Is That's Sexploitation! violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is That's Sexploitation! sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is That's Sexploitation! easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does That's Sexploitation! end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is That's Sexploitation! scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

That's Sexploitation!

Name: That's Sexploitation!
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013
Duration: 136 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Frank Henenlotter, David F. Friedman, Gal Friday, Albert Cadabra, Bettie Page

This documentary reveals the untold story of American cinema's gloriously sordid cinematic past.

Directed by David F. Friedman, Donald A. Davis, Frank Henenlotter

Produced by Something Weird Video (SWV), Severin Films

2013136 min5.9 / 10

A lively, historically-minded documentary that celebrates the audacious underground filmmakers and distributors who pioneered exploitation cinema across five decades, balancing irreverent humor with genuine respect for their cultural transgression.

Before the advent of modern-day pornography, a vast and rapidly-paced world of smut peddling was the norm, complete with its own secret history. This documentary reveals the untold story of American cinema's gloriously sordid cinematic past. Starting in the 1920s, expert exploiteer David F. Friedman and Henenlotter navigate us through more than five salacious decades of skin flicks. It's the true story of dirty movies, traced in elegant detail from the bizarre locations where these nudie shorts were screened to the ongoing legal battles fought by their promoters. And of course there are the stories of the innovators themselves, people who often risked their own security and livelihood to make these films, believing in some way that what they were doing wasn't a 'bad' thing - and that it could rake in some dough.

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Is That's Sexploitation! violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is That's Sexploitation! sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Is That's Sexploitation! easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Does That's Sexploitation! end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is That's Sexploitation! scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

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