What is the iRankMovies score for How to Have Sex?

Name: How to Have Sex
Director: Molly Manning Walker
Genre: drama
Released: 2023
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 6.4

How to Have Sex has an iRankMovies score of 75.6/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

How to Have Sex (2023)

Release:2023

Runtime:1h 31m

Country:United Kingdom

Director:Molly Manning Walker

Language:English

Genre

Drama

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Keywords

Female FriendshipCreteComing Of AgeTeenage GirlFemale ProtagonistSummerWoman DirectorSexual Assault

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How to Have Sex rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.4/10· 22K votes

Rotten Tomatoes97%

Metacritic79%

TMDb6.23/10· 501 votes

With 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.4/10 on IMDb and 79/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About How to Have Sex

Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday—drinking, clubbing and hooking up, in what should be the best summer of their lives.

Cast of How to Have Sex

Mia McKenna-Bruce
as Tara
Lara Peake
as Skye
Enva Lewis
as Em
Samuel Bottomley
as Paddy
Shaun Thomas
as Badger
Laura Ambler
as Paige
Eilidh Loan
as Fi
Daisy Jelley
as Gemma
Elliot Warren
as Male Club Rep
Anna Antoniades
as Airport Announcer / Female Club Rep
G
Guy Lewis
as Tom from London
E
Eleni Sachini
as Hotel Receptionist

How to Have Sex facts

Box office: $1.2M

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026Methodology Data sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Contemporary coming of age narrative honestly addresses female consent and agency
•Generational perspective on Gen Z relationships brings fresh perspective to genre
•Strong female protagonist development centered throughout narrative

What the audience disliked

•Indie drama pacing may test patience of mainstream audience expectations
•Crete setting underutilized despite providing visual potential narrative backdrop