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Rules Don't Apply

Rules Don't Apply

Nov 23, 2016 2h 7m
5.7
472 votes

Synopsis

It's Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey, under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes, arrives in Los Angeles. At the airport, she meets her driver Frank Forbes, who is engaged to be married to his seventh grade sweetheart and is a deeply religious Methodist. Their instant attraction not only puts their religious convictions to the test, but also defies Hughes' number one rule: No employee is allowed to have any relationship whatsoever with a contract actress. Hughes' behavior intersects with Marla and Frank in very separate and unexpected ways, and as they are drawn deeper into his bizarre world, their values are challenged and their lives are changed.

Title Rules Don't Apply
Companies Tatira, Shangri-La Entertainment, New Regency Pictures, Demarest Films, Considered Entertainment, Robson Orr Entertainment, Fiore Group, Windsor Media, RatPac Entertainment, Worldview Entertainment
Countries United States of America
Keywords eccentric, billionaire, driver, christian woman
Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty

Howard Hughes
Lily Collins

Lily Collins

Marla Mabrey
Haley Bennett

Haley Bennett

Mamie Murphy
Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen

Nadine Henly
Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Raymond Holliday
Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Mr. Bransford
Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Noah Dietrich
Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Vernon Scott
Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

Mrs. Bransford
Taissa Farmiga

Taissa Farmiga

Sarah Bransford
Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan

Colonel Nigel Briggs
Paul Schneider

Paul Schneider

Richard Miskin
Eileen Ryan

Eileen Ryan

Frank's Grandmother
Ron Perkins

Ron Perkins

Senator Ferguson
Peter MacKenzie

Peter MacKenzie

Gene Handsaker
Julio Oscar Mechoso

Julio Oscar Mechoso

President Somoza
Hart Bochner

Hart Bochner

Colonel Willis
Caitlin Carver

Caitlin Carver

Marla Lookalike
Evan O'Toole

Evan O'Toole

Matt Mabrey
Steven Mnuchin

Steven Mnuchin

Merrill Lynch Executive
Ivar Brogger

Ivar Brogger

T.V. Newsman #1
Steve Tom

Steve Tom

TV Newsman #2
Dan Desmond

Dan Desmond

Gladwin Hill
Karl Florine

Karl Florine

Air Traffic Controller
Michael Cavanaugh

Michael Cavanaugh

Methodist Minister
Bruce Gray

Bruce Gray

Baptist Preacher
Marshall Bell

Marshall Bell

Colonel Maxwell
Kyle Bornheimer

Kyle Bornheimer

Concerned Orderly
Geoff Pierson

Geoff Pierson

Merrill Lynch Executive
Evan Londo

Evan Londo

Ice Cream Kid
Michael Badalucco

Michael Badalucco

Solly the Barber
James Gleason

James Gleason

Doctor Crone
Alan Daniels

Alan Daniels

Hughes Staffer
Joshua Malina

Joshua Malina

Herb (uncredited)
Billy Graham

Billy Graham

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert E. Kerr

Robert E. Kerr

Hughes Staffer (uncredited)
Robert Ratinoff

Robert Ratinoff

Rolls Royce Chauffeur (uncredited)
Frank Scozzari

Frank Scozzari

RKO Studio Executive (uncredited)