Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Directed by Stephen Frears · 119 min · Drama, Romance
79.3 TOPICAL score · #389 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Dangerous Liaisons (1988, directed by Stephen Frears) has a TOPICAL score of 79.3 - ranked 389 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 8 awards from 12 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 74. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (1,319 ratings) · IMDb 7.6/10. Wikipedia covers it in 42 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 74
- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (1,319 ratings) · IMDb 7.6/10
- Awards8 wins, 12 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay; BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role; Academy Award for Best Costume Design
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 42 languages
- Still read80,467 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Glenn Close (actor #190), John Malkovich (actor #212), Michelle Pfeiffer (actor #362), Uma Thurman (actor #263)
“On Metacritic it has a score of 74 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10