Cruel Intentions (1999)
In the game of seduction, there is only one rule: Never fall in love.
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Cruel Intentions rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.8/10· 219K votes
Rotten Tomatoes55%
Metacritic56%
TMDb6.81/10· 4K votesWith 55% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.8/10 on IMDb and 56/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About Cruel Intentions
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.
Cast of Cruel Intentions
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
Alaina Reed Hall
as Nurse
Deborah Offner
as Mrs. Michalak
Cruel Intentions facts
- Budget
- $10.5M
- Box office
- $76.3M
- Collection
- Cruel Intentions Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Adaptation captures antagonistic character dynamics effectively
- •Roger Kumble crafts morally complex drama with tension
- •Cocaine and addiction themes add gritty psychological depth
What the audience disliked
- •Clinical approach distances emotional engagement from narrative
- •Mixed scoring suggests melodramatic execution
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