Hollywood darling Alicia Silverstone is returning to the thriller genre with Pretty Thing, a Lionsgate Play release, which started streaming in the Philippines yesterday, Sept. 5, through PLDT Home, Smart, and Cignal.
Silverstone stars as Sophie, a pharmaceutical executive whose carefully ordered life unravels after she begins an affair with a younger man, Elliot, played by Karl Glusman. What begins as a controlled indulgence turns dangerous as Elliot’s fascination grows into obsession.
The film, written by Jack Donnelly and directed by Justin Kelly, takes the shape of a slow-burn erotic thriller, focusing on tension and psychological unease rather than sudden plot twists.
For Silverstone, the role echoes her screen debut in The Crush (1993), where she portrayed a teenage stalker. In Pretty Thing, she plays the opposite side of the story as the woman being pursued.
“It’s fun to revisit it,” Silverstone told UPI in an interview. “They’re both in some kind of addictive game. She wants this to stop, and he wants it to keep going. They’re both equally determined … It’s an erotic thriller, and it starts like a romance. You think, ‘Oh, this is like this really beautiful, romantic story’ and then it takes a turn. I love that about it.”
