Editing Cruel Intentions (section)

==Reception==
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Cruel Intentions'' has an approval score of 54% based on 119 reviews, with an average rating of 5.20/10. The site's critics consensus states: "This darkly comic drama and its attractive young cast are easy on the eyes, but uneven performances and an uninspired script conspire to foil ''Cruel Intentions''."<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cruel_intentions "Cruel Intentions"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606222714/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cruel_intentions |date=June 6, 2024}}. ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]''. Retrieved February 26, 2025.</ref> [[Metacritic]] gave the film a weighted average score of 56 out of 100 based on 24 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/movie/cruel-intentions "Cruel Intentions Reviews, Ratings, Credits"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224153326/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/cruel-intentions |date=December 24, 2021 }}. ''[[Metacritic]]''. Retrieved June 30, 2011.</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B-" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=CinemaScore |language=en-US}}</ref>

Charles Taylor of ''[[Salon.com]]'' described the film as "the dirtiest-minded American movie in recent memory – and an honestly corrupt entertaining picture is never anything to sneeze at".<ref>Taylor, Charles. (March 5, 1999). [http://www.salon.com/1999/03/05/reviewb_4/ "Cruel Intentions"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125004838/http://www.salon.com/1999/03/05/reviewb_4/ |date=November 25, 2020 }}. ''[[Salon.com]]''. Retrieved 2014-06-14.</ref> [[Stephen Holden]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote: "You have the queasy sense that the whole thing is just an elaborate stunt and, in this case, an exploitative one."<ref>Holden, Stephen. (March 5, 1999). [https://www.nytimes.com/library/film/030599cruel-film-review.html "'Cruel Intentions': Back to Their Old Tricks, but a Whole Lot Younger"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626160806/https://www.nytimes.com/library/film/030599cruel-film-review.html |date=June 26, 2017 }}. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Retrieved 2011-06-30.</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] of ''[[The Chicago Sun-Times]]'' praised ''Cruel Intentions'' and gave the film three out of four stars in his review, stating that it was "smart and merciless in the tradition of the original story".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/cruel-intentions-1999|title=Cruel Intentions Movie Review (1999)|work=RogerEbert.com|date=March 5, 1999|access-date=January 28, 2015|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125235338/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/cruel-intentions-1999|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Box office===
''Cruel Intentions'' was a commercial success, grossing $13,020,565 in its opening weekend, ranking No. 2 behind ''[[Analyze This]]''; released in 2,312 theaters, the movie raked in $76.3 worldwide against a $10.5 million budget.<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cruelintentions.htm |title=Cruel Intentions (1999) |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=March 27, 2019 |archive-date=May 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510225130/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cruelintentions.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Keating |first1=Shannon |date=March 5, 2019 |title=It's Been 20 Years Since "Cruel Intentions", And There's Never Been Another Movie Quite Like It |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/shannonkeating/cruel-intentions-20th-anniversary-1999-sarah-michelle |access-date=March 7, 2019 |website=[[BuzzFeed News]] |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306131639/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/shannonkeating/cruel-intentions-20th-anniversary-1999-sarah-michelle |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Awards and nominations===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
|-
| [[6th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Blockbuster Entertainment Award winners |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/blockbuster-entertainment-award-winners-1117781474/ |access-date=28 September 2023 |work=Variety |date=May 9, 2000 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211107/http://variety.com/2000/film/news/blockbuster-entertainment-award-winners-1117781474/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Favorite Supporting Actress – Drama/Romance
| [[Reese Witherspoon]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| Csapnivalo Awards
| colspan="2"| Best Movie
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Teen Movie
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Movie Soundtrack
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Actress in a Leading Role
| [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Original Score
| [[Edward Shearmur]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[1st Golden Trailer Awards|Golden Trailer Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |title=1st Golden Trailer Awards |url=http://www.goldentrailer.com/gta1-nominees/ |website=Golden Trailer Awards |access-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104000017/http://www.goldentrailer.com/gta1-nominees/ |archive-date=2016-11-04}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| Trashiest Trailer
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[2000 MTV Movie Awards|MTV Movie Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2000 MTV Movie Awards |url=https://www.mtv.com/onair/ma01/pastwinners/2000.jhtml?PageName=pastwinners&Year=2000 |website=[[MTV]] |access-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011006012912/https://www.mtv.com/onair/ma01/pastwinners/2000.jhtml?PageName=pastwinners&Year=2000 |archive-date=2001-10-06}}</ref>
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie|Best Male Performance]]
| [[Ryan Phillippe]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie|Best Female Performance]]
| Sarah Michelle Gellar
| {{won}}
|-
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance|Best Breakthrough Female Performance]]
| [[Selma Blair]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Villain|Best Villain]]
| Sarah Michelle Gellar
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss|Best Kiss]]
| Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair
| {{won}}
|-
| [[1999 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards|Stinkers Bad Movie Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Worst Remake
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="8"| [[1999 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Passero |first1=Laura |title=Funky Categories Set Teen Choice Awards Apart |date=1999-08-12|url=https://www.courant.com/1999/08/12/funky-categories-set-teen-choice-awards-apart/ |access-date=28 September 2023 |work=[[Hartford Courant]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822125005/http://articles.courant.com/1999-08-12/entertainment/9908120634_1_teen-choice-awards-blockbuster-awards-award-show |archive-date=2015-08-22}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie – Drama|Choice Drama Movie]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Choice Movie Actor
| Ryan Phillippe
| {{nom}}
|-
| Choice Movie Actress
| Reese Witherspoon
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain|Choice Movie Sleazebag]]
| Sarah Michelle Gellar
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| Ryan Phillippe
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Hissy Fit|Choice Movie Hissy Fit]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Choice Sexiest Love Scene
| Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon
| {{nom}}
|-
| Choice Movie Soundtrack
| ''[[Cruel Intentions (soundtrack)|Cruel Intentions]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Vega Digital Awards
| colspan="2"| Social Campaigns
| {{won}}
|}