Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

bruce-223-978395 Horrible things happen to prostitutes. This is news to no one. This film is motivated by nothing more then putting people in the pews!!! If you are a fundamental Christian you will love the view points expressed here. I find it disgusting that they are using this abuse to move forward their own Christian agenda. Especially since it is primarily the Christians that have caused this problem.You want to help them. Legalize prostitution. Normalize sexual expression in art. Regulate. You will never stop this. But you can provide these men and women someone to reach out to when they are abused but the pimps or customers.Attract decent loving people to the industry by removing the stigma of adult entertainment.Please. If you watch this movie. Do not drink the KoilAid and lets really make a difference in their lives. And condemn the producers of this film for being part of the problem instead of the solution.

Derick I live in Seattle, and I watch a lot of documentaries. This one happened to come up & watched it because it had good reviews. I had no idea this was happening in areas I am in all the time. I also had no idea that my cousin Joel Banks was in it - he's known me since I was a baby, and I used to play with his oldest daughter & son all the time growing up. It is heart breaking hearing that these girls don't think they have any value in life. The documentary is worth the watch. From a critical standpoint the documentary is done well, but not fantastically. The subject matter pulls you in though & the story is not boring to watch.

willdaviswd I was hoping this film would offer a different view than what we have come to expect from mainstream media. I was disappointed to say the least. I have done an extensive amount of research regarding the sex industry, and while I agree that trafficking and violence against women needs to stop, continuing to approach it the way this film does, is not going to help.The film makers were irresponsible (I'm sure to give it some sensationalism). Aside from the film containing a lot of inaccurate information and statistics, the opener starts with them chasing someone down and causing an accident. I'm glad it wasn't my property, kid, or wife the guy hit. Some of the police officers are completely unprofessional and actually engage in behavior that would escalate a situation, exactly the opposite of what they should be doing. And, rescuing these victims results in them going to JAIL! How is that helping them? It only serves to stigmatize them more!The only reason I gave this four stars is because of the women in the film. They are genuine and real, their stories heartbreaking, I feel for them. They are the true victims, and the backlash from a film like this will only serve to victimize them, and others like them, more. This film is not representative of the industry. American Courtesans is a movie you should see for real insight. All the women show their faces and tell their life stories. People interested in this subject need to educate themselves about it. People who produce media like this, along with police, most social workers, citizens, politicians, etc., have absolutely no idea of what the real issues are or how complex they are. Nobody is ever going to solve a problem they don't understand. This film only clouds and minimizes the issues.

jean-marcus (Not sure if its a spoiler but I don't want to chance it)Let me start out by saying that my rating of a 9 is actually more like a 10 because I don't rate documentaries higher than that because they lack the production value needed for a 10 rating. None the less this was such a great documentary that will completely change your mind about the way you think, look, and feel about that girl "walking the streets".I went to see this film knowing that we had a problem with prostitution and the sex trade in America just like every other country. I knew there were girls and boys who were kidnapped and taken here and other countries to be enslaved in the sex trade. My grasp of the over all extent of the levels of prostitution and enslavement were way off though.I thought any person who was actually enslaved was one of those girls in some seedy whore house or locked in the basement of a "massage parlor". I did not even think about the fact that these girls walking the street, or in the films online, or any of them in fact could be held without their will for fear of their life if they try to leave. Or after years of just being worn down emotionally to the point where they don't feel they have any other option. This film was a real eye opener. And hearing these women telling their stories of how they ended up in this life without their willingness was completely heart wrenching. It's something that will haunt me till the day I die. And I'm glad that it will. Because I don't think anyone should ever forget the injustice that is happening in this world. We all need to step up to make sure this cruelty around the world stops.