
Movies that feel likeCruel Intentions (1999)
If you loved Cruel Intentions, the closest films we have are A Heart in Winter (1992), Phantom Thread (2017) and Lust, Caution (2007). All three share Cruel Intentions' contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Head-On (2004).
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If Cruel Intentions hit the spot, these will too

Contemplative and romantic in the same breath
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Tender where it counts, obsessive underneath

One thread runs through both: sexual obsession
The difference: Leans harder into action than Cruel Intentions does

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases
The difference: Sits closer to history than Cruel Intentions does

Both keep coming back to the same thing: upper class
The difference: Easier on the obsession than Cruel Intentions


The same hand behind both of them: Roger Kumble
The difference: 21 years apart, and the 2020s show


The same preoccupation in both: brothers and sisters

Romance built on romance, twice over

Both lean on tenderness more than on drama

Contemplative romance in both cases
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