Pretty Thing

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Pretty Thing

Released Jul 4

1h 36m

Mystery & Thriller

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A successful executive begins a torrid affair with a younger man -- but must fight back when he pushes his obsession too far.

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Monica Castillo

RogerEbert.com

Between stilted conversations, murky cinematography, and the story’s intimate partner violence, the film is distracting in an unpleasant way.

Rated: 1/4

Jul 5, 2025

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Jacob Oller

AV Club

As exciting and steamy as a teen who keeps accidentally snapping his date’s bra in the middle of a fumbling hook-up.

Rated: D-

Jul 4, 2025

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

This “Thing” ends up being forgettable, that fate sealed by a weak fade-out. Nonetheless, it’s a diverting enough way to spend 90-odd minutes.

Jul 3, 2025

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Archika Khurana

The Times of India

While the film boasts glossy visuals and a capable central performance by Alicia Silverstone, it ultimately feels hollow—an undercooked narrative dressed up in seductive lighting.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 6, 2025

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Hannah Cronk

Film Threat

What makes Pretty Thing stick is how grounded it feels.

Rated: 8/10

Jul 23, 2025

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Erik Childress

Movie Madness Podcast

There is a potentially interesting subversion of the sexual thriller by modern standards but the leads never generate much heat and both are pretty much ciphers until the film wants us to suddenly understand their motivations.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 14, 2025

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MB C

A fleeting romance between a young waiter and a wealthy woman spirals into obsession, harassment, and psychological warfare. Pretty Thing attempts to revive the erotic thrillers of the ’80s and ’90s with a gender-reversed premise, but the result is cold, predictable, and emotionally hollow.... Despite Alicia Silverstone’s presence, weak dialogue, flat chemistry, and uninspired direction leave the film feeling more exhausting than exciting. A bold concept undone by shallow execution.....

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/26/25

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Jane's G

I really enjoyed it.. but I love Alicia Silverstone since clueless so perhaps I'm biased.. I loved how the story unfolds, his relationship with his mother was a little unsettling.. I mean real life isn't big productions and great lighting etc, I thought it was close to a pretty woman type of movie to begin, except the genders were reversed.. I would recommend to any fans of the actors.. I was pleasantly surprised..

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/16/25

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Kimberly G

So slow. The characters never really come together. The clothing chosen for Alicia were terrible, Could have been done better. The shadows and angles didnt do Alicia any justice either.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/04/25

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Franca D

The movie lacked major character development and depth. The ending was poorly written and felt unfinished not in a good way where it left you wanting more. It was borderline cringy. It had room to be so much better than it was, even though it’s an overdone story. The actors weren’t the issue. Alicia and the Mai guy were actually good. It was the writing. I feel it was a waste of time.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/22/25

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Jerod S

Alicia's mouth has never been so down-turned - but Pretty Thing is still creepy in a fun way.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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Iamwhoi M

Just a really basic, crappy movie of the Lifetime movie ilk. No character development, zero likable people. It's a worthless, uninteresting, boring, predictable piece of crap. Utterly forgettable. Zero chemistry between the main characters. Apparently, Al8cia Silverstone is hard up for work these days. It just sucks.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/12/25

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Synopsis

A successful executive begins a torrid affair with a younger man -- but must fight back when he pushes his obsession too far.

Director: Justin Kelly
Producer: Jordan Beckerman, Jesse Korman, Scott Levenson, Jordan Yale Levine, Lexi Tannenholtz
Screenwriter: Jack Donnelly
Distributor: SHOUT! STUDIOS
Production Co: Yale Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 4, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 4, 2025
Runtime: 1h 36m

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