Steamy Netflix Gems You Totally Missed

Before he became an Oscar darling with films like Gravity and Roma, Alfonso Cuarón first came onto many fans' radars with the remarkably sexy Y Tu Mamá También. A mishmash of genres that has a little something for everyone, it's part comedy, part coming-of-age drama, part road trip, and part magical realism. It's also very, very provocative.

Y Tu Mamá También focuses on the friendship between two boys, Julio and Tenoch, who decide to liven things up when their girlfriends travel out of the country. The boys meet an older woman named Luisa at a wedding and shamelessly flirt with her, eventually inviting her to a fictitious beach in an effort to impress her. The next day, after learning of her husband's infidelity, she takes them up on their offer, and they head out on a rambling road trip with no clear destination.

There are a whole lot of twists and turns in Y Tu Mamá También to keep you guessing. It's also masterfully shot, and elegantly written. But that's not what anyone thinks of first when they remember this movie: They think of the sexual chemistry between all three leads, played by Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal, and Maribel Verdú. All three are at the top of their game, and the energy between them is electric.

Gaspar Noé is notorious for boundary-pushing art cinema: Irreversible is probably his most well known work, but he's created plenty of other eye-popping movies, including Climax, I Stand Alone and Love. You can find Love on Netflix, but be warned: It's not for the faint of heart. There is a ton of full-on, unsimulated sex (meaning the actors are actually getting busy with one another) in this one. It's tastefully shot, but Love shows it all.

Love follows the story of an American film student named Murphy, who is in a relationship with a woman named Electra. Murphy and Electra have a threesome with another woman named Omi, and Murphy and Omi continue a physical relationship afterwards. Omi becomes pregnant, and she and Murphy decide to keep the child and begin their own relationship. 18 months later, Electra's mother calls, worried about her daughter's whereabouts. Murphy proceeds to reminisce about his relationship — in very graphic detail.

Love is a raw, erotic look at how we recall our past romantic exploits. The sex scenes leave absolutely nothing to the imagination: You might want to make sure your blinds are closed when you put this one on. It's widely regarded as one of Noé's weaker movies, but it's certainly not one of his most conventional.

Blue is the Warmest Color won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013, and for good reason: It boasts strong acting, masterful direction, and an excellent script. It's also very, very steamy.

Blue is the Warmest Color begins with a teenage girl named Adele, who begins to question her sexuality after encountering a woman with blue hair. She explores gay clubs, where she meets the blue-haired woman, who she learns is an art student named Emma. The two strike up a friendly relationship that eventually evolves into a passionate, romantic liaison. Their relationship is tested in many ways throughout the film, with the question of how well matched the two actually are often looming over things. They have sexual chemistry, but they might not have the makings of a truly solid bond.

There are multiple scenes of explicit sexuality in Blue is the Warmest Color, and many of them last for several minutes. The onscreen electricity between actresses Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos is ridiculous –- they're so good that the Palme d'Or was awarded to them as well as the film's director, a feat never before achieved at the legendary festival.

Rocco is a film that grapples with an extremely difficult question: Can you make an interesting documentary about the pornography industry without making that documentary pornographic? The ultimate answer is yes...ish.

Rocco examines the life and career of Italian adult film star Rocco Siffredi. It takes a fairly nuanced approach to the man and his chosen profession — but don't go thinking that means this film shies away from anything. When you're making a tell-all story about a pornographic actor, there's going to be a lot of discussion of his pornographic acting. Rocco generally avoids showing extremely explicit footage, but there's a lot of dirty stuff happening on the sets of his X-rated films. Quite a lot of sex unfolds on screen, but it's usually carefully edited to avoid showing anything too hardcore.

Rocco manages to paint a sympathetic portrait of a life few people truly understand. It's steamy, yes, but also deeply contemplative, and worth anyone's time.

Just to clarify, we aren't talking about the 2015 Will Smith film of the same name – we're talking about 2013's Concussion. This is one of the tamer films on the list, as far as what is actually shown (or, more importantly, what isn't), but it does take an interesting look at human sexuality and relationships.

Concussion is about a woman named Abby, who begins rethinking her marriage while sitting in the hospital after being hit in the head at her son's baseball game. She's happy with her wife Kate, but isn't feeling completely fulfilled by her. Abby eventually meets with an escort and decides she will spice up her life by trying sex work. She begins sleeping with several women, all while trying to hide her new life from her wife.

As Abby finds more and more excitement in her secret life, she starts to drive Kate away from her. It all comes to a head when Kate finds out about Abby's other job, and Abby is forced to decide exactly what she wants. Concussion isn't the most explicit movie, but it certainly boasts some sensual scenes.  Moreover, it's an intriguing look at what happens when someone wants something more, but doesn't exactly know what shape those desires might take.