4.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Breakin' All the Rules (2004)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.8
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film is a romantic comedy centered on universal themes of love, heartbreak, and personal growth in relationships, advocating for emotional honesty and authentic connection over manipulative strategies, without engaging with broader political ideologies.
The movie features a diverse main cast, including prominent Black actors in central roles, without explicitly recasting traditionally white characters. Its narrative focuses on romantic comedy themes and does not critically portray traditional identities or center on explicit DEI critiques.
Secondary
Breakin' All the Rules is a romantic comedy centered on heterosexual relationships and breakups. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the film's plot or character arcs, resulting in no specific portrayal to evaluate.
The film "Breakin' All the Rules" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its plot centers on conventional romantic comedy tropes, focusing on heterosexual relationships and breakup strategies. Consequently, there is no portrayal of transsexual identity to evaluate within the narrative.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Breakin' All the Rules is an original film from 2004. It is not an adaptation, biopic, or reboot, and therefore does not feature characters with pre-established canonical or historical genders. All characters are new and original to this specific production.
Breakin' All the Rules is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installments from which characters could have been established as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.6
6.0
Critic Ratings
3.2
4.6
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