The In Crowd (2000)

2% of critics liked it
(53 reviews)
38% of users liked it
(6,427 ratings)

A young woman gets a startling perspective on how the other half lives in this teen-oriented thriller. Adrien Williams (Lori Heuring) is a troubled working-class college student who on the advice of her doctor takes a summer job at a posh country club. Brittany Foster (Susan Ward) is one of a group… More A young woman gets a startling perspective on how the other half lives in this teen-oriented thriller. Adrien Williams (Lori Heuring) is a troubled working-class college student who on the advice of her doctor takes a summer job at a posh country club. Brittany Foster (Susan Ward) is one of a group of wealthy students who while away their summer break with nighttime parties and days at the beach. Brittany takes a liking to Adrien and introduces her to her social circle, to the displeasure of her close friend Kelly (Laurie Fortier). Adrien also gets to know Matt Curtis (Matthew Settle), a tennis pro with whom Brittany is infatuated; when Adrien and Matt begin a relationship, Adrien learns the hard way that the rich kids can quickly turn vengeful and deadly. Along with Orpheus and In Between, The In Crowd was one of three films directed by Mary Lambert scheduled for release in 2000. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 48 min.
Directed By: Mary Lambert
Written By: Mark Gibson, Philip Halprin
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Drama

In Theaters: Jul 19, 2000 Wide
On DVD: Jun 1, 2004
Studio: Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
A country-club member takes a club employee under her wing in this cagey formula thriller that exploits homosexuality better than murder-mystery clues.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
The earnest efforts of director Mary Lambert and her cast cannot keep this languid psychological drama, set at a posh Southern resort, from seeming trite and uninvolving.
Ray Conlogue, Globe and Mail
It's so bad that even the kids, who (let's face it) aren't a very discriminating audience, were hooting at it during an opening-day screening.
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
It pretty much makes Wild Things look like Jane Austen.
Jay Carr, Boston Globe
The In Crowd is a J. Crew ad gone very, very wrong.
Elvis Mitchell, New York Times
The only people who could be surprised at this movie will be those who wandered into the wrong multiplex theater by mistake.
Mark Dinning, Empire Magazine
Stone the crows! Or is that flog the dead horse? Either way, this is cobblers.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
There's little noteworthy.
Frank Swietek, One Guy's Opinion
The In Crowd isn't a movie--it's a J. Crew catalogue. Junk mail, junk movie.
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...if you're a fan of cat fights, you'll have it made in the shade.
Jim Shelby, Palo Alto Weekly
Somebody wrote this, directed this, and wrote out checks for the actors. They all have family somewhere proudly boasting that their child makes movies in Hollywood.
Kimberley Jones, Austin Chronicle
This is the stuff of good, clean, campy fun. But instead of titillating, The In Crowd is nothing but a deadly dull business.
Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
A story that might be enacted by a deranged and sexually confused 12-year-old girl with her Barbie dolls
Chris Gore, Film Threat
There was no advance screening for this movie, so I actually had to pay to see this one myself. Don't make my mistake, because I'll never see that eight dollars ever again!
Betty Jo Tucker, ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Lack of a sympathetic main character is only one of the film's many faults.
Richard Horgan, Reel.com
Nothing but a big, fat tease.
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
full of attractive, listless actors who apparently couldn't get jobs on any of the WB's teen soap operas striking poses and mouthing dusty dialogue.
Tim Cogshell, Boxoffice Magazine
It seems to think it knows something we don't, which makes it just as obnoxious as the over-privileged, over-sexed, over-boozed world of beautiful people it deigns to let us in on.

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Deb S

The In Crowd is the obligatory teen thriller done with a twist and lots of sex appeal. A cute blonde and possible psycho (Lori Heuring) is released from the local girls' hospital for a work program at a posh club. Before she knows it the club queen and head hottie, Brittany… More
The In Crowd is the obligatory teen thriller done with a twist and lots of sex appeal. A cute blonde and possible psycho (Lori Heuring) is released from the local girls' hospital for a work program at a posh club. Before she knows it the club queen and head hottie, Brittany (Susan Ward - with a skeleton in the closet) has taken her under her wing. But when the new girl crosses Britney, there's hell to pay as all of a sudden some pesky "accidents" and mysterious killings start bothering the club. Could darling, mysterious Brittany be the real crazy woman? The movie is filled with sexy bodies doing sexy things and there was this one scene when two of the "In Crowd" girls started to make moves on each other. Unfortunately the PG-13 got in the way and spoiled the fun. Dang!
Leo L

Not at all interesting!