Sex Thief

1973

Action / Comedy

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 96%
IMDb Rating 4.6/10 10 477 477

Director

Martin Campbell Photo
Martin Campbell

Top cast

Aileen Lewis Photo
Aileen Lewis as Woman Bidding at Auction
Christopher Biggins Photo
Christopher Biggins as Porky Prescott
Guy Standeven Photo
Guy Standeven as Reporter
Lewis Alexander Photo
Lewis Alexander as Man at Auction
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856.57 MB
1280*816
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
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1.55 GB
1680*1072
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Tony-Holmes 4 / 10

The bonking burglar?!

Seven other reviews on here so far (mid 2025) and they offer some perceptive views of this film, and an amazing amount of film trivia, lots of info about the director (would later do a Bond film, wow!), other credits for the writers, and some of the work of the more notable players.One mystery comment was by 'Jared', who says :- "I don't know what the purpose of this movie was supposed to be." . . .but he claims to have seen zillions of movies?!Well, back in the 60s and more especially 70s, the British movie industry was largely on its knees, apart from a few stand-out offerings.But it did knock out a lot of 'sexploitation' flicks, aimed at a young male audience, trying to catch them in late-night (Fri & Sat) showings between getting a skinful down the pub and an early hours curry before staggering back home.Lots of these films are pretty embarrassing when seen years later, and in the cold light of day, and it's a surprising list of British acting talent that got some work out of them.I hadn't heard of the male lead in this one -- apparently he was the guy in the famous Milk Tray ads, so he probably got seen by far more folk than some well-known stars (even if they didn't know his name!).Diane Keen was in it too, later in a good few sitcoms, a Sweeney film, and in later years about a million episodes of the BBC daytime 'Doctors'. She might have had a romp in The Sweeney, but I doubt she ever rocked a bed as much, or showed as much, in her career as in this film?!The 'Confessions Of' series was a popular set of this type of film, and quite well known, they had a comedy element, whereas this one just had a few funny lines, and didn't play it for farce as they did.So, lots of tits and bums, a few snatches (!!) of pubic hair (one in a delightful heart shape!), that was the voyeur crowd taken care of, but a fraction more plot and story than usual. A few jibes at the tabloid paper industry and police too, easy targets?! I see that Diane Keen is getting on for 80 now, I wonder if she can remember it?? I don't suppose too many of the 70s audience can either?
Reviewed by jared-25331 5 / 10

Interesting

In anticipation of Cleaner (2025), I have decided to binge through the filmography of Martin Campbell and that journey starts off with The Sex Thief (1973) and it was interesting to say the least.Positives for The Sex Thief (1973): For a first director, Martin Campbell did a good job at making a sex comedy. There are a lot of sex scenes that will entertain some people. The movie knows what it is and fully embraces it. The acting is good enough for what the movie is asking for. And finally, the movie can be weird in ways that did make me smile.Negatives for The Sex Thief (1973): There isn't much of a plot or story for me to be invested in. The movie is just porn extended to feature length. I did lose interest multiple times throughout the runtime because I'm not into porn. And finally, I don't know what the purpose of this movie was supposed to be.Overall, The Sex Thief (1973) is a movie that is certainly not for me, but I can see some people enjoying it.
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