Pretty Persuasion

2005Movie⏱️ 1h 44mR

ComedyDrama

⭐ 6.4

IMDB Rating

11,065 votes

A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.

Director

Marcos Siega

Writers

N/A

Stars

Evan Rachel Wood, Ron Livingston, James Woods

Release Date

May 25, 2006

Language

English

Country

United States

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Wins

🎯 2

Nominations

💬 87

Reviews

📋 10.7K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Evan Rachel Wood

as Kimberly Joyce

Ron Livingston

as Percy Anderson

James Woods

as Hank Joyce

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David Wagner

as Morgan

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Brent Goldberg

as Rick

Adi Schnall

as Randa

Elisabeth Harnois

as Brittany

Stark Sands

as Troy

Jane Krakowski

as Emily Klein

Michael Hitchcock

as Headmaster Charles Meyer

💰 Box Office

$537,126

Worldwide Gross

$305,800

Domestic Gross

$58,570

Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.39 : 1

Sound

Dolby Digital

Color

Filming Location

Loyola High School - 1901 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production

REN-Mar Studios, Prospect Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

lesbianprivate schoolfemale female kisslesbian sexlesbianism

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedySatireComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Like Shooting Ducks in a Row

by ferguson-6 • 2005-09-04

7/10

"Greetings again from the darkness. This one just defies all labels, categories and genres. Definitely not a teen comedy, but it is part Black Comedy, Social Commentary and is written like a spoof ... but it is not a spoof of anything in particular. The first feature film from director Marcos Siega is off beat as both a comedy and drama. The viewer finds himself in situations of uncomfortable, guilty laughter while at the same time mesmerized by the social topics and excellent acting. The cadence of the dialogue is beyond description and is perfectly displayed at the dinner table with Evan Rac..."