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The Game Plan

2007 · 110 min

A light, feel-good family comedy with a few emotional moments, easy to watch and predictably heartwarming.

Tagline
Joe Kingman had the perfect game plan to win the championship... but first, he has to tackle one little problem.
Overview
Bachelor football star Joe Kingman 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, 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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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • love
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
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
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, family
Directed by
Andy Fickman
Written by
Nichole Millard, Kathryn Price
Starring
Dwayne Johnson, Madison Pettis, Kyra Sedgwick, Roselyn Sánchez, Morris Chestnut, Hayes MacArthur, Brian J. White, Jamal Duff
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
110 min
Country
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Languages
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