Playing for Keeps
Taste attributes: comedyromancesportstried & testedwholesomelightsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionlove conquers all
Boxlist takeSimple and breezy: a stirring romantic comedy, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like escapism over depth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: balanced · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
5.6 /10
TMDB · 546 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Eclectic Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
