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Film Theme: Soccer Players
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The list Film Theme: Soccer Players includes
Bend It Like Beckham, The Big Green, Shaolin Soccer, Mean Machine and Kicking & Screaming.
The list consists of 31 members.
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Kicking & Screaming
2005 American film
Overview: 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 ...
Release date: 1 May 2005Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport, RomanceDirector: Jesse DylanProducer: Judd Apatow, Mia ApatowWriter: Leo Benvenuti, Steve RudnickFamily man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father's competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids' soccer team, and soon finds ...
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Bend It Like Beckham
2002 film
Overview: Bend It Like Beckham is a 2002 sports comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha from a screenplay by Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, and Guljit Bindra. The film stars Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley ...
Release date: 11 April 2002Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, SportDirector: Gurinder ChadhaCast: Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Archie Panjabi, Shaznay LewisProducer: Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder ChadhaWriter: Gurinder Chadha, Guljit BindraTwo ambitious girls, despite their parents' wishes, have their hearts set on careers in professional soccer. 0
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The Big Green
1995 film by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Overview: The Big Green is a 1995 family sports comedy film by Walt Disney Pictures written and directed by Holly Goldberg Sloan. The film stars Olivia d'Abo, Steve Guttenberg and Jay O. Sanders. The film is about ...
Genre: Comedy, Family, SportDirector: Holly Goldberg SloanProducer: Roger Birnbaum, Dennis BishopWriter: Holly Goldberg SloanA teacher on exchange from England is placed in an underachieving Texas school, where she coaches the students in soccer, improving their self-esteem and ... 0
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Shaolin Soccer
2001 martial arts sports comedy film by Stephen Chow
Overview: Shaolin Soccer (Chinese: 少林足球) is a 2001 Hong Kong sports comedy film directed by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the lead role. The film revolves around a former Shaolin monk who reunites his five br ...
Release date: 12 July 2001Genre: Action, Comedy, SportDirector: Stephen ChowProducer: Stephen Chow, Daniel LamWriter: Stephen Chow, Kan-Cheung TsangA young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage. 0
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Mean Machine
2001 film by Barry Skolnick
Overview: Mean Machine is a 2001 British sports comedy film directed by Barry Skolnick and starring former footballer Vinnie Jones. The film is an adaptation of the 1974 American film The Longest Yard, featuring ...
Release date: 26 December 2001Genre: Comedy, Drama, SportDirector: Barry SkolnickProducer: Adam Bohling, Georgia MastersWriter: Tracy Keenan Wynn, Charlie FletcherA football star jailed for assault leads a group of inmates in a match against prison guards. 0
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Goal II: Living the Dream
2007 film by Jaume Collet-Serra
Overview: Goal II: Living the Dream (also known simply as Goal II) is a 2007 sports drama film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra from a screenplay by Mike Jefferies, Adrian Butchart, and Terry Loane. The sequel to ...
Release date: 9 February 2007Genre: Drama, SportDirector: Jaume Collet-SerraProducer: Jeff Abberley, Matt BarrelleWriter: Mike Jefferies, Adrian ButchartWhen Newcastle United soccer star Santiago Muñez (Kuno Becker) is offered a spot with Real Madrid, he accepts, but the move - accompanied by big money ... 0
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Ladybugs
1992 film by Sidney J. Furie
Overview: Ladybugs is a 1992 American sports-comedy film starring Rodney Dangerfield and directed by Sidney J. Furie. Dangerfield plays a Denver businessman who takes over a girls soccer team that the company he ...
Release date: 27 March 1992Genre: Comedy, SportDirector: Sidney J. FurieProducer: Harry Basil, Lloyd BloomWriter: Curtis BurchTo climb the corporate ladder to success, a guy agrees to coach the company's all-girls soccer team with the help of his secret weapon: his fiancee's son ... 0
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Gracie
2007 film by Davis Guggenheim
Overview: Gracie is a 2007 American sports drama film directed by Davis Guggenheim. It stars Carly Schroeder as Gracie Bowen, Dermot Mulroney as Bryan Bowen, Elisabeth Shue as Lindsay Bowen, Jesse Lee Soffer as ...
