Pretty Persuasion

Name: Pretty Persuasion
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2006-05-25
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, David Wagner, Brent Goldberg, Adi Schnall, Elisabeth Harnois

IMDb ID: tt0381505 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 6.4 (11,079 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama

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

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Pretty Persuasion
Canada: Pretty Persuasion (English)
Canada: Pretty Persuasion (French)
United Kingdom: Pretty Persuasion
Ireland: Pretty Persuasion (English)
India: Pretty Persuasion (English)
New Zealand: Pretty Persuasion (English)
Philippines: Pretty Persuasion (English)
United States: Pretty Persuasion
South Africa: Pretty Persuasion (English)
Belgium: High School Confidential (English, DVD Title)
Netherlands: High School Confidential (informal literal title)
Hungary: A bosszú iskolája
Turkey: Belalı Oyun (Turkish)
Spain: Dulce persuasión
Brazil: Garotas Malvadas
Mexico: Hermosas Tentaciones
Germany: High School Confidential - Der Teufel trägt Minirock
Portugal: Inocência Sedutora
Poland: Kochaj i mścij się
Argentina: Proyecciones (cable TV title)
Greece: Sataniki goiteia (TV Title)
Croatia: Slatka uvjeravanja
Greece: Σατανική γοητεία
Russia: Дьявол во плоти
Belalı OyunContent RatingRRelease Date2006-05-25Runtime104 minutesMetascore45IMDb Popularity0User Reviews87Critic Reviews64Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordslesbian
private school
female female kiss
lesbian sex
lesbianismFilming LocationsLoyola High School - 1901 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USAProduction CompaniesREN-Mar Studios
Prospect PicturesOfficial SitesOfficial site (Germany) - http://www.highschool-confidential.de/
Official site (United States) - http://www.prettypersuasionthemovie.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381505/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0381505.jpgUpdated At2026-02-22T04:21:43

Directors

Marcos Siega

Writers

Skander Halim

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Evan Rachel Wood | Character: Kimberly Joyce
Actor: David Wagner | Character: Morgan
Actor: Brent Goldberg | Character: Rick
Actor: Adi Schnall | Character: Randa
Actor: Elisabeth Harnois | Character: Brittany
Actor: Stark Sands | Character: Troy
Actor: Jane Krakowski | Character: Emily Klein
Actor: Michael Hitchcock | Character: Headmaster Charles Meyer
Actor: Danny Comden | Character: Roger Nicholl
Actor: Jaime King | Character: Kathy Joyce
Actor: Josh Zuckerman | Character: Josh Horowitz
Actor: James Snyder | Character: Dave
Actor: Ron Livingston | Character: Percy Anderson
Actor: Cody McMains | Character: Kenny
Actor: Mike Erwin | Character: Barry
Actor: James Woods | Character: Hank Joyce
Actor: Ira David Wood IV | Character: Martin Stivers
Actor: Selma Blair | Character: Grace Anderson
Actor: Johnny Lewis | Character: Warren Prescott
Actor: David C. Taylor | Character: Carlyle Cream
Actor: Lisa Arturo | Character: Stephanie Swift
Actor: Shanna Olson | Character: Tiffany Minx
Actor: Alex Désert | Character: Joe (Security Guard)
Actor: Tina Holmes | Character: Nadine
Actor: Perry Hayes | Character: Sound Guy
Actor: Christopher Thornton | Character: Emmett Friedman
Actor: Clyde Kusatsu | Character: Judge Carl Munro
Actor: Deprece Reddick | Character: Sudan
Actor: Robert Joy | Character: Larry Horowitz
Actor: Julie Wittner | Character: First Bystander
Actor: Aydiee Vaughn | Character: Second Bystander
Actor: Navid Negahban | Character: Mr. Azzouni
Actor: Veena Bidasha | Character: Mrs. Azzouni
Actor: Octavia Spencer | Character: Woman
Actor: Angelo Spizzirri | Character: Cody
Actor: Harley | Character: Bobo, the Dog
Actor: Monty Buckles | Character: Kimberly's brother
Actor: Jake Hanover | Character: Jury Member
Actor: Michael Kozak | Character: Reuben
Actor: Kim Argetsinger | Character: High School Girl
Actor: Tim Coston | Character: Stenographer
Actor: Alexis Krause | Character: Reporter
Actor: Jessica Landon | Character: School girl
Actor: Amber Matthews | Character: High School Girl
Actor: Michael Sheriff | Character: High School Student

