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2005·Comedy·1h 49m
7.0
A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.
Directed by Marcos Siega
sexual harassment

Cast

Evan Rachel Wood
Evan Rachel Wood
Kimberly Joyce
Selma Blair
Selma Blair
Grace Anderson
Jane Krakowski
Jane Krakowski
Emily Klein
Stark Sands
Stark Sands
Troy
Elisabeth Harnois
Elisabeth Harnois
Brittany
Jaime King
Jaime King
Kathy Joyce
James Woods
James Woods
Hank Joyce
Robert Joy
Robert Joy
Larry Horowitz
Adi Schnall
Adi Schnall
Randa
Michael Hitchcock
Michael Hitchcock
Headmaster Charles Meyer
Danny Comden
Danny Comden
Roger Nicholl
Josh Zuckerman
Josh Zuckerman
Josh Horowitz

Crew

Marcos Siega
Marcos Siega
Director
Marcos Siega
Marcos Siega
Producer
Eric Kopeloff
Eric Kopeloff
Executive Producer
Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Executive Producer
Joseph Middleton
Joseph Middleton
Casting

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kath
kath
Pretty Persuasion
I love Kimberly, she’s that girl who learned too early that power is easier to perform than to understand, that being seen is not the same as being known, and the film lets her weaponize that truth with a kind of precision that feels almost too adult for her age. What stays with me isn’t the scandal itself but the emotional vacuum she moves through, the way she mimics confidence the same way other people mimic kindness, trying to outrun the parts of herself she refuses to acknowledge; she’s both the architect and the casualty of the expectations wrapped around her
I love Kimberly, she’s that girl who learned too early that power is easier to perform than to understand, that being seen is not the same as being known, and the film lets her weaponize that truth with a kind of precision that feels almost too adult for her age. What stays with me isn’t the scandal itself but the emotional vacuum she moves through, the way she mimics confidence the same way other people mimic kindness, trying to outrun the parts of herself she refuses to acknowledge; she’s both the architect and the casualty of the expectations wrapped around her
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yeliza
yeliza
Pretty Persuasion
passando mal
passando mal
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ro
Pretty Persuasion
my year of rest and relaxation kind of satire kinda love kinda hate
my year of rest and relaxation kind of satire kinda love kinda hate
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brooke
brooke
Pretty Persuasion
I just don’t get the point 😣
james woods character is fucking hilarious though
I just don’t get the point 😣
james woods character is fucking hilarious though
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Amy Curtis
Amy Curtis
Pretty Persuasion
Yeah she’s a sociopath, but they are still pedophiles 😩

Randa ❤️
Yeah she’s a sociopath, but they are still pedophiles 😩

Randa ❤️
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