From Straight A's to XXX

TV-14

2017

1h 30m

Drama

Biography

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A college student endures cyberbullying and even death threats when it is revealed that she has chosen to become a porn star under a pseudonym to pay off her sizable tuition expenses.

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It was watchable, just not good. Basically the film is a biopic of the Duke University porn star Belle Knox but it lacks any sort of resolution. It's been several years since this story broke... I would have been interested in seeing what actually happened to her, not just a visual retelling of a few news articles with a bit of backstory. Did porn ruin her life? Is she still pornin' it up? Do she end up in politics? Did she finish school? (Answer after googling; she's retired and plans to return to Duke and get a BA and wants a job to help sex workers. I just told you more than the whole movie did.) The filmography and dialogue isn't terrible for what it is, I mean, this is a Lifetime movie. It definitely has the "women in power, do what you want with your body, you go girl" Lifetime vibe. If you like Lifetime movies you'll like this movie. If you like good movies you probably won't like this movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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david f

This is a surprisingly good dramatisation of the Duke Pornstar sensation from a few years ago. The college student who turned to porn and became a provocative figure with her outspokenness and confidence exposed a ton of middle class hypocrisy with her critique of everything from exploding college tuition to misogyny and backwards attitudes towards sexuality. This film replays some of those dramas and nicely illustrates the ideas at stake, while not neglecting the high personal toll this all took on Miriam Weeks.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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I found the lead character to be annoying and pretentious.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/28/23

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Sick and repulsive. Wanted to throw up! Hey lifetime, porn stars aren't heros. Parents that are horrified to see their daughter become one aren't wrong either! How can Lifetime even spin this to make those of us that find this behavior sad and hurmful into empowering women? Ugh!!! What's next? I did see the ATEMPT to see both sides, but still... I'm not wrong to find this movie depressing.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Vanessa Parise

Director

Haley Pullos

Miriam Weeks

Judd Nelson

Don

Jessica Lu

Amanda

Pete Graham

Dr. Kevin Weeks

Imali Perera

Mrs. Harcharan Weeks

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Synopsis

A college student endures cyberbullying and even death threats when it is revealed that she has chosen to become a porn star under a pseudonym to pay off her sizable tuition expenses.

Director: Vanessa Parise
Producer: Sheri Singer
Screenwriter: Anne-Marie Hess
Production Co: Sepia Films
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Drama, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 7, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m

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