A 6-Word Review of “Playing for Keeps,” the New Gerard Butler Rom-Com

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Playing for Keeps
Open Road Films
106 minutes

It has Gerard Butler in it.

Playing for Keeps gets a wide release Friday, December 7. The film is rated PG-13 for some sexual situations and for being a flailing excuse for anything. Click here for showtimes and tickets.

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