
Exception to the Rule
1997, English. Directed by David Winning.
One night of pleasure turned into his worst nightmare.
An aggressive woman tries to blackmail a married gem trader who had an affair with her.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
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Cast & crew
- David WinningDirector
- Sean YoungAngela Bayer
- Kim CattrallCarla Rainer
- Eric McCormackTimothy Bayer
- William DevaneLawrence Kellerman
- Diego WallraffDetective Garcia
- Stephen MendelDr. Harold Beeson
- Robert LujanRon Lansing
- Mark AchesonBurt Ramsey
- Rob DaprocidaBruno
- Donald AdamsSam Jorgenson
- Robyn PalmerReceptionist
- Gerard PlunkettDiamond Merchant
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1997
- Country
- Germany, United States of America, Canada
- Written by
- Shell Danielson, Shuki Levy
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Exception to the Rule runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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Exception to the Rule is rated R in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
Which OTT platform is Exception to the Rule on?
Exception to the Rule isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1997. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Exception to the Rule?
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Who directed Exception to the Rule?
Exception to the Rule (1997) was directed by David Winning and stars Sean Young, Kim Cattrall, Eric McCormack.