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Quick Info

Rating

6.2/10

Release2002

Runtime1h 50m

StatusReleased

Budget$4,000,000

Revenue$11,832,822

Production

Kingsgate Films

Roger Avary Filmproduktion GmbH

Lionsgate

Movie

The Rules of Attraction

2002

1h 50m

6.2

Drama

Romance

Comedy

Synopsis

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.

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