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A 2002 American psychological thriller film directed by Zoe Clarke-Williams, starring Creator/MiaKirshner, Creator/MeredithMonroe, Creator/DominiqueSwain, and Creator/TayeDiggs.

[[FishOutOfWater Working-class]] Alicia (Kishner), attending a ritzy private university in North Carolina, falls in with [[GirlPosse three privileged and amoral students]], led by [[AlphaBitch Hadley]] (Monroe). When Alicia suffers a near-fatal overdose at a party, the local acting sheriff (Diggs) is called in to conduct a "discreet" investigation.

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!!This film provides examples of:

%%* AttentionWhore: Hadley
%%* BlackAndNerdy: Sheriff Bonner
* DaddysGirl: Hadley, although her father has started withholding financial help until she improves her grades.
%%* GirlPosse: Hadley, Sidney and Julianne
%%* LoveDodecahedron
* ManipulativeBitch: ''Alicia''. One of the first things we see her do is cry for her financial aid adviser. It's all downhill from there.
* PsychoLesbian: One of the suspects is [[spoiler:Sidney, whom Alicia manipulated into sleeping with her. Subverted in that she isn't the killer.]]
* ScholarshipStudent: Alicia is working-class, contrary to the rich students she falls is with.
* {{Yandere}}: Hadley [[spoiler:who acts out when Alicia makes a move on her boyfriend but only really loses it when Alicia steals her father's affections]], although other characters have elements of this.
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