The Game Plan

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The Game Plan

PG

Released Sep 28, 2007

1h 50m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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Bachelor football star Joe Kingman (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) seems to have it all. He is wealthy and carefree, and his team is on the way to capturing a championship. Suddenly, he is tackled by some unexpected news: He has a young daughter (Madison Pettis), the result of a last fling with his ex-wife. Joe must learn to balance his personal and professional lives with the needs of his child.

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Critics Consensus

Despite The Rock's abundant charisma, The Game Plan is just another run-of-the-mill Disney comedy.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

A barf-inducer. A hurl-promoter. A projectile-vomit-stimulator.

Rated: 0/5

Mar 7, 2008

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Anna Smith

BBC.com

Despite its cheesy story, The Game Plan has one major trump card: The Rock is actually quite good.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 7, 2008

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Anna Smith

Time Out

Johnson's amiable performance makes this watchable for the target audience; namely sporty daddies and spoiled little girls primed to assimilate their lives into the Disney brand.

Rated: 2/6

Mar 7, 2008

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Boasts enough comedy to get by, ensuring reasonable entertainment for its target audience.

Rated: 6/10

Nov 24, 2020

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

There are moments where "The Game Plan" works, mostly involving Johnson, but for the most part, this is a forgettable film that won't even matter come October.

Nov 21, 2019

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

In many ways, The Game Plan is really just a big-budget, feature-film version of a Disney Channel Original Movie.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 3, 2014

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Sharom R

I liked The Game Plan because it was funny and emotional. It’s about a famous football player who finds out he has a daughter he didn’t know about. At first, he doesn’t know how to be a dad, but little by little they connect. The movie shows how love can change people. It’s fun to watch and also has a nice message about family. Sharom Ramírez

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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Ed R

Cute movie for the kiddos.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Amir S

A moving film about the relationship between a father and daughter. I cried and laughed with this film, I saw it twice, but both times were really very moving, it was moving to tears. I highly recommend everyone to see this film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/15/25

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thiago s

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas fo filme não são boas e engraçadas, o the rock até tenta fazer o filme ser bom mss não consegue

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/30/25

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Dionisis T

Enjoyable but nothing more.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/06/25

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burner l

not good but not bad either, its exactly a very family friendly movie that sounds and its for disney channel, its not impressive but its enjoyable to watch with kids or in a boring friday. the reviews back in 2007 didnt know what they were talking about, literally all we get now are slops with the rock in it, at least he was more human here in this one

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/24/24

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Synopsis

Bachelor football star Joe Kingman (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) seems to have it all. He is wealthy and carefree, and his team is on the way to capturing a championship. Suddenly, he is tackled by some unexpected news: He has a young daughter (Madison Pettis), the result of a last fling with his ex-wife. Joe must learn to balance his personal and professional lives with the needs of his child.

Director: Andy Fickman
Producer: Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray
Screenwriter: Nichole Millard, Kathryn Price
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Mayhem Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures
Rating: PG (Some Mild Thematic Elements)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 28, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $90.6M
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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