Win Win

Synopsis: Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty (Giamatti), who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family. Just as it looks like he will get a double payday, the boy's mother shows up fresh from rehab and flat broke, threatening to derail everything.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Director(s): Tom McCarthy
Production: Fox Searchlight Pictures
  5 wins & 22 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
75
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
R
Year:
2011
106 min
$10,100,000
Website
253 Views


Sh*t.

Mommy.

Mommy, can we play croquet today?

Where's Daddy?

He's running.

From what?

Shh. Oh. Oh.

Eat.

Oh, sh*t.

Alright.

How was your run?

Good. It was good.

Eat your breakfast.

ABBY I don't ke it.

You do too. Stop coloring.

I'm impressed you're keeping it up.

What brand is this?

They're the same.

Daddy, look, it's your team.

Hmm?

Oh. Hey. That's my team.

That's great, honey. Are they winning?

Yeah.

That's more like it. Oh, oh.

Sh*t!

Aw. Hey, hey.

Sweetheart, do not use words like that.

That's a bad word. Okay?

Okay.

Yes, that is a bad word.

Yes, it is.

What? Don't look at me.

Mm-hm. Okay.

Goodbye, sweetie. Goodbye, jellybean.

Oh...

Bye, Daddy.

Hey.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm good. Why?

Just checking.

Okay. Bye, guys.

JACKIE & ABBY:
Bye.

Can I have more juice?

Mike! Did you call Fenn about the tree?

No. I will today.

Please do. I don't want it coming down

on the house.

Yeah, you're right. I will.

Love you.

I love you too, sweetie. Bye.

Bye.

Sh*t.

Vig?

I'm down here.

What's up, Vig?

Donna's out sick. I can't find

anything without her. This sucks.

Who was that guy?

Oh. That sucks more.

That's the p umber. I called him

to look at this piece-of-crap boiler.

Why?

Because it clanks and it's

driving me crazy. You don't hear this?

I hear it. I just figured that it's old, so...

He said we have to replace it

because it's gonna blow.

What? We just had it fixed

like three months ago.

He said that job was crap.

That guy did crap work.

Can you believe that? That little scumbag.

Heh.

Unbelievable.

Um...

How much to fix it? Did he say?

Ah, 6 grand.

Holy sh*t!

That's right.

Holy sh*t!

Tell me about it.

And I gotta tell you, I'm not doing great.

My bus ness is off,

and my stepson wants to get the Lasik.

Really? Isn't he k nd of young for that?

You know, I really don't care.

If he wants to get Lasik and it

makes him happy, then he can have it.

Okay, so, uh...

...what you want to do here?

Okay. I was thinking...

...let's just leave it for now. We just...

...put plastic on the files.

What you thinking?

That sounds great. That's good.

For now.

Yeah, fine.

Let's get out of here

before this thing blows.

I'll get some plastic

before practice.

Hey.

Good morning, Shelly. How you doing?

A little hungover. My boyfriend's a moron.

I'm sorry to hear that.

How'd the team do last night?

We lost.

Bummer.

Mm-hm.

Your noon cance ed.

so you just have the 10:30 and the 3:00.

Anything else?

The toilet's not flushing again.

Should I call someone this time?

No, I' I take a look at it.

Who have I got at 10:30?

Frank.

You think your son stole t?

Yeah, I know he did.

Mm-hm.

Why would he steal your cat?

He's jealous of her. Very jealous.

Wow. I can see why.

It's a nice-looking cat.

Oh, yeah.

What's Vig doing with that plastic?

Who knows?

Leo, remember you got lost

and the police had to help you a few times.

That's why we got Jolie to help you.

Right?

So, what do we do now?

If that judge deems you incapacitated,

you'll need a guardian.

If we can't find your daughter-

She can't even find herself.

Okay. if we can't find her, then the state

will become your guardian.

What state?

Uh...

You know, the state... of New Jersey.

That's crazy.

I don't need New Jersey's help.

I got Jolie. And there's nothing

going on between us, so you know.

