The Rules of Attraction Soundtrack [2002]

1m

Opening credits.

2m

Lauren recounts how Lara got really drunk and went wandered through Windham House and did the whole football team.

3m

Lauren listens to a NYU film student on a couch ramble on about films.

4m

Lauren brings the NYU film student to her dorm room and passes out on the bed. [0:06] Introduction to Paul as he is talking with two students before he drifts his attention to Sean Bateman. One of the students remarks that they like this song playing at the party and Paul asks him if he has ecstasy. [0:11] Introduction to Sean Bateman. He looks for a female student to have sex with.

5m

Lauren comes to after passing out and notices the NYU film student filming her as a townie anally rapes her and regrets her decision of not asking Victor out. [0:08] Paul and the student does ecstasy at his dorm room and Paul makes a move on the student. The student reacts by pushing him away and kicking him out the dorm room, telling him that he isn’t gay. [1:44] Lauren leaves the party and finds Paul sitting outside. Paul tells Lauren that Sean really likes her and asks her if she was the one that was placing notes in his mailbox.

13m

Sean (James Van der Beek) sings Kelly a song on his guitar in his room before having sex with her.

15m

Opening credits opera-like song.

16m

Song after opening credits. Sean and Lauren are at college. Paul is doing yoga.

20m

Sean arrives at Rupert’s house. [1:49] Second end credits song.

27m

Paul is at the bonfire party. He dances over to Mitch and Mitch tells him to stay away from him.

28m

Second song at the bonfire party. Paul and Sean meet and talk.

30m

Lauren (Shannyn Sossamon) wakes up to this song in the morning. She brushes her teeth and walks to college. Split screen as Sean wakes up and has a smoke.

36m

Paul gets dressed and tries on clothes in front of the mirror.

38m

They drive Harry (Jay Baruchel) to the hospital after he tries to commit suicide. This song plays in the car ride over.

40m

Lara (Jessica Beil) is getting ready in front of the mirror while Lauren looks at a book on the bed. They talk about the pill.

42m

German song playing during the party. Sean is talking to Lara, he wants to know if Lauren is coming.

48m

Lauren’s professor plays this song as he signals her to the couch. She gives her professor a blow job as the song reaches to a climax.

49m

Sean and Paul are smoking pot in Paul's room. Split camera as Paul imagines having sex with Sean.

54m

Lara and Lauren are snorting cocaine and Lara tells her tonight's the night with Sean.

57m

Sean masturbating in his dorm room while sniffing his secret admirer’s love letters.

58m

Richard 'Dick' and Paul are dancing together on the bed.

1h 3m

First song at 'The Dressed to Get Screwed Party'.

1h 8m

Sean has sex with Lara high on shrooms while imagining having sex with Lauren.

1h 10m

After Sean receives his last letter from his admirer. She takes a bath and cuts her wrists and commits suicide.

1h 12m

After the girl commits suicide. Lauren is skateboarding while crying over Sean. Sean reads the letter and knocks on Lauren's door.

1h 18m

Sean’s suicide attempt.

1h 21m

After Sean attempts to commit suicide. Lauren finds him with fake blood all over him and she runs away.

1h 22m

Victor’s euro trip vacation.

1h 28m

Sean drives Mitchell’s car to run a drug deal for Victor.

1h 29m

Sean brings Mitch to Rupert’s house to buy some drugs.

1h 34m

Lauren is crying on her bed looking over her book. Her friend tells her Victor is back from Europe.

1h 38m

Sean is sitting and drinking at the theater steps in the snow as Paul approaches him and tries to talk to him. Sean tells him that he is not sexually interested in him. Sean checks his campus mailbox before being cornered by Rupert and Guest.

1h 42m

Song at the End of the World party.

1h 46m

First song during the end credits.