Is The Sessions violent?

Barely. Less violent than 86% 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 The Sessions end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% 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 The Sessions easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% 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 The Sessions scary?

Barely. Less frightening 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.

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.

The Sessions

Name: The Sessions
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Released: 2012
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood, Annika Marks

The festival hit of the year!

Directed by Ben Lewin

Produced by Such Much Films, Rhino Films

201295 min6.9 / 10

A tender, life-affirming drama about a polio-disabled poet's journey toward sexual and emotional awakening, grounded in genuine human connection and treated with warmth and humor.

Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides to investigate the possibility of experiencing sex himself. When his overtures toward a caregiver scare her away, he books an appointment with sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen-Greene to lose his virginity.

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Questions people ask

Is The Sessions violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Does The Sessions end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Sessions easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is The Sessions scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Sessions sad? 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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