Laws of Attraction is a 2004 romantic comedy film directed by Peter Howitt, based on a story by Aline Brosh McKenna and screenplay by Robert Harling and McKenna. It stars Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore.

Plot

High-powered divorce attorneys Audrey Woods and Daniel Rafferty have seen love go wrong in many scenarios—so, how good could their own chances be? As two of the top divorce lawyers in New York, Audrey and Daniel are a study in opposites. She practices law strictly by the book. He seems to win by the seat of his pants, or by cheap theatrics, as Audrey says in one scene.

Soon the two lawyers are pitted against one another in several high-profile divorce cases, including a nasty public split between rock star Thorne Jamison and his dress-designer wife, Serena. The settlement hinges on an Irish castle, Caisleán Cloiche, or Rock Castle, that each spouse wants. Audrey and Daniel travel to Ireland to chase down depositions, and both stay in the castle. Although Audrey, at least, is reluctant to acknowledge their mutual attraction, they find themselves attending a romantic Irish festival together. After a night of wild celebration, they wake up the next morning to discover they have wed. Audrey is shocked, though Daniel takes their apparent marriage in his stride.

The pair return to New York and find news of their wedding printed on Page 6 of the New York Post the following day. Audrey suggests the two maintain the semblance of a marriage for the sake of their careers, and Daniel moves into the guest room of Audrey s apartment. Although, in the courtroom they continue to fight the Jamisons high-profile divorce case with the gusto they have always shown, at home, they settle into domestic life together. While disposing of garbage one day, Daniel accidentally discovers some sensitive information about Audrey s client, Thorne Jamison, which he reveals in the next day s court proceedings. Audrey feels betrayed and asks for a divorce, which Daniel agrees to give, citing his love for her.

Next, their famous clients each return to the castle in Ireland, even though they are not permitted to be there because of the pending division of assets. Judge Abramovitz sends their respective counselors to Ireland to inform them of this, but on arrival they discover the celebrity couple has reconciled on the seventh anniversary of their wedding, which took place at the castle. Audrey and Daniel then learn that the priest who performed their own marriage ceremony is in fact the Jamisons butler, and the weddings he presided over at the festival were simply romantic celebrations.

Daniel returns immediately to New York, alone, but with Audrey fast on his heels, as she realizes she has fallen in love with him. Confronting him in the grocery store below Daniel s Chinatown office, Audrey asks Daniel if he is willing to fight to save their relationship. In the romantic final scenes, the couple are married in a private ceremony in Judge Abramovitz s chambers, with Audrey s mother as the sole witness.

Cast

• Pierce Brosnan as Daniel Rafferty
• Julianne Moore as Audrey Woods
• Parker Posey as Serena Jamison
• Michael Sheen as Thorne Jamison
• Frances Fisher as Sara Miller
• Nora Dunn as Judge Abramovitz
• Mike Doyle as Michael Rawson
• Allan Houston as Adamo Shandela
• Johnny Myers as Ashton Phelps
• Heather Ann Nurnberg as Leslie
• Brette Taylor as Mary Harrison
• Sarah Gilbert as Gary Gadget s assistant

Reception

Laws of Attraction received generally negative reviews from critics, as it holds a 18% rating on Rotten Tomatoes where the site calls the film a bland and forgettable copy of Adam s Rib. On Metacritic, the film holds a 38/100 rating, indicating generally unfavorable reviews.

The film opened at No. 5 in the US box office in the weekend of 30 April 2004, raking in US$6,728,905 in its first opening weekend.

Laws of Attraction is a 2004 romantic comedy film directed by Peter Howitt, based on a story by Aline Brosh McKenna and screenplay by Robert Harling and McKenna. It stars Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore.

Plot

High-powered divorce attorneys Audrey Woods and Daniel Rafferty have seen love go wrong in many scenarios—so, how good could their own chances be? As two of the top divorce lawyers in New York, Audrey and Daniel are a study in opposites. She practices law strictly by the book. He seems to win by the seat of his pants, or by cheap theatrics, as Audrey says in one scene.

Soon the two lawyers are pitted against one another in several high-profile divorce cases, including a nasty public split between rock star Thorne Jamison and his dress-designer wife, Serena. The settlement hinges on an Irish castle, Caisleán Cloiche, or Rock Castle, that each spouse wants. Audrey and Daniel travel to Ireland to chase down depositions, and both stay in the castle. Although Audrey, at least, is reluctant to acknowledge their mutual attraction, they find themselves attending a romantic Irish festival together. After a night of wild celebration, they wake up the next morning to discover they have wed. Audrey is shocked, though Daniel takes their apparent marriage in his stride.

The pair return to New York and find news of their wedding printed on Page 6 of the New York Post the following day. Audrey suggests the two maintain the semblance of a marriage for the sake of their careers, and Daniel moves into the guest room of Audrey s apartment. Although, in the courtroom they continue to fight the Jamisons high-profile divorce case with the gusto they have always shown, at home, they settle into domestic life together. While disposing of garbage one day, Daniel accidentally discovers some sensitive information about Audrey s client, Thorne Jamison, which he reveals in the next day s court proceedings. Audrey feels betrayed and asks for a divorce, which Daniel agrees to give, citing his love for her.

Next, their famous clients each return to the castle in Ireland, even though they are not permitted to be there because of the pending division of assets. Judge Abramovitz sends their respective counselors to Ireland to inform them of this, but on arrival they discover the celebrity couple has reconciled on the seventh anniversary of their wedding, which took place at the castle. Audrey and Daniel then learn that the priest who performed their own marriage ceremony is in fact the Jamisons butler, and the weddings he presided over at the festival were simply romantic celebrations.

Daniel returns immediately to New York, alone, but with Audrey fast on his heels, as she realizes she has fallen in love with him. Confronting him in the grocery store below Daniel s Chinatown office, Audrey asks Daniel if he is willing to fight to save their relationship. In the romantic final scenes, the couple are married in a private ceremony in Judge Abramovitz s chambers, with Audrey s mother as the sole witness.

Cast

• Pierce Brosnan as Daniel Rafferty
• Julianne Moore as Audrey Woods
• Parker Posey as Serena Jamison
• Michael Sheen as Thorne Jamison
• Frances Fisher as Sara Miller
• Nora Dunn as Judge Abramovitz
• Mike Doyle as Michael Rawson
• Allan Houston as Adamo Shandela
• Johnny Myers as Ashton Phelps
• Heather Ann Nurnberg as Leslie
• Brette Taylor as Mary Harrison
• Sarah Gilbert as Gary Gadget s assistant

Reception

Laws of Attraction received generally negative reviews from critics, as it holds a 18% rating on Rotten Tomatoes where the site calls the film a bland and forgettable copy of Adam s Rib. On Metacritic, the film holds a 38/100 rating, indicating generally unfavorable reviews.

The film opened at No. 5 in the US box office in the weekend of 30 April 2004, raking in US$6,728,905 in its first opening weekend.

