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Win Win

  • 20112011
  • RR
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
54K
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Paul Giamatti and Alex Shaffer in Win Win (2011)
In order to support his family, attorney Mike Flaherty (Giamatti) moonlights as a high school wrestling coach and assumes the guardianship on an elderly client (albeit not in the most honest fashion). Flaherty's fortunes begin to shine when the man's runaway grandson materializes, until the boy's mother appears, fresh from rehab, flat broke, and looking for an opportunity.
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A struggling lawyer and volunteer wrestling coach's chicanery comes back to haunt him when the teenage grandson of the client he has double-crossed comes into his life.A struggling lawyer and volunteer wrestling coach's chicanery comes back to haunt him when the teenage grandson of the client he has double-crossed comes into his life.A struggling lawyer and volunteer wrestling coach's chicanery comes back to haunt him when the teenage grandson of the client he has double-crossed comes into his life.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
54K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Tom McCarthy
  • Writers
    • Tom McCarthy(screenplay)
    • Joe Tiboni(story)
  • Stars
    • Paul Giamatti
    • Amy Ryan
    • Jeffrey Tambor
Top credits
  • Director
    • Tom McCarthy
  • Writers
    • Tom McCarthy(screenplay)
    • Joe Tiboni(story)
  • Stars
    • Paul Giamatti
    • Amy Ryan
    • Jeffrey Tambor
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 124User reviews
    • 226Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 22 nominations

    Videos2

    Win Win
    Trailer 2:26
    Win Win
    "Beat the Crap Out of Her" from Win Win
    Clip 0:43
    "Beat the Crap Out of Her" from Win Win

    Photos55

    Paul Giamatti and Tom McCarthy in Win Win (2011)
    Paul Giamatti and Alex Shaffer in Win Win (2011)
    Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Clare Foley, and Sophie Kindred in Win Win (2011)
    Tom McCarthy in Win Win (2011)
    Paul Giamatti and Alex Shaffer in Win Win (2011)
    Amy Ryan, Clare Foley, and Penelope Kindred in Win Win (2011)
    Paul Giamatti and Alex Shaffer in Win Win (2011)
    Paul Giamatti at an event for Win Win (2011)
    Bobby Cannavale, Paul Giamatti, Tom McCarthy, and Amy Ryan at an event for Win Win (2011)
    Patricia Clarkson at an event for Win Win (2011)
    Ewa Da Cruz at an event for Win Win (2011)
    Amy Ryan at an event for Win Win (2011)

    Top cast

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    Paul Giamatti
    Paul Giamatti
    • Mike Flahertyas Mike Flaherty
    Amy Ryan
    Amy Ryan
    • Jackie Flahertyas Jackie Flaherty
    Jeffrey Tambor
    Jeffrey Tambor
    • Stephen Vigmanas Stephen Vigman
    Bobby Cannavale
    Bobby Cannavale
    • Terry Delfinoas Terry Delfino
    Burt Young
    Burt Young
    • Leo Poplaras Leo Poplar
    Melanie Lynskey
    Melanie Lynskey
    • Cindyas Cindy
    Alex Shaffer
    Alex Shaffer
    • Kyleas Kyle
    Margo Martindale
    Margo Martindale
    • Eleanoras Eleanor
    David W. Thompson
    David W. Thompson
    • Stemleras Stemler
    • (as David Thompson)
    Mike Diliello
    • Jimmy Reedas Jimmy Reed
    Nina Arianda
    Nina Arianda
    • Shellyas Shelly
    Marcia Haufrecht
    Marcia Haufrecht
    • Gina Flahertyas Gina Flaherty
    Sharon Wilkins
    • Judge Leeas Judge Lee
    Clare Foley
    Clare Foley
    • Abbyas Abby
    Penelope Kindred
    • Stellaas Stella
    Sophie Kindred
    • Stellaas Stella
    Tim Ransom
    Tim Ransom
    • Stuart Thatcheras Stuart Thatcher
    Nicholas Somers
    • BHS Coachas BHS Coach
    • Director
      • Tom McCarthy
    • Writers
      • Tom McCarthy(screenplay) (story)
      • Joe Tiboni(story)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Alex Shaffer was indeed the New Jersey state high school wrestling champion the year before the film was made. However, he had to quit the sport due to a back injury.
    • Goofs
      When the team is on the bus heading to a match, they are going from their school in NJ to another school in NJ. However, the shot of the road they are driving down is in Rockville Centre, Long Island, NY (one of the admitted locations where the movie was filmed). In traveling from one school in NJ to another school in NJ, there would be absolutely no reason to pass through LI.
    • Quotes

      Mike Flaherty: [to the wrestling team] Now, did you all see what Kyle did the other day? He exploded up, right? Kyle, show the guys what you did.

      Kyle: It's kind of my own thing.

      Mike Flaherty: Well, can you share it with us?

      Kyle: But it's not even a move or anything.

      Mike Flaherty: It's okay.

      Kyle: All right. Well, I just tell myself that the guy on top's tryin' to take my head and shove it under water and kill me, and if I don't wanna die on bottom, I have to do whatever the fuck it takes to get out.

      Stephen Vigman: [breaking a stunned silence] Okay. So the move is "Whatever the fuck it takes." Let's go. Let's work on it.

      Terry Delfino: [chiming in forcefully as if knowledgeable] WHATEVER THE FUCK IT TAKES! LET'S GO, GENTLEMEN. UP!

    • Connections
      Featured in Maltin on Movies: Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Runaway
      Written by Bryan Crouch, Joe Barlow, Drew Dockrill, Chad Richardson, Darryl Romphf and Alex Aligizakis
      Performed by Hail the Villain
      Courtesy of Roadrunner Records and Warner Music Canada

    User reviews124

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    "Win Win" is a Winner!
    Like enduring friendships, "Win Win" grows and deepens as it unfolds. The characters become more dear, the laughs get louder and the plot thickens.

    Writer, director Thomas McCarthy (who also wrote and directed one of my all time favorite movies, "The Station Agent") has created a group of characters as strange and wonderful as real people, but with better lines. Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan are perfect. New-comer Alex Shaffer as a troubled teen wrestler creates a whole new kind of cool. Bobby Cannavale (also from "The Station Agent) sparkles in every scene.

    If you want to see writing, directing and acting at it's best go see "Win Win." You'll win too.
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    • mandy-1
    • Apr 17, 2011

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 15, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Fox Searchlight (United States)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Chiến Thắng, Chiến Thắng
    • Filming locations
      • Locust Valley, Long Island, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fox Searchlight Pictures
      • Everest Entertainment
      • Groundswell Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,179,275
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $150,362
      • Mar 20, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,789,613
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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