Summary
Emmanuelle, the sexiest woman in the world, endures a streak of bad luck that begins when she's stripped by a mob of adoring fans at an international film festival. Emmanuelle's lousy luck continues when she's abducted from her yacht off the South of France and forced to submit to the erotic desires of an Arab sheik.
Good for
- Background watch
- Drop-in friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 43GoodWatch 44
Letterboxd · 433 ratings2.7/5
IMDb3.2
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −23 min on the typical 108
typical 10885Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Released
1987
January 7, 1987
39 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityIntense
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 3 moreDirecting · 1
- Walerian Borowczyk Director, Screenplay
Writing · 3
- Howard R. Cohen Screenplay
- Alex Cunningham Screenplay
- Emmanuelle Arsan Idea
Production · 2
- Alain Siritzky Producer
- Otto Weisser Casting
Camera · 2
- Max Monteillet Director of Photography
- Zoran Hochstätter Additional Photography
Editing · 5
- Emmanuelle Simon Editor
- Jocelyne Aguado Editor
- Françoise Merville Editor
- Sophie Durand Editor
- Franck Mathieu Editor
Sound · 1
- Pierre Bachelet Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Steve Greenberg Production Design
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The Emmanuelle series
Film 5 of 7 · after Emmanuelle 4 · then Emmanuelle 6
- Emmanuelle (1974)
GoodWatch score 43Film 1
- Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman (1975)
GoodWatch score 44Film 2
- Emmanuelle 3 (1977)
GoodWatch score 43Film 3
- Emmanuelle 4 (1984)
GoodWatch score 40Film 4
- Emmanuelle 5 (1987)
GoodWatch score 43You're here
- Emmanuelle 6 (1988)
GoodWatch score 42Film 6
- Emmanuelle 7 (1993)
GoodWatch score 48Film 7
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