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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 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.
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]
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