The Sessions

The Sessions

2012 · 1 hr 35 min · R

Biography, Comedy, Drama

Directors

Ben Lewin

Actors

  • John Hawkes
  • Helen Hunt
  • William H. Macy

Credits: 12

Summary

A man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest.

More about this movie

At the age of 38, Mark O'Brien, a man who uses an iron lung, decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and his priest, he contacts Cheryl Cohen-Greene, a professional sex surrogate and a typical soccer mom with a house, a mortgage and a husband. Inspired by a true story, The Sessions, follows the fascinating relationship which evolves between Cheryl and Mark as she takes him on his journey to manhood.