Dangerous Liaisons fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply romantic and melancholic
Some sharp wit and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
History, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout dialogue, direction, and performances
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Dangerous Liaisons is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply romantic and melancholic
Emotionally, it's deeply romantic and melancholic.
Some sharp wit and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and satire.
History, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, politics, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout dialogue, direction, and performances
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The dialogue, direction, and performances stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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some sin is beautiful.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Dangerous Liaisons is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71/100 (IMDb 6, Rotten Tomatoes 67%, and Metacritic 100). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: nudity and sexual content.
1 h 50 min
Dangerous Liaisons runs 1 h 50 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Dangerous Liaisons higher (84) than audiences (57). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Chinese. Produced in China, Singapore, South Korea.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Dangerous Liaisons in 3 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 62 storytelling tropes for Dangerous Liaisons, including Pimped-Out Dress, Downer Ending, The Masochism Tango.
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