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The Beguiled

2017Movie1 h 33 minR

Drama
68
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.3Letterboxd3.3/5Metacritic776.1Rotten Tomatoes79%48%
68
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.3Letterboxd3.3/5Metacritic776.1Rotten Tomatoes79%48%

Summary

During the Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school, young women take in an injured enemy soldier. As they provide refuge and tend to his wounds, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, and taboos are broken in an unexpected turn of events.

Good for

  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults
  • Partner watch

Skip it if

  • You want fast pacing
  • You're watching with family

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Pulls you in.
  • Feasts your eyes.
  • Gets under your skin.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Breaks your heart.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Corrupt the Cutiein 294 titlesPoor Amy has to experience the heartbreak of being led on by a manipulative lecher like John, the details of which she doesn't quite understand.Unreliable Voiceoverin 126 titlesJohn tells Ms. Martha that he did not carry a gun on the battlefield and that he was wounded when he was helping a Confederate soldier.All 37 tropes

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