6. Dangerous Liaisons (1988) vs. Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2003) vs. Valmont (1989) vs. Cruel Intentions (1999)
For a book first published in 1782, Les Liaisons Dangereuses has legs. Centered around French aristocratic lovers/rivals who use sex as a tool for manipulation, it's been translated into so many different films you could lose count (though Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons, a gay adult film inspired by the original, does stand out.) How to compare John Malkovich's sociopathic seducer to Colin Firth's kinder yet equally rakish Valmont? Or Glenn Close to Annette Benning to Catherine Deneuve? And once Buffy the Vampire Slayer gets involved, as she does in Cruel Intentions, all bets are off. — N.A.
Winner: Draw. So many Oscar noms, so many talented actors, so much Buffy.
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