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Breakin' All the Rules (2004)

Breakin' All the Rules poster
Directed by
Daniel Taplitz
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 103 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man writes a book on how to break up with someone. His cousin asks him to talk to his girlfriend but he mistakenly falls in love with her instead.

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What happens

Breakin' All the Rules is a 2004 American comedy film. It was directed and written by Daniel Taplitz. It stars Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Jennifer Esposito, Peter MacNicol and Gabrielle Union. The film's plot involves a self-help author being asked to talk to his cousin's girlfriend, but falls in love with her through mistaken identity and farcical situations. Breakin' All the Rules was released in the United States on May 14, 2004, by Screen Gems, which was also the film's production company. The film garnered negative reviews from critics and grossed $12.5 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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