Year	2004
ReleaseDate	2004-04-30
RuntimeMins	90
RuntimeStr	1h 30min
Plot	Amidst a sea of litigation, two New York City divorce lawyers find love.
Awards	Awards, 2 nominations
Directors	Peter Howitt
Writers	Aline Brosh McKenna, Robert Harling
Stars	Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Parker Posey
Produced by	David Bergstein,Pierce Brosnan,Julie Durk,Toby Emmerich,David T. Friendly,Mark Gill,Mark Gordon,Oliver Hengst,Angelique Higgins,Basil Iwanyk,Arthur Lappin,Andrew Lowe,Paul Myler,Jeanna Polley,Elie Samaha,Amanda Scarano,Wolfgang Schamburg,Ernst-August Schnieder,Beau St. Clair,Guy Stodel,Marc Turtletaub,Bob Yari
Music by	Edward Shearmur
Cinematography by	Adrian Biddle
Film Editing by	Tony Lawson
Casting By	Cathy Sandrich Gelfond,John Hubbard,Ros Hubbard,Amanda Mackey
Production Design by	Charles Wood
Art Direction by	Susie Cullen
Set Decoration by	Michael Seirton
Costume Design by	Joan Bergin
Makeup Department	Clare Barman,Chris Bingham,Amy Byrne,Rose Chatterton,Bernadette Dooley,Morna Ferguson,Hildie Ginsberg,Elaine L. Offers,Barbara Olvera,Rick Provenzano,Bron Roylance,Deirdre Tormey,Frank Vazquez
Production Management	Mary Alleguen,Adam Brightman,Amanda Scarano,Emma Zee,Jethro Harris
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Sandra Corbally,Konrad Jay,Nick Jay,Susan Drennan Mcgrath,Louise Murray,Suzanne Nicell,Murphy Occhino,Michael Pitt,John Wallace
Art Department	George Arkins,Ignacio Barbe,Sean Barcoe,Ruth Barry,Simon Boyd,Stephen Bream,Stephen Broughall,David Byrne,Deirdre Byrne,Stephen Byrne,William Byrne,Oliver Clarke,Bronwyn Clohissey-Boyd,Darren Crimmins,Tom Cullen,Robert Daly,Stephen Daly,Conor Devlin,Tom Dowling,Willie Duff,Eoin Dunford,James Dunleavy,Alan Dunne,Paddy Dunne,Cos Egan,Ray Fisher,Anne Fitzsimon,Dave Flanagan,Daniel Frayne,Barbara Galbraith,Martin Goulding,Peter Grace,Jules Harris,Shirley Henderson,Stanley Irwin,Jimmy Kavanagh,Darren Kearney,Darren Keenan,Noel Bob Kelly,Pat Kelly,Wendy Moore Kelly,Patric Kickham,Dave Kinsella,Eoin Lewis,Richard Looney,Tom Lundy,Bernard Lyster,Martin Maloney,Thomas McAllister,John McCaul,Jerome McDonnell,James McGetrick,Adrienne McGrane,Nuala McKernan,Jim Moore,David Murphy,Kealan Murphy,Stephen Murray,Derek Newman,Marc Newman,Carmel O Connor,Alan O Donnell,Ciara O Donnell,Sean O Donnell,Anthony O Hanlon,Christy O Shaughnessy,Thomas O Shaughnessy,Lesley Oakley,Dave Peters,Julie Philpott,Nathan Schroeder,Dylan Jude Sheridan,John Snee,Brendan Stephens,James Talbot,Richard Tenewitz,Maurice Thompson,Roxy Toporowych,Jil Turner,David Wallace,Ian Wallace,Noel Walsh,Peter Winstanley,Alan Wynne,Richard Tenewitz
Sound Department	Mark Auguste,Sam Auguste,Tim Cavagin,Phillip A. Hamilton,Kieran Horgan,Sam Horgan,Daniel Laurie,Michael Miller,Noel Quinn,Steve Single,Holger M. Thiele,Richard Welsh,Lee Kerr
