Easy A (2010)

Easy A rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7/10· 441K votes

Rotten Tomatoes85%

Metacritic72%

TMDb6.8/10· 7K votes

With 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 72/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Easy A

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.

Cast of Easy A

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  Emma Stone

  as Olive

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  Penn Badgley

  as Woodchuck Todd

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  Amanda Bynes

  as Marianne

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  Dan Byrd

  as Brandon

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  Thomas Haden Church

  as Mr. Griffith

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  Patricia Clarkson

  as Rosemary

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  Cam Gigandet

  as Micah

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  Lisa Kudrow

  as Mrs. Griffith

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  Malcolm McDowell

  as Principal Gibbons

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  Aly Michalka

  as Rhiannon

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  Stanley Tucci

  as Dill

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  Fred Armisen

  as Pastor

Easy A facts

Budget

$8M

Box office

$75M

Our take on Easy A

Will Gluck's 2010 comedy follows Olive, an unremarkable high schooler who discovers that a single well-placed rumor can transform her social standing overnight. As she leans into a fabricated reputation, the gossip spins out of her control—classmates turn on her, the school board takes notice, and she's left steering an identity she never wanted. Sharp, self-aware and anchored by a quick-witted narration, the film treats teenage reputation as both comedy and cautionary tale, buoyed by warm, eccentric parents and a slow-burning crush. It suits viewers who like their teen comedies literate and knowing, and anyone charmed by a clever heroine talking her way through the mess she made.