The Sessions 2012 · USA · 95 minutes · R · Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 18 wins & 63 nominations. tragi-comedy Stars: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy Director: Ben Lewin The festival hit of the year! 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. Tags: living with disability, prostitutes 7.2 / 10 Login to add your rating Have you seen it? Add to your watchlist Like The festival hit of the year! 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. Tags: living with disability, prostitutes Watch The Sessions trailer Starring of The Sessions John Hawkes as Mark OBrien Helen Hunt as Cheryl Cohen Greene William H. Macy as Father Brendan Moon Bloodgood as Vera Annika Marks as Amanda W. Earl Brown as Rod Blake Lindsley as Dr. Laura White Adam Arkin as Josh Robin Weigert as Amanda Robin Weigert as Susan Ming Lo as Clerk Rusty Schwimmer as Joan Jennifer Kumiyama as Carmen Tobias Forrest as Greg Jarrod Bailey as Tony James Martinez as Matt Daniel Quinn as ER Doctor B.J. Clinkscales as Ambulance Driver Rhea Perlman as Mikvah Lady Storyline of The Sessions Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien (John Hawkes) 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 Green (Helen Hunt) to lose his virginity. Genre: biography, comedy, drama, romance Theme: living with disability, prostitutes Mood: only human Certification: Mature Audiences - Ages 17+ Recommended Flag: adult situations, nudity, profanity, strong sexual content MPA rating: R Award: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 18 wins & 63 nominations. Budget: 1000000 Rating of The Sessions 7.2 / 10 Login to add your rating Have you seen it? Add to your watchlist Like 0 0 0 0 0 Reviews of The Sessions Write your review or comment