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6.9Though 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.
Released: 2012-05-0295 minDir: Ben LewinDrama, Romance, ComedyBudget: $1.0MBox office: $9.1M
Cast
- John Hawkes as Mark
- Helen Hunt as Cheryl
- William H. Macy as Father Brendan
- Moon Bloodgood as Vera
- Annika Marks as Amanda
- Adam Arkin as Josh
Themes
- virgin
- cat
- narration
- wheelchair
- affectation
- graduation
- based on true story
- sexual arousal
- judaism
- power outage
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- virginity
- Director
- Ben Lewin
- Screenwriter
- Ben Lewin
- Cast member
- W. Earl Brown
- Composer
- Marco Beltrami
- Producer
- Ben Lewin
- Production company
- Rhino Entertainment Company
- Cinematographer
- Geoffrey Simpson
- Narrative location
- California
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 189922
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.thesessionsmovie.com
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- publication date
- 2013-01-17
- title
- The Sessions
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- distributed by
- Disney+
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 79/100
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