The Soccer Football Movie

2022 1h 10m EN

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 127

AnimationComedyFamily

Synopsis

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When mysterious green slime monsters start popping out of soccer balls, all-star athletes Zlatan Ibrahimović and Megan Rapinoe must team up with their four biggest fans to stop evil scientist "Weird Al" Yankovic from stealing their talent.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Zlatan Ibrahimović
Zlatan Ibrahimović (voice)
Megan Rapinoe
Megan Rapinoe (voice)
'Weird Al' Yankovic
'Weird Al' Yankovic (voice)
Rob Stone
Rob Stone (voice)
Kieran Walton
O'Dang (voice)
Madison Zamor
Zana (voice)
Tania Gunadi
Nautai / Soccer Player #1 (voice)
Arnie Pantoja
Palio / Goalie (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mitch Schauer
Writers: Deeki Deke
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Whittaker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard Finn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Zlatan Ibrahimović and Megan Rapinoe and 'Weird Al' Yankovic carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt22774688 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mitch Schauer directs. Michael Whittaker scores. Richard Finn cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Michael Whittaker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Richard Finn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Zlatan Ibrahimović and Megan Rapinoe and 'Weird Al' Yankovic carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt22774688 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Original score: Michael Whittaker
Editing: Richard Finn
Runtime: 70 min · 1h 10m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Soccer Football Movie (2022)

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r96sk2023-01-03
★ 3/10
The film that turns Zlatan Ibrahimović into Darwin Núñez, basically. A cheap gag from a Manchester United supporter out the way, this is a rather bad flick. I'm not sure what I was expecting but it wasn't this. Its plot is practically '<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-incredible-hulk/">The Incredible Hulk</a>' meets '<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/ghostbusters/">Ghostbusters</a>', which sounds way cooler than it actually is. 'The Soccer Football Movie' is not only boring, not only bland but also extremely tedious to sit through - though, thankfully, it only lasts for around 1hr 15minutes. The animation is very cheap-looking, something that shouldn't be so with a company like Netflix involved. Then you also have a very lacklustre voice cast. Tania Gunadi is the only member that sticks out in my mind away from the people playing themselves, though that's probably only because I remember her from 2013's '<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/snow-bride/">Snow Bride</a>'. All those alongside Gunadi are... not the best. Kieran Walton's pronunciation of Zlatan grates, also. Yep, that's correct. Zlatan Ibrahimović voices himself in this and features fairly heavily. In all honesty he, given he isn't an actor, is actually fine, but him - alongside 'Weird Al' Yankovic and Megan Rapinoe - being your production's main star meant it was always likely to fall flat unfortunately. This only avoids a lower rating as there are many worse films out there. Still, this 2022 release is probably one to avoid.

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