monstrous facade, revealing an intimate, bleak history.
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)Gritty · full attention · emotionally devastating · measuredA gritty and earnest drama intimately portrays one man's defiant fight for life against a bleak diagnosis.
The Whale (2022)Bleak · full attention · emotionally devastating · measuredA reclusive teacher's earnest quest for redemption unfolds with intimate melancholy, a bleak and measured journey.
The Father (2020)Melancholy · full attention · emotionally devastating · measuredA man's grip on reality loosens, revealing a disorienting and intimate world of doubt and melancholy.
American Beauty (1999)Dry wit · darkly comic · full attention · emotionally devastatingA suburban father's mid-life crisis becomes a darkly comic, melancholy, and intimate satire.
American History X (1998)Gritty · full attention · brutal violence · graphic goreA reformed skinhead confronts his violent past and the devastating impact it has on his younger brother.
12 Angry Men (1957)Tense · late-night trip · emotionally heavy · measuredTwelve jurors wrestle with their consciences, debating a young man's fate in a tense, gritty chamber drama.Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.
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