“Fifty Shades of Grey,” the first movie in the series, was a box office smash that remains the fifth-highest-grossing movie by a female director at a total of nearly $570 million worldwide.

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In Fifty Shades of Grey, we learn that Christian was repeatedly sexually assaulted by his mother’s friend Elena (Kim Basinger) – who Ana refers to as Mrs. Robinson – from the ages of 15 to 21.

I had zero interest in reading "Fifty Shades of Grey" or writing a review comparing the movie to the book. Now, if someone tied me to a bedpost and forced me to read it while lightly flogging me ...