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Other movies about incest... (some spoilers possible)

posted 19 years ago by Bladerunner
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***UPDATED 5/11/2009***

Here is a list I put together myself, the ratings are all mine, and therefore subjective.

First, there are some spoilers within, however minor some may be...
Second, incest — in real life — is NOT sensual, or sexy, or beautiful, it is ugly and horrid and about taking power away from the victim. However, since it is a taboo — in *film* — it can be sensual and tender. To all incest victims, please take no offense in this, it is a list about *film* only, and in no way minimizes your ordeal.

That being said...

* Stars are for the quality of the film [0 = none]
+ Pluses are given for the sensuality (not explicitness) of the incest

**** ++ Lone Star - brother and sister (consummated on screen)
* ++++ Amityville II - The Possession - brother and sister (very sensual, on screen kissing, nudity, and flirting)
** +++ Spanking the Monkey - mother and son (consummated on screen)
(haven't seen) 8 1/2 Women - father and son (on screen)
* ++ Cruel Intentions - brother and sister (lots of titillation, nothing on screen)
** + The House of Yes - brother and sister (nothing on screen)
*** +++ The Hotel New Hampshire - brother and sister (consummated on screen in fast forward)
**** +++ The Royal Tenenbaums - brother and sister (consummated off screen)
**** 0 Chinatown - father and daughter (nothing on screen, suggested in history)
*** 0 The Two Jakes - father and daughter (nothing on screen, suggested in history)
*** 0 The Shipping News – brother and sister (off screen recollection)
*** ++ The Weight of Water - brother and sister (mild flashback recollections and discussion)
** +++ Little Boy Blue - mother and son (consummated on screen)
*** ++++ Beau Pere - father and step-daughter (consummated on screen, but mostly petting)
** ++++ Blue Lagoon and Return to the Blue Lagoon - suggestive of brother and sister
*** + Cousins - well, uh, cousins (by marriage) (consummated on screen)
0 0 Flowers in the Attic - suggestive of brother and sister - nothing on screen
* +++ Sleepwalkers - mother and son (titillation on screen, not consummated)
**** 0 The Cider House Rules - father and daughter (discovered during the film, but not consummated)
**** 0 Forrest Gump - Jenny tells of her father molesting her
** ++++ Luna - mother and son (explicit petting onscreen)
**** 0 The War Zone - father and daughter (one horrific and explicit scene)
**** ++++ Lolita (both versions) father and stepdaughter - 1997 version is consummated on screen and included several onscreen titillating scenes.
**** ++++ (The finest ever) Jude - cousins (the single most erotic and romantic of the lot, VERY explicit on screen foreplay)
0 + Ritual - (2000 Denise Nicholas) brother and sister - one scene, blurry and boring.
(Haven’t seen) Beatrice - father and daughter
** ++++ The Ballad of Jack and Rose - father and daughter (a kiss on screen)
*** ++++ Close My Eyes - brother and sister – consummated onscreen, several scenes. This is the single most erotic incest film. Consensual, adult, romantic and tragic.
* + Cat People - brother and sister (suggestive, not consummated)
(Haven’t seen) Suddenly Last Summer - dunno
**** ++ Angels and Insects – brother and sister - VERY explicit on screen - brief
**** +++ Miss Firecracker - brother and sister (LOTS of flirting)
** +++ Wicked - father and daughter (consummated off-screen, during the movie)
** 0 This World, Then the Fireworks – nothing onscreen
** +++ Sister My Sister - sister and sister, pretty explicit
** 0 Priest - Father-daughter, discussed explicitly
**** + Gladiator - brother and sister (rough on-screen attempts at consummation only)
0 + Eurotrip - brother and sister (on-screen kissing)
*** +++ Forbidden Relations (Visszaesök) - brother and sister, 1982 Hungary movie which may be based on a true story.
*** 0 Heart of the Stag - father and daughter (consummated on screen)
* ++ In Dark Places - brother and sister (consummated on screen)
** + Blood - brother and sister (on screen touching) Indy Canadian film
**** 0 The Quiet - father and daughter (on screen touching)

There are others, especially (for instance) Star Wars (5, 6 and 7) Luke and Leia. I skipped this, and others because they offer no real on-screen insight or passion.

Can you name others?

"...nothing is left of me, each time I see her..." - Catullus

[–] shadowpause 15 years ago

The Dreamers is amazing

agreed.

Imaginary Heroes - kiss between two best friends who turn out to be half brothers towards the end of the film.

Brothers of the Head - kiss between two twin brothers.

both are HAWT, btw.

