At forty-something, straight-laced Cal Weaver is living the dream — good job, nice house, great kids and a marriage to his high school sweetheart. But, when Cal learns that his wife, Emily, 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 unsmooth. Now, spending his free evenings sulking alone at a local bar, the hapless Cal is taken on as wingman and protégé to handsome thirty-something player Jacob Palmer.
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 harbours a crush on Cal. And, despite Cal's makeover and his many new conquests, the one thing that he can't make over is his heart, which seems to keep leading him back to where he began.
Cast
Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, John Carroll Lynch, Marisa Tomei, Kevin Bacon
Directed by
Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Music
Christophe Beck, Nick Urata