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Playing It Cool

Play trailer Poster for Playing It Cool R Released May 8, 2015 1h 34m Romance Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A lovestruck man (Chris Evans) enters into a platonic relationship with a woman (Michelle Monaghan) who's already engaged to someone else.
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Playing It Cool pits Chris Evans and Michelle Monaghan's easy chemistry against a screenplay that tries too hard to be quirky and clever, and the results are disappointingly lukewarm.

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Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Only the really strong cast, including great chemistry between the leads, keeps "Playing It Cool" from totally derailing. Rated: 1.5/4 May 8, 2015 Full Review Joe Neumaier New York Daily News Screenwriters Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair's script feels like a first draft that was written in one night as they got pumped up on Red Bull and speed-watched Netflix. Rated: 2/5 May 8, 2015 Full Review Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times You know you're in trouble when almost every character is given a name except the two leads. May 7, 2015 Full Review Sebastian Zavala Kahn Cinencuentro 'Playing it Cool' is disappointing not because it's unlike any other romantic comedy, but because it tries not to be one and fails spectacularly. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/4 Feb 1, 2018 Full Review Sarah Marrs Lainey Gossip I have uncontrollable hatred for this movie. I hate it with the fire of a thousand suns. It's the dumbest movie I've seen in recent memory. Oct 16, 2017 Full Review Norman Wilner NOW Toronto Worst of all, though, is its wholesale waste of an insanely talented cast - and not just Evans and Monaghan... I enjoy every last one of them, but not like this. Dear god, not like this. Rated: 1/5 Dec 18, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ken H Written terribly and where did you get a producer and director like this??? Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/16/25 Full Review Cate C After having to sit through the materialists (hot garbage) I would highly recommend that you come home and watch this delightfully cute rom-com. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/18/25 Full Review SLReflections P Giving it one star for the good cast. Movie was really bad though. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/21/25 Full Review Sean S This movie has an interesting premise for a plot, and has a pretty well rounded cast but the movie just falls short from being a great Romcom. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/07/23 Full Review Zechariah C I REALLY enjoyed this movie! I loved it for several reasons: the story, the chemistry, the humor, and the ending. I even got a little teary-eyed. It was great! I don't understand why it got such bad reviews. It reminded me of romcoms I have seen so it is not like it was a snoozefest. I actually decided to restart it from the beginning, because I couldn't finish it on my first attempt and it was still a story I enjoyed. Well done to Chris, Michelle, and all involved! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Not as bad as reviews 2.4 Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/10/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Justin Reardon

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Michelle Monaghan

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Aubrey Plaza

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Ioan Gruffudd

Stuffy

Ashley Tisdale

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Movie Info

Synopsis A lovestruck man (Chris Evans) enters into a platonic relationship with a woman (Michelle Monaghan) who's already engaged to someone else.
Director
Justin Reardon
Producer
Nicolas Chartier, Craig J. Flores, McG, Mary Viola
Screenwriter
Chris Shafer, Paul Vicknair
Distributor
Vertical Entertainment
Production Co
Wonderland Sound and Vision, Voltage Pictures
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 8, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 31, 2015
Runtime
1h 34m
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