Sex Shop

Sex Shop

A comedy that will roll you in the aisles

Directed by Claude Berri

Produced by Les Productions Artistes Associés, Renn Productions

197299 min5.6 / 10

A lighthearted 1970s comedy about a couple navigating desire and marital reinvention through the unexpected opening of a sex shop.

On the advice of a friend, Claude, married to the charming Isabelle and father of two, decided to transform his library, hardly flourishing, into a sex shop. This change of activity proves to be very lucrative and sharpens his desire to spice up his married life through various erotic experiences. Claude asks his wife to share with him the audacity he dreams of. Soon, the household meets a dentist and his wife and is engaged, without much success, to new discoveries. Isabelle, full of good will, tries to follow her husband ...

Questions people ask

  • Is Sex Shop violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Sex Shop scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Sex Shop sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Sex Shop easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Does Sex Shop end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity56

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise45

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Sex Shop

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Sex Shop

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Sex Shop, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Sex Shop, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sex Shop, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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