Film

The Rules of Attraction 2002

Directed by Roger Avary

  • Drama, Romance, Comedy
  • 110 min
  • R

We all run on instinct

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.

DramaRomanceComedysuiciderapebased on novel or booklove trianglebisexualitycollegenew hampshireinspirationalhilarious

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Contemporary, spare, intimate and classical in form.

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