Crazy, Stupid, Love

Comedy, Drama, Romance 1h 58min

Synopsis

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 protégé 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.

Glenn Ficarra and John Requa directed “Crazy, Stupid Love” from a screenplay by Dan Fogelman. The film stars Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling (“Half Nelson”), Julianne Moore (“The Kids Are All Right”), Emma Stone (“Easy A”), Jonah Bobo (“Zathura”) and John Carroll Lynch (“Shutter Island”), with Academy Award® winner Marisa Tomei (“What Women Want”) and Kevin Bacon (“Frost/Nixon”). Analeigh Tipton (upcoming “The Green Hornet”), multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban, Liza Lapira (“Fast & Furious”) and Joey King (“Ramona and Beezus”) also star in the film.