Top 30 Iconic Nude Scenes In Movies
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Lights, camera, controversy! Join us as we count down the most iconic, talked-about, and culturally significant nude scenes in cinema history! From boundary-pushing classics to unforgettable modern moments, these scenes sparked debates, launched careers, and left lasting impressions on pop culture. What was the first nude movie scene you ever saw? Share your story in the comments below!
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@WatchMojo
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
What was the first nude movie scene you ever saw? Share your story in the comments below!
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@thomholbrook7286
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Mickey Rooney?!?!
@JoeyHubbard89
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Now I may have not seen all of the films on this list, most of which I’ve never actually even heard of; but I will say a few things about some of the ones I have seen on here…
I saw Showgirls several times on cable tv about a year or two after it came out in theaters. When I was growing up in the 1990s, My maternal grandmother, may she rest in peace, she used to have to take care of me a lot and I would have to stay at her apartment. More often than not, Showgirls would be on her tv while I was in the room with her, and no matter when, I always seemed to catch the Skinny Dipping scene between Elizabeth Berkley and Kyle MacLachlan. So she was literally my first ever exposure to the beauty of a naked woman, even though I was too young to understand what was happening, let alone appreciate it.
The original Wild Things, I saw it years after it was released. I have the original version on digital and have the unrated director’s cut on dvd. It’s a very tasteful movie. That makeout pool scene between Denise and Neve, so exciting.
I first saw American Pie when I was 11 years old. I’d convinced my mom to rent it so I could watch it. Even though I’d already seen the aforementioned skinny dipping scene from Showgirls, I still like to credit Shannon’s big scene as my first real exposure to female nudity in a movie. Of course, knowing now that her dirty pillows had in fact been fake by that time, I don’t enjoy it as much anymore.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High will always be one of my most favorite movies. But I feel like Phoebe Cates’ scene heavily overshadows the just as fantastic nude scenes from her costar Jennifer Jason Leigh. Those scenes are just as tasteful.
I’ve only seen Titanic a couple of times, but Kate’s scene is forever iconic.
To this day, I have not seen Swordfish and therefore haven’t seen Halle Berry’s famous scene. I need to rectify that.
Now then, I’d like to add a few honorable mentions of movies with great nude scenes that some of you might not even know about.
The topless tattooing scene from Foxfire featuring Angelina Jolie, Hedy Burress and Jenny Shimizu.
Every nude scene in the 1995 movie Carried Away with Amy Irving, Dennis Hopper and Amy Locane.
And the love scene in the LGBTQ film; the Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love.
@jdscottphd
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Calling Mickey Rourke "Mickey Rooney" is the highest compliment anyone has ever paid to Rourke. And Rooney was one of the most disliked people in film history.
@georgeharris6851
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Julie Andrews in SOB is one of the mist iconic.
@whitleysdollhouse877
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
If I was new, I wouldn't mind being in a iconic nude scene of a horror movie and that'll be so awesome
@SteelPumpkin75
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Red Sparrow.
@SteelPumpkin75
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Meg Ryan . "In the Cut".
@SteelPumpkin75
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Boogie Nights doesn't count. That was plastic. This even says prosthetic.
@EricWood-tm3oq
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
There’s no such thing as an iconic nude scene… Mojo has dropped the ball with this one big time
@occularmalice
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Wow, Mickey Rooney is looking great for a 66 year old in 9 1/2 weeks.
@TheDukeofMadness
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Sylvia Kristel in Emmanuelle. When I was 9. My brother showed me it.
@Jeremiah_Rivers76
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Ah, the infamous “French girls” scene from Titanic.
@carelessyt654
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
washedmojo
@GriffinBrian2
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
I'll never forget Bert from Walk Hard
@jakewilson4679
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Fast Times at Ridgemont High was the first one i remember. 😊 or maybe Caddyshack
@zekesanonymity
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Henry and June was not the first NC17 movie. It was the first made after the rule. Many older movies that were rated single X were transferred to the rating. The real first was The Secret Sex Lives of Romeo and Juliet. It was made in 1969 and first rated X.
@ronniefranco512
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
How is Titanic only 10???
@desertstar35
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
As Watchmojo mentioned, I would question whether the nudity was relevant to the story, (i.e. Titanic, Shame, Shape of Water), or was it put there for shock value. It's certainly a topic of debate.
@godemperorofmankind3.091
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
it feels like you've done this video idea thirty times already
@jordanhurd1988
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Airplane!
@sarahgavin-x9o
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Point break- Where they raid RCHP singer’s crib
@wlewis19760
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
You left out the Revenge of the Nerds "We've got bush" scene and the changing room scene in Mallrats.
@meropale
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
A Room with a View (1985) with Julian Sands, Rupert Graves and Simon Callow romping in and around a pond in the buff.
@maryjohnson9474
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
First nude scene I saw was in an Robbie Benson movie call Jory! Girl walked in to an river to take a bath, was a back shot of the girl 😊😮😅
@joshthemediocre7824
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
It's Mickey Rourke, nobody is trying to see Mickey Rooney naked, he was even old in the early 80's!
@SolidDante611
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Does WatchMojo know how to count? They went from 3 to 1.
@RVDDP2501
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
some of the onscreen numbers are wrong
@BB-pw9xm
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
The amount of ads is just gross
@KenAdams2287
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Shannon Elizabeth's nude scene was absolutely glorious in 'American Pie 🥧' 🎥😊😍🥰.
@lisashafer9
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
In The Antichrist William Dafoe had to have a body double.
@exodia9817
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
#30 Wild Things
#29 The Dreamers
#28 Showgirls
#27 Bad Lieutenant
#26 9 ½ Weeks
#25 The Wolf of Wall Street
#24 10
#23 American Gigolo
#22 Swordfish
#21 Eyes Wide Shut
#20 Team America: World Police
#19 Women in Love
#18 Cannibal Holocaust
#17 Porky's
#16 I Am Curious (Yellow)
#15 Blow-Up
#14 Ecstasy
#13 The Shape of Water
#12 Henry and June
#11 The Graduate
#10 Titanic
#9 Forgetting Sarah Marshall
#8 Shame
#7 Fritz the Cat
#6 American Pie
#5 Boogie Nights
#4 Halloween
#3 Fast Times at Ridgemont High
#2 Y tu mamá también
#1 Basic Instinct
@knuclear200x
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
My favorite kind of list
@anjoLas
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Porkys was THE BEST !!!
The origin of the American Pie !!!
@hiddleicious7962
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
The Shape of Water love scene was just beautiful. I knew it would be on this list
@Nathan-f4t3z
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Julie Warner in 'Doc Hollywood' was the 1st nude scene I'd ever saw. I was a very happy 4th grader, ha.
@Nathan-f4t3z
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Kim Basinger…accept no substitutes.
@CelebrityGamerTV
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
When I first saw American Pie in 2007, I was 13, I got my first erection when Shannon Elizabeth got naked.
@Nathan-f4t3z
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
Eva Green has no shame in her game. Check out Sin City 2.
@barney7822
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
XES SELLS
@Cosmo3224
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
"Number 18: everyone" is pretty crazy
@phoenixred2814
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 am
THE GOON HAUNTS YOU
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