Paying for It

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When an introverted cartoonist's girlfriend wants to redefine their relationship, he begins sleeping with sex workers and discovers a new kind of intimacy in the process.

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Chris Azzopardi

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2d

Paying for It keeps its narrative tight, perhaps overly simple.

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Adam Nayman

Sight & Sound

Dec 18

Paying For It may be a modest movie, but it’s not prudish or squeamish in the least; it’s got a humane spirit.

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

01/29/2025

It doesn’t matter which prism you view Lee’s film through -- they all intersect and add up together so seamlessly and confidently that you can choose your own adventure without sacrificing the whole.

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Mark Dujsik

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2d

2.5/4

Sonny's presence in this story is an unnecessary complicating factor to a tale that is already complicated and odd enough without it.

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Ricky Archuleta

Film Threat

2d

10/10

Paying for It is a tremendous effort that honors Brown’s source novel while digging deeper into its subtext.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

6d

It doesn't say anything profound, new or surprising about love, fidelity, intimacy, happiness, relationships or loneliness.

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When an introverted cartoonist's girlfriend wants to redefine their relationship, he begins sleeping with sex workers and discovers a new kind of intimacy in the process.

Director: Sook-Yin Lee
Producer: Matt Code, Sonya Di Rienzo, Aeschylus Poulos
Screenwriter: Sook-Yin Lee, Joanne Sarazen, Sook-Yin Lee, Joanne Sarazen
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Wilding Pictures, Hawkeye Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 30, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2026
Runtime: 1h 25m