[Directors Group]
Name: Marcos Siega | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Skander Halim | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Jason Barhydt | Role: Producer
Name: Todd Dagres | Role: Producer
Name: Skander Halim | Role: Producer
Name: Eric Kopeloff | Role: Producer
Name: Carl Levin | Role: Producer
Name: Robert Ortiz | Role: Producer
Name: Jamey Pryde | Role: Producer
Name: Marcos Siega | Role: Producer
Name: Sigurjon Sighvatsson | Role: Producer
Name: Happy Walters | Role: Producer
Name: Matt Weaver | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Gilad Benamram | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Ramsey Nickell | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Nicholas Erasmus | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Barbara Fiorentino | Role: Casting Director
Name: Joseph Middleton | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Paul Oberman | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Danny Glicker | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Daniel Curet | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Brigitte Hennech | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Rudolfo Icezalaya Hernandez | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Miia Kovero | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Renate Leuschner | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Judy Lovell | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Rosanna Montes | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Geoffrey Rodriguez | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Nancy Stimac | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Ellen Vieira | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Marjorie Ergas | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jamey Pryde | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Maximillian D. Day | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Richard Gonzales | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Samantha Lavin | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Carla Rose Ponzio | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Silas Brandon | Role: Art Department
Name: Mathias Fain | Role: Art Department
Name: Thibault Pelletier | Role: Art Department
Name: Jon Reynolds | Role: Art Department
Name: Abigail Sheiner | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Brion Condon | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Esparza | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marc Fishman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robert Getty | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael Hertlein | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robert Jackson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tony Lamberti | Role: Sound Department
Name: Derek Marcil | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jared Marshack | Role: Sound Department
Name: Chris Navarro | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eric Thompson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steve Weiss | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Wright | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Richard Cory | Role: Special Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Clint Allisone | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Elisha Christian | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Furukawa-Burgon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kevin M. Graves | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Edward A. Gutentag | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joshua Lee Huber | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Colin Hudson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sunny Lee | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James McCusker | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Phil Miller | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kelly Price | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rocky Rodriguez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David E. Thomas Jr. | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Daniel P. Venti | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Sasha Adkinson | Role: Casting Department
Name: Lauren Grey | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Erika Munro | Role: Costume Department
Name: Chandra Telfer | Role: Costume Department
Name: Marta Villalobos | Role: Costume Department
