Breakin' All the Rules

Breakin' All the Rules

When it comes to getting dumped... he wrote the book.

Directed by Daniel Taplitz

Produced by Lisa Tornell Productions, Screen Gems

200485 min6.0 / 10

A lighthearted romantic comedy about a jaded writer's dating advice backfiring when real love enters the picture, built on playful reversals and the battle-of-the-sexes trope.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Breakin' All the Rules easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Breakin' All the Rules violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Does Breakin' All the Rules end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Breakin' All the Rules scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Breakin' All the Rules sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

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18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity4

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise34

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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