Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- provocative
- paranoid
- sardonic
- late night viewing
- adult thriller night
What sets it apart
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Miranda pursues compulsive encounters while Javier relies on sex-phone calls, making addiction central to the relationship and suspense.
Javier discovers that his phone-sex encounters have been secretly taped and distributed throughout Madrid.
Felix is both Miranda's husband and a police officer investigating a murder, placing his professional scrutiny against her concealed affair.
Miranda works on a nightly radio program, Javier produces scripts and broadcasts, and the sex-phone material circulates across Madrid.
Films like Between Your Legs, and why
Basic Instinct
erotic crime thriller combining adultery, sexual obsession, murder investigation, and moral unease
The Last Seduction
psychosexual thriller driven by infidelity, secrecy, erotic compulsion, and investigative suspense
Body Heat
stylish adult thriller blending sexual transgression, noirish mystery, and relationship betrayal
Movie Details
- Director
- Manuel Gómez Pereira
- Release Date
- 1999-01-14
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (65)
Cast
- Victoria Abril
- Javier Bardem
- Carmelo Gómez
- Juan Diego
- Sergi López
- Javier Albalá
- María Adánez
- Carmen Balagué
- Manuel Manquiña
- Víctor Rueda
Common questions
- What is Between Your Legs about?
- A compulsive affair between a radio worker and a sex-phone addict collides with a murder inquiry and the public exposure of private desire.
- What is Between Your Legs like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Between Your Legs as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Between Your Legs violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Between Your Legs as moderate.
- Which films are like Between Your Legs?
- Films with a similar feel include Basic Instinct, The Last Seduction, and Body Heat.
- How long is Between Your Legs?
- Between Your Legs runs 115 minutes.