Name: Deborah Zimmerman | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Vivian Hengsteler | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Dana Merwin | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Tim Mirkovich | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Michael Cruz | Role: Location Management
Name: Richard DiPatri | Role: Location Management
Name: Andrew C. Keeter | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Clint Bennett | Role: Music Department
Name: Ariel Blumenthal | Role: Music Department
Name: Bryan Carrigan | Role: Music Department
Name: Melissa R. Kaplan | Role: Music Department
Name: Elissa Marshall | Role: Music Department
Name: Melissa Reiner | Role: Music Department
Name: Janet Billig Rich | Role: Music Department
Name: Oskar Rózsa | Role: Music Department
Name: Matt Sullivan | Role: Music Department
Name: Sherry Whitfield | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Todd Havern | Role: Production Department
Name: Adam Jordan | Role: Production Department
Name: Chris Losnegard | Role: Production Department
Name: Joe Mango | Role: Production Department
Name: Davis Priestley | Role: Production Department
Name: Christopher Touchton | Role: Production Department
Name: Jennifer Wood | Role: Production Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Geno Hart | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Philip Henderson | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Kirk Huston | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Steve Larson | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Robert W. Anderson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: S. Christian Anderson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James M. Arnold | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Susan Bannout | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Greg Bernstein | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Zachary Brandler | Role: Additional Crew
Name: George Chavez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Edward Deraney | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Aditya Ezhuthachan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Julie Hansen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Amina Islam | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sharre Jacoby | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bryan McMahan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hani Al Naimi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karen M. Nichols | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Craig Persky | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eric Raber | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Sterzing | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Julie Strang | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Melinda Sustin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David C. Taylor | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tori White | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nicole Zuehl | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Warner Loughlin | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Darlene Gorzela | Role: Thanks
Name: Doug Hylton | Role: Thanks
Name: Jennifer Kuwabara | Role: Thanks
Name: Duke Lim | Role: Thanks
Name: Christopher Meloni | Role: Thanks
Name: Rick Sparr | Role: Thanks
Name: David Sterzing | Role: Thanks
Name: Diane Upson | Role: Thanks
Name: Hillary Weaver | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Pretty Persuasion | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2374041881/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2374041881/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564224883632.mp4?Expires=1788376574&Signature=dVjvEqwfrz-ZB8r8chNN4sy~LAIIDSS5jQfibvlICsK06-d5YAblBloh0-oryl5xo3P05aJPNyyUSAPaCKFvHg3KG3UlIEJd9ngYaWfFt-RDQ6GvthfsZpOuRGNmWAqETVcYhpA6ExoRIEB63qibpSnpB2jl5wdLlEWvtokz1rc9awvSYVofMnKfLEjYDokU3--vMSvzYzbG8kw8OA-L1dPvWe-vGD7L7Njz~alfjeTeidWBTsHF~951ekoS50yGuGLSjiq6dgd6fVEuuznVNCjALg6JTn3MSjHwrk9ZLp4QjkZyEMooNlgiDBydozmoQQvAIrKdKgbu9Dc4tIscXw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