Release date: 12 March 2007Genre: Drama, Sport, BiographyDirector: Davis GuggenheimCast: Jesse Lee Soffer, Christopher Shand, Carly Schroeder, Karl Girolamo, Vasilios Mantagas, Donny GrayProducer: Cindy Alston, Jeff ArnoldWriter: Lisa Marie Petersen, Karen JanszenA teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer. 0
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Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal
2007 Indian film
Overview: Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (transl. Get Set Goal) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film produced by Ronnie Screwvala and directed by Vivek Agnihotri for UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars ...Release date: 23 November 2007Genre: Sport, DramaDirector: Vivek AgnihotriProducer: Anurag Kashyap, Rohit MalhotraJaidev and Kavita Bhasin live a middle-classed lifestyle in Southall, England, along with their son... 0
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The Damned United
2009 film
Overview: The Damned United is a 2009 sports drama film directed by Tom Hooper and adapted by Peter Morgan from David Peace's bestselling 2006 novel The Damned Utd – a largely fictional book based on the author's ...Release date: 27 March 2009Genre: Drama, SportDirector: Tom HooperCast: Michael Sheen, Colm Meaney, Giles Alderson, Mark Bazeley, Christopher Boulstridge, Bill BradshawProducer: Peter Morgan, David PeaceA look at Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of Leeds United. 0
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Overview: Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos is a 2006 documentary film about the New York Cosmos, one of the most famous soccer clubs in the history of the United States.Release date: 18 May 2006Genre: Documentary, SportDirector: Paul Crowder, John DowerProducer: John Dower, Mark MonroeThe rise and fall of the N.Y. Cosmos. The soccer team that brought Pele to America; against the backdrop of N.Y. City in the 70's. 0
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When Saturday Comes
1996 film directed by Maria Giese
Overview: When Saturday Comes is a 1996 British film directed by Maria Giese and starring Sean Bean and Emily Lloyd. The film was released in March 1996, and was distributed by Guild Film Distribution. The soundtrack ...
Release date: 1 March 1996Genre: Sport, DramaDirector: Maria GieseProducer: James Daly, Peter KoralWriter: James Daly, Maria GieseJimmy Muir is a hard-drinking brewery worker in the city of Sheffield, with an arrogant lack of respect for authority... 0
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Victory
1981 film
Overview: Escape to Victory (or simply Victory) is a 1981 sports war film directed by John Huston and starring Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow and Pelé. The film is about Allied prisoners of war ...Release date: 7 July 1981Genre: Action, Sport, War, DramaDirector: John HustonProducer: Annie Fargue, Freddie FieldsWriter: Yabo Yablonsky, Djordje MilicevicAs allied POWs prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers ... 0
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Release date: 3 August 2004Genre: Comedy, Family, SportDirector: Sandy TungProducer: John E. Deaver, John H. Brister 0
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Rudo y Cursi
2008 Mexican film
Overview: Rudo y Cursi (Spanish, literally, "Rough and Corny") is a 2008 Mexican sports comedy-drama film starring Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal and Guillermo Francella. It is directed by Carlos Cuarón and produced ...Release date: 8 May 2009Genre: Drama, Sport, ComedyDirector: Carlos CuarónCast: Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Guillermo Francella, Dolores Heredia, Adriana Paz, Jessica MasProducer: Carlos Cuarón, Alfonso CuarónTwo siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer. 0
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Fever Pitch
1997 British film
Overview: Fever Pitch is a 1997 film starring Colin Firth and Ruth Gemmell, based loosely on Nick Hornby's best-selling memoir, Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life (1992).Release date: 4 April 1997Genre: Sport, Romance, ComedyDirector: David EvansProducer: Nick O'Hagan, Amanda PoseyWriter: Nick Hornby 0
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The Cup
1999 film
Overview: The Cup (Tibetan: ཕོར་པ། or Phörpa) is a 1999 Tibetan-language film written and directed by Khyentse Norbu in his feature directorial debut. The plot involves two young football-crazed Tibetan refugee ...Release date: 29 August 1999Genre: Comedy, SportDirector: Khyentse NorbuProducer: Glenn Fawcett, Patrick JacquelinWriter: Khyentse Norbu 0
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Offside
2006 Iranian film
Overview: Offside (Persian: آفساید) is a 2006 Iranian film directed by Jafar Panahi. The film is about a group of girls who try to watch a World Cup qualifying match but are forbidden by law because of their gender ...
Release date: 17 February 2006Genre: Comedy, Drama, SportDirector: Jafar PanahiCast: Mohammad Asarian, Sima Mobarak-Shahi, Shayesteh Irani, Ayda Sadeqi, Golnaz Farmani, Mahnaz ZabihiProducer: Jafar PanahiWriter: Jafar Panahi, Shadmehr RastinStruggle of Women in a country that excludes them from entering the stadiums. 0
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Garpastum
2005 Russian film
Overview: Garpastum (Russian: Гарпастум) is a 2005 Russian historical drama film written and directed by Aleksei German Jr. It was entered into the main competition at the 62nd edition of the Venice Film Festival ...Release date: 11 September 2005Genre: DramaDirector: Aleksey German Jr.Cast: Yevgeny Pronin, Danila Kozlovskiy, Dmitri Vladimirov, Aleksandr Bukovski, Chulpan Khamatova, Yuriy KutsenkoProducer: Oleg Antonov, Aleksey German Jr. 0
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Didier
1997 French film
Overview: Didier is a 1997 French comedy film written and directed by Alain Chabat. It stars Jean-Pierre Bacri and Alain Chabat. Chabat received a César Award for Best Debut in 1998.Release date: 29 January 1997Genre: Comedy, Sport, FantasyDirector: Alain ChabatCast: Elliot, Caroline Cellier, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Pascal Gennesseaux, Laurent Dailland, Jean-Marie FrinProducer: Alain Chabat, Claude Berri 0
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