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Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
, 1h52Directed by Gurinder Chadha
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Feminist films, Films about immigration, Sports films, La précarité, Association football films, Political films, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Parminder Nagra, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Keira Knightley, Archie Panjabi, Anupam Kher, Preeya Kalidas
Jesminder "Jess" Bhamra is the 18-year-old daughter of Punjabi Sikh Indians from Hounslow in west London. Jess is infatuated with football but her parents have forbidden her to play because she is a girl. She plays in the park sometimes with her good friend Tony, and his buddies, where her skills draw the attention of Juliette "Jules" Paxton, who plays for the women's team of the local club, the fictional Hounslow Harriers. Their coach, Joe, is impressed with her play and puts her on the team. Jess pretends to have a job to play with the team and Jules and Jess become best friends, despite the fact that both are attracted to Joe. Jess enlists her sister Pinky to cover for her when the team travels to Germany for a big match, but everything unravels when Jules spies Joe and Jess almost kiss, causing a breach between them, and Jess's parents find out and forbid her to continue. Meanwhile, Jules's mother wrongly thinks Jules is a lesbian and the girls' spat is a lovers' quarrel. Jess's parents are confronted by a similar accusation before Jess reveals the truth about her attraction to Joe. While the elder Bhamras are distracted by the elaborate preparations for Pinky's upcoming wedding, Jess continues to play and the Hounslow Harriers make their way towards the top of the league. Joe encourages Jess to come clean with her parents and eventually approaches Mr. Bhamra to explain she has a chance to win a prestigious scholarship, but Mr. Bhamra refuses to believe it. Jess and Jules must sort their differences, make peace with their parents, and overcome cultural prejudice to win the league championship, and earn scholarships to Santa Clara University in California.
Kicking & Screaming (2005)
, 1h34Directed by Jesse Dylan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, Association football films
Actors Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Kate Walsh, Elliott Cho, Musetta Vander, Karly Rothenberg
Phil Weston (Will Ferrell), is an average person who had to endure his father Buck Weston's (Robert Duvall) over-competitiveness throughout his childhood, an upbringing which has left permanent mental scars. Now middle-aged and married, with a young son named Sam, Phil runs a small vitamin store, while Buck operates a local chain of sports stores.
Early Man (2018)
Directed by Nick Park
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes La préhistoire, Sports films, Association football films
Actors Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall, Richard Ellef Ayoade, Selina Griffiths
Durant la Préhistoire, quand les dinosaures et les mammouths parcouraient encore la terre, un homme des cavernes courageux, Doug, et son meilleur ami Hognob (Crochon en français) s’unissent pour sauver leur tribu d’un puissant ennemi.
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
, 1h53Directed by Stephen Chow
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Association football films, Kung fu films
Actors Stephen Chow, Ng Man-tat, Zhao Wei, Danny Chan Kwok Kwan, Patrick Tse, Vincent Kok
Sing (Stephen Chow) is a master of Shaolin kung fu, whose goal in life is to promote the spiritual and practical benefits of the art to modern society. He experiments with various methods, but none bear positive results. He then meets "Golden Leg" Fung (Ng Man-tat), a legendary Hong Kong soccer star in his day, who is now walking with a limp, following the treachery of a former teammate Hung (Patrick Tse), now a rich businessman.
She's the Man (2006)
, 1h40Directed by Andy Fickman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about education, Feminist films, Films about sexuality, Sports films, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Association football films, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, David Cross, John Pyper-Ferguson, Alexandra Breckenridge
Viola Hastings (Amanda Bynes) is a smart-mouthed high school soccer player at Cornwall, which suddenly cuts its girls' team. After her request to join the boys' team is refused by the sexist coach, she finds a way to play for Cornwall's rivals, Illyria, an elite boarding school team that her twin brother, Sebastian (James Kirk), is supposed to enroll at as a new student. However, he is hoping to go to a contest in London with his fledging band, so he asks Viola to cover for him by telling the school that he is sick. She agrees but, unbeknownst to him, decides to pass herself off as Sebastian instead, in hopes of beating Cornwall and humiliating her cocky ex-boyfriend, Justin (Robert Hoffman). With the help of her stylist friend, Paul (Jonathan Sadowski), she is transformed into "Sebastian" and joins Illyria in his place.
