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Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber

  • TV Movie
  • 2005
  • R
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
3.1K
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Jennifer Love Hewitt in Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber (2005)
ComedyRomance

A 28-year-old ad sales exec stops at nothing to climb her way to the top of the San Francisco social ladder.A 28-year-old ad sales exec stops at nothing to climb her way to the top of the San Francisco social ladder.A 28-year-old ad sales exec stops at nothing to climb her way to the top of the San Francisco social ladder.

  • Director
    • Dana Lustig
  • Writers
    • Adele Lang
    • Eric C. Charmelo
    • Nicole Snyder
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Love Hewitt
    • Colin Ferguson
    • Natassia Malthe
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    3.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dana Lustig
    • Writers
      • Adele Lang
      • Eric C. Charmelo
      • Nicole Snyder
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Love Hewitt
      • Colin Ferguson
      • Natassia Malthe
    • 24User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jennifer Love Hewitt
    Jennifer Love Hewitt
    • Katya Livingston
    Colin Ferguson
    Colin Ferguson
    • Charles Fitz
    Natassia Malthe
    Natassia Malthe
    • Frangiapani
    Daniel Roebuck
    Daniel Roebuck
    • Alex
    Stefanie von Pfetten
    Stefanie von Pfetten
    • Dove Greenstein
    James Kirk
    James Kirk
    • Sebastian
    Sonja Bennett
    Sonja Bennett
    • Eliza
    Jennifer Clement
    Jennifer Clement
    • Gatekeeper
    Melissa Rivers
    Melissa Rivers
    • Self
    Joey Lawrence
    Joey Lawrence
    • Ferguson
    • (as Joseph Lawrence)
    Peter Abraham
    • Bunny
    Andrew Abud
    • Kiosk Attendant
    • (as Andrew Michael Abud)
    Reese Alexander
    Reese Alexander
    • Stylist
    Preston Cook
    • Teddy
    Brenda Crichlow
    Brenda Crichlow
    • Julie
    Raymond Law
    Raymond Law
    • Photographer
    David James Lewis
    David James Lewis
    • Stan
    • (as David Lewis)
    David Richmond-Peck
    David Richmond-Peck
    • Teddy
    • Director
      • Dana Lustig
    • Writers
      • Adele Lang
      • Eric C. Charmelo
      • Nicole Snyder
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    sannerox

    i really enjoyed this film!

    i really enjoyed watching this film, i think that the acting was fantastic and both actors and actresses were very good. The plot of the story was based on a very good book that i also enjoyed reading by the fabulous author Adele Lang. The film was inspiring and was a great laugh and would be enjoyed by many people. I specially enjoyed Katya Livingston's gay best friend who really amused me and really made the film worthwhile. The film is very different from the book confessions of a sociopathic social climber as maybe is not as good as the ending is very different in the book and oxygen film companies changed that and made it worse as in the book there is no happy ending and things turn out a lot different. but overall i think that the film was a worthwhile watch and would very much like to see it again!
    8Skippy-60

    See it for Love

    All I have to say is this: the one and only reason to see this movie is because of Jennifer Love Hewitt! She's in practically every scene, and her comedic skills in this film are outstanding. It really shows that she can hold her own amongst this generations best comedic actresses. I haven't laughed out loud at a movie in a long time, and I did at this one because of Love Hewitt's hilarious character!!! One of her best roles EVER, and hopefully she continues to churn out these co-medically brilliant performances! It's about time Hollywood (and the world) tuned into her talent! Overall, the film is a bit cheesy and shallow, but Hewitt's turn as the selfish Katya is amazing, and it's really something that we haven't seen her do before. Quite refreshing!
    3StevePulaski

    Kayta Later

    Jennifer Love Hewitt has always been the beautiful face I looked when watching an episode of the Drama Ghost Whisperer and the lady I always thought was never the greatest actress, but an actress with large potential in some projects. This is not one of them. Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber not only makes up it's own words, but pretty much uses every character/plot point we've seen in a Romantic Comedy, a straight forward Comedy, or a plain Drama. Her character is not only impossible to like, but also a bore and a plain drag to see on screen. Being a TV movie with the minimum length requirement of 85 minutes I thought to myself not to approach this movie in a hard way, but I have too. Its horrible and a dread to watch.

    While trying to be funny, it fails, and while trying to be smart, it's dumb. It can never be what it wants. Every character in this movie is a one dimensional mess who was taken straight out of another movie. Jennifer Love Hewitt's character makes you feel you're losing brain cells every time she comes on screen and her over the top, Prima Donna attitude gets incredibly annoying and almost makes it hard to concentrate. While the story is majorly cliché, so is, well, everything else in this jumbled up mess of a movie. Airing on Oxygen, this movie is clear not to have a big budget, but even lower budget films can do better than this. Confessions prove even TV films are less tolerable than bad mainstream ones.

