Playing for Keeps

Playing for Keeps

This holiday season, what do you really want?

Directed by Gabriele Muccino

Produced by Evil Twins, Millennium Media

2012106 min5.7 / 10

A feel-good holiday comedy about redemption and family bonds, centered on a father reconnecting with his son through soccer.

A former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's soccer team in an attempt to get his life together.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Playing for Keeps violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Playing for Keeps easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Playing for Keeps scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does Playing for Keeps end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Playing for Keeps sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity9

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise17

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like Playing for Keeps, and what each one shares →

Like Playing for Keeps

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Playing for Keeps

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Playing for Keeps, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Playing for Keeps, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Playing for Keeps, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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