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Rules Don't Apply

2016 · 127 min

A wistful, offbeat romance that drifts between Hollywood glamour and eccentric isolation, charming but uneven.

Directed by
Warren Beatty
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Overview
The unconventional love story of an aspiring actress, her ambitious driver, and their eccentric boss, the legendary billionaire Howard Hughes.

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Directed by
Warren Beatty
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • faith
  • power
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
romance, comedy, drama
Directed by
Warren Beatty
Written by
Warren Beatty
Starring
Warren Beatty, Lily Collins, Alden Ehrenreich, Matthew Broderick, Annette Bening, Alec Baldwin, Haley Bennett, Candice Bergen
Cinematography
Caleb Deschanel
Runtime
127 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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