The Sessions

2012

95 min

6.9

Ends at

Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides to investigate the possibility of experiencing sex himself. When his overtures toward a caregiver scare her away, he books an appointment with sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen-Greene to lose his virginity.

Budget

$1,000,000

Genre

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Director

Ben Lewin

Country

United States of America

Cast & Crew

John Hawkes

Helen Hunt

William H. Macy

Moon Bloodgood

Annika Marks

Adam Arkin

Rhea Perlman

W. Earl Brown

Robin Weigert

Blake Lindsley

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The Sessions

Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides to investigate the possibility of experiencing sex himself. When his overtures toward a caregiver scare her away, he books an appointment with sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen-Greene to lose his virginity.

  • John Hawkes

  • Helen Hunt

  • William H. Macy

  • Moon Bloodgood

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