Easy A
| Easy A | |
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| Directed by | Will Gluck |
| Written by | Bert V. Royal |
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| Cinematography | Michael Grady |
| Edited by | Susan Littenberg |
| Music by | Brad Segal |
Production companies | Screen Gems Olive Bridge Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8 million |
| Box office | $75 million |
Easy A (stylized as easy A) is a 2010 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Will Gluck, written by Bert V. Royal, and starring Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson, Cam Gigandet, Lisa Kudrow, Malcolm McDowell, Aly Michalka, and Stanley Tucci. The screenplay was partially inspired by the 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Shot at Screen Gems studios and in Ojai, California, the film was released on September 17, 2010. The film received positive reviews with high praise for Stone's performance, and was a major financial success, grossing $75 million worldwide against a budget of $8 million. Stone received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical, while the movie won the Critics' Choice Award for Best Comedy. The film is ranked as number 14 on Entertainment Weekly's 2021 list of the Best High School Movies. Easy A is also Bynes’ last appearance in a motion picture film to date.