Summary
A former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's soccer team in an attempt to get his life together.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+33)
Critics 17Audiences 50GoodWatch 34
Metascore27
Tomatometer6%
IMDb5.7
User score5.3
Letterboxd · 9 K ratings2.4/5
Audience score41%
Box office
88%of its budget back
- Budget
- $35 M
- Worldwide
- $31 M
Worldwide it made back $31 M of the $35 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for comedies, +6 min on the typical 100
typical 100106Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 40 countries, rent or buy in 25 more
+30Released
2012
November 29, 2012
14 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language and sexual content, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
24 of 39
Gerard ButlerGeorge
Jessica BielStacie
Noah LomaxLewis
Dennis QuaidCarl
Uma ThurmanPatti
Catherine Zeta-JonesDenise
James TupperMatt
Judy GreerBarb- AWAbella WyssAlly
Grant GoodmanBilly- GCGrant CollinsGriffin
Aidan PotterHunter- MLMarlena LernerSamantha
Iqbal ThebaParam
Sean O'BryanCoach Jacob- MMMike MartindaleCoach Len
Jason GeorgeChip Johnston
Emily SomersDawn
Gerry MaySports Anchor
Katia GomezLupe
Gisella MarengoMom #1- CCCindy CreekmoreMom #2
Nicky BuggsMom #3
Ritchie MontgomerySports Shop Owner
Directing · 1
- Gabriele Muccino Director
Writing · 1
- Robbie Fox Writer
Production · 10
- Boaz Davidson Executive Producer
- Avi Lerner Executive Producer
- Gerard Butler Producer
- Jonathan Mostow Producer
- Kevin Misher Producer
- Alan Siegel Producer
Camera · 1
- Peter Menzies Jr. Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Padraic McKinley Editor
Sound · 2
- Andrea Guerra Original Music Composer
- Antongiulio Frulio Orchestrator
Art · 1
- Daniel T. Dorrance Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Vasilios Tanis Makeup Department Head
Other crew · 2
- Mark De Alessandro Stunt Double
- Dan Wiseman Driver
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