We analyse the portrayal of sex and drug use in the most popular movies of the last 20 years using the Internet Movie Database list of the top movies of all time. Films were reviewed by one of two teams of two observers using a data extraction sheet tested for inter-rater reliability. Sexual activity, sexually transmitted disease STD prevention, birth control measures, drug use and any consequences discussed or depicted were recorded. There was only one suggestion of condom use, which was the only reference to any form of birth control.
Sex and drugs in popular movies: an analysis of the top 200 films
Sex and drugs in popular movies: an analysis of the top films
R 85 min Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi. The pupils at a high school next to a nuclear power plant start acting and looking strange after buying contaminated drugs from a plant worker. Directors: Richard W. Votes: 7, R 90 min Comedy, Sci-Fi.
R min Biography, Drama. A David and Goliath law drama about a drug-addicted lawyer who takes on a health supply corporation while battling his own personal demons. In Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease. R min Drama. The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Michael B. Another common factor in sexy movies? Drug-fueled debauchery is prominent in tons of flicks, and sometimes even the major premise.