Witless, unfocused, and arguably misogynistic, Playing for Keeps is a dispiriting, lowest-common-denominator Hollywood rom-com. Read critic reviews
What to know
You might also like
See More
Winter's Tale
Step Up: All In
Blended
Beautiful Creatures
The Host
Where to watch
Rate And Review
-
What did you think of the movie? (optional)
You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.
You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.
What did you think of the movie? (optional)
How did you buy your ticket?
-
Fandango
-
AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew
-
Cinemark Coming Soon
We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
-
Regal Coming Soon
We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
-
Theater box office or somewhere else
Playing for Keeps Photos
Movie Info
Long past his soccer-playing heyday, George Dryer (Gerard Butler) is struggling financially and failing in his attempt to reconcile with his ex-wife, Stacie (Jessica Biel), and young son, Lewis (Noah Lomax). When Lewis' soccer team has an opening for a coach, George steps up. Not only is George a big hit with the children, but he also attracts lots of attention from some of the players' single and unhappily married mothers (Uma Thurman, Catherine Zeta-Jones).
-
Rating: PG-13 (Language|A Brief Intense Image|Some Sexual Situations)
-
Genre: Romance, Comedy
-
Original Language: English
-
Director: Gabriele Muccino
-
Producer: Jonathan Mostow, Kevin Misher, Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel, Heidi Jo Markel, John Thompson
-
Writer: Robbie Fox
-
Release Date (Theaters): wide
-
Release Date (Streaming):
-
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.1M
-
Runtime:
-
Distributor: FilmDistrict
-
Production Co: Eclectic Pictures, Nu Image, York Square Productions, Misher Films, Gerard Butler Alan Siegel Entertainment
-
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Cast & Crew
News & Interviews for Playing for Keeps
Critic Reviews for Playing for Keeps
Audience Reviews for Playing for Keeps
-
Cucu et prà (C)visible
-
Oh my...such low ratings. This was very sweet, and romantic. Typical chick flick stuff. (totally unrelated side note--Gerard Butler is unbelievably hot in this). ;)
-
You really have to wonder what the purpose of most of this movie is witless and the story is impersonal. The film has a large and somewhat talented cast, yes even including Dennis Quaid, but they don't really do anything with them and they, quite frankly, exploit the women in the movie just for George to have some conquests. The lives of these women don't really matter, once George is done with them they're thrown away like trash. It's almost something out of a completely different movie since the story does have to do with George trying to make a better life for his son and that idea is solid, but then he goes around fucking every woman he comes into contact with. I just think they were there to pad the length of the movie, because this parts of the film, with George planting his seed with every woman he comes into contact with, are completely useless in the large scheme of the story. They do tie it to the main story in such a lazy way, it's like why even do it? It's not effective and it only serves to create unnecessary drama. I do like the idea of a man who's been an absentee father almost all his life FINALLY trying to do something for his son, but the execution in this movie is absolutely terrible. Humorless and terrible. If you want to watch a really good romantic comedy, that doesn't treat most of its women characters as sex objects, go watch Celeste and Jesse Forever, that's a great movie. It's not as bad as I was expecting, but it is pretty terrible as nothing really works. If you want something romantic to watch with your significant other, this movie is NOT it.
jesse o Super Reviewer -
Adequate but all over the place. The ending is sappy and it wastes several fine actresses in nothing parts.
Verified