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The '90s called — it wants its trashy forbidden obsession thriller back, and honestly? Keep it.
TMDB
13
Rotten Tomatoes
20

Magenta (1997)

skinemax energysoap opera with a body countdirect-to-video fever dream

Overview

DramaThriller

Magenta, a precocious teenage girl, will stop at nothing to have her desires met in this thriller by Gregory C. Haynes. Michael seems to have it all, that is, until Magenta, his wife's sister, comes into the picture. When Magenta seduces Michael into an illicit affair, his wife and daughter leave him -- and get killed in a car accident. As Michael tries to piece his life back together, he finds out some dark secrets about his own daughter...

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Content warning
manipulation and powerguilt and consequencefamily destructionobsession disguised as love

Standout Aspects

Acting

Julian McMahon somehow keeps a straight face. Respect.

Direction

Gregory C. Haynes understood the assignment: chaos.

Best for:Solo: When you want to feel better about your own life choices.·Rewatch: Ironically, with friends who appreciate glorious disaster.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Teen seduction of adult, handled with zero subtlety.·Emotional: Wife and child die in car accident — plot device, not emotion.
G

Director

Gregory C. Haynes

ReleasedJan 1, 1997
Runtime1h 31m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium

Top Cast

Julian McMahon

Julian McMahon

Michael Walsh

Gedeon Burkhard

Gedeon Burkhard

Roy

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Trivia

This was one of several '90s erotic thrillers trying to cash in on Basic Instinct's fumes.

Memorable

The 1.3 TMDB rating with only 3 votes is somehow more brutal than anything in the actual film.

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