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Wild Things (1998)

★ 6.4 · 1,963 ratings on TMDB

They're dying to play with you.

Wild Things poster★ 6.4

When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...

DirectorJohn McNaughton
CastBill Murray, Carrie Snodgress, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Denise Richards, Jeff Perry, Kevin Bacon
GenresDrama, Mystery, Thriller
The emergence reading

Wild Things keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same subject, different rung

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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