The movie opens with the narration of a woman who describes the life of Larabees. They're
a very rich family with a large estate and multitude of servants. Among them is
their chauffeur named Fairchild. He drives the family's Rolls Royce around and has a daughter,
Sabrina. Sabrina is envious of the life the Larabees live and their extravagant parties.
Maude Larabee stands as the owner of the Larabee estate and Linus is her older son, who helps Maude
in everything she does. Linus is a prodigy who expanded his family's business even further. The
younger David, is nothing short of a playboy. Sabrina has a big crush on David and looks at
him whilst sitting on a tree branch from afar. Sabrina glances at David drinking and romancing
his partner. She is disheartened and runs away. Her father tells her to get over her obsession
with David and go to Paris for further studies which was generously funded by the Larabees.
Sabrina gets a bottle of wine from the Larabee's fridge and starts packing her bag. Linus walks
out of the party to attend a business meeting. Sabrina thinks it's David and rushes to talk
to him. Linus is in David's bedroom and Sabrina lets all her feelings out. She confesses her love
for David but Linus listens in instead thinking it's for him. Linus then comes out and Sabrina
is shocked. She runs away into the forest, embarrassed because of what she had done.
Sabrina finally arrives in Paris but cannot seem to understand the people there,
since they speak really fast. Sabrina doesn't understand French either so she just tries to
get by. She loses a model's contact lens at one point and everyone is disappointed in
her. But her father encourages her throughout it all. He is happy that she's finally moving
on from David but unbeknownst to him, Sabrina has David's picture attached in her room.
Back in Paris, Sabrina eases slowly and is familiar with the place and people now. She
even gets asked out by a photographer in the process. They go on dates and in clubs having
lots of fun. At home, David starts dating another girl who's not just the daughter
of a famous businessman but also a doctor. Linus is intrigued and plans to keep her in
the family. On Friday, Linus, Maude and David meet his new girlfriend, Elizabeth Tyson.
Sabrina on the other hand is encouraged by her mentor and coworker, to become true to herself
and work on bettering herself. She agrees and decides to go on a new venture to truly recognize
her potential. David and Elizabeth also get closer and closer. Elizabeth asks David to marry her,
and Patrick agrees, but he soon finds out Linus is so interested in their relationship,
because he could sign a deal with Elizabeth's father, Patrick Tyson,
who's a billionaire and business tycoon. When confronted, Linus tells David this marriage could
open a billion dollar deal for their company. But David is scared and doesn't want to commit
so early on. He tells Linus he only said he'd marry Elizabeth in the heat of the moment and
doesn't plan on doing so. Linus urges David to marry Elizabeth, as she's the best thing that
has happened to him and David hesitantly agrees. David's family is called to dinner by Elizabeth's
family and they have a great time, but David is still in dilemma because of his very fast
moving relationship with Elizabeth. Sabrina's father writes a letter to her
saying David's engaged which almost tears her apart. In distress, she tries to sleep
with the photographer whose name is Louis. He notices her dilemma and tells her sleeping with
him wouldn't make anything better. Instead, he helps her move on and become a professional.
She writes her father a letter saying she's coming home soon. At home, David thanks Linus
as he starts to really fall for Elizabeth. Sabrina finally comes home and has blossomed
into a beautiful, young woman. David meets her halfway but cannot even recognise her.
He offers to give her a life and through the whole ride, he tries to recognize Sabrina
but fails miserably. They finally reach home and Linus recognizes her instantly. David is stunned
to find out the beautiful woman before him is Sabrina. Linus tells David to stay away from
Sabrina in order to let the deal continue. Sabrina tells her father that she's going to
a party hosted by the Larabees. Her father is distressed that she still isn't over David but
nevertheless, he allows her to go. She looks stunning as she goes to the party. David is
instantly attracted to Sabrina and they go to the party together. They spend the whole night
together and David can't stop staring at her. Linus is busy at this business intervention.
David and Elizabeth dance the night away. Maude and Linus are concerned about David's
proximity to Sabrina. Elizabeth's family isn't impressed with this either. David asks Sabrina
to meet him someplace else and kisses her on the cheek. Linus approaches David and
drags him to a room. Maude and Linus warn David not to screw up his relationship with Sabrina,
but he claims he's in love with her. Linus tells her she's just a gold digger but David fights
him as well. Just then, David sits on glass and injures himself. He's rushed to the hospital.
Linus goes to meet Sabrina instead of David. She's upset but understands that David is injured.
Sabrina asks him if he's here to bribe her to stay away from David and Linus agrees. He offers her
a million dollars but she respectfully declines. Sabrina confesses to Linus that she's been in line
with David ever since she was little. Linus says he knows that and compliments her beauty. Linus
offers to dance with her in place of David as part of a message. They start dancing and talking.
Sabrina asks why he's doing this, since Linus is always so engrossed in his business. He
replies that he just wants to dance with the prettiest girl at the party. Linus kisses her
unexpectedly and Sabrina slaps him. Linus is embarrassed and apologizes for his actions.
Sabrina apologizes as well, not knowing what came over her. He soon leaves the scene.