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[–] historymaker19 15 years ago

The kiss in Brothers of the Head totally caught me off guard, especially when you think of the fact that besides playing twins, they are actually twin brothers in real life. Good performances by both Luke and Harry Treadaway in that film though.

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[–] shadowpause 15 years ago

I KNOW!!!!

That's what makes it so hawt...

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[–] historymaker19 15 years ago

Haha, and I agree with your comment about Imaginary Heroes. It's probably one of the best make-out scenes I've ever seen on film, although when I found out about how they're related, I was like CRAP. I mean, what are the odds, huh? Fantastic movie still though.

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[–] vicky_lc2001-1 10 years ago

You know I'm trying to remember a film that starred a brother and sister actors who came out as a couple in a film. It was the actress first on screen kiss and sex (not sure) and their mother made sure that her brother would be her first on screen. I'm trying to remember the actor and actresses name, I remember the story because I saw the film and was curious about the actor so read a bit about him.

Does anyone remember the name of the actors and film thy came out in? My memory is very fuzzy on the details.

There was another film 'Excalibur' where the director had his daughter play Igrayne and he filmed her character's first sex and nude scene.

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[–] Eleanor_1991 14 years ago

Alexander (the one with Colin Farrell) Mother + Son (very lightly implied/subtext).

Clueless (ex step brother and step sister) (flirting/kissing/dating).

Ginger Snaps (sister + sister) (Randomly brought up in a argument, and one-sided).

House of wax (brother + sister)(suspicious and light subtext).

Girl, interrupted (father + daughter) (mention of incestuous rape/abuse).

Scarface (sister + brother) (suspicious and light subtext/flirting).

"For once someone shouldn't give that *beep* the satisfaction!" - Ginger Snaps

[–] Hugh-Jorgen 13 years ago

Wonder why no one has mentioned 'U Turn' with Sean Penn and Jennifer Lopez. It's an offbeat film that contains a father/daughter flashback.

[–] Bladerunner 12 years ago

I had forgotten about that one. Twisted film.

"...nothing is left of me, each time I see her..." - Catullus

[–] kitten_red 12 years ago

@BladerunnerA If you're still compiling your list for research purposes or what ever, have you read the book of 'flowers in the attic'? (V. C Andrews) It's really good and explains in better detail why the children were treated that way, and has the consummation of the elder two children's relationship, which is only hinted at in the film. Most of her books do have incest themes in them, but you can skip the 'new v.c Andrews' as they are done by a ghost writer, and those seemed to have incest / rape scenes in just for the sake of having them, not for character development or anything like that.

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[–] kitten_red 12 years ago

was also going to add 'Valerie's week of wonders' to the list... that one has.. grandmother and (possible) son-in-law who may also be Valerie's father - milder sex scene
Valerie and the bishop/vampire bloke (said to be her father in the film) - kiss
Valerie and Orlik (who may be her brother according to grandmother, but orlik always says the bishop is his uncle)- kiss

it's a very beautiful but confusing film... and I've read the book too! it also has vampires, magic, secret rooms, lots of pretty landscapes, invisible 3-way(?) and lots of gothic literature references. and a pedo priest. and dead chickens.

having to post as replies as the end of the thread has been eaten by deleted comments.

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[–] Bladerunner 12 years ago

Thanks for info on Valarie's Week of Wonders, I hadn't heard of that. As far as Flowers in the Attic, yes, I was aware of the fact that the book was way more explicit than the movie.

I add to the list as I find out more information. I recently found a resource on the web that is frankly amazing. The information there is exhaustive, although some biggies (like Kuss Der Meiner Schwester and Syskonsalt are missing). It is an incest film wiki, pretty much maintained by one person (which may be the reason some well-known films are missing). I've added some info there, but this person has films broken down by scene, time, duration and description which can be very time consuming, thus my edits so far as sparse. Here is the addy:

http://incest-erotica.wikispaces.com/

"...nothing is left of me, each time I see her..." - Catullus

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[–] K_Ace 11 years ago

An Awfully Big Adventure (directed by Mike Newell)

SPOILER: A young girl, who works in theatre, develops a crush on the director (Hugh Grant), but because he doesn't care about her, she falls into an affair with the star of the play (Alan Rickman). At the end of the film Alan Rickman finds out that the girl is his daughter and commits suicide.

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[–] Princess_Ashmi 11 years ago

Hey thanks for these bladerunner, after watching the film i, strangely, wanted to watch other incest related films lol whats wrong with me?

Ashmi any question

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