The Girlfriend Experience

The Girlfriend Experience
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySteven Soderbergh
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter Andrews
Edited byMary Ann Bernard
Music byRoss Godfrey
Production
companies
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures
Release dates
  • January 20, 2009 (2009-01-20) (Sundance)
  • May 22, 2009 (2009-05-22) (United States)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.7 million
Box office$1 million

The Girlfriend Experience is a 2009 American slice-of-life drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh, written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, and starring then-pornographic actress Sasha Grey. It was shot in New York City, and a rough cut was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009. The film was also made available on Amazon Video on Demand as a pre-theatrical rental.

Soderbergh mentioned Michelangelo Antonioni's Red Desert and Ingmar Bergman's Cries and Whispers as influences. The film was produced for $1.3 million and was shot with a relatively inexpensive Red One camera.