Breakin' All the Rules (2004)

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When it comes to getting dumped... he wrote the book.

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.

• Released: 2004-05-14
• Genres: Comedy, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 25m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 107 votes

Directed by Daniel Taplitz.

Top cast

• Jamie Foxx as Quincy Watson
• Morris Chestnut as Evan
• Gabrielle Union as Nikki
• Peter MacNicol as Philip Gascon
• Jennifer Esposito as Rita Monroe
• Bianca Lawson as Helen Sharp
• Jill Ritchie as Amy
• Heather Headley as Self (Singer)
• Octavia Spencer as Stylist
• Danny Comden as Sam

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Breakin' All the Rules

• United States: stream on fuboTV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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