The Rules of Attraction

Name: The Rules of Attraction
Director: Roger Avary
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: 2002-10-11
Rating: 6.151

Film2002

DramaComedyRomance

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Director: Roger Avary
Language: English
Released: 2002-10-11
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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.

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Cast

James Van Der BeekSean Bateman
Shannyn SossamonLauren Hynde
Ian SomerhalderPaul Denton
Jessica BielLara
Kate BosworthKelly
Jay BaruchelHarry
Thomas Ian NicholasMitchell
Russell SamsRichard
Kip PardueVictor
Joel MichaelyRaymond

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