Pretty Persuasion

Jan 22, 2005

1h 45m

★ 5.8

The devil wears a grey skirt and her name is Kimberly Joyce.

Overview

A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

REN-Mar Studios

Prospect Pictures

Pretty Persuasion Trailers

Cast

Kimberly Joyce

Evan Rachel Wood

Grace Anderson

Selma Blair

Emily Klein

Jane Krakowski

Troy

Stark Sands

Brittany

Elisabeth Harnois

Kathy Joyce

Jaime King

Dave

James Snyder

Hank Joyce

James Woods

Larry Horowitz

Robert Joy

Morgan

David Wagner

Rick

Brent Goldberg

Randa

Adi Schnall

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7.4

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10.0

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6.4

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6.2

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5.6

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6.3

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6.0

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5.7

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6.0

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5.4

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5.1

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0.0

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7.2

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6.5

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6.2

Disclosure

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