The Rules of Attraction
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The Rules of Attraction is a darkly comedic 2002 film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel, following the tangled romantic and sexual lives of college students at a liberal arts school.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Rules of Attraction canonical | 13 |
| The Rules of Attraction (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5071253 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Rules of Attraction Context triple: [Eric Stoltz, notableWork, The Rules of Attraction]
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A.
Love Affair
Love Affair is a classic 1939 romantic drama film about two strangers who fall in love on an ocean liner and agree to reunite later, a story so enduring it inspired the famous remake An Affair to Remember.
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B.
The Wallflower
"The Wallflower" is a 1955 R&B song by Etta James, also known as "Roll with Me, Henry," that became one of her early breakout hits and a classic of the genre.
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C.
Mad Love
"Mad Love" is a 1935 psychological horror film starring Peter Lorre (credited as László Löwenstein), known for its macabre tale of obsession and surgical mutilation.
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D.
Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey is an erotic romance novel by E. L. James that became a global bestseller and launched a major film franchise.
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E.
Law of Desire
Law of Desire is a 1987 Spanish drama film by Pedro Almodóvar, known for its bold exploration of queer desire, obsession, and melodrama, and for helping establish Antonio Banderas as an international star.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Rules of Attraction Target entity description: The Rules of Attraction is a darkly comedic 2002 film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel, following the tangled romantic and sexual lives of college students at a liberal arts school.
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A.
Love Affair
Love Affair is a classic 1939 romantic drama film about two strangers who fall in love on an ocean liner and agree to reunite later, a story so enduring it inspired the famous remake An Affair to Remember.
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B.
The Wallflower
"The Wallflower" is a 1955 R&B song by Etta James, also known as "Roll with Me, Henry," that became one of her early breakout hits and a classic of the genre.
-
C.
Mad Love
"Mad Love" is a 1935 psychological horror film starring Peter Lorre (credited as László Löwenstein), known for its macabre tale of obsession and surgical mutilation.
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D.
Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey is an erotic romance novel by E. L. James that became a global bestseller and launched a major film franchise.
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E.
Law of Desire
Law of Desire is a 1987 Spanish drama film by Pedro Almodóvar, known for its bold exploration of queer desire, obsession, and melodrama, and for helping establish Antonio Banderas as an international star.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Bret Easton Ellis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Rules of Attraction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Victor Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRelation | Sean Bateman is Patrick Bateman's younger brother NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Alexander Gruszynski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Roger Avary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Lions Gate Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Glenn Garland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsCharacterRelatedTo | Patrick Bateman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ romantic comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasSourceMaterial | novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lauren Hynde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Denton NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Bateman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Tomandandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | multiple perspectives ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Bret Easton Ellis film adaptations ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Clifton Collins Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eric Stoltz NERFINISHED ⓘ Faye Dunaway NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Somerhalder NERFINISHED ⓘ James Van Der Beek NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessica Biel NERFINISHED ⓘ Kip Pardue NERFINISHED ⓘ Shannyn Sossamon NERFINISHED ⓘ Swoosie Kurtz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Greg Shapiro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samuel Hadida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 110 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Roger Avary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional Camden College ⓘ |
| settingType | liberal arts college ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialPublicationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| theme |
casual sex
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college life ⓘ drug use ⓘ emotional disconnection ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Rules of Attraction Description of subject: The Rules of Attraction is a darkly comedic 2002 film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel, following the tangled romantic and sexual lives of college students at a liberal arts school.
Referenced by (14)
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this entity surface form:
The Rules of Attraction (novel)