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The Girlfriend Experience (2009)

★ 5.5R78 minDirector: Steven Soderbergh

2009 film by Steven Soderbergh

The Girlfriend Experience is a 2009 American slice-of-life drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh, written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, and starring Sasha Grey. It was shot in New York City, and a rough cut was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009. The film was also made available on Amazon Video on Demand as a pre-theatrical rental.

Soderbergh mentioned Michelangelo Antonioni's Red Desert and Ingmar Bergman's Cries and Whispers as influences. The film was produced for $1.3 million and was shot with a relatively inexpensive Red One camera.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Girlfriend Experience about?
The Girlfriend Experience (2009) — Chelsea (Sasha Grey) is a high-priced $2,000-an-hour call girl in Manhattan, offering a 'girlfriend experience': she'll dress with the client in mind, go to dinner and a movie, listen attentively to talk about work and finances, and she'll provide sex. It's October, 2008: a presi
Is The Girlfriend Experience based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Girlfriend Experience scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.