10 Rules for Sleeping Around

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10 Rules for Sleeping Around
10 Rules for Sleeping Around poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Leslie Greif
Written byLeslie Greif
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTom Priestley Jr.
Edited by Richard Nord
Music by
  • Nathan Matthew David
  • Alan Ett
Production
company
Thinkfactory Media
Distributed by Screen Media Films
Release dates
  • August 13, 2013 (2013-08-13)(Netherlands)
  • April 4, 2014 (2014-04-04)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

10 Rules for Sleeping Around is a 2013 American screwball romantic sex comedy film written, produced, and directed by Leslie Greif and starring Jesse Bradford, Chris Marquette, Tammin Sursok, Virginia Williams and Reid Ewing.

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Synopsis

The film is about two couples whose sexual escapades land them in a tangle of lies. By following ten simple rules, 20-somethings Vince and Cameron spice up their relationship by sleeping around. But when their straitlaced friends get engaged, their relationship gets turned upside down. To put the rules to the test, they will go on the road to the Hamptons to crash the biggest party of the year where love triangles collide and off-the-wall mayhem ensues.

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Release

10 Rules for Sleeping Around was first released via DVD in the Netherlands on August 13, 2013, before arriving in the United States, on April 4, 2014.

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 0% rating based on reviews from 8 critics. [1] On Metacritic it has a score of 1 out of 100 based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike". [2] It is one of ten films to hold this rating of 1; the other nine being Bio-Dome , Chaos , inAPPropriate Comedy , Not Cool , The Singing Forest , The Garbage Pail Kids Movie , Death of a Nation , Hardbodies , and United Passions .

John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter calls the film "a numbingly unfunny sex farce." [3] 1NFLUX Magazine's review was slightly more positive, giving the film a C+. [4]

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References

  1. "10 Rules for Sleeping Around". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. "10 Rules for Sleeping Around". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. John DeFore (April 4, 2014). "10 Rules for Sleeping Around: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  4. "10 Rules for Sleeping Around". 1NFLUX Magazine. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015.