The Rules of Attraction (film)
2002 film by Roger Avary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Rules of Attraction is a 2002 black comedy-drama film written and directed by Roger Avary, based on Bret Easton Ellis's 1987 novel of the same title. The story follows three Camden College students who become entangled in a love triangle; a drug dealer, a virgin, and a bisexual classmate. It stars James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Ian Somerhalder, Jessica Biel, Kate Bosworth, Kip Pardue, and Joel Michaely.
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Directed by | Roger Avary |
Screenplay by | Roger Avary |
Based on | The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis |
Produced by | Greg Shapiro |
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Cinematography | Robert Brinkmann |
Edited by | Sharon Rutter |
Music by | tomandandy |
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Running time | 110 minutes[1] |
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Language | English |
Budget | $4 million[2] |
Box office | $11.8 million[2] |
The Rules of Attraction was released on October 11, 2002. It grossed $2.5 million in its opening weekend and $11.8 million worldwide, against a budget of $4 million.[2] Though it received mixed reviews from critics upon its release in 2002,[3][4] it has since been considered a cult classic.[5][6]