Playing the Field (2012)

Original title

Playing for Keeps

Directed by

Gabriele Muccino

Genre

romantic comedy, association football film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 729 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former professional athlete moves to a new town to reconnect with his ex-wife and their son. He tries to rebuild his life and relationships while dealing with the complications of his past career.

lightheartedromanticcomedicsports-themedfamily-orientedhopefulmodestbreezy

What happens

Playing for Keeps is a 2012 American romantic comedy film directed by Gabriele Muccino, starring Gerard Butler with Jessica Biel, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Dennis Quaid, Uma Thurman and Judy Greer in supporting roles. Once professional athlete George moves to Virginia to win back his ex Stacie and their son Lewis. The film was released on December 7, 2012, in the United States and Canada by FilmDistrict. It received negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing just $27.8 million on a $55 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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