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The Crush

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The Crush

R

1993

1h 29m

Mystery & Thriller

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Writer Nick Eliot (Cary Elwes) moves to a new city for a magazine job and rents a room in the house of Cliff (Kurtwood Smith) and Liv Forrester (Gwynyth Walsh), whose 14-year-old daughter, Adrian (Alicia Silverstone), instantly makes her attraction to Nick clear. While Nick romances photographer Amy Maddik (Jennifer Rubin) at work, he has trouble fending off Adrian's advances. As her obsession with Nick grows, Adrian becomes angry at being rejected and starts attacking his property and friends.

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Geoff Brown

Times (UK)

A Hollywood potboiler which probably should have gone straight to video.

Apr 21, 2021

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Wally Hammond

Time Out

Leaves much to be desired.

Feb 9, 2006

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: 3/5

Dec 11, 2003

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Joe Lipsett

Anatomy of a Scream Podcast Network

Elwes is at peak hotness while Silverstone's unhinged performance as Dorian is inspired. Like any good Erotic Thriller, suspension of disbelief is key (a carousel in the attic?!) but The Crush is plenty of fun.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 3, 2023

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

As directed and written by Alan Shapiro, this proves a crushingly childish and silly attempt at a thriller.

Jun 4, 2018

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Dustin Putman

TheBluFile.com

An infectious little psychodrama, one with high replay value.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 20, 2016

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Stoner J

Always loved this movie, excellent little thriller. Though super frustrating how Carey Elwes, every single decision he makes is the wrong one.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/26/25

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Robyn M

This is so well done

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/25

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Evan M

Always love this movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/25

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Genevieve & D

This movie is fantastic. It stands the test of time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Tim M

With little awareness of how trashy it is, The Crush will leave anyone with even the most modest expectations crushed themselves.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/15/24

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Rachel K

I grew up watching this movie because of my obsession with Alicia Silverstone. I just re watched this for the first time as an adult and was highly disturbed that an adult in my life let me watch this 500+ times as a child. Firstly you have the very over exploitation of a teenage character but, the story plot behind her "victim" is highly rooted in that "men can't help themselves" mentality. While he does ultimately reject her advances that choice did not come easy for him. He blurs the boundaries from the very start when a grown man is telling a teenage girl they can be friends. This movie specifically should have stayed in the head of the writer and never even made it to production.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/21/24

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Synopsis

Writer Nick Eliot (Cary Elwes) moves to a new city for a magazine job and rents a room in the house of Cliff (Kurtwood Smith) and Liv Forrester (Gwynyth Walsh), whose 14-year-old daughter, Adrian (Alicia Silverstone), instantly makes her attraction to Nick clear. While Nick romances photographer Amy Maddik (Jennifer Rubin) at work, he has trouble fending off Adrian's advances. As her obsession with Nick grows, Adrian becomes angry at being rejected and starts attacking his property and friends.

Director: Alan Shapiro
Producer: James G. Robinson
Screenwriter: Alan Shapiro
Production Co: Morgan Creek Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.4M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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