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Pretty Persuasion (2005)

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Release Date: August 12, 2005 (LA/NY)
On DVD: December 13, 2005
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 104 minutes
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Director: Marcos Siega
Writer: Skander Halim
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Ron Livingston, James Woods, Jane Krakowski

Kimberly Joyce is a shockingly cruel and sexy-beyond-her-years Beverly Hills teenager who will stop at nothing to become famous. Believing the world is an orchestra and she is the conductor, Kimberly masterfully manipulates all those around her. She convinces her two best friends to join her in a campaign against their befuddled teacher, Mr. Anderson, played to nebbishy perfection by Ron Livingston. Kimberly entangles the entire Beverly Hills community in her carefully woven web of Read more

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Grade: B- Evan Rachel Wood, at the sweet age of 17, sure is staying off the beaten track in her short career. While most actresses her age are doing generic romantic comedies, Wood is choosing much darker and unique films. She landed on everyone's radar with the very-good "Thirteen," where many thought she should have been nominated for an Oscar, and is now the star of "Pretty Persuasion," an even darker and more disturbing film. Read the full movie review

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