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Poison Ivy

Play trailer 1:53 Poster for Poison Ivy R 1992 1h 31m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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39% Tomatometer 33 Reviews 36% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
Dejected about her relationship with her father, Darryl (Tom Skerritt), a teen girl, Sylvie Cooper (Sara Gilbert), grows closer to a fiery fellow student named Ivy (Drew Barrymore). But as much as Sylvie craves Ivy's wildness, Ivy, in turn, is attracted to Sylvie's comfortable home life. Ivy seduces Darryl in an attempt to have that life for herself, and also takes steps to kill Sylvie's mother, Georgie (Cheryl Ladd), who is seriously ill, making it look like Sylvie is the guilty one.

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Critics Consensus

An unpleasant thriller that lacks the self-awareness to dilute its sordid undertones, Poison Ivy is liable to give audiences a rash.

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Nina Autostraddle Aug 13, 2021
The title credits hadn't finished rolling and I knew this was going to become a favorite movie of mine. Go to Full Review Kim Newman Empire Magazine Feb 11, 2008
3/5
Ambiguous and intriguing. Go to Full Review Variety Staff Variety Feb 11, 2008
Unfortunate thesps take it all very seriously, while technical aspects are emptily polished. Go to Full Review Joe Lipsett Anatomy of a Scream Podcast Network Mar 12, 2026
3/5
File Under: This could never be made today. An underrage Drew Barrymore seduces Tom Skeritt while ruining Sara Gilbert's life in Katt Shea's alternately bold and boring Erotic Thriller. Drew is great, though Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews May 24, 2023
1.5/4
...an often astonishingly sluggish piece of work that proves unable to capture the viewer’s interest right from the get-go... Go to Full Review Hannah Engler PopMatters May 5, 2022
Poison Ivy provides a rare example of an adolescent role that seems grounded in the real desperation of adolescence. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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mohammed M. @9mr_0 Feb 15, 2026 لفلم متوسط . جرائته مصطنعه من اول مشهد تحس ان الفلم يقلك انا فلم جريء و احداثي نفسية و غامضه بكن من تشاهد تحس ان مصطنع بس كلام سطحي بدون شيء واضح او فني . القصة كفكرة جيدة لكن تنفيذها كان مقبول يميل للضعيف في بعض المشاهد. حواراتها سطحيه الي كتب السيناريو ما فهمنا دوافع الشخصيات ليش هم هيج اعطاك ياهم بوجهك وقالك تكيف معاهم. الممثلين ادائهم مقبول و اقصد هنا بطلتي العمل اما الممثلين الثانوين كان ادائهم مو بالمستوى المطلوب شخصيات كارتونية . حتى البطله الي تمثل دور الشر بالفلم بالحوارات كانت جيدة و تحس بخبثها لكن بالمشاهد الي المفروض الفلم قائم على فكرتها الاغراء كانت خجوله و تشعر انت كمشاهد انها اشبه بالمحرجة لكن قدمت مستوى مقبول. المخرج يتخبط ساعه يسرد الفلم بهدوء و ننتظام ساعه ببطىء و مملل و ساعه احداث سريعه ما تعرف شيريد يوصلك فلم نفسي فلم دارامي يتخبط اتا مع الفلم يكون متنوع اثاره و دراما و اغراء و اجواء نفسية لكن خلي ربط بينهم مو تطفر من وحده الى اخرى بدون ربط. التصوير كان محير مره قريب من الشخصيات مره بعيد و مشوش حسيت ان يحاول يحجب المشاهد من المشاهده و خصوصا بالمشاهد الي يصير بيها اتصال جسدي قلت بنفسي لو يعمل مثل افلام البالغين اليابانيه يحط تشويش حتى المشاهد يوصله احساس الممثل و ادائه للشخصية .الموسيقى مقبوله بعض الشيء لم انزعج منها . بختصار فلم بفكرة جيده لكن تنفيذه خجول . See more thiago s @Thiagostone Nov 15, 2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 30, 2025 Success in 1 hour and 31 minutes. See more Robyn M @FrejaGaan Feb 25, 2025 Always watch this when it comes on TV. See more Junji Ito's G @RT07784604 Feb 16, 2023 One of the worst movies I've ever seen. And the music was really annoying in this film. See more Pierre L @RT37015838 Jan 28, 2023 the horror of the seduction See more Read all reviews
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Andy Ruben

Director

Katt Shea

Director

Drew Barrymore

Ivy

Tom Skerritt

Darryl Cooper

Sara Gilbert

Sylvie Cooper

Cheryl Ladd

Georgie Cooper

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Synopsis Dejected about her relationship with her father, Darryl (Tom Skerritt), a teen girl, Sylvie Cooper (Sara Gilbert), grows closer to a fiery fellow student named Ivy (Drew Barrymore). But as much as Sylvie craves Ivy's wildness, Ivy, in turn, is attracted to Sylvie's comfortable home life. Ivy seduces Darryl in an attempt to have that life for herself, and also takes steps to kill Sylvie's mother, Georgie (Cheryl Ladd), who is seriously ill, making it look like Sylvie is the guilty one.
Director
Andy Ruben, Katt Shea
Production Co
New Line Cinema, MG Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 2, 1999
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.8M
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Surround
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