History Film / PrettyPersuasion

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Brittany likes to do this. Unfortunately, she is led into having one in front of her entire drama class by Mr. Anderson. ItMakesSenseInContext.

''Pretty Persuasion'' is a 2005 American BlackComedy directed by Marcos Siega, starring Creator/EvanRachelWood, Creator/JamesWoods, Ron Livingstone, Creator/JaneKrakowski, Elisabeth Harnois, Adi Schnall, and Selma Blair.

* FalseRapeAccusation: The whole plot. Kimberly wants to be famous, so she convinces two of her friends to jointly accuse one of their teachers of sexual improprieties to create a media spectacle on the campus. Zigzagged in that the teacher is in fact a lech who ''might'' be guilty of at least some of the charges made against him.

''Pretty Persuasion'' is a 2005 American BlackComedy directed by Marcos Siega, starring Creator/EvanRachelWood, Creator/JamesWoods, Ron Livingstone, Jane Krakowski, Elisabeth Harnois, Adi Schnall, and Selma Blair.

* FalseRapeAccusation: The whole plot. Kimberly wants to be famous, so she convinces two of her friends to jointly accuse one of their teachers of sexual improprieties to create a media spectacle on the campus.

-->-- '''Kimberly Joyce''', pretty much summing up [[MagnificentBastard what kind of]] [[ManipulativeBitch character she is]].

''Pretty Persuasion'' is a 2005 American BlackComedy directed by Marcos Siega, starring Creator/EvanRachelWood, James Woods, Ron Livingstone, Jane Krakowski, Elisabeth Harnois, Adi Schnall, and Selma Blair.

* AlphaBitch: Kimberly fits the bill, except it's suggested she's not all that popular at school, at least in the superficial sense of the word "popular"

* EvilPlan: [[spoiler: the entire plot, as pulled by Kimberly.]]

''Pretty Persuasion'' is a 2005 American black comedy directed by Marcos Siega, starring Creator/EvanRachelWood, James Woods, Ron Livingstone, Jane Krakowski, Elisabeth Harnois, Adi Schnall, and Selma Blair.

The film was noted on its release for proudly taking refuge in both [[VulgarHumor vulgarity]] and [[RefugeInAudacity audacity]] at a level many other films might not have dared to go. Very few of the characters are likeable, and the comedy is pitch black, sometimes bordering on BlackComedy. Think of it as a caustic mix of ''Film/{{Heathers}}'' and ''Film/ToDieFor'' with Creator/NicoleKidman. Reviews are mixed, and mileages certainly vary as to whether the vulgarity and audacity are pulled off successfully, but most agree that Wood is a standout in the role of Kimberly.

''Pretty Persuasion'' is a 2005 American black comedy film directed by Marcos Siega, starring Creator/EvanRachelWood, James Woods, Ron Livingstone, Jane Krakowski, Elisabeth Harnois, Adi Schnall, and Selma Blair.

Kimberly Joyce (Wood) is a precocious 15-year-old who dreams of becoming an actress. Her best friend is Brittany (Harnois) and the two take new student Randa (Schnall) under their wing. They go to the exclusive Roxbury Academy in Beverly Hills, and it's at the same time that Emily (Krakowski), a local news reporter, is filming a fluff piece on the school, that the trio accuse Anderson of sexual harassment. HilarityEnsues.

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[[caption-width-right:220:The Devil wears a gray skirt, my friend, and her name is Kimberly Joyce.]]

->''"It's like the world is this orchestra and I'm the conductor"''

''Pretty Persuasion'' is an American black-comedy from 2005, starring Evan Rachel Wood, James Woods, Ron Livingstone, Jane Krakowski, Elisabeth Harnois, Adi Schnall and Selma Blair.

* FilleFatale: Kimberly, oh so much.

* TeensAreMonsters: Kimberly most definitely

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: The film ends with Kimberly breaking down as she sees that all she's done in order to get her acting job has alienated her from everyone she loves, and that despite it all, her role is a bit part on a worthless show that most people (including herself) would skip over.]]

* AbusiveParents: Kimberlys parents are both neglectful

* BookEnds: The film opens and closes with Kimberly's dance

* DoubleStandard: Emilys behavior in [[spoiler: having sex with a 15 year old girl who in her mind had recently been a victim of sexual abuse by an adult]] would likely be depicted less casually if she were male. Though downplayed a bit by the movie's overall BlackAndGreyMorality where no character is meant to be entirely sympathetic.

* EvilPlan: [[spoiler: the entire plot, as pulled by Kimberly]]
* FeeFiFauxPas: Many, but Kimberly's "Money-grubbing Jew shyster" is pretty epic. [[spoiler: Subverted of course when we find until of course we find out it was deliberate.]]
* FilleFatale: Kimberly
* ForTheEvulz

* DoubleStandard: Emilys behavior in [[spoiler: having sex with a 15 year old girl who in her mind had recently been a victim of sexual abuse by an adult]] would likely be depicted less sympathetically if she were male

* AssholeVictim: Although [[spoiler:Anderson did't actually molest the girls but he did sexually harass at least one of them]]

The film was noted on its release for proudly taking refuge in both [[VulgarHumor vulgarity]] and [[RefugeInAudacity audacity]] at a level many other films might not have dared to go. Very few of the characters are likeable, and the comedy is pitch black, sometimes bordering on BlackComedy. Think of it as a caustic mix of ''Film/{{Heathers}}'' and ''Film/ToDieFor'' with NicoleKidman. Reviews are mixed, and mileages certainly vary as to whether the vulgarity and audacity are pulled off successfully, but most agree that Wood is a standout in the role of Kimberly.

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