Pretty Persuasion is a 2005 English-language Comedy Drama film written by Skander Halim and directed by Marcos Siega and produced by Marcos Siega, Matt Weaver, Todd Dagres and Carl Levin under the banner of Ren-Mar Studios in collaboration with Prospect Pictures. Its plot follows a 15-year-old student at an elite Beverly Hills academy who accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment. Pretty persuasion features Evan Rachel Wood, Ron Livingston, James Woods, Jane Krakowski, Elisabeth Harnois, Danny Comden and Michael Shiraef. The music was composed by Gilad Benamram. Cinematography was done by Ramsey Nickell and editing by Nicholas Erasmus. The movie has a running time of 109 minutes. It was released on 24th August 2006. Pretty Persuasion was made on a budget of $2 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films. Its plot follows a 15-year-old student at an elite Beverly Hills academy who accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.