Laws of Attraction

PG-13

Released Apr 4, 2004

1 hr. 29 min.

Romance

Comedy

List

18%

147 Reviews

Tomatometer

47%

25,000+ Ratings

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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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Luxury H

Wonderful movie. Funny and Romantic. Many times watched.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/17/24

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jack s

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).

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

Two wonderful actors in a film that doesn't quite fill the screen. It could have been better.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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steve d

Rule one should be find actors with chemistry. Rule 2 don't copy a better film's script. They didn't follow ether.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Confusing film; I did not understand why the ended up together like they did. It wasn't funny at all.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Peter Howitt

Director

Pierce Brosnan

Daniel Rafferty

Julianne Moore

Audrey Woods

Michael Sheen

Thorne Jamison

Parker Posey

Serena

Frances Fisher

Sara Miller

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Antonia Quirke

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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.

Dec 14, 2017

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

There's no reason to see this movie.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 25, 2010

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Peter Rainer

New York Magazine/Vulture

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.

Aug 7, 2004

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

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.

Nov 15, 2019

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

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

Rated: 1/5

Apr 18, 2019

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

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

Rated: C

May 8, 2009

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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
Executive Producer: Moritz Borman, Pierce Brosnan
Screenwriter: Aline Brosh McKenna, Robert Harling
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: Intermedia Productions, Initial Entertainment Group, Deep River Productions, Stratus Films
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
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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