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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.
Theatrical
Mar 18, 2011
Box Office
$10.7M
Budget
$10.8M
Return
1.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 23, 2011
Director
Writers
Joe Tiboni, Tom McCarthy
Producers
Music
Studio
Next Wednesday Productions, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Everest Entertainment, Groundswell Productions
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →P
Paul Giamatti
Mike Flaherty
A
Amy Ryan
Jackie Flaherty
B
Bobby Cannavale
Terry Delfino
J
Jeffrey Tambor
Vigman
B
Burt Young
Leo Poplar
M
Melanie Lynskey
Cindy Timmons
A
Alex Shaffer
Kyle
M
Margo Martindale
Eleanor
D
David Thompson
Stemler
N
Nina Arianda
Shelly
M
Marcia Haufrecht
Gina Flaherty
S
Sharon Wilkins
Judge Lee
C
Clare Foley
Abby
T
Tim Ransom
Stuart Thatcher
M
Marceline Hugot
Woman Jogging
E
Edmund Ikeda
Frank
D
Darren Goldstein
Sheffield Coach
D
Dariusz M. Uczkowski
Zachary Lowenstein
E
Earl Baker Jr.
Staff Member
N
Nicholas Lopez
Anthony Pizzno