Special Effects by	Gerry Johnston,Martin Kelly,Chris Lynch
Visual Effects by	Paul Alexiou,Pete Hanson,Andrew Lockley,Fay McConkey,John Moffatt,Sebastien Dupuis
Stunts	Donal O Farrell
Camera and Electrical Department	Alan Butler,Will Callahan,Stephen Carthy,Peter Colavito,Barry Conroy,Louis Conroy,Seamus Corcoran,Christopher DeBlau,John W. DeBlau,Tony Devlin,Noel Donnellon,Gerry Donnelly,Stephen Doyle,Jessica Drum,Jim Farrell,Tim Fletcher,Sarah Francis,Addo Gallagher,Craig Haagensen,Nils Johnson,Manny Magennis,Aideen McCarthy,Barbell Murphy,Darrell Murphy,John Murphy,Peter O Toole,Tom Percarpio,Pat Ryder,Gerard Sava,Kevin Scott,Paul Treacy,Bernard Walsh,Barry Wetcher,David Worley,Phillip V. Caruso
Casting Department	Vanessa Baker,Sig De Miguel,Brendan Donnison,Cathy Sandrich Gelfond,John Hubbard,Mary Maguire,Tamara-Lee Notcutt,Wendy Weidman
Costume and Wardrobe Department	Lynne Maureen Curtis,Kevin Gleeson,Carol Graham,Barrett Hong,Derbhla McClelland,Gabriel O Brien,Melissa O Connor,JP Sarni,Ger Scully
Editorial Department	Jens Baylis,Alec Gibson,Serena Mellor,Alexandra Montgomery,Sandeep Sheth,Jamie Turpin,Jason Wheeler
Location Management	Adam Baer,Tyson Bidner,Dermot Cleary,Paddy McCarney,Conor O Carroll,Kieran Patten,Seamus Porter,Edmund Sampson,Hilary Smith
Music Department	Andy Brown,Michael Connell,Karen Elliott,The London Metropolitan Orchestra,Stephen McLaughlin,Andrew Raiher,Edward Shearmur,Jeff Toyne,Allen Walley
Script and Continuity Department	Renee Burke
Transportation Department	Michael A. Capotosto,Stephen Carroll,Thomas Hamill,John Kavanagh,Matt Kelly,Pat Keogh,Pat Larkin,Bobby Marsh,Al Morris,Kevin Scott,Frank Tobin,Ian Wallace
Additional Crew	Jules Baker-Smith,Nic Benns,Kelly Berneathy,Mauro Blanco,Sean Brosnan,Yvonne Burke,Jana Camacho,Al Cerullo,Joshua Chaplinsky,Chris Charalambous,Eddie Chow,Nicola Conlon,Deirdre Donohue,Cathleen Dore,Emer Egan,Vadim Epstein,John J. Fitzgerald,Donal Geraghty,Sonya Gildea,Courtney E. Hansen,Tarn Harper,Iseult Harrington,Peter Howitt,Jim Jaffe,Jordana Johns,Huw Penallt Jones,Karey Kirkpatrick,Ashifa Lalani,Thomas K. Lee,Gerry Lundberg,Douglas McFerran,Daragh McLynn,Geri O Kelly,Andrew O Malley,Frances O Reilly,Catherine O Rorke,Wael Omar,Tony Phillippe,Christina Rice,Jane Roche,Adam W. Rosen,Amy Schwarz,Rachel Smith,Emily Sopp,Lucy Thomas,Beau Tipton,Alex Turtletaub,Jean Wainwright,Luca Ward,Ian Watermeier,Polly Wilby,Elizabeth Zagrany,Dena Zamore,Dawn Bridgewater,Matthew D. Panepinto
Thanks	John Ptak
Genres	Comedy, Romance
Companies	Deep River Productions, Irish DreamTime, Initial Entertainment Group (IEG)
Countries	Ireland, UK, Germany, USA
Languages	English
ContentRating	PG-13
ImDbRating	5.8
ImDbRatingVotes	23543
MetacriticRating	38
Keywords	neo screwball comedy,workplace romance,coworker coworker relationship,using others,love
