The Sessions
2012 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 44,464 VOTES · DIR. Ben Lewin
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,167 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:45 THE SESSIONS Transcript and sync: jcdr
00:05:36 Mary's fear and apprehension slowly gave way to pride and purpose.
00:08:50 Do you have any experience?
00:12:38 Amanda could have been a pretty girl to touch, to hold, to take to bed.
00:15:56 when he bothers to do that.
00:18:51 That's correct.
00:22:05 — Go for it. — What?
00:24:56 I could see you on the thirteenth, at eleven o'clock.
00:28:45 That was the wrong way to start off.
00:31:22 I have normal sensitivity all over.
00:35:11 Feels good.
00:38:13 It wasn't all that pleasant.
00:42:13 that way you'll be able to have some control…
00:45:19 Maybe I don't want to cross that line.
00:49:05 Another shirt.
00:52:50 From the outside, I mean as an adult, as you are now
00:57:31 Cheryl?
01:00:46 Somewhere nice. My treat.
01:04:43 Would you ask your mother to pass the salt, please?
01:09:27 made no difference to her at all.
01:13:32 What's the chemistry of it all?
01:17:06 Is everything all right?
01:23:40 To what?
01:26:37 Love is a journey.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,167
Dialogue density12.3 lines / min
First line00:00:45
Final line01:26:37
Production Record
DirectorBen Lewin
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,000,000
Revenue$9,138,338
IMDb votes44,464