Underdogs (2013)
, 1h37Directed by Juan José Campanella
Genres Romantic comedy, Adventure, Animation, Romance
Themes Sports films, Association football films, Children's films
Actors Juan José Campanella, Pablo Rago, Diego Ramos, Matthew Morrison, Rupert Grint, Ariana Grande
The film begins with the narrator telling his son, Matías, a story before going to sleep, one where he will have to use his imagination.
Playing for Keeps (2012)
, 1h45Directed by Gabriele Muccino
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, Association football films
Actors Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Dennis Quaid, Uma Thurman, Judy Greer
George Dryer (Gerard Butler) is a former professional Scottish soccer player who played for Celtic, Liverpool, D.C. United and the Scotland national team, and is largely seen as a "has been". His attempts to raise money by selling his former game memorabilia and become a sports announcer are largely met with ambivalence. George's relationship with his son Lewis (Noah Lomax) is equally unsuccessful due to his only seeing Lewis sporadically. When he discovers that his ex-wife Stacie (Jessica Biel) is getting married to her boyfriend Matt (James Tupper), George grows despondent.
Goal! (2005)
, 1h58Directed by Danny Cannon
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Association football films
Actors Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Tony Plana, Marcel Iureș, Stephen Dillane, Gary Lewis
Santiago Muñez is a skilled footballer. The son of a gardener who lives in a barrio section of Los Angeles, Santiago works as a busboy in a Chinese restaurant and helps with his father's gardening business. His ultimate dream is to play football professionally. Due to his poverty and the fact that he plays solely for a club made up of Hispanics from a local car wash, he feels his chances are slim. Santiago is noticed by Glen Foy (Stephen Dillane), a former Newcastle United player who works as a car mechanic but still has ties to his old team. Glen arranges to get Santiago a tryout with Newcastle United, who recently signed talented new player Gavin Harris (Alessandro Nivola). Needing to get to England, Santiago begins to save his money in an old shoe, but his father finds the stash and takes it to buy a GMC truck to allow them to work for themselves. His dream is not lost though, as his grandmother sells off her jewellery to buy him a ticket to England.
Escape to Victory (1981)
, 1h56Directed by John Huston
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Prison films, Sports films, Association football films, Political films
Actors Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow, Daniel Massey, Amidou, Benoît Ferreux
Football plays a central role of the film. A team of Allied prisoners of war (POWs), coached and led by English Captain John Colby (Michael Caine), a professional footballer for West Ham United before the war, agree to play an exhibition match against a German team, only to find themselves involved in a German propaganda stunt.
Didier (1997)
, 1h45Directed by Alain Chabat, Robert Kechichian
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Association football films, Films about cats, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Jean-Pierre Bacri, Alain Chabat, Isabelle Gélinas, Lionel Abelanski, Josiane Balasko, Caroline Cellier
Jean-Pierre, a soccer agent, has agreed to keep Didier, the dog of Annabelle, a friend who is a film journalist. During the night, the Labrador is transformed into a human, at least in appearance, but Didier is still a dog psychologically. Confronted by Richa from his famous soccer players, Fabrice and Baco, both injured only one week before a very important match against the Paris Saint-Germain. Didier is going to help him and replace the injured players. But the real mission of Didier is to reconcile Jean-Pierre and his girlfriend Maria.
