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  • Cruel Intentions
  • Opened March 5, 1999
  • R
    drug use, strong sexual dialogue, sexual situations inv. teens and language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • Annette (Reese Witherspoon) unwittingly becomes a pawn in Sebastian's (Ryan Phillippe) and Kathryn's (Sarah Michelle Gellar) deliciously diabolical wager of sexual conquest when she writes an article in Seventeen Magazine about how she intends to Read More
  • Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair, Louise Fletcher, Swoosie Kurtz, Christine Baranski
  • Director: Roger Kumble
  • Genres: Melodrama, Teen Movie, Drama

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Cruel Intentions Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 90
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    A witty, raunchy comedy, which proves that a well-written piece of business...

  • 80
    Variety | Emanuel Levy

    Nasty, profane and wickedly entertaining for the most part.

  • 80
    Salon.com | Charles Taylor

    The dirtiest-minded American movie in recent memory -- and an honestly corrupt...

  • 80
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    The original was about social manipulation as blood sport. Amazing how easily...

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