Lovelace is a 2013 American biographical drama film directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman and written by Andy Bellin. Starring Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone, Robert Patrick, Juno Temple, Chris Noth, Bobby Cannavale, Hank Azaria, Adam Brody, Chloƫ Sevigny, James Franco, Debi Mazar, Wes Bentley, and Eric Roberts, the film follows the life of Linda Lovelace (Seyfried), a pornographic actress who suffers years of abuse at the hands of her husband, Chuck Traynor (Sarsgaard), as she emerges at the forefront of the Golden Age of Porn following her starring role in the landmark adult film Deep Throat (1972). Lovelace premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2013, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 9, 2013. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism aimed at its historical inaccuracies, while the performances of Seyfried and Sarsgaard were praised.