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Cruel Intentions
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6.8Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. If he succeeds, the prize is the chance to bed Kathryn. But if he loses, Kathryn will claim his most prized possession.
Cast
- Sarah Michelle Gellar as Kathryn Merteuil
- Ryan Phillippe as Sébastian Valmont
- Reese Witherspoon as Annette Hargrove
- Selma Blair as Cecile Caldwell
- Louise Fletcher as Helen Rosemond
- Joshua Jackson as Blaine Tuttle
Themes
- bet
- virgin
- drug abuse
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- sexual obsession
- upper class
- cynic
- sadistic
- eroticism
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
219,004 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
55%
Metacritic
56/100
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 8 wins & 14 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Roger Kumble
- Screenplay by
- Roger Kumble
- Based on
- Les Liaisons dangereuses , by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
- Produced by
- Neal H. Moritz
- Starring
- Ryan Phillippe Sarah Michelle Gellar Reese Witherspoon Selma Blair
- Cinematography
- Theo van de Sande
- Edited by
- Jeff Freeman
- Music by
- Edward Shearmur
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures Original Film Newmarket Capital Group
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release date
- March 5, 1999 ( 1999-03-05 )
- Running time
- 97 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $10.5 million
- Box office
- $75.9 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Cruel Intentions is a 1999 American teen romantic drama film written and directed by Roger Kumble, and starring Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Reese Witherspoon, and Selma Blair. The film, set in New York City among rich high schoolers, is a modern retelling of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' 1782 novel Les Liaisons dangereuses.
Initially a smaller-budget independent film, it was picked up by Columbia Pictures and widely released on March 5, 1999. Despite mixed critical reviews, the performances of Gellar, Phillippe, and Witherspoon were praised and the film grossed $75.9 million worldwide. Since its release, the film has become regarded as a cult classic.
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