Movie

The Sessions

“The festival hit of the year!”

★ 6.9(613)20121h 35m

Drama Romance Comedy

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The Sessions is streaming on Disney Plus in Mexico. Availability checked 11 June 2026.

Where to watch The Sessions

🇲🇽 Mexico

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Good to know

Director: Ben Lewin
Release date: 2012-05-02
Runtime: 1h 35m
Language: English
Box office: $9,138,338
Budget: $1,000,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Such Much Films

The Sessions — trailer

About The Sessions

The Sessions is a 2012 movie in the Drama, Romance and Comedy genres, directed by Ben Lewin, starring John Hawkes, Helen Hunt and William H. Macy. It has a runtime of 1 hour 35 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.9/10 from 613 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Sessions in Mexico — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

John Hawkes

Mark

Helen Hunt

Cheryl

William H. Macy

Father Brendan

Moon Bloodgood

Vera

Annika Marks

Amanda

Adam Arkin

Josh

Rhea Perlman

Mikvah Lady

W. Earl Brown

Rod

Robin Weigert

Susan

Blake Lindsley

Dr. Laura White

Ming Lo

Clerk

Rusty Schwimmer

Joan

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