Le Crocodile du Botswanga (2014)
, 1h30Directed by Fabrice Éboué, Lionel Steketee
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Monde imaginaire, Sports films, Association football films
Actors Fabrice Éboué, Thomas N'Gijol, Franck de la Personne, Ibrahim Koma, Claudia Tagbo, Eriq Ebouaney
Le jeune et talentueux footballeur français Leslie Konda, évoluant au poste d'attaquant, vient de signer un contrat avec un grand club espagnol. Son agent Didier, présenté comme étant de faible envergure, l'a repéré durant son adolescence. Les ancêtres de Leslie sont originaires du Botswanga, pays dirigé par le dictateur Bobo Babimbi. Ce dernier, passionné de football, conclut un arrangement crapuleux avec Didier pour que Leslie Konda intègre la sélection nationale de son pays, les Crocodiles du Botswanga. Didier et Leslie vont vivre une semaine au sein d'une dictature ubuesque où le tyran connaît mieux les prénoms de ses crocodiles domestiques mangeurs d'opposants politiques que ceux de ses propres enfants.
Next Goal Wins (2023)
Directed by Taika Waititi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy
Themes Sports films, Association football films, Children's films
Actors Michael Fassbender, Elisabeth Moss, Oscar Kightley, David Fane, Rachel House, Rhys Darby
En 2001, l'équipe des Samoa américaines de football subit une défaite historique contre l'Australie 31-0 lors des éliminatoires pour la Coupe du monde 2002. Pour oublier cet affront, la fédération ambitionne une qualification à la Coupe du monde 2014. En 2011, l'entraineur néerlandais Thomas Rongen, qui a principalement officié aux Etats-Unis, est engagé pour faire progresser l'équipe.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
, 1h53Directed by Robert Stevenson, Christopher Hibler, Arthur J. Vitarelli
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Sports films, Transport films, Aviation films, Association football films, Witches in film, Musical films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Cindy O'Callaghan, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe, John Ericson
The three Rawlins children, Charlie, Carrie, and Paul are evacuated from London during The Blitz to the remote village of Pepperinge Eye. They are placed in the reluctant care of Miss Eglantine Price, a reclusive woman who agrees to the arrangement temporarily. The children attempt to run away back to London, but change their minds after observing Miss Price attempting to fly on a broomstick. Miss Price reveals she is learning witchcraft through a correspondence school with hopes of using her spells in the British war effort, and offers the children a transportation spell in exchange for their silence. Miss Price casts the spell on a knob that the youngest child, Paul, has removed from the bed in the children’s shared bedroom, and she adds that only Paul can activate the spell.
The Big Green (1995)
, 1h39Directed by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Association football films, Children's films
Actors Steve Guttenberg, Olivia D'Abo, Jay O. Sanders, John Terry, Chauncey Leopardi, Patrick Renna
Teacher Anna Montgomery (Olivia d'Abo), who is on an exchange program from Surrey, England, is placed into a school in the tiny (and fictional) town of Elma, Texas. She struggles to connect with the children at first, as they believe they are underachievers after receiving the lowest test scores in the state for four years running. She is also shocked to learn that the children think very little of everything. So instead of teaching geography to the inattentive class, Ms. Montgomery breaks the globe in an attempt to introduce the kids to a new game. After some confusion, the children begin to learn the game of soccer. Then at the end of the first session, Ms. Montgomery tells them that they have been entered into a league in Austin, Texas, but their first game was the next day. At this point, the town Sheriff Tom Palmer (Steve Guttenberg) becomes co-coach.
Ladybugs (1992)
, 1h30Directed by Sidney J. Furie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Sports films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Association football films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Rodney Dangerfield, Jackée Harry, Jonathan Brandis, Vinessa Shaw, Ilene Graff, Steve Landesberg
Chester Lee (Rodney Dangerfield) is desperate for a promotion at work. To impress his boss, he claims to have been a good soccer player in his youth and is badgered into coaching a girls' team called the Ladybugs. Dragging his assistant Julie (Jackée Harry) along as assistant coach, Chester figures the gig easy as the Ladybugs, sponsored by his company, are a dynasty. Unfortunately, only one player has returned. The team, which includes the boss's daughter, Kimberly (Vinessa Shaw), are clueless, make a dreadful start to the season and the boss is less than impressed.