The Crush

Name: The Crush
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 1993-04-02
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Cary Elwes, Alicia Silverstone, Jennifer Rubin, Kurtwood Smith, Amber Benson

1993·Movie·R·89 min·★ 6.7(556)

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“He thought it was just a crush. He was dead wrong.”

A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.

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Canada	Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Crave	Apple TV Store
Australia	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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France	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

About The Crush

The Crush is a 1993 English-language thriller and drama film directed by Alan Shapiro. The cast is led by Cary Elwes, Alicia Silverstone, Jennifer Rubin. It has a runtime of 1h 29m. Viewers rate it 6.7/10 across 600 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, YouTube TV.

The Crush was produced by Morgan Creek Entertainment and made in United States of America. It was released on April 2, 1993, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $6 million, it went on to gross $14 million worldwide.

Director: Alan Shapiro
Writers: Alan Shapiro
Release date: April 2, 1993
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $6 million
Box office: $14 million
Production: Morgan Creek Entertainment

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The Crush cast & crew

The Crush was directed by Alan Shapiro and written by Alan Shapiro.

The cast features Cary Elwes as Nick Eliot, Alicia Silverstone as Adrian Forrester, Jennifer Rubin as Amy Maddik, Kurtwood Smith as Cliff Forrester, Amber Benson as Cheyenne, and Gwynyth Walsh as Liv Forrester.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Graeme Revell, cinematography is by Bruce Surtees, and it was produced by James G. Robinson and Gary Barber.

Is The Crush worth watching?

The Crush holds an audience score of 6.7/10 from 556 ratings, a solidly received thriller films.

At 1h 29m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy thriller and drama, The Crush is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Crush

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