I Am a Sex Addict

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I Am a Sex Addict

2005

1h 38m

Comedy

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As he prepares to wed for the third time, a man (Caveh Zahedi) reviews his past problems with women. After moving to Paris and sampling the wares of French prostitutes, he becomes obsessed with sex and continually wrecks his romantic relationships by turning to hookers to satisfy his desires.

Critics Consensus

I Am a Sex Addict takes a penetrating look at troublesome compulsions, although its unsurprisingly self-indulgent focus may test the limits of some viewers.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3/5

Jul 1, 2006

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Michael Wilmington

Chicago Tribune

Candor wins points almost anywhere, and that's what Zahedi has, in spades.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 15, 2006

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

The narrowness of [Zahedi's] sexual repertoire is the springboard for a charming and boundless homemade sort of filmmaking.

Rated: 3/4

May 5, 2006

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

The movie nonetheless can't sustain the thin interest of a man's obsession with outlaw fellatio.

Rated: C

Sep 24, 2007

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Eric Monder

Film Journal International

This strange little movie is a mixed bag, hard to eagerly recommend but also hard to completely dismiss.

Mar 1, 2007

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

a fun and unique movie that isn't soon forgotten

Rated: 4/5

Sep 30, 2006

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I am a prostitute and I love my vagina

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/19

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Audience Member

Occasionally funny but more often comes off as merely self-indulgent.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

sometimes i was losing track..but it's one fine movie,you gonna enjoy the autobiographical tale,the scenes..and the great dare by the filmmaker to discuss all his fetishes and relationships in front of the camera :)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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It's like something between documentary & mockumentary with a Woody Allen-ish kind of humour, Sometimes annoying sometimes funny sometimes uninteresting , sometimes pretentious & sometimes interesting

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

a story with such an original intimacy and narration. it is above normal cinema!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

A very charming biographical comedy/drama that is quite powerful without letting you know so until the final hammer drops. An intensely personal memoir that plays in the Woody Allen school of relational ups and downs. My favorite things was every time Caveh would break in and remind us that this was a film, especially when he would show us the real people the characters were based on. This is great independent cinema in a way that completely reminds me that art can happen in very interesting ways. A great find ( via Netflix streaming)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Synopsis

As he prepares to wed for the third time, a man (Caveh Zahedi) reviews his past problems with women. After moving to Paris and sampling the wares of French prostitutes, he becomes obsessed with sex and continually wrecks his romantic relationships by turning to hookers to satisfy his desires.

Director: Caveh Zahedi
Producer: Thomas Logoreci, Greg Watkins, Caveh Zahedi
Screenwriter: Caveh Zahedi
Production Co: Reinventing the Wheel
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Apr 5, 2006
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 10, 2017
Runtime: 1h 38m