Pretty Persuasion

5.2 Score

2005 • 1h 49min • R • Comedy

Pretty Persuasion

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

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

IMDb 6.4

RT 33%

MC 45

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Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood

Kimberly Joyce

Selma Blair

Selma Blair

Grace Anderson

Jane Krakowski

Jane Krakowski

Emily Klein

Stark Sands

Stark Sands

Troy

Elisabeth Harnois

Elisabeth Harnois

Brittany

Jaime King

Jaime King

Kathy Joyce

James Snyder

Dave

James Woods

James Woods

Hank Joyce

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Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood Kimberly Joyce

Selma Blair

Selma Blair Grace Anderson

Jane Krakowski

Jane Krakowski Emily Klein

Stark Sands

Stark Sands Troy

Elisabeth Harnois

Elisabeth Harnois Brittany

Jaime King

Jaime King Kathy Joyce

James Snyder Dave

James Woods

James Woods Hank Joyce

Robert Joy

Robert Joy Larry Horowitz

David Wagner Morgan

Brent Goldberg Rick

Adi Schnall

Adi Schnall Randa

Michael Hitchcock

Michael Hitchcock Headmaster Charles M...

Danny Comden

Danny Comden Roger Nicholl

Josh Zuckerman

Josh Zuckerman Josh Horowitz

Ron Livingston

Ron Livingston Percy Anderson

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