November 25th is National Porn Day, which, according to WhatNationalDayIsIt.com, was originally created as a tongue-in-cheek (we see what you did there!) response to the absurd number of “national days”… and we’re here for it! Any day to celebrate and explore the wide world of porn is a worthy day in our book. We even created a porn score card… what’s your score?

But how does what begin to explore porn? Let us be your guide. Literally. See our guide below! One of the best things about porn, in our experience, is the diverse ways it can be portrayed. As a reflection and exploration of human sexuality and desire, porn too can showcase many different kinds of bodies and sexualities and also vivid and wild imaginations. It can aim to demonstrate pleasure and communication, it can depict intimate connections between lovers, and be a safe place to investigate taboo fantasies. And it can make us laugh — sex is fun!

On this day, we present a short list of Top 10 adult film genres we’ve collected from filmmakers and film festivals around the world. Happy Porn Viewing!

Top 10 Porn Film Genres to Explore

1. Edu-Porn: Sexy Adult Education

Image: Sex School Hub

What better way to get started than a PORN 101 primer? Let performer and adult filmmaker Lina Bembe be your sex ed starting guide to the wild world of pornography.

From there, continue to explore adult sex guides to learn more about communication, consent, and sex tips and techniques, or, choose your own adventure!

PORN 101
CrashPad’s Guide to Fisting
Ageless Desire
Pegging 101
Fire on the Mountain: Male Genital Massage
Transcendent Bodies
GUSH: Guide to the G-Spot
More!

2. Fun Porn: Sex & Comedy

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Sex is fun! Relax and enjoy comedic shorts from dark humor to lighthearted spoofs and porn parodies.

BEAT IT
Hat Trick
Sugar Daddy
M.A.G.I.C. (Meet a Genie Into Color)
Mostly Pics House
The Proof is in the Pudding
Save a Horse (ride a cowgirl)
Labia of Love
The Cannoli Brothers
Matzo Maidels
More!

3. The Feminist Porn Gaze

Image: Annie Sprinkle’s Herstory of Porn

We wouldn’t be anywhere without the work of female pornographers leading the charge of sex-positive productions and diversity in filmmaking.

Candida Royalle
Annie Sprinkle
Deborah Sundahl
Erika Lust
Petra Joy
Jennifer Lyon Bell
Ms Naughty
Maria Beatty
Anna Brownfield
More!

4. Docu-Porn: Adult Documentaries

Image: Sex Assistant

Go behind the scenes with these documentaries on legendary adult filmmakers, sex work, kink, and personal journeys.

I Always Said Yes
Raw! Uncut! Video!
Candice
Big Sur Gay Porn
Sex and the Silver Gays
Sex Assistant
Sex(ual) Healing
Mes Cheris
Thee Debauchery Ball
More!

5. Ethical Smuts

Image: Midnight Tryst

Contemporary leaders in indie adult filmmaking.

ForPlay Films’ Midnight Tryst
Royal Fetish Films’ Fuck Furniture
Thousand Faces’ The Birthday
Charlie Forde’s Heaven
Afterglow’s Lip Service
JoyBear Pictures’ Everyday Turn Ons
Bea Blue’s Wholesome
LightSouthern’s MOMENTUM Volume 2
Irina Vega’s Un Dia Cualquiera
BeSmut’s I kinda… sorta.. maybe… fucked my roommate

6. International Affairs

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Films on PinkLabel.TV are curated from adult film festivals from around the world, reflecting a vast perspective of sex and culture. Here’s just a few examples:

Diego Tigrotto’s La Proiezione (Italy)
EDIY Porn’s Me Fode (Brazil)
Hedonistas’ Media Hora (Argentina)
Canto V’s An Eve in Lilith (Australia)
Carnal Productions’ Domina’s Ball Games (Ireland)
Cinemaginacion (Colombia)
Pornorama’s Too Hot Too Cold (Mexico)
JinkLab’s Le Rituel (France)
Fantasy Xtudios’ Faun’s Ball (Spain)
More… search by country! Common tags: German, French, Italian, British, Polish)

7. Animation & Experimental

Image: The Joy of Biting

Often film festival favorites, these films push the boundaries of what sex looks like, through creative storytelling.

Funghi Boost
The Joy of Biting
Melting Point
Good Boy
Camera and I
A Corps
Walking a Fine Line
MUE
Heavy Load
Sweet Sweet Kink
More!

8. Queer & Trans Porn Revolutions

Image: Sex, Flesh in Blood

Queer and trans porn makers lead the charge when it comes to sexual representation on screen.

Fatale Media (80s-90s)
Christopher Lee Legacy Project (90’s)
Sugar High, Glitter City (S.I.R. Video)
The Crash Pad (2005)
TroubleFilms
AORTA Films
Queer Crush
Praline Studios
Insatiable Pictures
Himeros
Drip Films
More… (Common search tags: trans, trans porn, queer, queer porn, lesbian, gay, gay porn, postopporn)

9. Classic & Vintage Porn

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Take a trip into adult film history with our archives from the 1920’s to early 2000-era porn films. Remastered classics from the 70’s and 80’s come to life.

Un Chant D’Amour
Boys in the Sand
LA Plays Itself
Forbidden Letters
GMHC Safer Sex Shorts Collection
SCORE
Pansexual Public Porn
Suburban Dykes
More!

10. BDSM: Some Like it Rough
Image: It’s My Birthday and I’ll Fly if I Want To

Looking for films about kink and fetish? Browse these titles that feature bondage, dominance and submission, and fetish explorations.

Please May I Come, Mistress?
Kink Cabin
It’s My Birthday and I’ll Fly if I Want To
Tatami
Shattered
Good Boy Doll
Bloodsisters
More!

Explore more!

With over 2500 films on PinkLabel.TV, this list is just a starting point. Use the search tab or browse page to discover genres and playlists, and take a deep dive into sexual cinema. Here’s a few more special collections we recommend: 

• Best of the San Francisco PornFilmFestival
• Self Love and Solo Masturbation
• Club 90’s Feminist Porn Pioneers
• Political Porn
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