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There is only one time the sex scene benefited something I saw. In Lethal Weapon 2, Riggs is getting it on with some girl. No nudity that I recall but while they’re getting it on helicopters are coming to blow him up because the villain somehow thought “diplomatic immunity” meant he could literally get away with anything. There’s tension as to whether or not Riggs and his “date” (if memory serves it was a random hookup but I didn’t see the full movie–need to check that franchise out) is going to get blown up or if they’re going to stop in time to make their escape. I won’t ruin it, but given there were a bunch more movies after that you can guess.

Personally I find that sex scenes take time away from the story. As the hosts notes we don’t have to see them doing the deed to know they did the deed. So why bother? Especially in cases where the performers aren’t comfortable doing it.