Sex Toys on Screen

In 2014, the first Womanizer toy was launched; an innovative new sex toy that helped put women’s pleasure first. 12 years later, the story is being told in movie theaters. Good Vibes Only (known in France as “Pour le Plaisir”) is a French romantic comedy inspired by the true story behind the creation of the Womanizer brand.

Directed by Reem Kherici and starring actors Alexandra Lamy and François Cluzet, the story is being told in a bold, humorous and deeply human way. Lamy has been a leading figure in French cinema since the early 2000s and won Best Comedy Actress at the Globes de Cristal Awards in 2019. Cluzet is known for his role in The Untouchables (2011), which is currently the second highest grossing French film of all time.

Read on to discover more about the real people behind this unusual romcom, making women’s pleasure mainstream.

What's the movie about?

Good Vibes Only follows Fanny (Lamy) and Tom (Cluzet), a married couple who appear happy – until her biggest secret comes to light: After more than 20 years together, Fanny has never had an orgasm.

Determined to understand and support his wife, engineer Tom sets out on an unexpected journey of research and innovation. His goal is to design a sex toy that actually understands women’s pleasure – a toy that would become known as the Womanizer.

What follows is a story of love, dedication, and discovery that brings the couple closer together. Watch the trailer.

Who really invented the Womanizer?

Good Vibes Only is a French blockbuster, known as “Pour le Plaisir” in France. But the real inventor of the Womanizer, Michael Lenke lived in a small village in southern Germany.

At a time when the sex toy market was dominated by phallic-shaped vibrators, Lenke discovered research that revealed how few women orgasm during sex.

His curiosity about women’s pleasure led him to start designing a sex toy focused clitoral stimulation, which often gets overlooked. He started creating early prototypes, including a modified aquarium pump, but they didn’t quite succeed, and his wife Brigitte was initially skeptical.

But everything changed with the final product. After testing it, Brigitte said: “This will be a global success.” That’s when Pleasure Air Technology was born, a new type of motor that avoided overstimulation delivering targeted clitoral stimulation without direct contact.

The first Womanizer helped define an entirely new category and played a role in revolutionizing female pleasure in the sexual wellness industry.

Over the years, Lenke received handwritten letters of thanks from women around the world who were able to achieve an orgasm for the first time with a Womanizer toy. They serve as a positive reminder of the real impact Womanizer has had and how conversations around women’s pleasure have become more open and less taboo.

Today, that original spirit of curiosity, innovation and the desire to make women happy continues to shape the brand.

The movie star you can take home

Womanizer remains a leading sex toy brand for women, even a decade after its first launch. Available in over 60 countries, it continues to evolve its deep understanding of what customers want through extensive user research and testing.

Its signature Pleasure Air Technology has been refined across a wide range of products, designed to suit different preferences, bodies, and experiences. That includes the real Womanizer toy you’ll see in the movie, which is the Premium 2. But that’s not all.

In 2025, the Womanizer Enhance was launched, and was the first Womanizer toy to receive a 100% orgasm rate—a reflection of the brand’s ongoing commitment to innovation and user satisfaction. These are the results of hard work and over a decade of fighting for women’s pleasure!

When is Good Vibes Only released in the US?

Good Vibes Only premiered under the name “Pour le Plaisir” in French theaters on May 6 2026. As of now, there’s no confirmed US release date, though the film may be picked up for international distribution.

Check back here for the latest updates on when it will be available in the United States.