Dangerous Liaisons
Seen it?1988 | 119 min | Drama, Romance
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (94% on Rotten Tomatoes), it won 3 Oscars and people are still talking about it. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 59 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect sex.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the future wife of another ex-lover of hers in return for one last night with her. Yet things don’t go as planned.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 74 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 3 Oscars: Academy Awards: Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium, Academy Awards: Best Art Direction, Academy Awards: Best Costume Design. Won 2 BAFTAs: British Academy Film Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role, British Academy Film Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay. Won 1 WGA Award: Writers Guild of America Awards: Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium. Also nominated for 4 more Oscars and 8 more BAFTAs. Plus 10 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$35 million worldwide on a $14 million budget; spent 4 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 464K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Stephen Frears
- Glenn CloseMarquise Isabelle de Merteuil
- John MalkovichVicomte Sébastien de Valmont
- Michelle PfeifferMadame Marie de Tourvel
- Uma ThurmanCécile de Volanges
- Swoosie KurtzMadame de Volanges
- Keanu ReevesLe Chevalier Raphael Danceny
- Mildred NatwickMadame de Rosemonde
- Peter CapaldiAzolan
- Joe SheridanGeorges
- Valerie GoganJulie