Witless, unfocused, and arguably misogynistic, Playing for Keeps is a dispiriting, lowest-common-denominator Hollywood rom-com.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Gabriele Muccino -
Producer -
Jonathan Mostow , Kevin Misher , Gerard Butler , Alan Siegel , Heidi Jo Markel , John Thompson -
Screenwriter -
Robbie Fox -
Distributor -
FilmDistrict -
Production Co -
Millenium Media Group , Eclectic Pictures , Nu Image , York Square Productions , Misher Films , Gerard Butler Alan Siegel Entertainment -
Rating -
PG-13 (Language|A Brief Intense Image|Some Sexual Situations) -
Genre -
Romance , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 7, 2012, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Mar 5, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$13.1M -
Runtime -
1h 45m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital