Cruel Intentions

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.

Cruel Intentions is a 1999 romance film directed by Roger Kumble. The film is filed under antagonistic, incest, eroticism, and seduction.

Sarah Michelle Gellar appears as Kathryn Merteuil, Ryan Phillippe as Sébastian Valmont, Reese Witherspoon as Annette Hargrove, and Selma Blair as Cecile Caldwell. It runs 97 minutes and was released in March 1999.

The screenplay is by Roger Kumble. Production companies include Neal H. Moritz Productions and Original Film. It is adapted from a novel. American members can watch it on Hulu, Netflix, and Netflix Standard with Ads.

Lolita, Dangerous Liaisons, and The Voyeurs make useful companions to Cruel Intentions, all filed under sexual obsession. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 3,760 votes and it carries a R rating.