Next Goal Wins (2023)

Directed by

Taika Waititi

Genre

drama film, comedy film, biographical film, comedy drama, association football film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 587 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A temperamental soccer coach is sent to coach the American Samoan national team after a record-breaking loss. He works to turn this group of misfits into a competitive team.

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What happens

Next Goal Wins is a 2023 sports comedy drama film directed by Taika Waititi, who co-wrote it with Iain Morris. Based on the 2014 documentary of the same name by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison, it stars Michael Fassbender as Thomas Rongen, with Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Rachel House, Beulah Koale, Will Arnett, and Elisabeth Moss. Next Goal Wins premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2023, and was released in the United States on November 17, 2023, by Searchlight Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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