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2015…what a year, amirite? During each of the final days of the year, the Decider staff will be counting down our favorite and most memorable moments of 2015. If you happen to miss an installment along the way, don’t fret! You can follow all the action on our official Best 15 Of 2015 hub page.
2015 was a pretty sexy year. Not to mention groundbreaking. Between the big and small screens, audiences worldwide were privy to watching all creeds, colors, shapes, sizes, orientations, and genders strip down and get it on in unforgettable fashion. And while there are certainly plenty of steamy moments to choose from, we took it upon ourselves to narrow down our favorites to the most memorable, which was tougher than you might think.
Below are fifteen of the hottest and craziest tales from the sheets… the car… the kitchen counter… the prison library… the — you know what? — why don’t you take a look reminisce for yourself? Without further ado, we present the sexiest sex scenes on film and TV in 2015, ranked based on a their ability to push the envelope as well as their sensuous nature. Just make sure your boss isn’t looking over your shoulder while you’re flipping through because the following gallery is not — I repeat — not suitable for work.
WHO?: Amy Schumer and John Cena as Amy and Steven
WHAT MADE IT LEGENDARY?: This awkward couple of minutes established muscle man John Cena as a bona fide comedic gem who's incapable of talking dirty.
[Where to stream Trainwreck]Gif: Universal Pictures
WHO?: Robin Wright and Kevin Spacey as Claire and Frank Underwood
WHAT MADE IT LEGENDARY?: Even though it left you with a bad taste in your mouth (for lack of a better analogy), this was the first and only time in the series we see The Underwoods get intimate, which is pretty darn legendary.
[Where to stream House of Cards]Gif: Netflix
WHO?: Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan as Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey
WHAT MADE IT LEGENDARY?: Ties, knots, blindfolds, and vaginal beads: no matter your feelings on Fifty Shades of Grey, its use of toys is unprecedented.
[Where to stream Fifty Shades of Grey]Gif: Focus Features
WHO?: Taraji P. Henson and Terrance Howard as Cookie and Lucious Lyon
WHAT MADE IT LEGENDARY?: Was anyone else shouting, "FINALLY!!! DON'T STOP!!!" as Cookie and Lucious got it on? No? Just us, then? Liars.
[Where to stream Empire]Gif: Fox
WHO?: Taylor Schilling and Laura Prepon as Piper Chapman and Alex Vause
WHAT MADE IT LEGENDARY?: There's break up sex, there's make up sex, and then there's Piper and Alex's library hate sex.
[Where to stream Orange Is the New Black]Gif: Netflix
WHO?: Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn as Olivia Pope and Fitz Grant
WHAT MADE IT LEGENDARY?: Olivia Pope got to see the Washington Monument once again. And we're not talking about the statue.
[Where to stream Scandal]Gif: ABC
WHO?: Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan as Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser
WHAT MADE IT LEGENDARY?: The tension leading up to this earth-shaking sex scene was one of the hottest, most beautiful pairings of two of the palest individuals on the planet.
[Where to stream Outlander]Gif: Starz
WHO?: Emily Tyra and Some Dude as Mia and Some Dude
WHAT MADE IT LEGENDARY?: Mia had us at [insert sexual pleasure noise here] when we were introduced in the first fifteen minutes of the raunchy ballet drama.
[Where to stream Flesh and Bone]Gif: Starz
WHO?: Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara as Carol Aird and Therese Belivet
WHAT MADE IT LEGENDARY?: Haynes' direction isn't necessarily explicit, but instead makes the long awaited sex scene between Carol and Therese intimate and beautiful, which is sometimes more unforgettable than the purposefully raunchy scenes on this countdown.
[ Carol is now in theaters]Gif: Number 9 FIlms
WHO?: Krysten Ritter and Mike Colter as Jessica Jones and Luke Cage
WHAT MADE IT LEGENDARY?: They broke. The bed. Need we say more?
[Where to stream Marvel's Jessica Jones]Gif: Netflix
WHO?: Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo, and Ana de Armas as Evan, Genesis, and Bel
WHAT MADE IT LEGENDARY?: Of course Keanu Reeves can bed two bombshells half his age during a hurricane. He's The One.
[Where to stream Knock Knock]Gif: Black Bear Pictures
WHO?: Allison Williams and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Marnie Michaels and Desi
WHAT MADE IT LEGENDARY?: Despite Marnie's insufferable existence, she quickly became the anilingus heroine of 2015 by participating in some good ol' fashioned butt nuzzling.
[Where to stream Girls]Gif: HBO
WHO?: Karren Karagulian and Mya Taylor as Razmik and Alexandra
WHAT MADE IT LEGENDARY?: Not only was it groundbreaking to see a man pleasure a trans working woman, but the non-invasive camerawork from director Sean Baker allowed for one of the most inventive oral sex scenes of recent memory. But seriously, try not thinking about it the next time you're in a car wash.
[Where to stream Tangerine]Gif: Duplass Brothers Productions
WHO?: Abbi Jacobson and Stephen Schneider as Abbi Abrams and Jeremy Santos
WHAT MADE IT LEGENDARY?: To peg or not to peg? Abbi Jacobson showed Jeremy who's boss in this perennial episode of Broad City that made us ladies stand up and cheer.
[Where to stream Broad City]Gif: Comedy Central
WHO?: Karl Gusman, Aomi Muyock, and Klara Kristin as Murphy, Electra, and Omi
WHAT MADE IT LEGENDARY?: Not only was this steamy threesome unsimulated, but it was in 3D! Without further ado, we award Gaspar Noé and his glorified porno with the hottest, most unforgettable sex scene of the year.
[Where to stream Love]Gif: Les Cinémas de la Zone
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