What is the Metascore for Dangerous Liaisons?

Dangerous Liaisons has a Metascore of 74 out of 100 on Celluloid.

Where can I watch Dangerous Liaisons?

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Drama Romance

Dangerous Liaisons

Directed by Stephen Frears · 1988 · Last reviewed August 31, 2026

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Answer Summary

Dangerous Liaisons (1988) earns a 78% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict

Calculated from 4 available inputs: Celluloid editorial rating, Metascore, Letterboxd and IMDb. Audience sentiment is shown separately and never changes the composite. See how we calculate scores.

78%

Celluloid Score Recommended

4-input transparent breakdown

88% Editorial Rating

84% Audience snapshot · excluded

74 Metascore

★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.8

7.5 IMDb /10

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Runtime: 1h 59m
Cast: Keanu Reeves , Glenn Close , John Malkovich , Michelle Pfeiffer , Uma Thurman , Swoosie Kurtz , Mildred Natwick , Peter Capaldi , Joe Sheridan , Valerie Gogan
Country: United States
Language: English

Official theatrical poster for Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Theatrical release

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Why this score?

Celluloid's editorial rating is positive (88/100).
General viewers mostly liked it (84%).
Metascore is generally favorable (74/100).
Celluloid Score 78% combines 4 verified rating inputs; audience sentiment is shown separately.

Best for

Viewers who want a well-regarded drama, romance pick

Not ideal for

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Is Dangerous Liaisons worth watching?

Yes — Dangerous Liaisons earns a 78% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Celluloid Verdict

Early Reeves among Close and Malkovich — Frears’ period intrigue remains a prestige classic.
Celluloid editorial verdict

Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

What is Dangerous Liaisons about?

In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the future wife of another ex-lover of hers in return for one last night with her. Yet things don’t go as planned.

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