Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- moody
- provocative
- menacing
- late night thriller viewing
- 1990s genre marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a predictable, mechanically played erotic thriller that fails to generate either convincing fear or heat.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nick's guest-house arrangement with the Forresters turns an ordinary family home into the center of Adrienne's retaliation.
Fourteen-year-old Adrienne's crush on the adult Nick drives the film's provocative conflict.
Adrienne responds to Nick's rebuff by escalating from infatuation into deliberate revenge.
The film combines erotic-thriller marketing cues, obsessive love, and suburban suspense in a period-specific genre format.
Films like The Crush, and why
Poison Ivy
teenage obsession, erotic-thriller framing, and revenge-driven suspense
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
psychological manipulation, domestic menace, and escalating suburban thriller tension
Single White Female
obsessive desire, voyeuristic unease, and morally troubling erotic suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Alan Shapiro
- Release Date
- 1993-04-02
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (576)
Cast
- Cary Elwes
- Alicia Silverstone
- Jennifer Rubin
- Kurtwood Smith
- Amber Benson
- Gwynyth Walsh
- Deborah Hancock
- Beverley Elliott
- Andrew Airlie
- Sheila Paterson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Crush about?
- A young reporter’s refusal to indulge a teenager’s fixation unleashes a dangerous campaign of suburban revenge.
- What is The Crush like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Crush as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Crush violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Crush as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Crush?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a predictable, mechanically played erotic thriller that fails to generate either convincing fear or heat.
- Which films are like The Crush?
- Films with a similar feel include Poison Ivy, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, and Single White Female.
- How long is The Crush?
- The Crush runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Crush?
- In United States, The Crush streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
