Sebastian Valmont in Cruel Intentions

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Sebastian Valmont in *Cruel Intentions* is a wealthy, manipulative New York prep school student whose seductive games and emotional transformation drive the film’s dark romantic drama.

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instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Cruel Intentions NERFINISHED
basedOn Vicomte de Valmont NERFINISHED
basedOnWork Les Liaisons dangereuses NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath traffic collision
characterArc from manipulative seducer to genuinely loving and self‑sacrificing
characterDevelopment experiences guilt and remorse for his manipulations
createdFor Cruel Intentions (1999) NERFINISHED
education prep school student
familyRelation stepbrother of Kathryn Merteuil
fate dies in a car accident
firstAppearance Cruel Intentions (1999 film) NERFINISHED
fullName Sebastian Valmont NERFINISHED
gender male
genreContext teen psychological drama
teen romantic drama
goal to seduce Annette Hargrove
to win a bet with Kathryn Merteuil
mainRelationship Annette Hargrove NERFINISHED
medium live‑action film
moralAlignment morally ambiguous
narrativeRole antihero
protagonist
notableAction agrees to a wager involving Annette’s virginity
falls genuinely in love with Annette Hargrove NERFINISHED
keeps a journal documenting his conquests
sacrifices himself to save Annette from an oncoming car
notableProp leather journal
notableTrait emotional transformation
skilled seducer
occupation student
personalityTrait charming
cynical
manipulative
seductive
portrayedBy Ryan Phillippe NERFINISHED
primarySetting elite New York prep school milieu
relative Kathryn Merteuil NERFINISHED
reputationInStory notorious womanizer at his school
residence New York City
romanticInterest Annette Hargrove NERFINISHED
Cecile Caldwell NERFINISHED
screenwriterCreator Roger Kumble NERFINISHED
socialClass wealthy
themeInvolvement class privilege
deception
redemption
sexual manipulation

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Ryan Phillippe portrayedCharacter Sebastian Valmont in Cruel Intentions