Sundance Film Festival 2026: Films Most Likely to Feature Sex and Nudity (Patreon)

Sundance Film Festival’s official lineup is out, and I’ve selected a few interesting movies that might have sex and nudity. Of course, I don’t know what kinds of scenes these movies have, but based on the plot, writers, and what I’ve heard in interviews from the people making these films, I made this list.

LADY

Plot: In the sprawling African metropolis of Lagos, a fiercely independent young cab driver meets a band of radiantly reckless sex workers whose sisterhood pulls her into danger and joy, setting her on a journey toward her own transformation.Cast: Jessica Gabriel’s Ujah, Amanda Oruh, Tinuade Jemiseye, Binta Ayo Mogaji, Seun Kuti, Bucci Franklin

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass

Plot: Midwestern bride-to-be Gail Daughtry has a “free celebrity pass” agreement with her fiancé — who uses it. With her relationship in crisis, Gail sets out on an epic journey through Hollywood to even the scales.Cast: Zoey Deutch, Jon Hamm

Maybe Zoey gets naked in this; the premise is really good.

The Gallerist

Plot: A desperate gallerist conspires to sell a dead body at Art Basel Miami.Cast: Natalie Portman, Jenna Ortega, Sterling K. Brown, Zach Galifianakis, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Currently, there’s no information on sex/nudity in the movie, but this is really interesting and we might get something good.

I Want Your Sex

Plot: When fresh-faced Elliot lands a job with artist and provocateur Erika Tracy, his fantasies come true as she taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his depth as Erika takes him on a journey into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal, and murder.Cast: Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Mason Gooding, Chase Sui Wonders, Daveed Diggs, Charli XCX

There are BDSM elements in this and lots of sex, but we’ll get full details once it premieres.

The Invite

Plot: Joe and Angela are on thin ice, and tonight might be when it all falls apart. Unfortunately, their upstairs neighbors are about to arrive for dinner, and everything that can go wrong goes worse.Cast: Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton

This one is interesting. Based on the plot, it looks like we might get a foursome sex scene, but we won’t know until it premieres.

The Shitheads

Plot: When two unqualified bozos are hired to transfer a rich teen to rehab, their straightforward gig quickly spirals into dangerous mayhem.Cast: Dave Franco, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Mason Thames, Kiernan Shipka, Nicholas Braun, Peter Dinklage

Wicker

Plot: A fisherwoman asks a basketmaker to weave her a husband.Cast: Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Peter Dinklage, Elizabeth Debicki, Marli Siu, Nabhaan Rizwan

Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant

Plot: When a messy millennial underachiever accidentally gets alien-pregnant, she must overcome skeptical doctors, a useless baby daddy, and her oversharing mum in order to survive and reclaim her life.Cast: Hannah Lynch, Yvette Parsons, Arlo Green, Jackie van Beek

Rock Springs

Plot: After the death of her father, a grieving young girl moves to an isolated house in a new town with her mother and grandmother, only to discover there is something monstrous hidden in the town’s history and the woods behind their new home.Cast: Kelly Marie Tran, Benedict Wong, Jimmy O. Yang, Aria Kim, Fiona Fu

Saccharine

Plot: Hana, a lovelorn medical student, becomes terrorized by a hungry ghost after taking part in an obscure weight-loss craze: eating human ashes.Cast: Midori Francis, Danielle Macdonald, Madeleine Madden

Night Nurse

Plot: As a series of perverse scam calls unsettles an idyllic retirement community, a starry-eyed nurse becomes entangled with her mysterious patient.Cast: Cemre Paksoy, Bruce McKenzie, Eléonore Hendricks, Colleen Rose Trundy, Mimi Rogers

Chasing Summer

Plot: After losing both her job and boyfriend, Jamie retreats to her small Texas hometown, where friends and flings from a fateful high school summer turn her life upside down.Cast: Iliza Shlesinger, Garrett Wareing, Lola Tung, Cassidy Freeman, Tom Welling, Megan Mullally

Bedford Park

Plot: Haunted by an abusive childhood, Audrey, a Korean American woman in her 30s, faces her emotional past. When her mother’s car accident brings her back home, she meets the man responsible for the accident. Their relationship builds, passions ignite, and they form a loving connection.Cast: Moon Choi, Son Sukku, Won Mi Kyung, Kim Eung Soo, Jefferson White

Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!

Plot: Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo’s ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor. She must face what comes next as sparks fly.Cast: Rinko Kikuchi, Alberto Guerra, Alejandro Edda, YOU, Yoh Yoshida, Damián Alcázar