Starlet

2012

Action / Drama

19
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 69% · 46 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 69% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 10637 10.6K

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Plot summary

An unlikely friendship forms between 21 year-old Jane and the elderly Sadie after Jane discovers a hidden stash of money inside an object at Sadie's yard sale.

Director

Sean Baker Photo
Sean Baker

Top cast

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Cesar Garcia as Repo Man
James Ransone Photo
James Ransone as Mikey
Mickey O'Hagan Photo
Mickey O'Hagan as Janice
Patrick Cunningham Photo
Patrick Cunningham as Coffee Shop Gawker
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850.43 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
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1.50 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by gbill-74877 7 / 10

Touching

A touching look at an unlikely relationship between an adult film star (Dree Hemingway) and an elderly widow (Besedka Johnson), one that starts when the former discovers $10,000 stuffed into a vase she's purchased at the yard sale of the latter. Feeling guilty, she initially attempts to return the money, but soon settles into doing favors for her, despite encountering prickliness and suspicions that she's a scammer.It's an offbeat story, perhaps exploring the ways in which kindnesses are exchanged, and the tug between looking out for oneself and forming friendships. The young woman has a friend/roommate/fellow porn star (Stella Maeve) who uses her as much as she is used by her creepy boyfriend, and in contrast to her beauty, has some really ugly outbursts, including hurling a racial slur and erupting at her friend. The performances feel organic and wonderful throughout the cast, including little moments like with the makeup artist or the shy fan at the film expo. It was astounding to me that 85-year-old Johnson was discovered by Sean Baker in a gym and appeared here in her only film role.As with all of Baker's work, there is a deep streak of humanism and great care to avoid judgement, and along the way we get glimpses into the porn industry and senior bingo nights. The ending comes out of left field and is a reminder that people are carrying around pain that we'll often ever know, a profound moment in an otherwise subdued, yet satisfying script.
Reviewed by valis1949 8 / 10

Bad Girls

STARLET (dir. Sean Baker) When 21 year old Jane discovers $10,000 in cash stuffed in a thermos that she bought at an old woman's yard sale, she tries to do the right thing and return the money. However, the old woman didn't know about the money (her long dead husband might have hidden the cash), so Jane befriends elderly Sadie in order to pay off the karmic debt. Because Jane's unusual occupation is not revealed until the film is almost half over, her illicit employment does not affect the natural relationship that grows between the two woman. A fine Independent film, and Dree Hemingway (Jane) and Besedka Johnson (Sadie) deliver exception performances. It must be mentioned that Jane's pet Chihuahua in the film is powerfully cute! Worth A Look.
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