Scenes of a Sexual Nature

R

2006

1 hr. 31 min.

Comedy

Drama

List

50%

6 Reviews

Tomatometer

49%

2,500+ Ratings

Audience Score

On the lush green lawns of London's Hampstead Heath Park, a variety of couples commune and sort through their assorted romantic dilemmas. Brian (Douglas Hodge) asks his partner, Billy (Ewan McGregor), to cease his constant carousing. Gerry (Hugh Bonneville) and Julia (Gina McKee) slog through what appears to be a very bad blind date. Meanwhile, Iris (Eileen Atkins) gets a blast from the past when she encounters a man she had a fling with 50 years earlier.

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Soozay V

Frustrating incomplete vignettes that left me wondering why I bothered watching. I kept waiting for some tie-in or relevancy but was left dangling

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/13/23

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root

For a low-budget feature film debut for both director and screenwriter, I think it was pretty decent.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/03/23

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colin m

Uninteresting random small-talk exchanges set on Hampstead Heath lacking a worthwhile story. Not suitable material for a movie. And next to nothing of a sexual nature, so the movie title wasn't just deliberately misleading but fraudulent misrepresentation to try to garner interest in a boring film.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

It was far better than the critics gave it credit for. Each vignette had a degree of authencity and charm. More compelling to watch than many other over rate films.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Sherry L

The only thing I cared about was the very young Tom Hardy. You could see his talent even way back when.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/26/17

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Audience Member

If only the conversations between the park goers are half as interesting and provoking as the title suggests.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Ed Blum

Director

Holly Aird

Molly

Eileen Atkins

Iris

Hugh Bonneville

Gerry

Tom Hardy

Noel

Douglas Hodge

Brian

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Leslie Felperin

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It's a pleasant enough way to pass the time.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 30, 2020

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Rob Salem

Toronto Star

Each vignette is wittily worded by neophyte TV writer Aschlin Ditta, and subtly performed by a large ensemble cast that contains a few fairly recognizable surprises.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 25, 2007

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Angela Baldassarre

Sympatico.ca

A very respectable ensemble cast of British actors goes completely wasted in Ed Blum's "Scenes of a Sexual Nature" thanks to an inane script and banal dialogue.

Jun 2, 2007

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Nicely filmed and acted, it's an enjoyable, although superficial, look at relationships.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Matthew Turner

ViewLondon

Mildly amusing, mostly tedious British drama that completely fails to live up to its provocative title.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Synopsis

On the lush green lawns of London's Hampstead Heath Park, a variety of couples commune and sort through their assorted romantic dilemmas. Brian (Douglas Hodge) asks his partner, Billy (Ewan McGregor), to cease his constant carousing. Gerry (Hugh Bonneville) and Julia (Gina McKee) slog through what appears to be a very bad blind date. Meanwhile, Iris (Eileen Atkins) gets a blast from the past when she encounters a man she had a fling with 50 years earlier.

Director: Ed Blum
Executive Producer: Vadim Jean, Suran Goonatilake
Screenwriter: Aschlin Ditta
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 23, 2020

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