

The world's first ever "adult movie" is almost as old as the movie industry itself, and this very short movie of a woman getting dressed down to her underwear (ankles on show to everyone! Gasp!), stepping into a metal paddling pool and having some kind of dark ash-y powder poured over her was enough for folks to find arousing over a century ago.

Here are ten adult movies that completely shaped the way pornography was produced by its makers and received by its audiences: Often overlooked as nothing but "dirty movies", the adult movie industry has brought about some big changes in society and culture all by themselves.

While the movie focuses more on the trials and tribulations of her life, the impact that Deep Throat itself had on both the pornography business as well as cinema is general is also a vitally important one. This Friday sees the release of Lovelace, a look at the life of Linda Lovelace, one of the most name-brand recognisable adult film stars to have ever lived. Warning: some of the following content would be quite NSFW, so beware!
