---
title: 'The Sessions (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ben Lewin'
released: '2012-01-23'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sessions-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1866249/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sessions (2012)

2012 · 96 min · Drama, Comedy, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Sessions is a 2012 American drama film written and directed by Ben Lewin. It is based on the 1990 article "On Seeing a Sex Surrogate" by Mark O'Brien, an American poet. Paralyzed from the neck down due to polio, he hired a sex surrogate to lose his virginity. John Hawkes and Helen Hunt star as O'Brien and sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen-Greene, respectively.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ben Lewin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-lewin)
- **Screenplay:** [Ben Lewin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-lewin)
- **Producer:** [Ben Lewin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-lewin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marco Beltrami](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-beltrami)
- **Director of Photography:** [Geoffrey Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-simpson)

## Cast

- [Adam Arkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-arkin)
- [Robin Weigert](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-weigert)
- [W. Earl Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-earl-brown)
- [Moon Bloodgood](https://cinepixo.com/people/moon-bloodgood)
- [Rhea Perlman](https://cinepixo.com/people/rhea-perlman)
- [Helen Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-hunt)
- [John Hawkes](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hawkes)
- [William H. Macy](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-macy)

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Official site: http://www.thesessionsmovie.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sessions-2012
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