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Win Win

2011 · 106 min

A gentle, character-driven comedy-drama that balances warmth and quiet desperation, with a lived-in feel and a big heart.

Tagline: In the game of life, you can't lose 'em all.
Overview: When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's mother retrieves him.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
found family
redemption
class
coming-of-age
Places: small town
suburbs
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Tom McCarthy
Written by: Tom McCarthy
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale, Jeffrey Tambor, Burt Young, Melanie Lynskey, Alex Shaffer, Margo Martindale
Music: Lyle Workman
Cinematography: Oliver Bokelberg
Runtime: 106 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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