Cruel Intentions
In the game of seduction, there is only one rule: Never fall in love.
1999 | 98m | English
Popularity: 8 (history)
| Director: | Roger Kumble |
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| Writer: | Roger Kumble, Choderlos de Laclos |
| Staring: |
| 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. But if he loses, Kathryn will claim his most prized possession. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 05, 1999 |
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| Director: | Roger Kumble |
| Writer: | Roger Kumble, Choderlos de Laclos |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | upper class, sexual obsession, bet, sadistic, drug abuse, based on novel or book, cynic, cocaine, virgin, manipulation, seduction, love letter, private school, innocence, psychotherapy |
| Production Companies | Original Film, Newmarket Capital Group, Neal H. Moritz Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $76,347,426
Budget: $10,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 14, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sarah Michelle Gellar | Kathryn Merteuil |
| Ryan Phillippe | Sébastian Valmont |
| Reese Witherspoon | Annette Hargrove |
| Selma Blair | Cecile Caldwell |
| Louise Fletcher | Helen Rosemond |
| Joshua Jackson | Blaine Tuttle |
| Eric Mabius | Greg McConnell |
| Sean Patrick Thomas | Ronald Clifford |
| Swoosie Kurtz | Dr. Greenbaum |
| Christine Baranski | Bunny Caldwell |
| Alaina Reed Hall | Nurse |
| Deborah Offner | Mrs. Michalak |
| Tara Reid | Marci Greenbaum |
| Herta Ware | Mrs. Sugarman |
| Hiep Thi Le | Mai-Lee |
| Charlie O'Connell | Court Reynolds |
| Fred Norris | Meter Maid |
| Ginger Williams | Clorissa |
| Drew Snyder | Headmaster Hargrove |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Roger Kumble | Screenplay, Director |
| Shane Dixon | Stunt Coordinator |
| Richard Ashcroft | Original Music Composer |
| Jennifer Lamb | Stunts |
| Anne McCarthy | Casting |
| Paul Massey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Doug Hemphill | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Janet Paparazzo | Stunts |
| Jeff Freeman | Editor |
| Tessa Posnansky | Set Decoration |
| Jon Gary Steele | Production Design |
| David Lazan | Art Direction |
| Karon May | Script Supervisor |
| Kathleen Mussehl | Set Costumer |
| Gwen Everman | Production Accountant |
| Lynda Reiss | Property Master |
| Jim Ondrejko | Construction Coordinator |
| Greg Kittelson | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Melissa Moseley | Still Photographer |
| Susan Dudeck | ADR Editor |
| Susan Lomino | Assistant Art Director |
| Gerard Averill | Assistant Location Manager |
| Michael J. Benavente | Dialogue Editor |
| Sara E. White | Unit Production Manager |
| Robert Gray | Camera Operator |
| A. Anthony Cappello | First Assistant Camera |
| Brad Wilder | Key Makeup Artist |
| Clovis Chambaret | Leadman |
| Dustin Meier | Stunt Coordinator, Stunts |
| Sharleen Bright | Scenic Artist |
| Bob Newlan | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Karen Blynder | Makeup Artist |
| Jack Chouchanian | Key Grip |
| Timothy P. Tundel | Art Department Assistant |
| John Morris | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Angela M. Whiting | Assistant Property Master |
| Catherine S. McComb | Production Coordinator |
| Allison Fisher | Dialogue Editor |
| Dugg Kirkpatrick | Key Hair Stylist |
| Brydon Baker III | Boom Operator |
| Jacqueline Butryn | Location Manager |
| Linda Brown | Unit Publicist |
| Alicia Valdez | Second Assistant Director |
| Michael Rafferty | First Assistant Editor |
| Jeff Gomillion | ADR Mixer |
| Amanda Goodpaster | Music Editor |
| Ron Vignone | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Garrett Benson | Second Assistant Camera |
| Diana Schmidt | Production Manager |
| Hamilton Sterling | Foley Editor |
| Brian Bays | Production Assistant |
| Stephanie Flack | Dialogue Editor |
| Jono Kouzouyan | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Levon Besnelian | Dolly Grip |
| Jenifer Chatfield | Post Production Supervisor |
| Debra Goldfield | Assistant Editor |
| Whitney J. Willard | Post Production Accountant |
| Sandra Collier | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Herb Ankrom | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Denise Wingate | Costume Design |
| Brenda Blatt | Hairdresser |
| Michael Antunez | Transportation Captain |
| Michael Brum | Transportation Captain |
| John Joseph Thomas | Sound Effects Editor |
| Mike Mertens | Color Timer |
| Michael Russo | Stunts |
| Mary Vernieu | Casting |
| Deirdra E. Govan | Costume Supervisor |
| Matthew Pope | Special Effects |
| Peter Bucossi | Stunt Coordinator |
| Theo van de Sande | Director of Photography |
| Edward Shearmur | Original Music Composer |
| Al Cerullo | Stunts |
| Sam Hill | First Assistant Director |
| Choderlos de Laclos | Novel |
| Joanne Lamstein | Stunts |
| Frank Ferrara Sr. | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Heather Lieberman | Co-Producer |
| William Tyrer | Co-Executive Producer |
| Bruce Mellon | Co-Executive Producer |
| Christopher Ball | Co-Executive Producer |
| Michael Fottrell | Executive Producer |
| Neal H. Moritz | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 46 | 59 | 28 |
| 2024 | 5 | 52 | 66 | 29 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 63 | 130 | 40 |
| 2024 | 12 | 83 | 146 | 51 |
| 2025 | 1 | 73 | 95 | 50 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 21 | 48 | 3 |
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