Cruel Intentions is a 1999 American teen romantic drama film written and directed by Roger Kumble and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, and Selma Blair. The plot adapts the 1782 novel Les Liaisons dangereuses, modernized among wealthy high school teenagers in New York City. Initially a smaller-budget independent film, it was picked up by Columbia Pictures and widely released March 5, 1999. Despite mixed critical reviews, the performances of Gellar, Philippe, and Witherspoon were praised and Cruel Intentions has since grossed $76 million worldwide. The box office success spawned a prequel in 2000 and sequel in 2004, as well as a jukebox musical in 2015.
| Director | Roger Kumble |
| Produced by | Neal H. Moritz |
| Screenplay by | Roger Kumble |
| Starring | Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair |
| Music | Edward Shearmur |
| Cinematography | Theo van de Sande |
| Edited by | Ryan Mikel, Jeff Freeman |
| Production, company | Columbia Pictures, Original Film, Newmarket Capital Group |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Released | March 5, 1999 |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English, French |
| Budget | $10.5 million |
| Box office | $75.9 million |
| Netflix ID | 18962136 |
About Cruel Intentions
Teen drama adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos's Les Liaisons dangereuses about dueling step-siblings who wager to deflower the new headmaster's daughter at a Manhattan prep school before term ends.
Achievement of Cruel Intentions
The film spawned two direct-to-video sequels. The film won Choice Movie: Drama at the Teen Choice Awards and earned Sarah Michelle Gellar a MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance.
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Latest information about Cruel Intentions updated on July 28 2021.
