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Kicking & Screaming (2005)

Kicking & Screaming poster
Directed by
Jesse Dylan
Genre
comedy film, association football film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 697 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man coaches his son's youth soccer team as part of a rivalry with his own father. The competition gets out of hand as both men try to win at all costs.

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What happens

Kicking & Screaming is a 2005 American sports comedy film directed by Jesse Dylan and written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick. The film stars Will Ferrell and Robert Duvall as a father and son who exploit their own sons' soccer teams to try to beat the other. Mike Ditka, Kate Walsh, and Josh Hutcherson also star. It premiered at Universal City on May 1, 2005 and was released by Universal Pictures on May 13, 2005, to mixed reviews and grossed $56.1 million worldwide against a $45 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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