Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- lighthearted
- whimsical
- warm
- family movie night
- lazy sunday
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be a conventional Disney family comedy whose appeal rests largely on Dwayne Johnson's charisma.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Joe Kingman must abruptly care for his previously unknown eight-year-old daughter and gradually reorganize his life around her needs.
Joe's glamorous football-star lifestyle repeatedly clashes with ordinary parenting tasks, from transportation to childcare.
Joe's relationship with Peyton reshapes his priorities and culminates in a personally meaningful football challenge.
Joe is an elite American football star whose wealth, publicity, teammates, and career frame the family conflict.
Films like The Game Plan, and why
The Pacifier
shares a family comedy premise in which an irresponsible adult learns parental responsibility through an unexpected child relationship
Kicking & Screaming
combines sports celebrity culture, fish out of water parenting, broad humor, and an uplifting family arc
Tooth Fairy
features a bachelor forced into domestic responsibility, with child-centered comedy and sentimental reconciliation
Movie Details
- Director
- Andy Fickman
- Release Date
- 2007-09-28
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (2255)
Cast
- Dwayne Johnson
- Madison Pettis
- Kyra Sedgwick
- Roselyn Sánchez
- Morris Chestnut
- Hayes MacArthur
- Brian J. White
- Jamal Duff
- Paige Turco
- Gordon Clapp
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Game Plan about?
- A swaggering football superstar must trade bachelor excess for improvised fatherhood when an eight-year-old daughter suddenly enters his life.
- What is The Game Plan like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Game Plan as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Game Plan violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Game Plan as mild.
- What did critics think of The Game Plan?
- Critics broadly found the film to be a conventional Disney family comedy whose appeal rests largely on Dwayne Johnson's charisma.
- Which films are like The Game Plan?
- Films with a similar feel include The Pacifier, Kicking & Screaming, and Tooth Fairy.
- How long is The Game Plan?
- The Game Plan runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Game Plan?
- In United States, The Game Plan streams on Disney Plus.
