Kinsey

Kinsey follows Alfred Kinsey, a relentless researcher who pushes to quantify the private side of human behavior. What starts as a scientific project becomes a personal examination of how society talks about sex, marriage, and morality. With his wife Clara by his side, Kinsey confronts censorship, professional risk, and the ethical lines of interviewing thousands of people to chart patterns in sexual life. He works with colleagues Wardell Pomeroy and Clyde Martin, building a dataset that tests what counts as evidence and truth. The film traces his meticulous method, the public debates it triggers, and how the work reshapes conversation about desire, identity, and privacy. It's a portrait of a man whose findings provoke a nation to rethink itself.

Directed by Bill Condon, Kinsey profiles the life of the pioneering sex researcher and his groundbreaking approach to studying sexual behavior. Liam Neeson stars as Kinsey, with Laura Linney as Clara and Chris O'Donnell and Peter Sarsgaard in key supporting roles. The film blends intimate moments with scientific ambition and public controversy.

Critics generally praised the performances, especially Neeson and Linney, for their restrained, thoughtful work. The drama treats ethics and privacy with care, framing Kinsey's research as a turning point that reframes how society discusses intimacy, marriage, and human behavior. It also raises questions about consent, representation, and the responsibilities of science when findings clash with public morals.

Kinsey helped spark conversations about sexuality in both public life and academia, turning a controversial subject into mainstream dialogue. By translating charts and interviews into a human story, the film nudged audiences to reconsider what counts as scientific knowledge and how private life shapes public attitudes. It stood as a cultural reference point for debates about sexual education and the ethics of data collection.

Box office: Kinsey earned 17,050,017 dollars worldwide against an 11 million dollar budget, a modest return for a mid budget biographical drama released in the mid 2000s. The film's audience largely sat with critics rather than broad blockbuster crowds.