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.
Cruel Intentions has generally received positive reviews.
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Cruel Intentions was released in 1999 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 680 reviews, giving Cruel Intentions (1999) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 75%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 63%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Cruel Intentions than critics were.
With a score of 71%, Cruel Intentions is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1999, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1999 with similar scores include films like 10 Things I Hate About You, Girl, Interrupted and Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade.
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