The Sessions

The Sessions

The festival hit of the year!

2012•1h 35m•6.9/10

DramaRomanceComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(593)

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.

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Production

Such Much Films, Rhino Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

John Hawkes

John Hawkes

Mark

Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

Cheryl

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Father Brendan

Moon Bloodgood

Moon Bloodgood

Vera

Annika Marks

Annika Marks

Amanda

Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin

Josh

Rhea Perlman

Rhea Perlman

Mikvah Lady

W. Earl Brown

W. Earl Brown

Rod

Robin Weigert

Robin Weigert

Susan

Blake Lindsley

Blake Lindsley

Dr. Laura White

Ming Lo

Ming Lo

Clerk

Rusty Schwimmer

Rusty Schwimmer

Joan

Jennifer Kumiyama

Jennifer Kumiyama

Carmen

Tobias Forrest

Tobias Forrest

Greg

Jarrod Bailey

Jarrod Bailey

Tony

James Martinez

James Martinez

Matt

Paul MacLean

Young Mark

Phoebe Lewin

Girl on Beach

Jonathan Hanrahan

Unicyclist

Jason Jack Edwards

Waiter

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