The read
A Balasaur Score of 37 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 4.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 14%, Metacritic 33/100. Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do. Most of the 6,627 2010s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
18-year-old Angelina shuffles between school, a dead-end job, her exploitative boyfriend, and home, where her life consists of cleaning up after her alcoholic mother and protecting her younger sister from their menacing stepfather. After arranging an escape to San Francisco with her best friend Andrew, she soon finds herself dating a coke-addicted attorney and becoming immersed in the local porn industry, mentored by lesbian director Margaret, who has more than just a professional interest in Angelina's talents.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
322 audience votes
Key crew
- Jeff RussoOriginal Music Composer
- Stephen ElliottWriter
- Lorelei LeeWriter
- Stephen ElliottDirector
Cast
- Ashley HinshawAngelina
- Lili TaylorPhyllis
- Dev PatelAndrew
- Diane FarrJillian
- Jonny WestonBobby
- James FrancoFrancis
- Heather GrahamMargaret
- Maya RainesJojo
- Vincent PaloPaco
- Elana KrauszLana
- Isaac FitzberaldMike G
- Lorelei LeeSophey
