Cruel Intentions

Genre: Drama

Worldwide gross$76.3M

Kathryn Merteuil and Sebastian Valmont are seductive, manipulative step-siblings who get what they want when they want it. Kathryn makes a bet with Sebastian: Sebastian must bed Annette, daughter of the headmaster at their school, before the end of summer break. Annette has stated that she would wait until love and marriage to sleep with a man. If Kathryn wins, she gets Sebastian's vintage 1959 Jaguar Roadster. If Sebastian wins, he gets Kathryn, the only girl he knows he'll never have. Also in play is Cecile, a naïve girl whose mother had enlisted Kathryn to help her fit in at her new school. However, Kathryn (with Sebastian's help) plans to ruin Cecile's reputation as revenge on Kat's ex-boyfriend, who left her for Cecile.

🏆 8 wins & 14 nominations total

Genres

Drama, Romance

Director

Roger Kumble

Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon

Released

5 March 1999

Runtime

1h 37m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

6.8 / 10

Votes

219,004

Metascore

56

Rotten Tomatoes

55%

Box office

$38,773,785

Budget

$10,500,000

Edition

Base