Win Win (film)

Win Win
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTom McCarthy
Screenplay byTom McCarthy
Story by
  • Tom McCarthy
  • Joe Tiboni
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyOliver Bokelberg
Edited byTom McArdle
Music byLyle Workman
Production
companies
  • Groundswell Productions
  • Next Wednesday Productions
  • Dune Entertainment
  • Everest Entertainment
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • January 21, 2011 (2011-01-21) (Sundance)
  • March 18, 2011 (2011-03-18) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[1][2]
Box office$11.8 million[2][3]

Win Win is a 2011 American sports comedy-drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Tom McCarthy from a story by McCarthy and Joe Tiboni. It stars Paul Giamatti as a struggling attorney who, volunteering as a high-school wrestling coach, takes on the guardianship of an elderly client in a desperate attempt to keep his practice afloat. Alex Shaffer, Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale, and Jeffrey Tambor appear in supporting roles.

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2011, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 18, 2011, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. It grossed over $11.8 million worldwide against a $5 million budget, and received positive reviews from critics, who mostly praised McCarthy's screenplay and the performances of the cast. It was named one of the top 10 independent films of 2011 by the National Board of Review, while McCarthy and Tiboni were nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 17th Critics' Choice Awards and for Best Screenplay at the 27th Independent Spirit Awards.

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  3. ^ "Win Win". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

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