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    The Girlfriend Experience

    • 20092009
    • RR
    • 1h 17min
    IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    16K
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    Sasha Grey in The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
    A drama set in the days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, and centered on a high-end Manhattan call girl (Sasha Grey) meeting the challenges of her boyfriend, her clients, and her work.
    Trailer2:06
    1 Video
    74 Photos
    Drama

    A drama set in the days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, and centered on a high-end Manhattan call girl meeting the challenges of her boyfriend, her clients, and her work.A drama set in the days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, and centered on a high-end Manhattan call girl meeting the challenges of her boyfriend, her clients, and her work.A drama set in the days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, and centered on a high-end Manhattan call girl meeting the challenges of her boyfriend, her clients, and her work.A drama set in the days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, and centered on a high-end Manhattan call girl meeting the challenges of her boyfriend, her clients, and her work.A drama set in the days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, and centered on a high-end Manhattan call girl meeting the challenges of her boyfriend, her clients, and her work.

    • Director
      • Steven Soderbergh
    • Writers
      • David Levien
      • Brian Koppelman
    • Stars
      • Sasha Grey
      • Chris Santos
      • Philip Eytan
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Steven Soderbergh
    • Writers
      • David Levien
      • Brian Koppelman
    • Stars
      • Sasha Grey
      • Chris Santos
      • Philip Eytan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 106User reviews
    • 176Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    The Girlfriend Experience
    Trailer 2:06
    The Girlfriend Experience

    Photos74

    Sasha Grey in The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
    Sasha Grey in The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
    Sasha Grey in The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
    Sasha Grey in The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
    Sasha Grey in The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
    Sasha Grey in The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
    Sasha Grey in The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
    Sasha Grey in The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
    Sasha Grey in The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
    Sasha Grey in The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
    Chris Santos and Sasha Grey in The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
    Sasha Grey in The Girlfriend Experience (2009)

    Top cast

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    Sasha Grey
    Sasha Grey
    • Chelseaas Chelsea…
    Chris Santos
    Chris Santos
    • Chrisas Chris
    Philip Eytan
    • Phillipas Phillip
    Colby Trane
    • Waiteras Waiter
    Peter Zizzo
    • Zizzoas Zizzo
    Ron Stein
    Ron Stein
    • Vegas Buddy #1as Vegas Buddy #1
    Marshall Gilman
    • Vegas Buddy #2as Vegas Buddy #2
    Michael Roberts
    • Vegas Buddy #3as Vegas Buddy #3
    Vincent Dellacera
    • Chelsea's Driveras Chelsea's Driver
    Jim Kempner
    • Art Gallery Owneras Art Gallery Owner
    David Levien
    • Davidas David
    Mark Jacobson
    • Intervieweras Interviewer
    Alan Milstein
    • Peteas Pete
    Sukhdev Singh
    • Chris & Chelsea's Superas Chris & Chelsea's Super
    Ted Jessup
    • Chatty 'John'as Chatty 'John'
    Stuart Levine
    • Sporting Goods Store Presidentas Sporting Goods Store President
    Marvin Stein
    • Sporting Goods Store Vice Presidentas Sporting Goods Store Vice President
    Dennis Shields
    • Dennisas Dennis
    • Director
      • Steven Soderbergh
    • Writers
      • David Levien
      • Brian Koppelman
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    Storyline

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    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 presidential election nears and the economy is in free fall. She has a boyfriend, Chris (Chris Santos), who's a personal trainer. We are shown five non-consecutive days in Chelsea's life. She's working on her Web page, talking to image consultants, and being interviewed by a reporter. She asks clients when their birthdays are and uses that for an astrological prediction. She's drawn to a new client, a writer from L.A. Should she break her rules for him? What if it risks her relationship with Chris? Should she invest in gold? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • See it with someone you ****
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for sexual content, nudity and language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      "Girlfriend experience" is a form of sex work (paid-for female companionship) in which a female prostitute behaves like a male client's girlfriend or shows (artificial) emotional intimacy beyond the sex act.
    • Quotes

      Chelsea: [voice-over] I met with Phillipe on October 5th and 6th. I wore a Michael Kors dress and shoes with La Perla lingerie underneath, and diamond stud earrings. We met at 7:30 PM at the hotel, and had a drink downstairs. He liked my dress but didn't go into detail why, and didn't mention anything else about my appearance. We ate dinner at Blue Hill. Phillipe didn't ask for a menu and had the chef serve us a five-course meal, a different wine with each course. We went to the 9:40 PM showing of 'Man on Wire' at the Sunshine Cinema, and he liked the movie. We went back to the hotel and talked for half an hour. Mostly about a friend of his that keeps borrowing money from him and not paying it back. Then we had sex for about an hour. After that, we talked for about 15 minutes and he fell asleep. At breakfast, he briefly told me his worries regarding the economy, and he said I should invest my money in gold. He also mentioned a book about how the Federal Reserve works. He didn't make another appointment.

    • Crazy credits
      After the end credits, there's a brief scene of Chelsea washing a client's hair as he sits in a bathtub and talks about John McCain.
    • Connections
      Featured in 2010 AVN Awards Show (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Bad Timing
      Written and Produced by David Holmes

      Courtesy of Universal Songs of Polygram International Inc.

    User reviews106

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Save your dollars
    This film gets a 5/10 from me because mostly it was in focus and not too hostile to the viewer.

    That said, let me start at the end, and say that I was at once relieved that the tedium was over, and annoyed that almost no story had been told, no character really developed. It doesn't even qualify as an abstractly artistic experience.

    Soderbergh is by no means my favourite director, but he has been responsible for some at least competent film-making in the past, which is why I went to see this film, in addition to the subject sounding interesting.

    But I am just shocked not to be able to find anything good to recommend this film except that it's in focus, and you can identify a main character or two. The sound, cinematography, and editing are otherwise among the worst I've ever experienced. The story just barely exists. In a way, the film is worth seeing just to see how not to make a film.

    I could go on about what I wish had been different, but really, what's the point? It's beyond repair.

    I will say it's better than Last Days by Gus Van Sant. If you liked that, you'll probably love this.
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    • Aug 27, 2009

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 8, 2009 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • GfE
    • Filming locations
      • USA
    • Production companies
      • Magnolia Pictures
      • 2929 Productions
      • Extension 765
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,700,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $695,840
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $162,965
      • May 24, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,060,941
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 17min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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