Win Win

Name: Win Win
Genre: Comedy
Released: March 18, 2011
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 75
Cast: Amy Ryan, Jeffrey Tambor, Paul Giamatti

2011

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WIN WIN

Movie Details & Credits

Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: March 18, 2011

Starring: Amy Ryan, Jeffrey Tambor, Paul Giamatti

Summary: Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty, who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family. Just as it looks like he will get a double payday, the boy's mother shows up fresh from rehab and flat broke, threatening to derail everything.Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty, who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family. Just as it looks like he will get a double payday, the boy's mother shows up fresh from rehab and flat broke, threatening to derail everything. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)… Expand

Director: Thomas McCarthy

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 106 min

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Ann Hornaday

Mar 24, 2011

In spirit, and sheer joie de vivre, it's everything the movie business should aspire to. Win Win exemplifies movies the way they oughtta be. Read full review

Rolling Stone Peter Travers

Mar 10, 2011

This movie wins you over, head and heart, without cheating. It's just about perfect. Read full review

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Calvin Wilson

Apr 8, 2011

It's an original that plays as if it were based on a novel. Read full review

NPR Scott Tobias

Mar 18, 2011

All these characters make a beautiful mess together, even if McCarthy spends too much time tidying it up. Read full review

Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea

Mar 31, 2011

The same kind of keen, empathetic observations that made "The Station Agent" and "The Visitor" so illuminating are at play here, too. Read full review

A.O. Scott

Mar 17, 2011

Win Win goes a bit soft in places, protecting its characters from serious danger or tough moral reckoning. But the film's niceness is also central to its appeal, because nearly all of the characters are people you enjoy spending time with. Read full review

Variety Peter Debruge

Mar 5, 2011

A disappointing domestic comedy in which all but the audience get what they want. Read full review

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bethesdabob

Mar 25, 2011

This movie is ok--realistic and plausible, but it certainly doesn't deserve stellar reviews. Paul Giamatti is very good and believable as a small town lawyer who isn't really making a go of it, through no fault of his. The other actors are very good too, but there's nothing exceptionalThis movie is ok--realistic and plausible, but it certainly doesn't deserve stellar reviews. Paul Giamatti is very good and believable as a small town lawyer who isn't really making a go of it, through no fault of his. The other actors are very good too, but there's nothing exceptional about this film. I wish I hadn't spent almost $9 to see it; it was worth about half that. Amusing, a good way to fill some time, but not a soul-replenshing, satisfying film.… Expand

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DC19

Apr 24, 2011

If you are able to see this film, do it. New comer Alex Shaffer acting is quite funny, and Giamati is great as always. By the end of the movie you will feel like you just made some friends that you will never see again.