Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+14)
Critics 67Audiences 53GoodWatch 60
Tomatometer67%
Metascore66
Letterboxd · 13 K ratings3.1/5
User score6.0
IMDb5.5
Audience score35%
Box office
59%of its budget back
- Budget
- $2 M
- Worldwide
- $1 M
Worldwide it made back $1 M of the $2 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 17 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −32 min on the typical 109
typical 10977Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 23 more
Released
2009
May 22, 2009
17 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 12 more24 people
- Sasha GreyChelsea / Christine
- Chris SantosChris
- PEPhilip EytanPhillip
- Peter ZizzoZizzo
- Ron SteinVegas Buddy #1
- MGMarshall GilmanVegas Buddy #2
- MRMichael RobertsVegas Buddy #3
- Jim KempnerArt Gallery Owner
- David LevienDavid
- Mark JacobsonInterviewer
- AMAlan MilsteinPete
- TJTed JessupChatty 'John'
- Dennis ShieldsDennis
- SKSteve KlapperWeb Designer
Glenn KennyThe Erotic Connoisseur- BFBen FinkelsteinAccountant
Michael Sugar'Sugar'
Caitlin LyonTara
Daniel AlgrantDan- KBKenny BluntKen
Timothy DavisTim
Jénel StevensFemale Trainer- KMKen MyersCraftsteak Maitre D'
Elon DershowitzJewelry Store Owner
Directing · 4
- Steven Soderbergh Director, Director of Photography, Editor
- Gregory Jacobs First Assistant Director, Producer
- Jody Spilkoman Second Assistant Director
- Derek Wimble Second Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Brian Koppelman Screenplay
- David Levien Screenplay
Production · 6
- Mark Cuban Executive Producer
- Todd Wagner Executive Producer
- Carmen Cuba Casting
- Joan Altman Production Accountant
- Robin Le Chanu Unit Production Manager
- Robert T. Striem Location Manager
Camera · 6
- Mark Schmidt Camera Operator
- Steven Meizler First Assistant "A" Camera
- Jeremy Schroeder Key Grip
- Alexis van Kersen Li Second Assistant "A" Camera
- Heather Norton First Assistant "B" Camera
- Randy M. Salo Best Boy Grip
Sound · 5
- Ross Godfrey Original Music Composer
- Larry Blake Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Matt Coby Sound Editor
- Dennis Towns Sound Mixer
- Thomas W. Jordan Boom Operator
Art · 3
- Francis Maiorino Art Department Assistant
- Carlos Moore Art Direction
- Theo Sena Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Christopher Peterson Costume Design
Lighting · 2
- Andrew B. Hansen Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- William Newell Chief Lighting Technician
Other crew · 1
- Jeff Pinette Loader
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