Paying for It

Jan 31, 2025

1h 25m

★ 6.2

Overview

In the late '90s, Chester and Sonny are a long-term, committed, romantic couple. When Sonny wants to redefine their relationship, Chester, a painfully introverted cartoonist, starts sleeping with sex workers and discovers a new kind of intimacy in the process.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Wildling Pictures

Hawkeye Pictures

Paying for It Trailers

Cast

Chester Brown

Dan Beirne

Sonny Lee

Emily Lê

Denise/Yulissa

Andrea Werhun

Suzo Jones

Noah Lamanna

Cain

Chris Sandiford

Cecil

Ely Henry

Laura

Rebecca Applebaum

Miles

Ehren Kassam

Reed

Ishan Davé

Carl

Stephen Kalyn

Anne

Hannia Cheng

Angelina

Jamie Whitecrow

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