Dangerous Liaisons

1988 • 1h 59m •

Drama Romance

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★ 7.2/10

1,306 reviews

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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.

"Lust. Seduction. Revenge. The game as you've never seen it played before."

Top Billed Cast

Glenn Close

Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil

John Malkovich

Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont

Michelle Pfeiffer

Madame Marie de Tourvel

Uma Thurman

Cécile de Volanges

Swoosie Kurtz

Madame de Volanges

Keanu Reeves

Le Chevalier Raphael Danceny

Mildred Natwick

Madame de Rosemonde

Peter Capaldi

Azolan

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K kevin2019 Verified TMDB Critic

2024-02-20

"Dangerous Liaisons" is unquestionably one of the most captivating films to come along in quite some time. It is a visually stunning film and it makes extremely good use of some exceptional locations and interiors and the excruciatingly uncomfortable looking and cumbersome costumes are exquisitely authentic. Of course there are many people out there who will automatically shy away upon learning this is a period film and for good reason. Such films can by their very nature often be obscure and lack any meaning in the modern age. They are slow moving with arcane and unengaging dialogue and the ...