Pretty Persuasion aims for high satire but falls short of poignancy by depending on too much black humor, with too little redeeming humanity to provide balance.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Marcos Siega -
Producer -
Matt Weaver , Marcos Siega , Happy Walters -
Screenwriter -
Skander Halim -
Distributor -
IDP Distribution -
Production Co -
Palomar Pictures -
Rating -
R (Language|Involving Teen|Graphic Dialogue|Strong Sexual Content) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 12, 2005, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 2, 2017 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$305.7K -
Runtime -
1h 50m
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