Cruel Intentions

Cruel Intentions

1999 · 97 min · EN · R · 6.8 (3,591 votes)
Dir. Roger Kumble · Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair, Louise Fletcher, Joshua Jackson · Music Edward Shearmur · Cruel Intentions Collection

In the game of seduction, there is only one rule: Never fall in love.

DramaRomance

Slaking 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.

VIBE

This film oozes a dark, seductive energy, wrapping you in a world of cynical manipulation and dangerous desires among the privileged elite. It's a propulsive descent into moral ambiguity, where innocence is a game and hearts are pawns. The atmosphere is thick with forbidden allure and simmering tension.

EroticCynicalManipulativeDecadentTenseSeductivepropulsiveNeo-noir romance90s teen dramaStylized eroticismDark academia aestheticSeductionManipulationClass privilegeCorrupted innocenceDesire
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