Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- compassionate
- tense
- uncomfortable
- social issue movie night
- contemporary drama viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Miriam hides her adult-film career behind the pseudonym Belle Knox while presenting a conventional student identity to family and classmates.
Rumors and vicious online attacks expand Miriam's private financial decision into a public crisis.
Miriam speaks to the media and frames her adult-film work as an empowering feminist choice, with unintended consequences.
Films like From Straight A's to XXX, and why
Pleasure
shared sex work subject, female autonomy, and exploitation within the adult film industry
Zola
shared online notoriety, sex work, and escalating public judgment surrounding a young woman
The Girlfriend Experience
shared exploration of transactional sex, identity performance, and emotional detachment in contemporary America
Movie Details
- Director
- Vanessa Parise
- Release Date
- 2017-02-11
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (171)
Cast
- Haley Pullos
- Sasha Clements
- Judd Nelson
- Alyson Bath
- Jacky Lai
- Jessica Lu
- Rachelle Gillis
- Sarah Porchetta
- Imali Perera
- Peter Graham-Gaudreau
Where to watch in United States
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is From Straight A's to XXX about?
- A financially desperate college student enters the adult-film industry under a pseudonym, only to confront the social cost of making her hidden identity public.
- What is From Straight A's to XXX like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of From Straight A's to XXX as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is From Straight A's to XXX violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in From Straight A's to XXX.
- Which films are like From Straight A's to XXX?
- Films with a similar feel include Pleasure, Zola, and The Girlfriend Experience.
- How long is From Straight A's to XXX?
- From Straight A's to XXX runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch From Straight A's to XXX?
- In United States, From Straight A's to XXX is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