Year	2004
ReleaseDate	2004-04-30
RuntimeMins	90
RuntimeStr	1h 30min
Plot	Amidst a sea of litigation, two New York City divorce lawyers find love.
Awards	Awards, 2 nominations
Directors	Peter Howitt
Writers	Aline Brosh McKenna, Robert Harling
Stars	Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Parker Posey
Produced by	David Bergstein,Pierce Brosnan,Julie Durk,Toby Emmerich,David T. Friendly,Mark Gill,Mark Gordon,Oliver Hengst,Angelique Higgins,Basil Iwanyk,Arthur Lappin,Andrew Lowe,Paul Myler,Jeanna Polley,Elie Samaha,Amanda Scarano,Wolfgang Schamburg,Ernst-August Schnieder,Beau St. Clair,Guy Stodel,Marc Turtletaub,Bob Yari
Music by	Edward Shearmur
Cinematography by	Adrian Biddle
Film Editing by	Tony Lawson
Casting By	Cathy Sandrich Gelfond,John Hubbard,Ros Hubbard,Amanda Mackey
Production Design by	Charles Wood
Art Direction by	Susie Cullen
Set Decoration by	Michael Seirton
Costume Design by	Joan Bergin
Makeup Department	Clare Barman,Chris Bingham,Amy Byrne,Rose Chatterton,Bernadette Dooley,Morna Ferguson,Hildie Ginsberg,Elaine L. Offers,Barbara Olvera,Rick Provenzano,Bron Roylance,Deirdre Tormey,Frank Vazquez
Production Management	Mary Alleguen,Adam Brightman,Amanda Scarano,Emma Zee,Jethro Harris
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Sandra Corbally,Konrad Jay,Nick Jay,Susan Drennan Mcgrath,Louise Murray,Suzanne Nicell,Murphy Occhino,Michael Pitt,John Wallace
Art Department	George Arkins,Ignacio Barbe,Sean Barcoe,Ruth Barry,Simon Boyd,Stephen Bream,Stephen Broughall,David Byrne,Deirdre Byrne,Stephen Byrne,William Byrne,Oliver Clarke,Bronwyn Clohissey-Boyd,Darren Crimmins,Tom Cullen,Robert Daly,Stephen Daly,Conor Devlin,Tom Dowling,Willie Duff,Eoin Dunford,James Dunleavy,Alan Dunne,Paddy Dunne,Cos Egan,Ray Fisher,Anne Fitzsimon,Dave Flanagan,Daniel Frayne,Barbara Galbraith,Martin Goulding,Peter Grace,Jules Harris,Shirley Henderson,Stanley Irwin,Jimmy Kavanagh,Darren Kearney,Darren Keenan,Noel Bob Kelly,Pat Kelly,Wendy Moore Kelly,Patric Kickham,Dave Kinsella,Eoin Lewis,Richard Looney,Tom Lundy,Bernard Lyster,Martin Maloney,Thomas McAllister,John McCaul,Jerome McDonnell,James McGetrick,Adrienne McGrane,Nuala McKernan,Jim Moore,David Murphy,Kealan Murphy,Stephen Murray,Derek Newman,Marc Newman,Carmel O Connor,Alan O Donnell,Ciara O Donnell,Sean O Donnell,Anthony O Hanlon,Christy O Shaughnessy,Thomas O Shaughnessy,Lesley Oakley,Dave Peters,Julie Philpott,Nathan Schroeder,Dylan Jude Sheridan,John Snee,Brendan Stephens,James Talbot,Richard Tenewitz,Maurice Thompson,Roxy Toporowych,Jil Turner,David Wallace,Ian Wallace,Noel Walsh,Peter Winstanley,Alan Wynne,Richard Tenewitz
Sound Department	Mark Auguste,Sam Auguste,Tim Cavagin,Phillip A. Hamilton,Kieran Horgan,Sam Horgan,Daniel Laurie,Michael Miller,Noel Quinn,Steve Single,Holger M. Thiele,Richard Welsh,Lee Kerr
