The Crush (1993)
He thought it was just a crush. He was dead wrong.
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The Crush rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.8/10· 23K votes
Rotten Tomatoes28%
Metacritic34%
TMDb6.653/10· 550 votesWith 28% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.8/10 on IMDb and 34/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About The Crush
A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.
Cast of The Crush
Cary Elwes
as Nick Eliot
Alicia Silverstone
as Adrian Forrester
Jennifer Rubin
as Amy Maddik
Kurtwood Smith
as Cliff Forrester
Amber Benson
as Cheyenne
Gwynyth Walsh
as Liv Forrester
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Deborah Hancock
as Samantha
Beverley Elliott
as Tex Murphy
Andrew Airlie
as Dr. Pollard
Sheila Paterson
as Mrs. Tinkerman
Brent Chapman
as Steven Tinkerman
James Kidnie
as Attorney
The Crush facts
- Budget
- $6M
- Box office
- $13.6M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Erotic thriller delivers intense obsessive psychological tension
- •Journalist protagonist and obsessive love dynamic create intrigue
- •Thriller pacing maintains suspense through twisted narrative turns
What the audience disliked
- •Problematic lolita imagery limits appeal for modern audiences
- •Low ratings suggest murky characterization in obsession narrative
Trailer
Where to watch The Crush(US)
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