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The Crush

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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 Full Review Wally Hammond Time Out Leaves much to be desired. Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: 3/5 Dec 11, 2003 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Dustin Putman TheBluFile.com An infectious little psychodrama, one with high replay value. Rated: 3/4 Jun 20, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Fabrícia F A obsessiva paixão de uma adolescente por um homem mais velho que reside nos fundos de sua propriedade, poderia render o bom e velho suspense psicológico do cinema, não fosse as falhas do roteiro que bagunçam a trama e a má atuação dos atores. No mais, compensa a presença de Alicia Silverstone que brilha na pele da malvada Adrian. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/22/24 Full Review Julian P One reviewer mentions the stupidity of the adults who believe the girl's lies. That's most of us. We think ourselves defenders of the young . It makes us feel good defending the young....in this case a psychopath . Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/02/24 Full Review kevin f Cult classic in the stalker thriller dept. Alicia Silverstone does a great job playing a psychotic stalker that takes it five levels too high. Definitely some plot holes but I don't care it's entertaining. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review Steve D I just found it really uncomfortable. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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