MOVIEmeter
Top 5000
Down 104 this week

Playing for Keeps (2012)

5.5
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 5.5/10 from 10,003 users   Metascore: 27/100
Reviews: 34 user | 122 critic | 26 from Metacritic.com

A former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's soccer team as a way to get his life together. His attempts to become an adult are met with challenges from the attractive soccer moms who pursue him at every turn.

Director:

Writer:

Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 189 titles created 6 months ago
 
a list of 576 titles created 18 Jul 2011
 
a list of 580 titles created 16 Jul 2011
 
a list of 10000 titles created 2 months ago
 
a list of 11 titles created 3 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Playing for Keeps (2012)

Playing for Keeps (2012) on IMDb 5.5/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Playing for Keeps.
1 nomination. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Drama | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  

When young Jay Moriarity discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it.

Directors: Michael Apted, Curtis Hanson
Stars: Gerard Butler, Jonny Weston, Elisabeth Shue
Comedy | Crime | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X  

Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards.

Director: Peter Segal
Stars: Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds
Stick It (2006)
Comedy | Drama | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X  

After a run-in with the law, Haley Graham (Missy Peregrym) is forced to return to the world from which she fled some years ago. Enrolled in an elite gymnastics program run by the legendary Burt Vickerman (Jeff Bridges), Haley's rebellious attitude gives way to something that just might be called team spirit.

Director: Jessica Bendinger
Stars: Jeff Bridges, Missy Peregrym, Vanessa Lengies
Comedy | Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

Two single adults become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident.

Director: Greg Berlanti
Stars: Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas
Drama | Family
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  

Set in Southern California, a father moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo.

Director: Cameron Crowe
Stars: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church
Larry Crowne (2011)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X  

After losing his job, a middle-aged man reinvents himself by going back to college.

Director: Tom Hanks
Stars: Tom Hanks, Sarah Mahoney, Roxana Ortega
A Thousand Words I (2012)
Comedy | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.6/10 X  

After stretching the truth on a deal with a spiritual guru, literary agent Jack McCall finds a Bodhi tree on his property. Its appearance holds a valuable lesson on the consequences of every word we speak.

Director: Brian Robbins
Stars: Eddie Murphy, Kerry Washington, Clark Duke
Wimbledon (2004)
Comedy | Romance | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

A pro tennis player has lost his ambition and has fallen in rank to 119. Fortunately for him, he meets a young player on the women's circuit who helps him recapture his focus for Wimbledon.

Director: Richard Loncraine
Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Sam Neill
Argo (2012)
Drama | History | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

A dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran.

Director: Ben Affleck
Stars: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin
Comedy | Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

Four years after graduation, an awkward high school genius uses his sister's boyfriend's Labor Day party as the perfect opportunity to make his move on his high school crush.

Director: Michael Dowse
Stars: Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Dan Fogler
The Joneses (2009)
Comedy | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they're living there, they don't exactly come clean with their neighbors.

Director: Derrick Borte
Stars: David Duchovny, Demi Moore, Amber Heard
Comedy | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  

A land baron tries to re-connect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.

Director: Alexander Payne
Stars: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
George
...
...
...
Carl
...
Patti
...
...
Matt
...
...
Ally
...
Billy
...
Griffin
...
Hunter
...
Samantha (as Marlena Rayne Lerner)
...
Param
...
Assistant Coach Jacob
Edit

Storyline

George is a former professional soccer star who's moved to Virginia to be close to his ex-wife and son. He's broke, jobless, without a plan, and a constant source of disappointment to his son. When he takes over as his son's soccer coach, he has a new connection to the lad. He also gets the attention of three of the players' moms as well as the glad hand of a wealthy dad. His ex-wife's getting married, he has a lead on a sportscasting job, and he finds new ways to disappoint his son. Is there any way he can sort things out? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Sport

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual situations, language and a brief intense image | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Official Sites:

|

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

7 December 2012 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Playing the Field  »

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,750,288 (USA) (7 December 2012)

Gross:

$13,101,142 (USA) (15 February 2013)
 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

|

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

The story that George tells at the party about meeting the queen in the locker room, is the real story about the Spanish soccer player Carles Puyol. He met the queen of Spain after winning the world championship semi-finals coming out of the shower See more »

Goofs

When Lewis shows a picture he has drawn of himself and his parents, his father is wearing a Celtic shirt with green and white vertical stripes. However, Celtic's shirts have horizontal stripes and Lewis would know this: he has a framed Celtic shirt on his wall, seen mere seconds before. See more »

Connections

Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.198 (2013) See more »

Soundtracks

"Tobacco Road"
Written by Johnny Douglas
Performed by Hailey and Johnny Douglas (as Johnny)
Published by Furysongs (SOCAN)
Courtesy of Imaginary Friends Music Partners
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

 
An honest movie.
7 December 2012 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

An honest movie, well acted, well written and well directed. Somehow refreshing to see a comedy that could it go wrong easily and instead was delivered in a classy and delicate manner. Honesty is the best attribute to describe this movie; it is never over the top, and it doesn't pretend to be what is not. A classic comedy about becoming an adult with a good set of values. Gerard plays his role in a credible tone as all his co-stars, Jessica is fantastic and gives a very strong performance. How you know is a good performance? because you'll believe her. The young Noah performance holds next to the others. Special mention to all the secondary characters that played their best with the roles. I wish more movies like this one will get out there and be seeing. The Italian Helmer "Gabriele" did the best thing that a director can do: make the movie work as a whole with a seamless direction. Well done and highly recommended.


33 of 46 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Another turkey for Gerard Butler redlioness8
Movies He Should Have Been Cast In (and why): (Your comments) IceQueen99
What movie were George and Lewis watching? (You know, the monster movie) Felix-Mendelssohn
Now Opening Xmas Day jbcstaff
Jessica Biel On Set Photos jbcstaff
Any casting news? michele17
Discuss Playing for Keeps (2012) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?