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Jenna Ortega’s controversial film is now available on Prime Video
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Jenna Ortega’s controversial film is now available on Prime Video

Jenna Ortega’s latest film is now available to watch at home.

Miller’s Girl has been added to the Prime Video UK streaming service and is available to watch for free by new and existing Prime members.

The Wednesday The actor stars alongside Martin Freeman in the thriller, in which the two play a student-teacher duo who begin a relationship.

When it was released in January this year, the film sparked controversy due to the 31-year age difference between the two actors, who appear in intimate scenes in the film.

Jenna Ortega, Martin Freeman, Miller's Girl

Lionsgate

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“A talented young writer embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher Jonathan Miller assigns her a project that entangles them both in an increasingly complex web,” says the film’s official synopsis.

“As boundaries blur and their lives become intertwined, professor and protégé must confront their darkest sides while fighting to maintain their individual sense of what matters and what matters most to them.”

Freeman defended the film in an interview with The times in April and called the story “mature and nuanced.”

“It’s not about saying, ‘Isn’t that great?'” he said, explaining that he believes stories dealing with sensitive topics can sometimes be tainted by association.

“Are we going to attack Liam Neeson for acting in a film about the Holocaust?”

Martin Freeman, Jenna Ortega, Miller's Girl

Netflix

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Miller’s Girl Screenwriter and director Jade Halley Bartlett also publicly confirmed that the film’s cast worked closely with intimacy coordinator Kristina Arjona to choreograph the sex scenes.

“Throughout the whole process, there were many, many people engaging with (Jenna) to make sure it was consistent with what she was comfortable with, and she was very determined and very sure about what she wanted to do,” Arjona told the Daily mail.

Miller’s Girl was not received as enthusiastically by critics, but the central performances of Ortega and Freeman were praised. The film currently has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 29%.

Miller’s Girl is now available on Prime Video UK and Netflix US.

Portrait photo by Emily Stedman

Deputy News Editor, Digital Spy

Emily is an experienced entertainment writer and editor covering all things TV, film, soap operas and showbiz. An NCTJ qualified journalist with a First Class Honours degree in Journalism from the University of Sussex, Emily previously worked at Hello Magazine, BBC Southern News And Good to knowShe joined Digital Spy as deputy news editor in May 2023 and became deputy news editor the following year.
A fanatic of films big and small – she has subscriptions to every TV and film service in the world – Emily knows movie stars from soap stars and is always up to date with the latest reality shows, trailers or off-screen squabbles. She has interviewed a number of celebrities over the years, highlights include The Masked Singer Moderator Joel Dommett and GMB‘s Kate Garraway (who “loved” her trousers).
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