Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- provocative
- warm
- date night
- adult comedy night
What sets it apart
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Luisa and Jorge, Álvaro and Elena, and Emilio and Maca receive connected storylines that unfold through the school sex-education discussion.
Luisa proposes sex-education classes for the students’ parents, prompting open debates about affairs, desire, contraception, and marriage.
Luisa is torn between the painter Valentín and the married writer Jorge before her pregnancy forces a decision.
The parents discuss sex education while their relationships involve infidelity, repression, harassment, and newly discovered desire.
Films like Sex with Love, and why
The Opposite of Sex
relationship comedy built around infidelity, sexual frankness, and intersecting couples
The Ice Storm
ensemble romantic comedy examining marriage, desire, and emotional dissatisfaction with comic sharpness
American Pie
adult relationship comedy balancing sexual candor, romantic entanglements, and character-driven humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Boris Quercia
- Release Date
- 2003-03-27
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (244)
Cast
- Álvaro Rudolphy
- Sigrid Alegría
- Patricio Contreras
- María Izquierdo
- Boris Quercia
- Cecilia Amenábar
- Francisco Pérez-Bannen
- Javiera Díaz de Valdés
- Loreto Valenzuela
- Carolina Oliva
Common questions
- What is Sex with Love about?
- A candid Chilean ensemble comedy where a school sex-education debate exposes the tangled desires, infidelities, and late awakenings of several Santiago couples.
- What is Sex with Love like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sex with Love as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Sex with Love violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Sex with Love.
- Which films are like Sex with Love?
- Films with a similar feel include The Opposite of Sex, The Ice Storm, and American Pie.
- How long is Sex with Love?
- Sex with Love runs 108 minutes.
