The Sessions (2012)

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.

Genres: Drama, Romance, Comedy

What to watch after The Sessions

• The Doctor (1991) — Same feel: empathetic, emotional
• The Words (2012)
• Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
• Hitchcock (2012)
• The Master (2012)
• The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)