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Playing It Cool

  • 20142014
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  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
29K
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Chris Evans and Michelle Monaghan in Playing It Cool (2014)
This is the story of ME, a young man disillusioned by love, who meets a breathtaking young woman, HER, at a charity dinner by pretending to be a philanthropist. Only one problem: sheÂ’s engaged. Yet, he engages into a platonic relationship to be able to keep seeing her. Like a young Walter Mitty using the power of imagination and wild vignettes, HE will stop at nothing to conquer HER heart.
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ComedyRomance
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IMDb RATING
5.9/10
29K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Justin Reardon
  • Writers
    • Chris Shafer(screenplay)
    • Paul Vicknair(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Chris Evans
    • Michelle Monaghan
    • Topher Grace
  • Director
    • Justin Reardon
  • Writers
    • Chris Shafer(screenplay)
    • Paul Vicknair(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Chris Evans
    • Michelle Monaghan
    • Topher Grace
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 63User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
    • 30Metascore
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  • Videos4

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:13
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    Playing It Cool: Bowling
    Clip 1:52
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    Playing It Cool: Her
    Clip 1:35
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    Playing It Cool: Yoga
    Clip 1:30
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    Chris Evans and Michelle Monaghan in Playing It Cool (2014)
    Chris Evans and Michelle Monaghan in Playing It Cool (2014)
    Chris Evans in Playing It Cool (2014)
    Michelle Monaghan in Playing It Cool (2014)
    Chris Evans and Michelle Monaghan in Playing It Cool (2014)
    Chris Evans and Michelle Monaghan in Playing It Cool (2014)
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    Chris Evans in Playing It Cool (2014)
    Chris Evans in Playing It Cool (2014)
    Chris Evans in Playing It Cool (2014)
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    Chris Evans in Playing It Cool (2014)

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    Chris Evans
    Chris Evans
    • Me
    Michelle Monaghan
    Michelle Monaghan
    • Her
    Topher Grace
    Topher Grace
    • Scott
    Aubrey Plaza
    Aubrey Plaza
    • Mallory
    Luke Wilson
    Luke Wilson
    • Samson
    Martin Starr
    Martin Starr
    • Lyle
    Anthony Mackie
    Anthony Mackie
    • Bryan
    Ioan Gruffudd
    Ioan Gruffudd
    • Stuffy
    Philip Baker Hall
    Philip Baker Hall
    • Granddad
    Patrick Warburton
    Patrick Warburton
    • Hedge Funder
    Gerry Bednob
    Gerry Bednob
    • Cabbie…
    L. Peter Callender
    • Tourist Couple Guy
    Velina Brown
    Velina Brown
    • Tourist Couple Girl
    Ryan Cover
    • Skateboarder
    Peyton List
    Peyton List
    • Hot Girl
    Kyle Mooney
    Kyle Mooney
    • Other Dude
    Sarah Dumont
    Sarah Dumont
    • Cute Girl
    Shelly Slocum
    Shelly Slocum
    • Samson's Wife
    • Director
      • Justin Reardon
    • Writers
      • Chris Shafer(screenplay)
      • Paul Vicknair(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      At the end of the movie, Me (Chris Evans) is seen tap dancing. His mother owned a dance studio and taught Evans to tap. He has admitted in interviews that he does it when he is nervous.
    • Goofs
      At 00:06:00, narrator removes his pair of glasses, and put them on the table, on his left side. A few seconds later, the glasses has suddenly moved on the Narrator's right side.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: I'm gonna tell you this one from my point of view so you can put yourself in there.

      Narrator: So the story goes:The guy falls in love with a girl the second he meets her, but it takes them a lifetime to get it together.

      Narrator: When they do they end up on a boat, and they realise the only way they can stay together is to never go ashore.

      Narrator: So they raise the yellow colour flag so no port would take them and they drift out to sea 'til the end.

      Narrator: And it makes you realize there are people in your life so important that they dwarf everything else.

      Narrator: It's up to you to figure out who they are.If you have to give up everything else and spend the rest of your days on a boat, who are the must haves, the ones you can't live without?

      Narrator: Figure out your own list and then do everything you can to let them know how much they mean to you.

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      Referenced in Half in the Bag: 2015 Re-Cap (So Far) (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Lightning Tent
      Performed by Wildlife

    User reviews63

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    6/10
    Chris Evans cool?
    Rom-Coms are not the easiest to make. If you try to make a real good one that is. But even the "bad" ones make their money back mostly. And I wouldn't categorize this as a bad one. Does it have some misplaced dialog and some clichés in it? Yes, though it's not the first one to do so and its lead actors are charming enough for you to not care too much about that.

    While the inevitable outcome is predictable, there may be a few obstacles along the way that are kind of refreshing to see. And while our main protagonist could easily slip into unlikeable territory, Chris Evans is there to save him from that fate. No pun intended, for a decent effort. Nothing more, but certainly nothing less either
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    • kosmasp
    • Nov 1, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 8, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • A Many Splintered Thing
    • Filming locations
      • Rancho Sinola Market - 3967 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA(Me takes Her on their second date to this location)
    • Production companies
      • Voltage Pictures
      • Wonderland Sound and Vision
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,323,415
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes

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