Next Goal Wins
Seen it?2023 | 104 min | Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (45% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
Dutch coach Thomas Rongen attempts the nearly impossible task of turning the American Samoa soccer team from perennial losers into winners.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
45% on Rotten Tomatoes, 44 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$18 million worldwide on a $14 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 210K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Taika Waititi
- Michael FassbenderThomas Rongen
- Oscar KightleyTavita
- KaimanaJaiyah
- David FaneAce
- Rachel HouseRuth
- Beulah KoaleDaru
- Taika WaititiAmerican Samoan Priest
- Will ArnettAlex Magnussen
- Elisabeth MossGail
- Uli LatukefuNicky Salapu