prostitution theme

There is a character who sells sex for money in order to make a living.

51 total · 1 choice · 10 major · 40 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Jeanne Dielman 23 Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles (1975) choice Jeanne sold sex to provide for herself and her son after she became a widow.
columbo1971e8x03 major The sex therapist Dr. Joan Allenby had published a best-selling book, entitled "The Courtesan Complex", in which she advanced the theory that being a high-class prostitute is one of the most common sexual fantasies among women. Joan herself masqueraded as a sexually aggressive, glamorous prostitute named "Lisa".
ic1976e11 major Scilla, the Sicilian, was Rome's most renowned prostitute. She was humbled by Messalina, Rome's most promiscuous woman, in a tournament of sex.
movie: Cimmaron (1931) major Yancey was just about the only person in town to openly take the side of and defend the well-known prostitute Dixie Lee.
movie: Frankenhooker (1990) major Prostitution was amply feature: We saw the lives various prostitutes who were working under a pimp who was supplying them with crack. Jeff had numerous interactions with prostitutes. Elizabeth became the undead prostitute Frankenhooker.
movie: Idiocracy (2006) major The story repeatedly makes light of the main character Rita being a sex worker.
movie: Nights of Cabiria (1957) major The story concerned a prostitute and her activities.
movie: Pretty Woman (1990) major The story explores Vivian and her roommate Kit's lives as street prostitutes in Los Angeles.
movie: Taxi Driver (1976) major Iris was a child prostitute who Travis decided to save, despite the former's reluctance to be saved. The story ends with Travis killing Iris' pimp.
tftc1989e1x04 major Sylvia was a cheap street prostitute who dreamed of becoming a rich man's lover, then went for it.