Overview
Genre
ComedyRelease Date
July 29, 2011MPAA Rating
PG-13Duration
117 min.Studio
Warner Bros. PicturesOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Glenn Ficarra, John RequaProducer
Denise Di Novi, Steve CarellScreenwriter
Dan FogelmanStarring
- Steve Carell as Cal Weaver
- Ryan Gosling as Jacob Palmer
- Julianne Moore as Emily
- Emma Stone as Hannah
- John Carroll Lynch
- Marisa Tomei as Kate
- Crystal Reed as Amy Johnson
- Kevin Bacon as David Lindhagen
- Jonah Bobo
- Analeigh Tipton as Jessica
- Josh Groban as Richard
- Liza Lapira
- Joey King as Molly
Story
At fortysomething, straight-laced Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the dream-good job, nice house, great kids and marriage to his high school sweetheart. But when Cal learns that his wife, Emily (Julianne Moore), has cheated on him and wants a divorce, his "perfect" life quickly unravels. Worse, in today's single world, Cal, who hasn't dated in decades, stands out as the epitome of un-smooth. Now spending his free evenings sulking alone at a local bar, the hapless Cal is taken on as wingman and protege to handsome, thirtysomething player Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). In an effort to help Cal get over his wife and start living his life, Jacob opens Cal's eyes to the many options before him: flirty women, manly drinks and a sense of style that can't be found at Supercuts or The Gap. Cal and Emily aren't the only ones looking for love in what might be all the wrong places: Cal's 13-year-old son, Robbie, is crazy about his 17-year-old babysitter, Jessica, who harbors a crush on Cal. And despite Cal's makeover and his many new conquests, the one thing that can't be made over is his heart, which seems to keep leading him back to where he began.
