Easy A (2010, U.S.A.)

High school is the setting for this freewheeling comedic twist on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 19th-century novel The Scarlet Letter. Ambitious student Olive (Emma Stone) decides to boost her popularity by pretending to be the school slut. As the school’s swirling rumor mill increases both her notoriety and her finances, Olive enjoys her newfound status but eventually must decide which is more important: popularity or self-esteem.

The superb cast also includes Stanley Tucci (Julie and Julia), Amanda Bynes (Hairspray), Penn Badgley (TV’s The Slap), Dan Byrd (TV’s Young Sheldon), Thomas Haden Church (the Spider-Man franchise), Patricia Clarkson (The Green Mile), Lisa Kudrow (TV’s Friends) and Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange).