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The Rules of Attraction (2002) · CriticCrunch

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The Rules of Attraction

Movie2002·110 min

The Rules of Attraction

Directed by Roger Avary

Drama Romance Comedy

A drama romance film directed by Roger Avary.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 85%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.1/10

616 ratings

About The Rules of Attraction

The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Bleak (1 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Stylized
Story Tags: obsession, isolation loneliness, sexual violence, small town, high school campus, romantic partners, group found family, anti hero, outsider misfit, nonlinear flashback, parallel world isekai, drug trade, love triangle, queer romance

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Details

Director: Roger Avary
Language: English

Cast

James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Ian Somerhalder

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How The Rules of Attraction Ranks

All movies

Top 85%

2000s movies

Top 79%

Drama movies

Top 85%

★Roger Avary films#2 of 3

Among the best films we track.

Second-best Roger Avary film, behind Killing Zoe.

the vibe

The Rules of Attraction Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkintenselayeredlight-touchbroadbleakgritty

stylized

What it's about

nonlinear flashbackparallel worldobsessionisolation lonelinessanti-herooutsider misfitromantic partnersgroup found familysexual violencedrug tradelove trianglequeer romancesmall townhigh school

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

bleak 1/9bleak 1/9

texture

grittygritty