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.
Directed by Roger Kumble
bet
virgin
drug abuse
sibling relationship
based on novel or book
sexual obsession
upper class
cynic
sadistic
eroticism
innocence
cocaine
manipulation
seduction
love letter
private school
addiction
love
incest
psychotherapy
dangerous liaison
clinical
antagonistic
Rank
#61 in 1999·#3700 overall
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Cast
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
Crew
Roger Kumble
Director
Roger Kumble
Screenplay
Edward Shearmur
Original Music Composer
Richard Ashcroft
Original Music Composer
Theo van de Sande
Director of Photography
Neal H. Moritz
Producer
Choderlos de Laclos
Novel
Mary Vernieu
Casting
Paul Massey
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Doug Hemphill
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Frank Ferrara Sr.
Stunts
Shane Dixon
Stunt Coordinator
Popular Reviews
3294 reviews
La la Lander
7.0★ · 06/28/26
What better way to end the film other than Bitter Sweet Symphony (one of the greatest songs ever written) playing while everything is in slow motion
What better way to end the film other than Bitter Sweet Symphony (one of the greatest songs ever written) playing while everything is in slow motion
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6.0★ · 04/30/26
a veces para pasar un buen rato solo tienes que ver una película de los 90s en las que todos los personajes son malas personas
a veces para pasar un buen rato solo tienes que ver una película de los 90s en las que todos los personajes son malas personas
1
Amber
8.0★ · 04/14/26
sarah michelle gellar should say more homophobic slurs ❤️
sarah michelle gellar should say more homophobic slurs ❤️
1
cleo
7.0★ · 04/02/26
I cried a lot for a movie about kinky, rich, white people
I cried a lot for a movie about kinky, rich, white people
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Joe NovielliPRO
8.0★ · 03/30/26
the last fifteen minutes felt like a fever dream. you can’t tell me a single person predicted ANY OF IT.
the last fifteen minutes felt like a fever dream. you can’t tell me a single person predicted ANY OF IT.
