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Leatherheads

2008 · 114 min

A genial, old-fashioned screwball comedy that ambles along with a smile, mixing slapstick football with gentle romance.

Directed by
George Clooney
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Tagline
If Love Is a Game, Who'll Make the First Pass?
Overview
A light hearted comedy about the beginnings of Professional American Football. When a decorated war hero and college all star is tempted into playing professional football. Everyone see the chance to make some big money, but when a reporter digs up some dirt on the war hero... everyone could lose out.

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Directed by
George Clooney
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Drama
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sport
  • love
  • media
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, romance, drama
Directed by
George Clooney
Written by
Duncan Brantley, Rick Reilly
Starring
George Clooney, Renée Zellweger, John Krasinski, Wayne Duvall, Stephen Root, Jonathan Pryce, Jack Thompson, Max Casella
Music
Randy Newman
Cinematography
Newton Thomas Sigel
Runtime
114 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
German, English

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