The Beguiled

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The Beguiled

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2017

1h 33m

History

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Cpl. John McBurney is an injured Union soldier who finds himself on the run as a deserter during the Civil War. He seeks refuge at an all-female Southern boarding school where the teachers and students seem more than willing to help. Soon, sexual tensions lead to dangerous rivalries as the women tend to his wounded leg while offering him comfort and companionship.

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Critics Consensus

The Beguiled adds just enough extra depth to its source material to set itself apart, and director Sofia Coppola's restrained touch is enlivened by strong performances from the cast.

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Raphael Abraham

Financial Times

Oct 11, 2017

4/5

Coppola has inverted the old order of sexploitation and Farrell has been reduced to a sex object. He just looks like a very happy one.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Sep 22, 2017

2.5/4

The Beguiled is well worth seeing but it's also just as worthy of being taken to task for its shortcomings.

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Valerie Complex

Odyssey

Jul 18, 2017

C-

The Beguiled has a strong story to tell. Unfortunately, it's too wrapped up in Sofia Coppola's naïveté and hubris to be anything more.

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Christos Tsiolkas

The Saturday Paper

Aug 19, 2026

On the evidence of Marie Antoinette and this film, Sofia Coppola clearly needs to be collaborating with writers if she chooses to work with material set in the past or set in spaces and places unfamiliar to her.

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Megan Fisher

Loud and Clear Reviews

Jan 11, 2025

3.5/5

The Beguiled is a mood piece, an exercise in style and atmosphere by one of the great living visual storytellers.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Feb 16, 2024

3/5

Methodically and dastardly, the film wishes to seduce us with a heightened intrigue of challenged sexual repression.

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Alessandro G

@Alessandroguslandicritic Aug 28, 2026

I thought the movie was absolutely stunning enjoyed Sofias view. The performances were great and I loved Colin in it. I think Sofia is a genuine and visually striking master. A+

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Brent G

@bgillett86 Mar 9, 2026

I would have enjoyed this more if I could have seen more of it, but the scenes at night are poorly lit and I found that irritating. What I could see I did enjoy. Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman and Kirsten Dunst are unsurprisingly amazing in this Civil War period piece about a wounded Yankee soldier being brought to heal at a woman’s school in the South only for his presence to turn the women against each other vying for his affection and attention.

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andy l

@RT24848194 Dec 9, 2025

absolute garbage. just stick to the original with Clint Eastwood.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jan 28, 2025

Filme fraco, o roteiro é ruim, esse filme é quase igual a Maria antonieta só que esse filme é mais chato e mais ruim, o filme não traz nada de interessante, nem a porra do nome do filme é legal, vai toma no cu, essa Sofia coppola não faz um filme foda vai se fude.

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Dani G

@RT81139271 May 27, 2024

It seemed a little boring in the surface, but it managed to get me ---just a little--- invested in it. More than most of Sofia's films, with the exception of her masterpiece (...Translation)

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Jordan B

@Tiggerific7 Mar 3, 2024

The solid acting from the excellent cast assembled for this film is unable to save it from itself. There is a clear line of ridiculousness that is crossed, despite the naivete of both the characters and the time period. There are moments where you can't help but think to yourself 'Really? She's obviously smart, but she's so desperate for love that she's falling for this nonsense?'.

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Synopsis

Cpl. John McBurney is an injured Union soldier who finds himself on the run as a deserter during the Civil War. He seeks refuge at an all-female Southern boarding school where the teachers and students seem more than willing to help. Soon, sexual tensions lead to dangerous rivalries as the women tend to his wounded leg while offering him comfort and companionship.

Director: Sofia Coppola
Producer: Roman Coppola, Youree Henley, Sofia Coppola
Screenwriter: Albert Maltz
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: American Zoetrope
Rating: R (Some Sexuality)
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 30, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 30, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.5M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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