    Katya Livingston (Hewitt) is an unlikable Prima Donna who has everything anybody could want, but she still wants more. After hearing about a party that "anybody who's anybody will be at" she can't resist but to somehow bumble her way and show some cleavage to get an invite. She pesters everyone and sucks up to anybody who can get her one step closer to the golden key invite to the party. In the meantime, she slacks on her job as an advertising executive promoting different shampoo products and currently promoting on "The San Francisco Treat" Rice-a-Roni. She loses touch on that to become more focused on her "current dream" of getting the invite.

    The "spoiled bitch" attitude gets old and tiresome. When making the protagonist unlikable the whole film and even when giving an apology to people she's hurt, still makes her the most hated person on the screen, its a wonder why we should focus or even give the slightest damn why she's in her position. Why do we care about some "I'm so pretty, you can't get me!" girl when one of the other characters could have had a better movie. Jennifer Love Hewitt's role is lackluster beyond belief making it a wonder why someone of her talent was chosen to play such a low grade, zero part.

    There isn't a ton to say about Confessions other than it's a lame, Oxygen TV film. Just because this one has no attract factor doesn't mean other TV films are the same. Lifetime originals like Lost Holiday: The Jim & Suzanne Shemwell Story and Girl, Positive are some of my favorites as far as Television films go and those are so well written they should have been in theaters. Confessions is a bitter movie with low grade acting and a story line to wake the dead. A stuck up girl who for once in a life can't have something she wants? We haven't seen that before, oh no! Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Colin Ferguson, Natassia Malthe, Joseph Lawrence, and James Kirk. Directed by: Dana Lustig.
    8carlarina

    Pretty good, for a JLH movie

    I usually detest Jennifer Love Hewitt. Especially after the horrid "The Truth About Love" which I (very unfortunately) happened to watch.

    But I must say I was pleasantly surprised by Ms Hewitt in this movie. It wasn't so bad, and in fact, was pretty good if I might add. The movie doesn't make any pretensions about what it's supposed to be i.e. a good, funny, light-hearted piece of fluff. Didn't feel like a made-for-TV movie at all too. I watched it when I was feeling kinda down and it actually did the trick.

    Watch it for the air-headed humor, JLH's wardrobe (which fully capitalised on her "bosom buddies", as always), and the zippy dialog.

    Oh..and the scene at the fountain with Katya and Charles was really really sweet. Rather believable too. Now, if only I can be as witty as Katya Livingston when I'm sitting at the fountain, munching on a hot dog with my ultimate dream guy......
    6inkblot11

    A risqué little romcom that, nevertheless, has its moments

    Katya (Jennifer Love Hewitt) is an advertising executive with an abundance of talent. However, she is prone to coming in late, taking early and long lunches, and pursuing personal interests while at work. Most importantly, she is driven to become a somebody in San Fran and is constantly searching for that rich, high-profile husband. Oh, and she is ruthless to those who stand in her way. On the elevator, she meets a dreamboat named Charles (Colin Ferguson) but plays it cool. In the meantime, she is fixated with getting an invitation to THE social event of the season. One day, again on the elevator, Charles stops the contraption and insists she have dinner with him. She accepts. That big spender, Charles, he takes her out to sit by a fountain and snack on hotdogs from the stand. Is this man really the stepping stone to her big plans to be the "it" girl of this season and of those to come? Doris Day fans, beware. You will probably enjoy this romantic comedy, as I did, but this is not your mother's romcom. It has some risqué ideas and situations that make it a bit of a walk on the wild side, at times. However, Hewitt is adorable and beautiful as the girl with a mission and Ferguson is quite a pleasure as the love interest. The script has some marked originality, which is always welcome, and the costumes and San Francisco setting are to be greatly enjoyed. If you decide to watch this film, do make sure teenage girls are not hovering over your shoulder. This is not a good choice for impressionable girls. But, for those adult romance fans, add this one to your viewing list, by all means. True love and happy endings are still what most of us live for and this movie delivers on this account, yes.

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    • Trivia
      Jennifer Love Hewitt and Joseph Lawrence knew each other prior to filming. They dated when they were teenagers.
    • Goofs
      When Katya and her two friends are in an Indian Cafe, her friend is seen with a hookah (shisha) pipe in the mouth. However, when the shisha is shown by the camera, the terra cota cup is open. To smoke a shisha, that cup should be filled with tobacco, then covered by an aluminum foil, and topped with burning coals.
    • Quotes

      Katya Livingston: Darling, don't you know that looking good is everything - no matter how much it costs?

      [pause]

      Katya Livingston: Never mind.

    • Connections
      References Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
    • Soundtracks
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      Composed by William Pearson

      Performed by William Pearson

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    • Release date
      • March 12, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Social Climber
    • Filming locations
      • San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Confessions Productions (II)
      • Evolution Pictures
      • Nomadic Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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