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The Beguiled

1971 1h 45m
Thriller Drama War
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7.0/10
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The Beguiled

Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls' wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.

"his love...or his life..."

Top Billed Cast

Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
John McBurney
Geraldine Page
Geraldine Page
Martha
Elizabeth Hartman
Elizabeth Hartman
Edwina
Jo Ann Harris
Jo Ann Harris
Carol
Darleen Carr
Darleen Carr
Doris
Mae Mercer
Mae Mercer
Hallie
Pamelyn Ferdin
Pamelyn Ferdin
Amy
Melody Thomas Scott
Melody Thomas Scott
Abigail

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R r96sk Verified TMDB Critic
2022-01-14

Undeniably creepy. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about <em>'The Beguiled'</em>, though.

It's definitely one of the more bizarre films that I've seen, intentionally so of course. I'm just not convinced if it's a good film though, it does do a grand job at making the viewer feel uncomfortable but beyond that I'm not sold. Take out the oddness and there's not much there, I feel.

With that said, it undoubtedly leaves an imprint and does what it intends to so I guess it levels out to be something worth watching. Clint Eastwood gives an almost eerily convincing performance, while those behi...