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Dangerous Liaisons After Dark

Watch these together for the erotic thriller in all its forms, from Hitchcock-haunted De Palma and Verhoeven to studio-era obsession hits and their glossy modern heirs, where a stranger, a lover, or a houseguest turns a comfortable life into a trap.

These are mostly popular, easy-to-enjoy genre pleasures with a few cinephile favourites and cult oddities mixed in; they're steamy and suspenseful rather than demanding, so they make a good weekend binge.