Cruel Intentions Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Mar. 7, 2019

Cruel Intentions

Release Date: Friday, March 22, 2019 Limited

Director: Roger Kumble

Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar • Ryan Phillippe • Reese Witherspoon • Selma Blair

R Drama N/A

3.8 / 5.0

74% WILL SEE 26% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Kathryn (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Sebastian (Ryan Phillippe), two wealthy, manipulative teenage step-siblings from Manhattan's upper-crust, conspire in Cruel Intentions, a wickedly entertaining tale of seduction and betrayal. The stakes are high when the duo agrees upon a deliciously diabolical wager of sexual conquest without consequences. The pawns? The naïve Cecile Caldwell (Selma Blair) and the virginal Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon).

It's summer break, and Kathryn has been dumped by her beau, Court Reynolds, for the innocent Cecile. Desperate to get even, Kathryn challenges Sebastian to ruin Cecile by deflowering her and turning her into a tramp-thus humiliating Court by delivering Cecile to him as damaged goods. Sebastian has pretty much 'had' all of the girls in New York City up to this point, and he's gotten a bit bored of it all. Though this is too easy a conquest for him, he obliges. He sets his sights on a greater challenge-the new headmaster's daughter, Annette, who recently wrote an article in a magazine about how she intends to stay pure until she marries her boyfriend. Sebastian bets Kathryn that he can seduce the chaste and pristine Annette before school begins in the fall. Kathryn thinks this feat impossible and quickly agrees to the wager. The stakes: if Sebastian succeeds, Kathryn must give him a night of unbridled biblical pleasure, something he's wanted since their parents got married. If he fails, he must forfeit his priceless 1956 Jaguar to Kathryn and suffer the shame of defeat.

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Who stars in Cruel Intentions – Cast List

Sarah Michelle Gellar
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, The Grudge
Ryan Phillippe
One Mile, Motorheads (series)
Reese Witherspoon
A Wrinkle in Time, Sing
Selma Blair
Dark Horse, Hellboy

Who is making Cruel Intentions – Crew List

A look at Cruel Intentions behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Roger Kumble last helmed Beautiful Wedding and Beautiful Disaster. The film's writer Roger Kumble last penned Beautiful Disaster and Ride Along.

Director: Roger Kumble
Screenwriter: Roger Kumble
Producer: Neal H. Moritz

Studio: Sony Pictures
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the Cruel Intentions

Key Facts

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Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Mar 2019

Completed

Changed Cruel Intentions movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for strong sexual dialogue and sexual situations involving teens, language and drug use
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Cruel Intentions Trailers and Clips

Cruel Intentions

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Cruel Intentions Release Date: When was the film released?

Cruel Intentions was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, March 22 , 2019. There were 12 12 other movies released on the same date, including Us, The Dirt and Dragged Across Concrete. As a limited release, Cruel Intentions was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

The estimated home release date for Cruel Intentions is currently being determined. Stay tuned!