GOSSIP
MPAA Rating: Rfor sexual content including language, and for brief violence
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Moviemaking Quality:
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Primary Audience:
Teens
Genre:
Drama
Length:
1 hr. 30 min.
Year of Release:
2000
USA Release:
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Featuring: James Marsden, Kate Hudson, Norman Reedus, Lena Headey, Joshua Jackson
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Producer: Jeffrey Silver and Robert Newmyer
Distributor: Warner Brothers
James Marsden, Lena Headey and Norman Reedus in Gossip

Viewer Comments

Positive — This is a very good movie about the effects that one little rumour could have on peoples lives. In the movie, a few teens decide to spread a rumour about someone as an experiment to see how much it could spread. The results are awful. This is a good movie, but there are many instances of sexual conversation and a few suggestive scenes. There is no heavy sex, sex is just implied in one scene. Also, a guy tries to come on to this girl at a party, but leaves her alone when he realizes she is drunk. Language is moderate, due to one F-word and one GD. All in all, this is a mature drama that shows the effects of Gossip. Very suspenseful. Will keep you interested. Recommended! My Ratings: [Very Offensive / 5]
   —Adam, age 18

Movie Critics

“…a very cruel and often emotionless drama… we need better scripts and subjects written for this audience.”
    -Dean Kish, Nzone

“…as dumb as 'Disturbing Behavior' or 'Cruel Intentions,' but with an irritatingly arty style all its own…”
    -Film.com

“…a decent, but not spectacular premise, but never quite manages to turn into the enthralling thriller it obviously wishes to be… this “Gossip” really isn’t worth telling others about.”
    -Screen It

“…ludicrous trash, but it has style, along with a nasty little sting in its tail…”
    -Andrew O’Hehir, Salon

“…more than slightly objectionable…”
    -Preview

“…'Gossip,' like its subject, juicy but unbelievable …Raw sexual situations, language…”
    - Bob Campbell, Star Ledger, New Jersey