stag films

Illicit erotic cinema

Stag films are pornographic movies, especially the short silent films circulated privately among men from the early 1900s through the 1960s.

The name comes from stag parties—all-male gatherings where such films were shown.

The term now sounds dated, largely replaced by "porn" or "adult films."

Related

smut · nudies · skin flick · blue movie · back room · men's club · kinetoscope · projector · celluloid · nickelodeon · prohibition era · adults only · smoker · peep show · loop · striptease · movie projector · burlesque

Opposites
content appropriateness

stag filmsfamily entertainment

Amusement appropriate for children and adults

educational films · nature documentaries · cartoons

audience and social context

stag filmstheatrical releases

Films distributed to cinemas

art house films · arthouse cinema · blockbusters · chick flicks · romantic comedies

intended audience

stag filmschildren's programming

Media aimed at young viewers

Family

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Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated X