I Want Your Sex

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I Want Your Sex

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In Theaters Jul 31

1h 30m

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When fresh-faced Elliot (Cooper Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy (Olivia Wilde), his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his depth as Erika takes him on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder.

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One of indie stalwart Gregg Araki's most accessible works yet, this bawdy dramedy leverages well-judged performances by Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman to deliver incisive commentary on carnality and connection.

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Gregg Araki

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Olivia Wilde

Erika Tracy

Cooper Hoffman

Elliot

Mason Gooding

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Chase Sui Wonders

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Justin Chang

The New Yorker

7h

The verbal and visual building blocks of Araki’s comedy -- quick-witted one-liners, exuberant sex scenes, sartorial gags, garish décor -- express a dazzling, totalizing sense of optimism. Hoffman’s lummoxy charisma fits right into this scheme.

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Monica Castillo

AV Club

8h

B+

Araki’s silly, sexy, tongue-in-cheek skewering of cross-generational sexual attitudes is just as funny as it is thought-provoking.

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Stephen A. Russell

Time Out

Jun 16

Popping off with primary colours and phallic imagery, I Want Your Sex isn’t quite as explosive as Araki’s Teen Apocalypse Trilogy and could have used a tighter edit, but it’s still a real good time.

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Rachel Ho

Exclaim!

1h

7/10

'I Want Sex' raises intriguing questions. At times, the film handles its answers with the same faux provocateur superficiality of Erika's art, but, more often than not, it's an earnest attempt to reconcile the shifting generational perceptions.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

5h

4/5

I Want Your Sex is a peep show offering a satirical look at the art world, and attitudes about sex and desire, but it wouldn’t work nearly as well without the funny, dedicated performances from Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman.

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Greg Hyde

Under the Radar

6h

7.5/10

I Want Your Sex shows that, after 39 years in the business, Araki is still capable of directing work that is well-written, thoughtfully shot and cast, and consistently entertaining.

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Synopsis

When fresh-faced Elliot (Cooper Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy (Olivia Wilde), his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his depth as Erika takes him on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder.

Director: Gregg Araki
Producer: Gregg Araki, Seth Caplan, Teddy Schwarzman, Michael Heimler, Courtney Cunniff, Karley Sciortino
Screenwriter: Gregg Araki, Karley Sciortino, Karley Sciortino, Gregg Araki
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Black Bear
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Strong Sexual Content|Pervasive Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 31, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 30m