The Crush
Seen it?1993 | 89 min | Thriller, Drama
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 24% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 6.7 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved The Last of the Mohicans or Promising Young Woman, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect sex.
A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
24% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$14 million worldwide on a $6 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 183K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alan Shapiro
- Cary ElwesNick Eliot
- Alicia SilverstoneAdrian Forrester
- Jennifer RubinAmy Maddik
- Kurtwood SmithCliff Forrester
- Amber BensonCheyenne
- Gwynyth WalshLiv Forrester
- Deborah HancockSamantha
- Beverley ElliottTex Murphy
- Andrew AirlieDr. Pollard
- Sheila PatersonMrs. Tinkerman