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Breakin' All the Rules

2004 · 85 min

A breezy, playful romantic comedy full of mistaken identities and farcical misunderstandings that keeps things light and easy.

Directed by
Daniel Taplitz
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
When it comes to getting dumped... he wrote the book.
Overview
After being dumped by his model girlfriend, aspiring writer Quincy Watson quits his job and is inspired to pen the ultimate how-to book on breaking up. When it becomes a smash bestseller, he starts giving his player cousin, Evan, choice tips on how to win the battle of the sexes. But when Evan's beautiful girlfriend Nikki gets wind of the plan, it's these players that end up getting played.

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Directed by
Daniel Taplitz
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • deception
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Daniel Taplitz
Written by
Daniel Taplitz
Starring
Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Peter MacNicol, Jennifer Esposito, Bianca Lawson, Jill Ritchie, Heather Headley
Music
Marcus Miller
Cinematography
David Hennings
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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