Synopsis

Release Date: 03/18/2011
Rating: R
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Comedy drama
Director: Tom McCarthy
Cast: Paul Giamatti , Amy Ryan , Bobby Cannavale , Jeffrey Tambor

Paul Giamatti headlines writer/director Tom McCarthy's comedy drama centering on a beleaguered attorney and part-time wrestling coach who schemes to keep his practice from going under by acting as the legal caretaker of an elderly client. Mike Flaherty (Giamatti) thinks he has discovered the perfect loophole to keep his practice in business. But his brilliant plan hits an unexpected hitch when his client's troubled grandson shows up looking for a place to stay. With his home life in turmoil and both of his careers in jeopardy, Mike quickly realizes that he'll have to get creative in order to find a way out of his current predicament.

What Critics Say

"...this bittersweet dramedy may be the closest thing to an honest depiction of the state of contemporary American communities."

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