Pretty Persuasion

Pretty Persuasion is a 2005 black comedy/satirical film about a 15 year old schoolgirl who makes a false allegation of sexual harassment against her drama teacher. The film's tagline is: "Revenge knows no mercy." It was written by Skander Halim and directed by Marcos Siega. It stars Evan Rachel Wood, James Woods and Ron Livingston and was released in US theaters on August 12, 2005. Kimberly Joyce (Evan Rachel Wood) is a high school student at Rox... more

Pretty Persuasion is a 2005 black comedy/satirical film about a 15 year old schoolgirl who makes a false allegation of sexual harassment against her drama teacher. The film's tagline is: "Revenge knows no mercy." It was written by Skander Halim and directed by Marcos Siega. It stars Evan Rachel Wood, James Woods and Ron Livingston and was released in US theaters on August 12, 2005. Kimberly Joyce (Evan Rachel Wood) is a high school student at Roxbury, a Beverly Hills school for the wealthy. She and her best friend Brittany (Elisabeth Harnois) take Randa (Adi Schnall), a new student who recently immigrated from the Middle East, under their wing. When Kimberly decides to take her revenge on a teacher who humiliated Brittany, she draws everyone - including her friends, family and the media (a reporter played by Jane Krakowski) - into her manipulative plot that results in explosive repercussions. There are twists and flash backs the whole way through. The plot primarily focuses on sexual... less