Cruel Intentions 2

"Seduce and destroy."

2000 1h 27m EN

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★5.1TMDB · 451

Drama

Synopsis

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After his precocious behavior has gotten him bounced out of one more in a string of exclusive private schools, 16-year old Sebastian Valmont has arrived in New York City to live with his father and stepmother. The cunning and handsome Sebastian may have met his match, however, in his equally manipulative and beautiful stepsister Kathryn Merteuil.

“Seduce and destroy.”

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Cast

Robin Dunne
Sebastian Valmont
Sarah Thompson
Danielle Sherman
Keri Lynn Pratt
Cherie Claymon
Amy Adams
Kathryn Merteuil
Barry Flatman
Headmaster Sherman
Mimi Rogers
Tiffany Merteuil
Teresa Hill
Lilly
Barclay Hope
Mr. Felder

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roger Kumble
Writers: Roger Kumble
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Cruel Intentions Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roger Kumble, shot by James Bagdonas. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by P.J. Hanke. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bill Johnson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Robin Dunne and Sarah Thompson and Keri Lynn Pratt carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Seduce and destroy.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Roger Kumble directs. James Bagdonas behind the camera. P.J. Hanke scores. Bill Johnson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Cruel Intentions Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Roger Kumble, shot by James Bagdonas. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by P.J. Hanke. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Bill Johnson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Robin Dunne and Sarah Thompson and Keri Lynn Pratt carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Seduce and destroy.".
9IMDB entry: tt0196267 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: James Bagdonas
Original score: P.J. Hanke
Editing: Bill Johnson
Production design: Cameron Birnie
Costume design: Tom McKinley
Makeup / hair: Annie Maniscalco
Sound: Robert Edmondson
Stunt coordinator: Jon H. Epstein
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Cruel Intentions 2 (2000)

Part of

Cruel Intentions Collection

Cruel Intentions is a 1999 American teen romantic drama film written and directed by Roger Kumble and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, and Selma Blair. The film is an adaptation of the novel Les Liaisons dangereuses, written by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos in 1782, but set among wealthy teenagers attending high school in New York City instead of 18th-century France. The film started as a smaller budget independent film, but was picked up by Columbia Pictures and released on March 5, 1999. Despite mixed critical reviews, the performances of Gellar, Philippe, and Witherspoon were praised. Cruel Intentions was a box office success, earning $76 million and spawning two further films, both direct-to-video.

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Andre Gonzales2023-05-12
★ 5/10
No where close to being as good as the first. Seemed liked they tried way to hard to make it like and better then the first. They failed miserably.

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