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In this film, Cal Weaver ([[Steve Carell]]) is living the dream - he's got a good job, nice house, and great kids. Cal gets the surprise of his life when he learns his wife Emily ([[Julianne Moore]]) has been cheating on him with a coworker, David Lindhagen (Kevin Bacon), and wants a divorce. After moving into his own apartment, Cal begins grieving at a bar night after night talking to himself about his situation where he meets a young man named Jacob Palmer ([[Ryan Gosling]]). Jacob is a womanizer who successfully beds women each night, although he does take a particular interest in a young woman named Hannah ([[Emma Stone]]), the only woman to resist his advances. Not wanting to watch Cal keep draining his sorrows night after night, Jacob agrees to teach him his trade so that he can have the confidence to earn Emily back. Because Emily is the only woman Cal has even been with, Cal doesn't have much experience, so Jacob gives Cal a makeover and has him watch his tricks at the bar.
 
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=== This film features examples of: ===
* [[Billing Displacement]]: Analeigh Tipton has a bigger part than [[Marisa Tomei]], guess which one is on the poster...
* [[Caught with Your Pants Down]]: Robbie does it while thinking of Jessica, his babysitter that he loves.
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* [[Don't Explain the Joke]]: After admitting that she has a crush on an older man (Cal) to one of her friends, Jessica is ensured by said friend that her "lips are ARF ARF", accompanied by the friend clapping her hands. Not following, Jessica asks for an explanation as to what she means. Basically, "Our lips are seals." ''As in'', [[Rimshot|"our lips are sealed".]]
* [[Gray Rain of Depression]]: [[Lampshaded]] by Cal after he blows it with Emily at the parent/teacher conference and it begins to rain...
{{quote| "Oh, that is ''such a cliché.''"}}
* [[Ladykiller in Love]]: Jacob for Hannah.
* [[Hair Color Spoiler]]: {{spoiler|It's a bit obvious that Hannah and Emily both have red hair. It's no wonder they end up being mother and daughter in a film with such a tangled web of associations.}}
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* [[Papa Wolf]]: Cal's reaction upon finding out about {{spoiler|Jacob and Hannah}}, and Jessica's father's reaction when he thinks Cal is involved with ''his'' daughter.
* [[Precision F-Strike]]:
{{quote| "''Fuck!'' It's like you're ''Photoshopped!''"}}
* [[Realistic Diction Is Unrealistic]]: Averted; characters trip over their own tongues, repeat words, have awkward pauses in the middle of or between sentences, interrupt each other or don't finish their thoughts. This seems to be common in Steve Carrell films.
* [[Romantic False Lead]]: David