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Where To Watch Fifty Shades of Grey

Fifty Shades of Grey follows Anastasia “Ana” Steele (Dakota Johnson), a shy literature student who agrees to interview the wealthy and mysterious businessman Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) after her roommate Kate is unable to attend. What begins as an ordinary college assignment develops into an intense relationship when Christian reveals a secretive and unconventional side of his personality. As Ana becomes increasingly fascinated by Christian, she is forced to confront the boundaries of trust, attraction, control and emotional intimacy. The film also features Kate Kavanagh (Eloise Mumford), Ana's best friend; José Rodriguez (Victor Rasuk), her close friend; Elliot Grey (Luke Grimes), Christian's brother; Dr. Grace Trevelyan Grey (Marcia Gay Harden), Christian's adoptive mother; and Mia Grey (Rita Ora), his sister.

Drama Romance Suspense Thriller

Release Date: February 13, 2015
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Genre: Romance, Drama, Suspense ,Thriller
Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes (125 minutes)
Language: English
Starring: Dakota Johnson — Anastasia Steele
Box Office: $569.65 million worldwide
Where To Watch: Netflix

More details about Fifty Shades of Grey and where you can watch

The film is based on E. L. James’ bestselling 2011 novel Fifty Shades of Grey and became the first cinematic entry in a trilogy that continued with Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018). The film adaptation was directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, with the screenplay written by Kelly Marcel and E. L. James serving as one of the producers.

One particularly interesting detail is the enormous popularity of the source material before the movie was released. Universal’s official trailer description noted that the Fifty Shades books had already been translated into more than 50 languages and sold over 90 million copies at the time of the film’s promotion.

The movie also became notable for its soundtrack. One of its best-known musical moments was Beyoncé’s version of “Crazy in Love,” which was reworked specifically for the film and helped give the movie’s marketing campaign a distinctive musical identity.

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Did you know that Fifty Shades of Grey began as Twilight fan fiction? E. L. James originally wrote the story under the title “Master of the Universe” as Twilight fan fiction, featuring characters inspired by Edward Cullen and Bella Swan.