Laws of Attraction

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Laws of Attraction

PG-13

2004

1h 30m

Romance

Comedy

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Audrey Woods (Julianne Moore) and Daniel Rafferty (Pierce Brosnan) are rival divorce lawyers who are complete opposites: She relies on the law, while he relies on personality. They are hired to represent opposing sides of a celebrity divorce case involving a rock star (Michael Sheen), a dress designer (Parker Posey) and a custody dispute over an Irish castle. Audrey and Daniel wind up in Ireland together, where, to their astonishment, sparks fly between them.

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Critics Consensus

A bland and forgettable copy of Adam's Rib.

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Antonia Quirke

London Evening Standard

12/14/2017

Surely the first law of attraction is that Pierce Brosnan isn't. This is the man who turned James Bond into the kind of guy who owns a juicer.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/25/2010

1/5

There's no reason to see this movie.

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Peter Rainer

New York Magazine/Vulture

08/07/2004

The actors work hard to concoct some chemistry, but it's tough to be Tracy and Hepburn, let alone Doris Day and Rock Hudson, when you're trying to get your mouth around lines that wouldn't pass muster on a UPN sitcom.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

11/15/2019

A smart, sexy, witty film designed for the more mature movie-goer. Reminiscent of Hepburn and Tracy, the verdict is in on Moore and Brosnan. 12-0. We've got a winner.

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

04/18/2019

1/5

The predictable fare will make you want to divorce your bum from the cinema seat.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

05/08/2009

C

Pitched as a homage to George Cukor's 1949 classic romantic comedy "Adam's Rib" (with Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy), "Laws of Attraction" is far separated from that film's exceptional timing and sincere comic exploration of a competitive couple of

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Oct 23

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Jason R

@J-Rush1411 Oct 6

I enjoyed this as two lawyers competing against each other, sparks fly, Julianne Moore so beautiful in this and she has great chemistry with Pierce Brosnan

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lee l

@RT88994163 12/28/2024

Surprisingly good film, gentle but fun, not a great romcom but still a good film to watch.

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Gabriel A

@RT32575600 10/15/2024

Um filme de comédia e romance divertido e agradável de assistir. A dupla protagonista é essencialmente diferente um do outro e a atuação de Julianne Moore e Pierce Brosnan refletem muito bem isso. Como casal Moore e Brosnan não tem uma química tão fantástica, mas como rivais, que se odeiam e se gostam ao mesmo tempo, funcionam bem.

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jack s

@RT58840043 01/06/2022

Laws Of Attraction simply doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same paragraph as the Tracy/Hepburn classic a lot of the critics compared it with so, I won't mention that film's title here. The two leads are certainly attractive, but neither they nor the script generates any sparks. In fact, nothing memorable or very amusing happens on-screen during the brief running time, except perhaps for a nice supporting turn by Fisher (who looks much too young here to be Moore's mother).

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10/01/2020

this is the best movie ever and one of my favs and i dont know how people rated low

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Synopsis

Audrey Woods (Julianne Moore) and Daniel Rafferty (Pierce Brosnan) are rival divorce lawyers who are complete opposites: She relies on the law, while he relies on personality. They are hired to represent opposing sides of a celebrity divorce case involving a rock star (Michael Sheen), a dress designer (Parker Posey) and a custody dispute over an Irish castle. Audrey and Daniel wind up in Ireland together, where, to their astonishment, sparks fly between them.

Director: Peter Howitt
Producer: Marc Turtletaub, Beau St. Clair, Julie Durk, David Bergstein
Screenwriter: Aline Brosh McKenna, Robert Harling
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: Initial Entertainment Group, Stratus Films, Intermedia Productions, Deep River Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 4, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 24, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.8M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)