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The 10 Best Movie Nude Scenes of All Time

Are you looking for the top ten best movie nude scenes of all time, plus some unforgettable honorable mentions? Then you are in the right place at the right time, my friend. We combed through our comprehensive celebrity nudity database to bring you the ten movie nude scenes that made headlines and rocked the world.

So, what makes a great nude scene? A great nude scene highlights a woman's natural beauty in an iconic way that sticks with us long after the flick ends. These are the scenes that we see every time we close our eyes. Artistry, cultural shifts, sex appeal, and even sometimes humor collide to create something truly special in each of these scenes.

For a nude scene to be included on this list, it needs to appear in a movie (naturally) and be sexy and timeless. Tons of nude scenes come and go, but every once in a while, we're lucky enough to witness true greatness. With the proliferation of streaming options, it may seem like naked celebrities are a dime a dozen these days. But not the top ten movie nude scenes. No sir. What you are about to witness is true greatness. Keep scrolling to check out the full best movie nude scenes of all time, featuring nude heavy hitters like Sydney Sweeney, Demi Moore, Margot Robbie, and more.

10) Anne Hathaway Nude in Havoc

Hathaway shed her squeaky clean Disney image (she rose to stardom in 2001's The Princess Diaries) in this shocking masturbation scene. Anne took a page out of the good-girl-gone-bad playbook by playing a rich girl who explores her wild side by shacking up with gangsters. Her character explores her burgeoning sexuality thirsty-six minutes into Havoc when we see Anne Hathaway topless while fingering herself under her underwear - all while being videotaped! While poorly received by critics, Anne Hathaway's nude scenes in Havoc remain very popular here at Mr. Skin decades after the flick's release. Hathaway would go on to deliver another incredible nude performance in Love & Other Drugs, but to this day nothing can top Havoc.

9) Salma Hayek Nude in Frida

Salma Hakey is an ageless sex symbol who has pleased generations of men with her incredible nude performances. Naturally, Salma can't be left off any list of the top ten best movie nude scenes of all time. For her breast performance, check out her Oscar-nominated role as the titular Mexican artist in Frida. The movie won two Oscars including best music, but will be best remembered for the lesbian Salma Hayek sex scene! She has some of the best natural breasts of any actress, and you can check them out as she confidently lays in bed while greeting her lover.

8) Demi Moore Nude in Striptease

If you loved Demi Moore nude in The Substance, you'll really love her notorious stripping movie Striptease. She became the highest-paid actress in the world when she earned a cool $12.5 million for this shocking role. Demi received criticism for both her massive payday and the explicit nature of Striptease - unfairly so, as big paydays and shamelessly sexy roles would later define the careers of many young actresses. Moore proved with The Substance that she's a brave actress who is game for anything, and she really put her all into the Striptease scene, showcasing her truly flawless body while writhing around on stage topless for a room full of lucky men.

7) Sharon Stone Nude in Basic Instinct

Delivery can make or break a nude scene, and no one delivered a shock quite like Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct. Her sexy sociopathic character stops her interrogator mid-sentence when she uncrosses her legs in a skirt to reveal that she's not wearing any underwear! The scene went viral before virality was a thing, with everyone imitating the iconic shot. Basic Instinct is directed by auteur Paul Verhoeven and was nominated for two Oscars. Stone later claimed that she didn't know the scene would make it into the film's final cut, further adding to this shot's lasting allure and controversy.

6) Phoebe Cates Nude in Fast Times At Ridgemont High

Phoebe Cates was every boy's big crush in the 80s, and she kept her adoring fans satiated with a trio of legendary nude titles - Paradise (1982), Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982), and Private School (1983). Her most iconic scene can be found in Fast Times, where she provides Judge Reinhold with some spank bank material as he fantasizes about her being topless as he masturbates. This impeccably shot slow-motion scene of Cates getting out of the pool and popping her bikini top is sexy, lighthearted, vibrant, and all-around fun, and encapsulates everything audiences love about 80s sex comedies.

