Cruel Intentions

1999 film directed by Roger Kumble
Movie film Q64151
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Summary

Cruel Intentions is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,361 views/month, #217 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Roger Kumble[3]
  • Screenwriter: Roger Kumble[4]
  • Composer: Edward Shearmur[5]
  • Genre: romance film[6], drama film[7], teen film[8]
  • Based on: Les Liaisons dangereuses[9]
  • Followed by: Cruel Intentions 2[10]
  • Cast member: Sarah Michelle Gellar[11], Ryan Phillippe[12], Reese Witherspoon[13], Selma Blair[14], Louise Fletcher[15], Joshua Jackson[16], Eric Mabius[17], Sean Patrick Thomas[18], Tara Reid[19], Christine Baranski[20], Alaina Reed Hall[21], Swoosie Kurtz[22], Herta Ware[23], Drew Snyder[24]
  • Producer: Neal H. Moritz[25]
  • Part of the series: Cruel Intentions[26]
  • Production company: Original Film[27], Newmarket Capital Group[28], Columbia Pictures[29]
  • Director of photography: Theo van de Sande[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Soundtrack release: Cruel Intentions – Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 5.3/10[34], 53%[35], 56/100[36]
  • Color: color[37]
  • Country of origin: United States[38]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1999[39], August 26, 1999[40]
  • Distributed by: InterCom[41], Netflix[42], Sony Pictures Releasing[43]
  • Narrative location: New York City[44]
  • Filming location: Long Island[45], New York City[46], Toronto[47]
  • Main subject: virginity[48], incest[49], cabal[50], human sexuality[51], high society[52], role[53]
  • Film editor: Jeff Freeman[54]
  • Title: Cruel Intentions[55]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[56]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Cruel Intentions's after a work by is recorded as Pierre Choderlos de Laclos[57].

Why It Matters

Cruel Intentions has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 23125
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1990s
    Publication date → +1999-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1999-08-26T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Roger Kumble
    Duration → {'amount': '+97'}
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