Kathryn and Sebastian, two wealthy, manipulative teenage step-siblings from Manhattan's upper-crust, conspire in Cruel Intentions, Cruel Intentions Movie Review - Common Sense Media

His cousin, Kathryn Merteuil, was a beautiful and calculating young woman, with a sharp tongue and a quick wit. Kathryn had grown up in the shadow of her wealthy family, but she had learned to use her charm and beauty to manipulate those around her. The two cousins had a complicated relationship, built on a foundation of mutual distrust and desire.

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Over two decades after its release, remains one of Hollywood’s most iconic teen dramas. A modern retelling of the 18th-century French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos, the film transplants the story of aristocratic manipulation and sexual betrayal from pre-revolutionary France to the privileged, drug-fueled world of wealthy Manhattan teenagers.