Easy A (2010)
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85% of critics liked it
(177 reviews) -
75% of users liked it
(106,468 ratings)
Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is re-imagined as a contemporary high school comedy in this tale of a scheming student who plots to give her popularity a boost by painting herself the easiest lay in school. Like most high school kids, Olive Penderghast (Emma Stone) just wants to be… More Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is re-imagined as a contemporary high school comedy in this tale of a scheming student who plots to give her popularity a boost by painting herself the easiest lay in school. Like most high school kids, Olive Penderghast (Emma Stone) just wants to be popular. So much so than when her best friend, Rhiannon (Aly Michalka), asks Olive how her weekend went, the bored teen decides to whip up a spicy white lie just to make things interesting. But that minor exaggeration begins to take on a life of its own when it reaches the ears of motor-mouth gossip Jesus freak Marianne (Amanda Bynes), and in no time the entire student body is abuzz over unassuming Olive's unrepentant weekend of debauchery. Of course not a word of it is true, but that doesn't stop everyone in school from talking, and an amused Olive from deciding to go with the flow. Playing the role of the hussy to the hilt, the girl who used to be invisible begins dressing provocatively and turning heads in the hallways. The students aren't the only ones taking notice, either; Olive's English teacher, Mr. Griffith (Thomas Haden Church), is concerned that the kind of attention she's receiving isn't healthy for a developing girl, and his wife (Lisa Kudrow), the school guidance counselor, is in full agreement. The only people who seem remotely interested in the truth are Olive's trusting and open-minded parents (Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson). As Olive takes note of the parallels between her own situation and the plight of the Scarlet Letter heroine Hester Prynne, she realizes that she may be able to manipulate her newfound notoriety to give fellow classmate Brandon's (Dan Byrd) popularity a much-needed shot in the arm. Olive never thought her little game could possibly have any negative effect on anyone but herself, but when loose lips start sinking ships all around her, she realizes that it's high time for the truth to come out. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Will Gluck
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- In Theaters
- Sep 17, 2010 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures/Screen Gems
Critic Reviews
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Anna Smith, Time Out
Stone gives a terrific performance, her knowing drawl implying intellect and indifference with underlying warmth.
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Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
As for Emma Stone, she didn't have to win me over. She conquered me from the first A.
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James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Easy A belongs in the company of Election, Heathers, and Mean Girls -- all motion pictures that have outlived their theatrical lives because they have unique voices and use them to say something.
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Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Any movie that quotes Mark Twain, excerpts John Hughes and employs a singeing British cussword normally unheard in PG-13 high school comedies - that's all right, too. More than all right. Easy A might not ace it, but it scores a solid B.
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Tom Long, Detroit News
An extremely witty, inventive, sweet and perceptive coming-out party for Emma Stone.
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Cast
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Emma Stone
as Olive Penderghast
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Penn Badgley
as Woodchuck Todd
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Amanda Bynes
as Marianne
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Dan Byrd
as Brandon
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Thomas Haden Church
as Mr. Griffith
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Patricia Clarkson
as Rosemary
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Cam Gigandet
as Micah
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Lisa Kudrow
as Mrs. Griffith
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Malcolm McDowell
as Principal Gibbons
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Alyson Michalka
as Rhiannon
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Stanley Tucci
as Dill
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Fred Armisen
as Pastor
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Juliette Goglia
as Eighth Grade Olive
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Jake Sandvig
as Anson
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Morgan Rusler
as Mr. Abernathy
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Nikki Tyler-Flynn
as Mrs. Abernathy
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Braeden Lemasters
as Eighth Grade Kid
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Mahaley Hessam
as Nina
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Jameson Moss
as Evan
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Blake Hood
as Kennedy Peters-Booth
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Bryce Clyde Jenkins
as Chip
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Neil Soni
as Zia
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Stacey Travis
as Marianne's Mom
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Bonnie Burroughs
as Micah's Mom
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Eddie Applegate
as Micah's Grandfather
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Norma Michaels
as Micah's Grandmother
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Yolanda Snowball
as Receptionist
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Andrew Fleming
as Doctor
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Johanna E. Braddy
as Melody Bostic
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David Gore
as Pre-Teen Kid
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Lalaine
as Gossipy Girl
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D'Anthony Wayne Palms
as Josh Wisniewski
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Ryan J. Parker
as Kurt
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Rawson Marshall Thurber
as Quiznos Guy
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Chris De Lorenzo
as Spectator in the Gym
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Jillian Johnston
as Server
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Nancy Karr
as Singing Server
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Clay Black
as Singing Server
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Brad Etheridge
as Singing Server
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Michael Strauss
as Singing Server
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Lance Kerfuffle
as Clerk
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Drew Koles
as Boy
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Max Crumm
as Pontius
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Jeremiah Hu
as Judas
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Jessica Jann
as Jezebel
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Danni Katz
as Harlot
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Jason Kropik
as Mortimer