Okay. I'm sure that there's not. Uh...

Let's first try to find your daughter,

and then we'll go from there, okay?

Am I still hungover

or is that noise getting louder?

You're probably still hungover, Shelly.

We got copies of Leo's financial

statements. The guy's loaded.

Leo? Yeah.

Any uck finding his daughter?

No, that lady is gone.

I have tried everything.

Crap.

Let me see his file again.

Can't the state just leave him in his home?

That's what he wants.

Yeah, they could. But they won't.

It's too much work.

They' I move him into Oak Knoll.

Pass me a brochure.

But he's got Jolie. She can handle it.

No, she can't. The guardian

has to make all the decisions.

It's the difference

between a babysitter and a parent.

Well, that's a bummer.

I wish I could do it.

I could use the extra 1500 a month.

Fifteen hundred doI ars?

Is that the commiss on?

It's in the file. I told you, he's loaded.

Mike F aherty's off ce.

Move! Move! Stay right on him.

Don't cross your feet!

Stay on him!

Keep your chest right down on him!

Runaway

When I say

Other man:

Come on, let's go!

Move, don't cross your feet:

Hey, hey, hey.

Whose headgear is this?

Whose headgear? Stemler, wake up!

How's the team doing?

Not good.

What the he happened, man?

We used to be good.

Not anymore.

Sh*t. Could we stop for a second?

Yeah.

Holy sh*t. That sucked.

You're running good. buddy.

You're kicking my ass.

I'm trying to get out here

a bit more often, you know?

You gotta be kidding me.

What?

Lori. Texting me at 7 in the morning...

...asking if I want an antique

sewing table we bought together.

Do you?

No! I want my f***ing house back!

Is she still with that guy?

What, my contractor?

Guy I hired? Yeah.

Scumbag's probably walking around

my house wearing his tool belt.

Ha, ha.

Take a picture.

For chrissake.

Come on, take it.

Come on, it's cold!

Don't send it.

Too late. I hate her.

Maybe you should move back to the city.

Get a new job. Shake things up a little bit.

Finley called. He's starting

a fund in May. I'll wait for that.

That guy is starting

another fund already? Wow.

The guy's an animal. He prints money.

Heh, heh.

Come on.

Let's finish strong, alright?

Hold up!

What?

What's wrong?

Just hold up.

Hold up.

You okay?

I can't breathe.

You're breathing funny.

Mike. Holy sh*t. Mike, you okay?

I'm gonna call somebody.

Don't ca, don't call. I'm fine.

Sh*t.

F***. Sh*t.

Okay, Mike...

Hey, hey. Is it your heart?

Buddy, are you having a heart attack?

No, I'm not having a heart attack.

I just can't breathe.

Okay. You could be having a heart attack.

Let's lay down.

It's wet. I don't wanna lay down.

You're dying. Lay down. Come on.

Do me a favor and squeeze my hand.

Squeeze my hand.

Why?

Just squeeze it.

Are you cold?

Yeah, I'm lying on the ground.

Okay. All right. I'm gonna blanket you.

I'm gonna warm you up.

I'm gonna warm you up. It's okay.

Shh. Shh.

Are you all right?

Sorry!

How long has that been happening?

Couple of months.

Doctor says it's stress.

He prescribe anything for you?

Yeah, jogging.

What do you think I'm doing out here?

That scared the sh*t out of me.

What are you stressed about?

I don't know.

Just work, money, everything.

Is it that bad?

Yeah, it is.

It is.

I don't know if I can

keep my practice going.

Really? Holy sh*t, Mike.

Yeah.

I've tried everything.

I have no idea what to do, Terry.

You told Jackie?

No. Not yet. I don't want to freak her out.

Good call. Alright.

We just have to come up

with a new strategy, right?

What else can you do for money?

What am I gonna do, bartend?

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Thomas Joseph "Tom" McCarthy is an American film director, screenwriter, and actor who has appeared in several films, including Meet the Parents and Good Night, and Good Luck, and television series such ... more…

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