Special Effects by	Gerry Johnston,Martin Kelly,Chris Lynch
Visual Effects by	Paul Alexiou,Pete Hanson,Andrew Lockley,Fay McConkey,John Moffatt,Sebastien Dupuis
Stunts	Donal O Farrell
Camera and Electrical Department	Alan Butler,Will Callahan,Stephen Carthy,Peter Colavito,Barry Conroy,Louis Conroy,Seamus Corcoran,Christopher DeBlau,John W. DeBlau,Tony Devlin,Noel Donnellon,Gerry Donnelly,Stephen Doyle,Jessica Drum,Jim Farrell,Tim Fletcher,Sarah Francis,Addo Gallagher,Craig Haagensen,Nils Johnson,Manny Magennis,Aideen McCarthy,Barbell Murphy,Darrell Murphy,John Murphy,Peter O Toole,Tom Percarpio,Pat Ryder,Gerard Sava,Kevin Scott,Paul Treacy,Bernard Walsh,Barry Wetcher,David Worley,Phillip V. Caruso
Casting Department	Vanessa Baker,Sig De Miguel,Brendan Donnison,Cathy Sandrich Gelfond,John Hubbard,Mary Maguire,Tamara-Lee Notcutt,Wendy Weidman
Costume and Wardrobe Department	Lynne Maureen Curtis,Kevin Gleeson,Carol Graham,Barrett Hong,Derbhla McClelland,Gabriel O Brien,Melissa O Connor,JP Sarni,Ger Scully
Editorial Department	Jens Baylis,Alec Gibson,Serena Mellor,Alexandra Montgomery,Sandeep Sheth,Jamie Turpin,Jason Wheeler
Location Management	Adam Baer,Tyson Bidner,Dermot Cleary,Paddy McCarney,Conor O Carroll,Kieran Patten,Seamus Porter,Edmund Sampson,Hilary Smith
Music Department	Andy Brown,Michael Connell,Karen Elliott,The London Metropolitan Orchestra,Stephen McLaughlin,Andrew Raiher,Edward Shearmur,Jeff Toyne,Allen Walley
Script and Continuity Department	Renee Burke
Transportation Department	Michael A. Capotosto,Stephen Carroll,Thomas Hamill,John Kavanagh,Matt Kelly,Pat Keogh,Pat Larkin,Bobby Marsh,Al Morris,Kevin Scott,Frank Tobin,Ian Wallace
Additional Crew	Jules Baker-Smith,Nic Benns,Kelly Berneathy,Mauro Blanco,Sean Brosnan,Yvonne Burke,Jana Camacho,Al Cerullo,Joshua Chaplinsky,Chris Charalambous,Eddie Chow,Nicola Conlon,Deirdre Donohue,Cathleen Dore,Emer Egan,Vadim Epstein,John J. Fitzgerald,Donal Geraghty,Sonya Gildea,Courtney E. Hansen,Tarn Harper,Iseult Harrington,Peter Howitt,Jim Jaffe,Jordana Johns,Huw Penallt Jones,Karey Kirkpatrick,Ashifa Lalani,Thomas K. Lee,Gerry Lundberg,Douglas McFerran,Daragh McLynn,Geri O Kelly,Andrew O Malley,Frances O Reilly,Catherine O Rorke,Wael Omar,Tony Phillippe,Christina Rice,Jane Roche,Adam W. Rosen,Amy Schwarz,Rachel Smith,Emily Sopp,Lucy Thomas,Beau Tipton,Alex Turtletaub,Jean Wainwright,Luca Ward,Ian Watermeier,Polly Wilby,Elizabeth Zagrany,Dena Zamore,Dawn Bridgewater,Matthew D. Panepinto
Thanks	John Ptak
Genres	Comedy, Romance
Companies	Deep River Productions, Irish DreamTime, Initial Entertainment Group (IEG)
Countries	Ireland, UK, Germany, USA
Languages	English
ContentRating	PG-13
ImDbRating	5.8
ImDbRatingVotes	23543
MetacriticRating	38
Keywords	neo screwball comedy,workplace romance,coworker coworker relationship,using others,love