# Rules Don't Apply (2016)

> A devout young actress and an ambitious driver fall for each other beneath the eccentric control of Howard Hughes in 1950s Hollywood.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/176164

## Facts

- Runtime: 127 min
- Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
- Director: Warren Beatty
- Cast: Warren Beatty, Lily Collins, Alden Ehrenreich, Matthew Broderick, Annette Bening, Alec Baldwin, Haley Bennett, Candice Bergen
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1974420/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, eccentric, wistful, period movie night, romantic comedy night

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