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6.8When 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.
Released: 2011-03-18106 minDir: Tom McCarthyDrama, ComedyBudget: $10.8MBox office: $10.7M
Cast
- Paul Giamatti as Mike Flaherty
- Amy Ryan as Jackie Flaherty
- Bobby Cannavale as Terry Delfino
- Jeffrey Tambor as Vigman
- Burt Young as Leo Poplar
- Melanie Lynskey as Cindy Timmons
Themes
- new jersey
- sports
- coach
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Categories
2010s coming-of-age comedy-drama films2010s sports comedy-drama films2011 American films2011 English-language films2011 films2011 independent filmsAmerican coming-of-age comedy-drama filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican sports comedy-drama filmsAmerican wrestling filmsDune Entertainment filmsEnglish-language independent films