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Search a category, movie, episode, or logged winner.Complete registerThe Mallory Rubin award for did this movie need a better sex scene?Back to index
One-night-onlyThe Mallory Rubin award for did this movie need a better sex scene?A bespoke category preserved exactly as it appeared in the transcript-derived ledger.13episodes77% resolved
- Calls logged
- 13
- Declared
- 6
- Apparent
- 4
- Left open
- 3
- First logged
- Aug 8, 2022
- Latest logged
- Feb 2, 2026
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- Apparent consensusFeb 2, 2026 · ~1:20:00Wild Things · 1998yes, especially the missing explicit shower sceneEpisode
They argue the film needed at least one more explicit sex beat, ideally the planned shower scene, plus a masturbation beat for Sam.
Runner-up · a scene of Sam masturbating while Gloria watches - DeclaredJan 13, 2026 · ~56:00What Lies Beneath · 2000noEpisode
They decide the movie does not need a fuller sex scene because the glimpses already fit the film's restrained, teasing tone.
- DeclaredJun 30, 2025 · ~56:00After Hours · 1985NoEpisode
They explicitly decide the movie does not need a better sex scene, while acknowledging a couple of places where the film could have gotten weirder.
Runner-up · Maybe the punk club or sculpture-space scenes could have gone further - DeclaredFeb 24, 2025 · ~56:00Crash · 2004Brendan Fraser and Nona Gaye should have had sex on screenEpisode
They argue the movie would have benefited from an explicit Brendan Fraser-Nona Gaye sex scene.
- Left openJan 6, 2025 · ~1:28:00Den of Thieves (Live from L.A.) · 2018No clear winner recordedEpisode
They concluded the movie did not need an added or improved sex scene and moved on without naming a winner.
- Left openAug 13, 2024 · ~1:20:00The Grand Budapest Hotel · 2014No clear winner recordedEpisode
They joked about the sex scene prompt but did not support any clear winner beyond the existing old-lady encounter.
Runner-up · none - Apparent consensusJul 23, 2024 · ~1:12:00No Way Out · 1987the limo sex sceneEpisode
They thought the limo encounter was steamy but oddly staged and could have gone further.
- DeclaredDec 19, 2023 · ~56:00National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation · 1989yes, it needed a better sex sceneEpisode
The hosts agree the movie could have used a more fully developed sex scene, especially given Beverly D’Angelo’s energy in the nude material.
- Apparent consensusSep 26, 2023 · ~1:12:00The Big Chill · 1983NoEpisode
They agree the movie does not need a better sex scene and joke that the strange Harold-and-Sarah scene is enough.
- DeclaredJul 4, 2023 · ~48:00Primal Fear · 1996yesEpisode
They agree the movie could have used a stronger sex scene, beyond the disturbing homemade porno footage.
Runner-up · the homemade porno is the closest substitute - Apparent consensusApr 11, 2023 · ~48:00Indecent Proposal · 1993The movie does not need the yacht sex scene shownEpisode
They conclude the film is better by withholding the Gage-Diana sex scene and letting the mystery stand.
Runner-up · null - Left openNov 22, 2022 · ~1:20:00Body Heat · 1981No clear winner recordedEpisode
They conclude the movie’s sex scenes are already strong enough, so no better sex scene is chosen.
- DeclaredAug 8, 2022 · ~1:04:00School Ties · 1992yes, it needed more sex scenesEpisode
Mallory argued for adding explicit sex or sex-adjacent scenes throughout the film, and the others agreed the movie needed more sex.