The Rules of Attraction

2002 | 1h 50min | 6.2

Desire at Camden runs in all the wrong directions.

The Rules of Attraction
6.2

Overview

At Camden College, desire moves in one direction only: the wrong one. Sean Bateman deals drugs and chases a girl who quietly pines for someone else entirely, while a bisexual classmate fixates on Sean with equal futility. Roger Avary's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's novel is deliberately fractured, shot with split screens and reverse chronology, turning a story about self-absorbed youth into something more unsettling than satire. Nobody connects. Everyone wants. The film leans into that emptiness with uncomfortable precision.

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  • Director Roger Avary
  • Year2002
  • Runtime1h 50min
  • StatusReleased
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The Rules of Attraction

2002 | 1h 50min
Comedy | Drama | Romance
★ 6.2
MOVIEVIA.COM
PACING
3.4
Slow Fast
COMPLEXITY
3.5
Casual Mind-Bending
ATMOSPHERE
7.3
Light Dark
VISUALS
5.0
Raw / Indie Epic / CGI
BASED ON NOVEL OR BOOK • BISEXUALITY • COLLEGE

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