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The Rules for Everything

  • 20172017
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
264
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Natalie Press, Ingrid Olava, Tindra Hillestad Pack, and Pavle Heidler in The Rules for Everything (2017)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
When 10 year old Storm's father disappears, and her mother dwells into making instruction films with an eastern European guru, she has to decide which rules the world has to come down to, no... Read allWhen 10 year old Storm's father disappears, and her mother dwells into making instruction films with an eastern European guru, she has to decide which rules the world has to come down to, not to completely become a chaos.When 10 year old Storm's father disappears, and her mother dwells into making instruction films with an eastern European guru, she has to decide which rules the world has to come down to, not to completely become a chaos.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
264
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Kim Hiorthøy
  • Writers
    • Ilse Ghekiere
    • Kim Hiorthøy
  • Stars
    • Natalie Press
    • Tindra Hillestad Pack
    • Pavle Heidler
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  • Director
    • Kim Hiorthøy
  • Writers
    • Ilse Ghekiere
    • Kim Hiorthøy
  • Stars
    • Natalie Press
    • Tindra Hillestad Pack
    • Pavle Heidler
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    • 1User review
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 6 nominations

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    Natalie Press
    Natalie Press
    • Agnesas Agnes
    Tindra Hillestad Pack
    • Stormas Storm
    Pavle Heidler
    • Hrovjeas Hrovje
    Ingrid Olava
    • Edmundssonas Edmundsson
    Sarah Francesca Brænne
    Sarah Francesca Brænne
    • Lindaas Linda
    Petter Width Kristiansen
    • Bendikas Bendik
    Kaveh Tehrani
    • Korakas Korak
    Daniel Kanye Vatsvåg
    • Naboenas Naboen
    Jon Bleiklie Devik
    • Antonas Anton
    Ester Schartum-Hansen
    • Mercedesas Mercedes
    • (as Ester Marie Grenersen)
    Maria Grazia Di Meo
    Maria Grazia Di Meo
    • Ruthas Ruth
    Eirin Schou Fævelen
    • Agnes' kollegaas Agnes' kollega
    Keira LaHart
    • Elevas Elev
    Oliver Eidem Nyeng
    • Elevas Elev
    Buntu Pupa
    • Mannen i butikkenas Mannen i butikken
    Håkon Smeby
    • Angry Manas Angry Man
    Mads Øiern
    • Entusiasme-mannas Entusiasme-mann
    • Director
      • Kim Hiorthøy
    • Writers
      • Ilse Ghekiere
      • Kim Hiorthøy
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    3/10
    Tries to be a certain kind of movie
    I wanted to like this film, as I think much of Hiorthøy's creative output is interesting, but I just could not relate to this movie in any way. The acting was good, as far as I can tell. And I did like how he experimented with the visuals. Of the stories told, the one with the girl that goes to job interviews was quite alright. But that's as far as I can go on thing I liked about this movie. That said: it does seem that many people relate to it on some level, and that I am the exception here. So if you're reading this before seeing the movie, remember that it might still be right up your alley.

    The premise this movie is based on is given away in the beginning: there are rules for everything. That is, rules in a big sense, including "criterias" and anything unwritten. The narrator is a child, who is trying to make sense of the world around her and all of these rules (in a sense). But we also see adults struggling with the same thing. That's about how deep it goes. All of the movie relates to this in some way, but does not really expand upon that central premise. I thought it was interesting as the movie started, but by the time the movie was over it had managed to make it completely uninteresting (to me).

    I think the performances in this movie is good, but many of the situations and the dialogue they are performing is also, well, with little substance. And this is a movie that tries to give of the impression that it's loaded with meaning. It's like that the ambition is "I want this to be this kind of movie" instead of "I want this to be a movie that raises these questions".

    (There's also some odd decisions in editing. There's a scene near the end of the movie where one character faces his fear. But it seems like the movie is intent on the audience understanding what the result of this will be, instead of letting it surprise the audience.) Hiorthøy is creative and talented, and some of the ideas in this movie are good. It's just the final package that really did nothing for me, despite others watching it clearly having a good time.
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    • Feb 11, 2017

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    • Release date
      • January 27, 2017 (Norway)
    • Country of origin
      • Norway
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Norwegian
    • Also known as
      • Zasady wszystkiego
    • Production company
      • Motlys
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $66,318
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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