Cruel Intentions
Movie • 1999 • Drama
ReportSlaking 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.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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it’s not emotional but the parents are not present in the film
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a character is sexually assaulted when drunk then convinced it’s a good thing so she continues having sex with him once sober
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There is a short scene where he sits outside her apartment and watches her window.
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A girl snorts cocaine from a rosary occasionally. Cannabis is also seen being weighed.
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kathryn is addicted to cocaine
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Does a kid die?
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The character who dies is over the age of 18.
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these are all high school kids so yeah
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Lot's of cheating between main characters and side characters.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Lead character Sebastian washes off naked before jumping (in a suit) into a pool.
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pre 911
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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not quite suicide baiting like that, but kathryn says ‘sometimes i want to kill myaelf’ in a speech to sebastian
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kathryn is described by court as a ‘bulimic head case’ to cecile
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Kathryn and Blaine both use the word "fag;" the latter flippantly quoting a closeted character while the former uses it to explain away a lack of heterosexual lust.
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kathryn says that ronald is moving with the speed of a special olympic hurdler when it comes to wooing cecile
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It is implied the WASP character played by Christine Baranski is racist/classist, but she falls short of calling him names.
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there’s a lot of eating disorder themes though
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there’s a huge amount of racism to the only Black character suggesting he’s a pervert
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Multiple homophobic slurs
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they go to a catholic school so while it’s not a major theme, it does come up
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yes, there are sex scenes but you don’t see full nudity
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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virginity is a big theme of this movie and people trying to take it as a bet
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There is a brief scene with an older woman who seems to have difficulty remembering things
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Bittersweet ending. Had death and moving on.
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