Much to his shock, Linus falls in love with Sabrina and conspires to take her out on all
the dates David promised her to. He tells the doctors that David's injuries are grave and to
give him strong medication to make sure David doesn't get to meet Sabrina for the next couple
of days. That way he could get David to marry Elizabeth. He tells Maude that he's always liked
Sabrina so he's gonna distract her from David. The next day, Sabrina comes to visit David but
he isn't in his senses due to the medication. Linus takes this opportunity to get them away from
each other. He asks Sabrina to accompany him to their old cottage house, which he wants to put
out on the market, since she's a photographer now too. Sabrina agrees and they board the
Larabees' private jet. They reach the old cottage house and they chat for a while as Sabrina takes
the pictures. Linus tells her he's lonely and Sabrina slowly starts getting intrigued by Linus,
since they're spending so much time together. They enjoy the view and Linus is concerned about
his own growing affections for Sabrina. They bike through the city and Linus even
exaggerates about how big of a philanthropist he is. The bike into the sunset and have dinner at
the river bank. Sabrina tells him how he just seems so stern and how she's always
been afraid of him. He laughs and tells her he's always been lonely and that he never had
time for love. That's why he never married. The following night, Sabrina bids Linus goodbye
and tells him he's always been awfully good at everything. She also tells him David never worked
in the company, because he thought he was inferior to Linus. Linus understands and goes away.
Sabrina asks him to live his life which leaves Linus pondering over it the whole night.
The next day, Sabrina goes over to meet David who is knocked unconscious because of his strong
medications. Sabrina is disheartened but goes to the city to meet Linus. Linus starts to go
all out for Sabrina by actually donating a lot to the poor, and booking tickets to
a Broadway musical to see with Sabrina. Sabrina brings in the photos of the house and
mistakenly hands Linus her own photos. He compliments them and Sabrina gives him the
actual photo of the cottage house. Linus asks her out to watch Broadway but Sabrina has other
plans. She takes him to a Restaurant where they have Moroccan Food and spend the night talking.
Linus is awestruck by her and continues listening to Sabrina talk all night
Linus tells her that he's been thinking about living life his own way. Even though he loves
working, it would be wonderful to spend time somewhere he loves. Sabrina chooses to stay
a little longer and they go out walking into the night. Linus discreetly tells Sabrina he
likes her but Sabrina gets uncomfortable, since she's in love with David. They drive back home
to see David standing outside. They talk for a while and Sabrina asks them about their future.
David replies he doesn't know and Sabrina is upset by that but doesn't show it. She
just goes back to her house for some rest. Linus takes in the whole scenario and feels
betrayed since he has fallen for Sabrina. The next morning at the Office, Linus books two
tickets to Paris for himself and Sabrina when the Tysons come in. They notice David's increasing
interest towards Sabrina which Linus doesn't like. The Tysons are on a plan to sign the deal
with someone else because of David's behavior. Maude tells them that it's only because David's
not in his senses due to the medication. Maude and Linus already know the Tysons' plans
so he tells Maude that he'd take Sabrina to Paris with him and they'd spend some
time there. He'd get the change that he needs and Sabrina would love to be back. Till then,
David would go back to Elizabeth and they'd close the deal. Maude is skeptical about all of this but
agrees anyway. He plans to ditch Sabrina after that. Maude feels terrible about Sabrina and her
feelings, but Linus doesn't seem to care. Sabrina arrives at the office but hesitates
going in. She's awkward after his confession. Sabrina is anxious about not seeing him again
and they get closer and closer. He asks her to come to Paris with him. She is in
a dilemma and Linus seems passionate to go to Paris to change for the better. They soon
kiss and Sabrina realizes her feelings for Linus. She tells him she likes him too and
how he's been there for her. She thanks him for making her happy but Linus isn't impressed.
He was only doing this to Sabrina for the business, but now things have gone too far.
He feels too guilty and confesses everything to her. Sabrina is devastated and cannot believe
it. Even after all this, she keeps a smile on her face and tells Linus he shouldn't have
gone through all that trouble. Linus bribes her with an apartment and money to live in
Paris. He apologizes saying it isn't personal but just for the deal. She accepts the ticket
anyway and says she doesn't want any money. Linus is distressed to see Sabrina go. Sabrina
later on meets David and tells him that she's leaving. David is upset and bids her goodbye
knowing he can't stop her. He tells she is very different and he'll always remember
her and she smiles. She goes away and the next day, Linus tells his assistant to send
David to Paris instead to seek true love. David barges in at that moment after realizing
what had happened and punches Linus. He curses Linus for what he did and calls
him a sick madman. Linus tells David to go to Paris with Sabrina, after all he's the
one she's always loved. David is who she wants so Linus urges David to go with her since she
doesn't want her to go to Paris alone. He agrees that he messed things up and he
manipulated her, so he wants to mend things now. He's even ready to throw away the billion dollars.
At home, Sabrina's father gives her all his life savings to live a happy life in Paris.
David calls Elizabeth to come to his office to tell her everything and ask her what he
should do. Sabrina leaves for France and Linus holds his meeting with the Tysons to say the
deal is off. But just then, David comes in with Elizabeth. Linus is shocked and asks,
why he didn't go to, which Elizabeth replies that Sabrina is just a woman who likes to
go to people with power. David agrees and insults Sabrina. Linus punches him and it's
evident that Linus is in love with Sabrina. David closes the deal right then and promises
to Elizabeth. Everybody seems to be in on the plan, since they all encourage Linus
to go to Paris and meet Sabrina. Linus isn't sure what to go as he cannot just
leave everything and run, but Maude urges him to get to Sabrina and so does Elizabeth.
Linus rushes to get to Paris, and David starts to handle all the business in place of Linus.
After receiving Sabrina's father's blessings, he quickly rushes to board the plane. Sabrina
is about to enter her apartment when she sees Linus. He apologizes and tells her she's his
future. He promises her that he'll always make her happy. Sabrina isn't sure of it, but Linus tells
her what was supposed to be a lie turned out to be a dream come true and he wasn't losing it. He
confesses he loves her. Sabrina forgives him and they start a new start at the end of the movie.