Student Services

Student Services

Directed by Emmanuelle Bercot

Produced by Les Films du Kiosque

2010101 min5.3 / 10

A sobering character study of a vulnerable college student whose financial desperation leads her into sex work, exploring the psychological and emotional toll of exploitation.

Nineteen-year-old Laura is stressed by her first year at college when money worries distract her from her studies and so, desperate for cash, she answers an online advertisement for intimate companionship that leads her down a dangerous path.

Questions people ask

  • Is Student Services sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Student Services end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Student Services easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 73% of films.

  • Is Student Services violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Student Services scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity44

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Student Services

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Student Services

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Student Services, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Student Services, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Student Services, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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