The read
Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do. Most of the 4,379 2010s comedy movies in this catalog score higher.
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes6%
Metacritic27/100
Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do.
737 audience votes
Key crew
- Gabriele MuccinoDirector
- Robbie FoxWriter
- Andrea GuerraOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gerard ButlerGeorge
- Jessica BielStacie
- Uma ThurmanPatti
- Catherine Zeta-JonesDenise
- Iqbal ThebaParam
- Sean O'BryanCoach Jacob
- Dennis QuaidCarl
- Judy GreerBarb
- Noah LomaxLewis
- James TupperMatt
- Jon MackConnie
- Abella WyssAlly
Stills
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Themes
mothersportsparent child relationshipfieldfootball (soccer)parentpenalty kick