Love is in the air – and it feels… sexy. This Valentine’s Day, the HERO team have revealed their favourite steamy movies to get hearts racing and temperatures rising on this special day for lovers everywhere. Whether you choose to watch these on your own or with company, either way, enjoy yourself.

Alex James Taylor, Editor

Wild Things by John McNaughton, 1998
“It’s Florida in the 80s. It’s hot, sweaty and dangerous. Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell and Denise Richards are a debauched threesome and there are twists at every turn. It’s a world of deviance and seduction, where fights turn into make-out sessions and the deep basslines of Morphine set the tone. It’s what teenage awakenings are built on.”

Peghah Maleknejad, Fashion Director

Fear by James Foley, 1996
“The ultimate bad-boy-corrupts-a-good-girl story with lots of steam, an unforgettable rollercoaster scene and a stunning performance from Alessia Milano as the ‘up to no good’ best friend.”

Ella Joyce, Features Editor

Eyes Wide Shut by Stanley Kubrick, 1999
“Jealousy, obsession, mystery, and desire, Stanley Kubrick’s 90s erotic thriller is a surreal trip into the art of seduction. Starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, Kidman’s confession of unfulfilled sexual fantasies causes Cruise to embark on a bizarre, night-long odyssey of lust-filled masquerade balls and steamy debauchery.”

Keeley Dawson, Fashion Editor

Querelle by Jene Genet, 1982
“Gay sex, gay murder, gay sailors. Looks like it’s been filmed at a perennial sunset. It’s hot, steamy and dangerous.”

Barry Pierce, Fashion Writer

Trouble Every Day by Claire Denis, 2001
“A film where love is all-consuming, literally. Béatrice Dalle and Vincent Gallo, lots of blood and lust, some of the most unforgettable sex scenes you’ll ever see. One for the freaks.”

Davey Sutton, Fashion Editor-at-Large

Lost Highway by David Lynch, 1997
“Any sex scene that involves a car, fire and This Mortal Coil’s Song to the Siren is sexy in my book. Balthazar Getty whispering “I want you” to Patricia Arquette and her replying with “you’ll never have me” couldn’t be hotter.”