Pretty Persuasion (2005)

Directed by

Marcos Siega

Genre

drama film, comedy film, teen film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 148 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 15-year-old sociopathic student at a rich Beverly Hills school falsely accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment. She pulls her friends and the school into a manipulative scheme that exposes cruel power games.

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What happens

Pretty Persuasion is a 2005 American black comedy film directed by Marcos Siega, written by Skander Halim, and starring Evan Rachel Wood, James Woods, Ron Livingston, Elisabeth Harnois, and Jane Krakowski. Its plot follows a manipulative, sociopathic 15-year-old student at an elite Beverly Hills academy who accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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