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The Rules of Attraction

2002 · 110 min · Director: Roger Avary ★ IMDb 6.6 · 56,017 ratings

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Camden College. Sean Bateman is the younger brother of depraved Wall Street broker Patrick Bateman. He's also a drug dealer who owes a lot of money to "fellow" dealer Rupert Guest, as well as a well-known womanizer, for he sleeps with nearly half of the female population on campus. Lauren Hynde is, technically, a virgin. She's saving herself for her shallow boyfriend, Victor Johnson, who's left the States to backpack across Europe. Her slutty roommate, Lara, has the hots for Victor as well. Paul Denton, who used to date Lauren, is openly bisexual and attracted to Mitchell Allen, who's dating Candice to prove to Paul that he's not gay. Sean loves Lauren. Paul loves Sean. And Lauren may love Sean.

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The Rules of Attraction (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Confusion 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Anxiety
25%Confusion
20%Disturbing
  1. Anxiety30%
  2. Confusion25%
  3. Disturbing20%
  4. Humor15%
  5. Sadness10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Confusion, Disturbing. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Confusion and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 28 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingSadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity41 %27 %20 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sadness43 %29 %28 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Disturbing52 %40 %25 %33 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension64 %50 %15 %54 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Tension58 %40 %11 %54 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Humor40 %18 %8 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Humor42 %19 %13 %27 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Tension51 %33 %18 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Humor46 %35 %14 %32 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Disturbing45 %34 %11 %25 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Humor50 %27 %11 %27 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Humor52 %26 %16 %27 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Sadness59 %35 %41 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Sadness66 %36 %58 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Sadness62 %43 %45 %32 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Disturbing65 %59 %28 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Tension74 %64 %34 %56 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Sadness70 %51 %52 %54 %
92.5 %≈ 102′Sadness59 %31 %55 %34 %
97.5 %≈ 107′Sadness52 %20 %48 %19 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

JV
James Van Der Beek

James Van Der Beek

Sean Bateman

IS
Ian Somerhalder

Shannyn Sossamon

Lauren Hynde

SS
Shannyn Sossamon

Jessica Biel

Lara

Kate Bosworth

Kelly

Jay Baruchel

Harry

Thomas Ian Nicholas

Mitchell

RS
Russell Sams

Richard

Kip Pardue

Victor

JM
Joel Michaely

Raymond

Clifton Collins Jr.

Rupert

CK
Clare Kramer

Candice

Faye Dunaway

Mrs. Denton

Swoosie Kurtz

Mrs. Jared

CB
Colin Bain

Donald

ES
Eric Szmanda

NYU Film Student

CH
Chase Hampton

Townie

CA
Curtis Andersen

Guy Rolling Keg

QE
Quincy Evans

Dicky

SS
Skyler Stone

Quinlivan

Details

Directed by
Roger Avary
Type
Movies
Released
2002
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States, Germany
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 56,017 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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