Olive, an average high school student, sees her below-the-radar existence turn around overnight once she decides to use the school's gossip grapevine to advance her social standing. Now her classmates are turning against her and the school board is becoming concerned, including her favorite teacher and the distracted guidance counselor. With the support of her hilariously idiosyncratic parents and a little help from a long-time crush, Olive attempts to take on her notorious new identity and crush the rumor mill once and for all.
Ratings
Curator score: 4.8/10
IMDb: 7.0/10
Letterboxd: 3.43/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 85%
Metacritic: 72
TMDB: 6.8/10
Director
Will Gluck
Production
Screen Gems, Olive Bridge Entertainment
Cast
Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Dan Byrd, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson, Cam Gigandet, Lisa Kudrow, Malcolm McDowell, Aly Michalka, Stanley Tucci, Fred Armisen, Juliette Goglia, Jake Sandvig, Morgan Rusler, Nikki Tyler-Flynn, Braeden Lemasters, Mahaley Patel, Jameson Moss, Blake Hood
Curator Review
Verdict
A sharp, breezy teen comedy with a smart lead performance and unusually warm parents, Easy A stays funny while skewering high-school hypocrisy and rumor culture. It’s especially appealing if you like fast dialogue, self-aware satire, and a feel-good coming-of-age story with a little bite.
Best for
fans of smart teen comedies
viewers who like witty, dialogue-driven satire
people who enjoy confident star-making performances
audiences looking for a lighter coming-of-age movie with heart
Skip if
you want a more grounded or realistic high-school drama
you dislike heightened, quippy comedy
you prefer broad slapstick over verbal humor
you’re looking for darker or more cynical teen movies
Overview
Easy A works because it understands how brutal high school can be without losing its sense of fun. The movie turns gossip into social warfare, then lets Olive fight back with wit, charm, and just enough chaos to keep the story moving. It’s a glossy comedy, but it has a real satirical edge about reputation, double standards, and how quickly a school can decide who you are.
Worth noting
Emma Stone gives the film its spark, balancing deadpan confidence with vulnerability so the character never feels like a punchline. The script is packed with clever references and quick reversals, but the movie’s secret weapon is the family dynamic: Olive’s parents are so supportive and weirdly specific that they become one of the film’s most memorable pleasures.
Bottom line
It’s not a perfect portrait of teenage life, and it doesn’t try to be. What it offers instead is a polished, funny, and surprisingly affectionate take on adolescent identity panic, one that lands as both a crowd-pleaser and a sharp little satire of social performance.
Top Letterboxd reviews
mac (4★) · 17819 likes
IF GOD WANTED HIM TO GRADUATE, GOD WOULD’VE GIVEN HIM THE RIGHT ANSWERS
samantha (4.5★) · 15715 likes
u know the film's unrealistic bc parents like that are just too good to be true
aaron (5★) · 12995 likes
the bible? oh that’s in the bestsellers, right next to twilight
Charlotte (4.5★) · 10229 likes
Do you think Emma Stone just submitted the pocket full of sunshine montage from Easy A as her audition for La La Land and called it a day
shay (4★) · 6793 likes
olive penderghast be like STORYTIME: I Faked Being A Slut At School For Weeks! (**No Clickbait**)
1999 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 43m · R · Curator 7.8/10 (309.8K ratings) · Where to watch: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, MGM Plus, Philo
For viewers who enjoy social satire and ruthless school politics, this is a darker, more acidic companion piece.