Cruel Intentions
1999 · Movie · R · 97 min · ★ 6.8 · 56% critics
Two wealthy step-siblings turn seduction into a high-stakes challenge, racing to break a vow and prove who can win the summer. Promises and threats raise the stakes, but the games quickly take a darker toll on everyone caught in their web.
Based on Les Liaisons dangereuses
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-03-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 56/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (3,587 votes)
- Box office
- $75,902,208
About
Not for you if you want a wholesome teen romance or are sensitive to raunchy manipulation, coercion, and cruelty; try Stepmom or Thirteen if you prefer darker relationship drama without the same seduction-bet setup.
Pros: raunchy, twisty drama; sharp seduction games; strong teen cast | Cons: manipulative tone; some questionable scenes; divisive ending
Themes
- bet
- virgin
- drug abuse
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- sexual obsession
- upper class
- cynic
- sadistic
- eroticism
- innocence
- cocaine
- +11 more
Cast & crew
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
Eric Mabius
as Greg McConnell
Sean Patrick Thomas
as Ronald Clifford
Swoosie Kurtz
as Dr. Greenbaum
Christine Baranski
as Bunny Caldwell
Directed by Roger Kumble