Win Win

2011
6
1 Std. 46 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,1/10

55.589

IHRE BEWERTUNG

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.

trailer wiedergeben2:26

9 Videos

53 Fotos

Comedy Drama Sport

Die Schikane eines kämpfenden Anwalts und freiwilligen Ringkampftrainers kommt zurück und verfolgt ihn, als der jugendliche Enkel des Mandanten, den er aufs Kreuz gelegt hat, in sein Leben t... Alles lesenDie Schikane eines kämpfenden Anwalts und freiwilligen Ringkampftrainers kommt zurück und verfolgt ihn, als der jugendliche Enkel des Mandanten, den er aufs Kreuz gelegt hat, in sein Leben tritt.Die Schikane eines kämpfenden Anwalts und freiwilligen Ringkampftrainers kommt zurück und verfolgt ihn, als der jugendliche Enkel des Mandanten, den er aufs Kreuz gelegt hat, in sein Leben tritt.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,1/10

55.589

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 5 Gewinne & 22 Nominierungen insgesamt

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Trailer 2:26

Win Win

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"Beat the Crap Out of Her" from Win Win

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"Beat the Crap Out of Her" from Win Win

Win Win: Beat The Crap

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Wissenswertes
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.

Patzer
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.

Zitate
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!

Verbindungen
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

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9/10

A Charming film about Love, Family, and Wrestling

Win Win is a charming delightful film about an ordinary family dealing with the struggles of everyday life. Writer/Director Tom McCarthy should be commended for his excellent work. Paul Giamatti – a true everyman actor – delivers a wonderful performance as a lawyer and wrestling coach struggling with the challenges of family and money in New Jersey. In the process of taking guardianship for an elderly client Giamatti's character, Mike Flaherty, becomes enmeshed in the old man's family when the old man's grandson shows up literally on his front doorstep. The teenager turns out to be an incredible wrestler, which is a great asset to Mike's awful wrestling team. And then things begin to get complicated. Giamatti specializes in bringing forth flawed characters that are delightfully human. This is a funny, sweet film that combines comedy and drama. Win Win also reminds us that family goes well beyond blood relatives; family is the constantly evolving circle of people that we love and care about. I literally walked out of theater just feeling much better than when I walked in. That has to be one of the best ways to judge any film.