5) Sydney Sweeney Nude in The Voyeurs

Let's make the jump from an 80s sex symbol to a modern-day one. Sydney Sweeney has emerged as the ultimate Gen-Z sex symbol with her out-of-control curves, complete with some of the best natural breasts we've ever seen. Sweeney exudes confidence and loves to show off what the good Lord blessed her with, as evidenced by her uninhibited nude sex scenes. The Voyeurs won't be remembered for its critical reception, but it will be remembered for Sweeney's many topless shots. The plot about a couple who become sexually entwined with the folks in an apartment overlooking theirs is begging for some memorable nude scenes, and nothing can compare to Sweeney writhing in ecstasy while riding her man and being spied on at the same time.

4) Jennifer Lawrence Nude in No Hard Feelings

Jennifer Lawrence mounted her career comeback in the sexiest way possible. After earning an Oscar for 2012's Silver Linings Playbook and her role as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games franchise, the "it" girl found mixed success with a string of middling titles before roaring back into the headlines for all the right reasons with her 2023's No Hard Feelings. In fact we can thank Jenn's bold performance for helping bring the sex comedy back into fashion. She throws caution to the wind by brawling with some bullies on the beach completely nude! This fully nude Jennifer Lawrence scene became instantly iconic and will be buzzed about for decades to come. The fact that her body looks incredible doesn't hurt.

3) Rosario Dawson in Trance

There are full frontal nude shots, and there are full frontal nude shots, and Rosario Dawson's nude role in 2013's Trance is the latter. She shows her fully shaved beaver and huge breasts while confidently walking toward the camera with a grand total of zero clothes on. Dawson is no stranger to nudity, showing her bush in another nude scene in Trance and the 2004 historical epic Alexander. The Danny Boyle-directed Trance was moderately well-received by critics, but let's be honest, in another fifty years, folks won't be revisiting this movie for the plot. They'll be doing it for the slot.

2) Margot Robbie in The Wolf Of Wall Street

Aussie blonde bombshell Margot Robbie burst into the mainstream as Leonardo DiCaprio's trophy wife in 2013's The Wolf Of Wall Street. Robbie didn't waste any time delivering the money shot, wowing her hubby - and the world at large - by stepping into the doorframe fully naked! Barbie is anatomically correct and fully shaved. Robbie's first nude role is not just her most iconic, but one of the most iconic nude scenes ever caught on film. Her rising star, audacious performance, and too-good-to-be-true looks combined to create a nude scene that the world will never forget.

1) Eva Green in The Dreamers

Think of a better nude role than Eva Green in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers. We'll wait. Actually we won't, because we don't have the rest of our lives. Why is this the best nude scene of all time? Not only was 2003's The Dreamers Eva Green's first nude title, but it was her first-ever movie. She shed all of her inhibitions - and her clothes - to play one half of a horny French brother-sister duo who seduce an American played by Michael Pitt in 1960s Paris. Same. Almost all of the scenes in The Dreamers reference various works of art and movies, and in the flick's most iconic scene - the best nude scene of all time - Green dons black opera gloves to give the illusion that she's the Venus De Milo. She tells Michael Pitt that with no arms and hands, she is helpless, and then she saunters over to get eaten out on the edge of the bed. That's how you do it.

Honorable Mention Naked Scenes

We can't round up the ten greatest nude scenes of all time without omitting some very worthy movies. While the ladies below didn't make the cut for this list, they all delivered incredible nudity that everyone should know about. Mikey Madison's Oscar-winning performance as a sex worker in Anora led to some memorable nude moments, and while they add up to one of the sexiest roles in recent memory, no one scene stood out to us. The same can be said for Emma Stone's unhinged nude role in Poor Things, where she plays a horny Frankenstein woman looking for sex anywhere she can get it. Nicole Kidman made headlines for her sexy performance alongside then real-life husband Tom Cruise in Eyes Wide Shut, Pam Grier further cemented her legacy as a sex symbol in Coffy, and Porky's became the gold standard for 80s sex comedies with the iconic high school girls shower scene.

Conclusion: All-Time Best Nude Scenes

A great nude scene is contingent on a variety of factors, including star power, context, historical importance, and of course, the all-important sex appeal. We're fortunate enough to live in a time when Hollywood has cycled through many nudity trends, like prestigious biographies (Salma Hayek in Frida), 80s sex comedies (Phoebe Cates in Fast Times), shocking R-rated Oscar contender (Margot Robbie in The Wolf Of All Street), and raunchy A-list comdies (Jennifer Lawrence in No Hard Feelings). Though times may change, you can always count on us to keep you abreast of the most important movie nudity moments.

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