The Sessions
“The festival hit of the year!”
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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Cast
24 people
John Hawkes
Mark
Known for
Deadwood
True Detective
Helen Hunt
Cheryl
Known for
Cast Away
Twister
William H. Macy
Father Brendan
Known for
Shameless
Fargo
Moon Bloodgood
Vera
Known for
Falling Skies
Terminator Salvation
Annika Marks
Amanda
Known for
Waco
The Fosters
Adam Arkin
Josh
Known for
Hitch
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Rhea Perlman
Mikvah Lady
Known for
Matilda
Cheers
W. Earl Brown
Rod
Known for
The Book of Boba Fett
Deadwood
Robin Weigert
Susan
Known for
Big Little Lies
Deadwood
Blake Lindsley
Dr. Laura White
Known for
Starship Troopers
Swingers
Ming Lo
Clerk
Known for
The Change-Up
Political Animals
Rusty Schwimmer
Joan
Known for
Broken Trail
The Pitt
Ben Lewin Director · Marco Beltrami Composer Geoffrey Simpson Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $9.1M · Budget $1M · United States release October 18, 2012
Box office
Budget
$1,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,138,338
Gross vs. budget
9.1×
Production
Such Much Films
Production
Rhino Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 23, 2012
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · October 18, 2012
Theatrical
Australia
October 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Austria
January 4, 2013 · Digital
Brazil
February 15, 2013 · Theatrical · mj.gov.br - Fox Film do Brasil
Czechia
February 21, 2013 · Digital
Denmark
March 7, 2013 · Theatrical
France
March 6, 2013 · Theatrical
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
May 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
February 21, 2013 · Theatrical
April 11, 2013 · Physical · DVD
May 16, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
Hungary
January 17, 2013 · Digital
Ireland
January 18, 2013 · Digital
Italy
February 14, 2013 · Theatrical
Japan
December 6, 2013 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 14, 2013 · Theatrical · VFF Kino pavasaris
Netherlands
January 17, 2013 · Theatrical
July 3, 2013 · Physical · DVD
January 12, 2018 · TV · RTL 8
Poland
October 16, 2012 · Digital
Romania
February 22, 2013 · Digital
Spain
December 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 21, 2012 · Digital
Taiwan
January 18, 2013 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 15, 2012 · Theatrical
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