Movies with no sex and no/little romance
Note: If there is “little” romance, I mean you don’t see much, or it’s only a tiny part of the film, or it is only implied/talked about. Romance can be more vague and blurred than sexual content, so I think it deserves some leniency. Not all people see romance in certain gestures. Some people are oblivious to a romantic thing while others notice it. (Unlike sexual content, which is pretty clear and objective.)
Sorry if there is more romance than I remembered but I am pretty confident!
This will always be an incomplete list because I simply can’t watch every movie in existence, and there will always be new ones being made. And I can’t guarantee that you will like everything on this list. Some of these movies might be great, some might be shit. That’s not a factor to them being on the list.
Also trying to avoid too many children’s and horror movies, because they’re kind of obvious.
Sorry if there is more romance than I remembered but I am pretty confident!
This will always be an incomplete list because I simply can’t watch every movie in existence, and there will always be new ones being made. And I can’t guarantee that you will like everything on this list. Some of these movies might be great, some might be shit. That’s not a factor to them being on the list.
Also trying to avoid too many children’s and horror movies, because they’re kind of obvious.
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