Playing for Keeps

Playing for Keeps

Theatrical - Wide 2012-11-29

Cast Gerard Butler Jessica Biel Uma Thurman Catherine Zeta-Jones Sean O'Bryan
Directed by Gabriele Muccino
Written by Robbie Fox

Box Office Gross: $30,962,335

Running Time: 106 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Evil Twins, Millennium Media, Eclectic Pictures, Nu Image, Misher Films, G-BASE

Genres: Comedy Romance

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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.

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