Breakin’ All the Rules


Breakin’ All the Rules movie poster

Directed by
Daniel Taplitz

Produced by
Lisa Tornell

Written by
Daniel Taplitz

Starring
Jamie Foxx
Morris Chestnut
Jennifer Esposito
with Peter MacNicol
and Gabrielle Union

Music by
Marcus Miller

Distributed by
Screen Gems

Release date(s)
May 14, 2004

Running time
85 minutes

Language
English

Budget
$6,800,000 (estimated)

Breakin’ All the Rules is a 2004 American comedy/romance film. It was directed and written by Daniel Taplitz. This comedy/romance film was financially successful grossing twice it’s budget ($12,544,254). The film was received with generally negative reviews, scoring 32% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Main cast

  • Jamie Foxx … as Quincy Watson
  • Peter MacNicol … as Philip Gascon
  • Morris Chestnut … as Evan Fields
  • Gabrielle Union … as Nicky Callas
  • Jennifer Esposito … as Rita Monroe
  • Bianca Lawson … as Helen Sharp

Plot summary

Jamie Foxx stars in Breakin’ All the Rules, a film about a man who, after being unceremoniously dumped by his fiancée, pens a “how to” book on breaking up and becomes a best-selling author on the subject. Not wanting his male friends to suffer the same fate, he gives them advice on dumping their mates. What ensues is a comedy of errors. Morris Chestnut and Gabrielle Union co-star.

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