Valmont
Seen it?1989 | 137 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Dangerous Liaisons, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 17 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont falls in love.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 1 Oscar and 1 BAFTA.
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$1 million worldwide on a $33 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 109K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Miloš Forman
- Colin FirthValmont
- Annette BeningMerteuil
- Meg TillyMadame de Tourvel
- Fairuza BalkCécile
- Siân PhillipsMadame de Volanges
- Jeffrey JonesGercourt
- Henry ThomasDanceny
- Fabia DrakeMadame de Rosemonde
- T. P. McKennaBaron
- Isla BlairBaroness