Whether they're lightly perspiring, gently glowing, or soaked through from sweltering, people in the movies sweat a lot. But what movie has had people sweat the very most? With another summer underway, we are revisiting our debate about what is the sweatiest movie of all time — including Do the Right Thing, Dog Day Afternoon, Y tu mamá también, and Body Heat. If you like need more summery suggestions, check out these episodes: The summer blockbusters we finally watched [https://www.npr.org/2025/06/10/1253920685/the-summer-blockbusters-we-finally-watched] ‘Jaws’ is still stuck in our teeth, 50 years later [https://www.npr.org/2025/08/28/nx-s1-5518187/jaws-is-still-stuck-in-our-teeth-50-years-later] ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ has drama, romance and the music of Taylor Swift [https://www.npr.org/2025/09/16/nx-s1-5538427/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-has-drama-romance-and-the-music-of-taylor-swift] Connect with Pop Culture Happy Hour: Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/nprpopculture/] / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/pchh] Our weekly newsletter [https://www.npr.org/newsletter/pop-culture] Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org [http://plus.npr.org/]. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy [https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy]