The Rules of AttractionMovie · 2002
Obsessed with early 2000s college angst? This movie delivers the messy love triangle energy you crave, complete with characters who are absolutely doing the most. Watch James Van Der Beek go full bad boy and Ian Somerhalder bring all the intense vibes. It's a gritty, no-holds-barred look at privilege and longing that will leave you thinking.
The Rules of Attraction dives into the messy, interconnected lives of a group of privileged college students at Camden College. Sean Bateman, a drug dealer, is fixated on Lauren Hynde, who is herself pining for an absent ex-boyfriend. Complicating matters, Paul Denton, a bisexual student, harbors an intense crush on Sean. The film employs a unique non-linear structure and shifting perspectives to explore their self-destructive behaviors and the hollow search for connection in a world of excess.
