Nella California di metà Ottocento, nel pieno della corsa all'oro, la giovane Angel si aspetta solo il peggio dalla vita e da chi la circonda. Costretta a prostituirsi sin da bambina, prova odio nei confronti di se stessa e degli uomini che è costretta ad accontentare. Tuttavia, l'incontro con Michael Hosea, un contadino convinto che Dio vuole diventi sua moglie, cambia il corso del suo destino. Le circostanze la costringono ad accettare la proposta facendo sì che scopra presto che non c'è ferita che l'amore non possa guarire.

1917, gli ultimi mesi in cui la prostituzione è legale nel quartiere a luci rosse di New Orleans. Hattie lavora nell'elegante bordello di Madame Nell, e ha con sé la figlia dodicenne, Violet. Quest'ultima sarà affascinata dal fotografo Ernest J. Bellocq quando questi farà una serie di fotografie a sua madre. Intanto Nell mette all'asta la verginità della ragazzina, che Hattie, sposandosi e trasferendosi fuori città, abbandona.

Emma, a French novelist aged 27, decide to go to Berlin and join a brothel to uncover the prostitution world, the subject of her new book. Such as gonzo journalism, Emma become a prostitute and her experience, which was supposed to last a few weeks, will last two years. Was writing her book an excuse for Emma to live a shameful fantasy?

McCabe è un millantatore senz'arte né parte. Constance è invece una entraîneuse di carattere decisa a difendere a tutti i costi la sua casa d'appuntamento, che una compagnia mineraria vorrebbe far demolire. I due si alleano per lottare insieme contro il sopruso annunciato.

Doc, who has just moved to Cannery Row, realizes that the only entertainment is the brothel. There he meets the spunky Suzy and they fall in love, giving them both a renewed chance at life.

After a judge passes away under suspicious circumstances, Kim Wheeler, an attorney who is appointed as a judge for Nevada's 5th district after the former judge's death, finds herself covering a circuit that stretches between Las Vegas and Reno — a rugged, often desolate area where anything and everything can happen. As the investigation into the death intensifies, Kim's sister Kris, who runs the local brothel, becomes the prime suspect.

Thymiane, figlia di un farmacista, è violentata dall'assistente del padre e resa incinta. Il bambino nasce ma muore quasi subito. Thymiane viene rinchiusa in una casa di correzione, da cui evade per lavorare in un bordello. Qui conosce un giovane ma dopo la morte di quest'ultimo ne sposa lo zio, diventando una signora per bene. Melodramma sulla complessa carriera di una ragazza che passa attraverso l'inferno della prostituzione per giungere ai fasti della società borghese: il regista Pabst sarcasticamente dipinge i crimini e misfatti di una società in disfacimento, avvalendosi del fascino morboso della bella e dotata Louise Brooks.

Set within the super-rich jet-set society of Paris, Richard Harris portrays a man whose life is gradually being destroyed. From sexual trauma to financial disaster, he slowly descends into a world of insanity, perversion and finally the bottomless pit!

The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows Christine Painter as the down-at-heel waitress who, with the help of prostitute Shirley and cross-dressing Wing Commander Morten, seeks to up her earnings by turning her suburban home into a brothel. Before long she and her girls are chaining up judges, spanking Generals and attending to the needs of Honourable Members. Christine sees herself as providing a vital service to these harmless pervs and when finally the house is busted and the case comes to court, it's fair to say that the presiding judge isn't unfamiliar with her work.

Liam Liu unwittingly gets involved with a high school girl. He suddenly has to go to China after learning from his father that he has inherited his grandmother's home in Shanghai. He's not very appreciative of his Chinese roots and at first only wants to sell the house and get back to the U.S. as fast as possible. He gets a taste of the Chinese culture and ends up having some big decisions to make

Amsterdam, prima metà degli anni ’80. Frank e Jack si innamorano lavorando insieme nella “House of Boys”, un cabaret gay gestito da “Madame” che impiega una serie di ragazzi con varie problematiche alle spalle, che cantano e ballano seminudi. La brusca sterzata arriva quando Jack si ritrova malato di Aids e il dramma, l’amore e la morte, esplodono prepotenti nella vita dei due.

A taxi driver with a tragic past sees an opportunity for redemption when he encounters a woman sold into prostitution. Wanting to help her escape, he has to deal with the wrath of the brothel madam.

The story of two lads from Belfast as they stumble their way through the London gay underworld in search of 'gainful employment'. This being the offering of sexual favours to older gay men in order to subsidise their respective giros. 9 Dead Gay Guys is a high-camp send-up of gay stereotypes.

Al Pereira is hired by Lina, the wife of a wealthy man, to recover some compromising photos. She has sex with him by way of a retainer. In the course of his investigation, Al is obliged to commit a couple of murders... and he's left holding the bag when Lina turns out not to be what she seems to be.

It is a story of the innermost secrets and the sordid happenings of a house of prostitution, ruled over by a tyrannical Madam and a ruthless professional Procurer.

Jenny is carrying the child of a young man who dies in the San Francisco earthquake (1906). After giving birth, she decides to place her child in the custody of a wealthy married couple. Years later, thanks to the protection of a corrupt politician, she becomes the main "madame" of San Francisco, in addition to participating in various illegal activities.

This film is adapted from author Rong Wongsawan's best selling novel. It follows the lives, loves and lusts of men and women whose relationships start in a high class brothel 50 years. This post war story focuses on love and relationships between the brothel madam, a pimp, young prostitutes and customers that are in love with a girl but suffer because she to go with other customers to earn money, customers that marry girls and other issues.

The French female pioneer of immersion journalism, Maryse Choisy, who infiltrated in 1928 the prostitution underworld of Paris. Posing as a chambermaid, a lesbian bar dancer and more, she wrote a very successful and scandalous book about that avant-garde experience, and changed her mind about this world and these women's difficult condition.

Documentary on the "Chicken Ranch," a legal Nevada brothel.