What Roles Has Evan Rachel Wood Turned Down? | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi971882009/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi971882009/1434659529640-260ouz-1588348662266.mp4?Expires=1788376574&Signature=MkmiMNCg7M-roOwQakcA-OwS~B8-oLKPyy5ePgqA7SlmwRlIUXosRBElphinUY9hWETtrD5NU4uitVbwdWl7ckmt3ojHczvPk6kdmllpc8uhgKWaxHvcs8FnRKa9fYvuNXEmBWFxDr0TZtosUWT2HuznxCECqVlypU7w6GmokJvlqvcYSRTUDXqCh-Lysq6nenDxleFjGwyY93WSdkMrAQ-NVpRFMboj1UV7aAcNTR9tbGjE5Fy7H9kM9xRrI0yTbhtNkpGs6P0aP38HUZUtTqQRo6qD~iPi8sC9eqvIbUoktYcTO49L0cEvAS3SxhNWsaMfU0LNN-Av~NFznf22rA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Pretty Persuasion | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1587347737/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1587347737/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563432805415.mp4?Expires=1788376574&Signature=qUcZWiTAwQgrOVMEoSINMKSoI9bCAud8-WbAi6F2-YA5yMaigPWvSEyIs2a0q87ARzzV5tOsnQPn6eC9AVkuWVrCCiYGbcNwqQUpDaM4qmeYmkypq4fdDkV5xtN7EjGbC~iETftomR6Z6US-dGMEZdJBf3L4PKFjY1gBsKRUXRXrrTmunj~hBUIIaKgml7yTDcX8LKXN9LrQFDWLphvQrv~iY13LCj~buOcF42YdVb47W-bdL~DHmt9EsNsl2ka83V8k-jk281Ea8nU2oJybfHxVs-~rXgKhODZuqV0WpJK6CBCuIX47~SoXG8fOM-vsHUKYAv5xUr~bnqCldCifSQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Pretty Persuasion Scene: Scene 1 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2094908441/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2094908441/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677870286405.mp4?Expires=1788376574&Signature=fEFpcc0KoazVgWrakk9Uaxrk9kZxQBh7tpkxpJx4VD~oBU-r2AJPFaoR9YC~KFE35qqilT0zI4mJbPLfrnp8ZBEDrJ9EnfCktSaRCzk55iM2Jo1tQtA1PhMsGnV6Wck~x6bzvtIg7t1dl63uSqHBlq000f~aBzXPp76UNYOcOwKba5iotkQR3HuJommEA31LJViyT31stWQefeI8HN~H23rVdhLBjVZ0W7ZCwYbj9GVckPnZEz-dNCCH8N2iR6swZtlau4mc7rrOGjbSZj1fAPPrsXiWPfRoJ16VnSDXy~nJ5zNUgyoU-NSXEudXiqiofYPjH9BMv~jRyVdMTIaXuQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Pretty Persuasion Scene: Scene 3 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2078131225/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2078131225/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1678048516856.mp4?Expires=1788376574&Signature=Y8LbZGxNUnlN~h9hI97mFg05R2VKUkG44svmAA0oOKmN~Jx0llfxGSu~SXWwlUJ7pr9Z4heNKR6pgWAdBZkS8x5Frbbbe4zLN1ScUDBIvCYd9skRI4emWC2KQX44ZHPrBDaVAlsiucGzlt-TZ1FCcUPKHPSkjlIA09t0FnGxQpv~IxNg2ttYt12fxh1Clfv4lqynSaBZsD7mjy4gDEV0nfjbzsIJ2GxlRlf~zvBxW2uloord--J27-7-tA2Pj-8EuoPSSTYbcSZYCwlDJBOVAqCVbBakuBIkWA3Tba-W9ntFFGnIt1bvm22gK0nPxMFkRtbWH~cFadlnfOBcjZHzcQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Pretty Persuasion Scene: Scene 4 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2044576793/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2044576793/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677882854389.mp4?Expires=1788376574&Signature=b8dklYB6S9PRk5KpUNUPUsoROtmtRH0jxt4DTVbKbt9MZihPOXQtNio9M5df5tbSQBgUEJrDPBCYpSYQKJ8pYpGnb78EH9BAaJiHr~iBw2i923uWfcm0jykY0KfYroyMpv4aI~2MlXCOZKFNEQ0xsW0IgPrAt4v9-lRJcBRpcUdW85i0FC0d5UvdjHz7jN0TLqO8Jnv8rM9-IexuAYponPilk8ru029kssj6~S7ePJLyJeInsqQ0hsk12DzAwWN3ZTzNRzHhRaJZvgh6IN6arFkYqr-ZQaKJ1P4i2edUtWIWM57BLfAlQMtyJTj2FpQgEEqOkfPy4BbQ~h9ctd57NQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Pretty Persuasion Scene: Scene 2 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2061354009/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2061354009/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677921936781.mp4?Expires=1788376574&Signature=NI3rBgoKOqJESlid3uYdCAMlXk~oliU071HbX42SF1ZkwJ5vVoI0kPMUjHcmD-tjhGVusfzOD1kzoReZflU8SDbKdouTvHvys0SVMHjk1s5FRulXyPSXvLDMOrzzamVpECPf78hv3U5dl7Zczt1MgCp2IizZRIm6IVOijqK0Ao43yX5Z0vk1ZStGKUofYBHtbqXPMg8F2UW4uDcmz8f1D8Xqix1eIIagWbop~-kWge63fcFGDV9rQR2l32xtOJlzf-WDtPt1txTfE5UuhpuIE8qbsfHFbOJHGa9F-0bJvBSQ2SicPciKNLAiZvXK1TZ5HKGmivovYCXaTyzfH1qUMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: January 22, 2005 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: June 3, 2005 (Seattle International Film Festival)
United States: June 11, 2005 (Atlanta Film Festival)
Australia: July 31, 2005 (Melbourne International Film Festival)
United States: August 12, 2005 (limited)
France: September 7, 2005 (Deauville Film Festival)
Germany: September 9, 2005 (Oldenburg Film Festival)
Canada: September 25, 2005 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
Australia: April 2006 (DVD premiere)
South Africa: May 25, 2006
Greece: June 20, 2006 (DVD premiere)
United Kingdom: June 23, 2006
Ireland: June 23, 2006
Israel: August 3, 2006
Singapore: August 24, 2006
Finland: November 8, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Sweden: November 8, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Germany: December 8, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Mexico: June 15, 2007
Russia: August 21, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Argentina: August 23, 2007 (TV premiere)
Spain: September 24, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Netherlands: October 7, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Italy: July 3, 2011 (TV premiere)
Italy: September 5, 2012 (DVD premiere)

Awards

Box Office