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The Girlfriend Experience

The Girlfriend Experience

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20095.11h 17m

Overview

Chelsea is an in-demand call girl whose $2,000 an hour price tag allows her to live in New York's lap of luxury. Besides her beauty and sexual skill, Chelsea offers her clients companionship and conversation, or, as she dubs it, "the girlfriend experience." With her successful business and a devoted, live-in boyfriend, Chelsea thinks she has it made... until a new client rocks her world.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Written by Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Produced by Gregory Jacobs
Box OfficeBudget: $1.7MRevenue: $1.0M

Top Cast

Sasha Grey

Sasha Grey

Chelsea / Christine

Chris Santos

Chris Santos

Chris

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Philip Eytan

Phillip

Peter Zizzo

Peter Zizzo

Zizzo

Ron Stein

Ron Stein

Vegas Buddy #1

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Marshall Gilman

Vegas Buddy #2

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Michael Roberts

Vegas Buddy #3

Jim Kempner

Jim Kempner

Art Gallery Owner

David Levien

David Levien

David

Mark Jacobson

Mark Jacobson

Interviewer

Themes & Keywords

new york citylas vegasescort girlaftercreditsstingereconomic crisispersonal trainer

About The Girlfriend Experience

The Girlfriend Experience is a drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of new york city, las vegas, escort girl, aftercreditsstinger, economic crisis, personal trainer. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, it stars Sasha Grey, Chris Santos, Philip Eytan. Chelsea is an in-demand call girl whose $2,000 an hour price tag allows her to live in New York's lap of luxury. Besides her beauty and sexual skill, Chelsea offers her clients companionship and conversation, or, as she dubs it, "the girlfriend experience." With her successful business and a devoted, live-in boyfriend, Chelsea thinks she has it made... until a new client rocks her world.

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