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The Rules of Attraction

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 17.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Not for kids, and not for many adults, either.

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Gender issues.
  • Violence:

    Peril and brief, explicit violence, graphic suicide scene.
  • Sex:

    Extremely graphic and explicit sexual situations.
  • Language:

    Extremely strong and abusive language.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Extreme alcohol and drug abuse.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Rules of Attraction

Parents need to know that this movie contains many elements that they wouldn't want their kids to see. The first scene alone of a horribly demeaning date-rape is followed by a nonstop montage designed to shock the most jaded of college party kids, let alone their parents. Sex is pervasive, casual and often described in excruciating detail. Drugs are ubiquitous and feature no downsides beyond the occasional bloody nose or fight with a dealer. Alcohol is more prevalent than soda. The bathtub suicide of one of the minor characters is so devoid of emotion that the laying out of the razor blade is as casual as removing one's rings.

Read our full review by Nell Minow

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about why some people rely upon drugs as a crutch and be sure to discuss the film's bleak portrayal of adult drug use as well as that of the college kids. Other issues to be discussed include the connection or lack of connection between the characters and the consequences of the choices we make.

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  1. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 15 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    "Rules Of Attraction is "ToThe Point" and the best way to speand your valuable time!!!

    Here is a message to that ignorant pathetic low-life moron nick-named, "estee" from New Jersey: You are definitely a narrow-minded, half-brained, pathetic ignorant moron who seriously doesn't know a great film if it rammed right up your ugly ass!! I hope you are NOT a parent, because you would set the worst example to your children by thinking that brilliant films like this are a waste of time. "Rules Of Attraction" Is definitely NOT pointless and is clearly one of the best films to spend valuable time watching and learning from! I am already convinced that whatever it is you actually do to spend your own time on is already pointless and a total waste of time, so you are the worst person qualified to be passing any kind of judgment on this great time-valued glorious film, "Rules Of Attraction". Only a complete loser pathetic idiot moron like YOU would find this brilliant film a waste of time and pointless! Maybe you should stop watching those stupid romantic comedy Hollywood CRAP movies and those stupid marriage-based monogamy worthless crap movies that are nothing but POINTLESS a total WASTE OF TIME!!! Your opinions are POINTLESS and a total WASTE OF TIME to even consider!!!

  2. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 15 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    Perfect for older kids AND for mature teens!!

    To hell with those stupid sex-negative drug-phobic unfit parents who think they actually know something when in reality they don;t know know crap! Those revolting sex-negative stupid anti-drug unfit dysfunctional parents could care less about their grown-up teenage kids unless they complied with their parents' stupid worthless obsolete pseudo-moral crap that is more important to them than understanding the feelings and suffering their own kids are going through, which by the way, has NOTHING to do with drugs or sex!!!

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in North Carolina
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 2.0

    dreadful and pointless

    Although there are some appealing performances in this movie, the whole thing is just dreadfully depressing and pointless. I'm really sorry I spent time watching it.

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