Asking for It (film)

Asking for It is a 2021 American thriller film written and directed by Eamon O'Rourke and starring Kiersey Clemons, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexandra Shipp, Ezra Miller, Gabourey Sidibe and Luke Hemsworth.

The film was released at the Tribeca Festival on June 13, 2021, before being released by Saban Films on March 4, 2022.

Production
Principal photography took place in Guthrie, Oklahoma for over a month in late 2019.

Release
Asking for It had its world premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Festival on June 13. It was released in limited theaters and on VOD by Saban Films on March 4, 2022.

Reception
Ferdosa of Screen Rant awarded the film one and a half stars out of five. Susannah Gruder of IndieWire graded the film a C−. Ciara Wardlow of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one star.

Jon Mendelsohn of Comic Book Resources gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "attempts a hard-hitting social commentary with a vibrant cast, but falls flat due to a lack of authenticity and follow-through." Jessica Kiang of Variety also gave the film a negative review, writing that it "is too much like its cardboard heroines: edgy on the outside, empty within." Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times also gave the film a negative review, calling it "a film that cares little for differentiating one violated woman — or one pasty-faced jerk — from another."