Kicking & Screaming

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Kicking & Screaming

PG

2005

1h 35m

Comedy

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As a child, Phil Weston (Will Ferrell) was never able to live up to the demands of his overbearing father, Buck (Robert Duvall), who wanted Phil to be an athlete. Now a parent himself, Phil has inherited his father's competitive nature, while his son, Sam (Dylan McLaughlin), has inherited Phil's lack of athletic talent. Serving as Sam's soccer coach, Phil hopes to turn his last-place team of losers into champions, so they can beat the rival team coached by Buck.

Critics Consensus

The script is mediocre and fails to give Ferrell a proper comedic showcase.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

02/28/2018

It's all kept light and funny, but underlying the broad sight gags is a movie that actually has something to say about competition, fathers and sons, machismo and caffeine.

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Stephen Garrett

Time Out

08/16/2007

Will Ferrell has become the most unlikely embodiment of wholesome family fun since Fred MacMurray gave up film noir for My Three Sons.

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Keith Phipps

AV Club

09/26/2005

This isn't the worst setup for a kiddie comedy, but it proves that Ferrell alone can't carry a film.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/13/2020

3.0/4.0

As disjointed as the whole thing is, it's often funny and, on a certain level, endearing.

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

11/18/2019

B-

There is a bit of heart in Kicking and Screaming, with Ferrell and Duvall both giving nice performances.

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Mattie Lucas

The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)

06/05/2019

2/4

Just too awkward and clunky to be enjoyable.

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Steven F.

@SteveGotScored Mar 30

Such a goofy soccer movie!

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Yadi

@theFCSWEAT Mar 5

Pretty good movie, had some laughs.

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Julia R.

@bugreviews Jan 6

A hilariously entertaining film. Never gets old.

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Suzanne T

@RT08265345 Jan 2

Why are critics so jaded? You can't beat Ferrell's comic timing and self-depricating humor. Duvall and Ditka are masters of parody.

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Ben R.

@b_roland Dec 28

Will Ferrell is hilarious

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Charlie T

@KIDCRITIC Dec 26

Watched Kicking and Screaming this year. This is a pretty good soccer movie. It is about a son named Phil who was never good at sports. His dad Buck runs a team and Phil’s kid plays on it, however he never really gets played so they trade him and he goes to a team where the coach does not show up so phil makes it his team and his nfl player Mike Ditka. He ends up going against his father and Phil wins and the bet they made before was he won he got the pele ball which was taken from him by his dad when he was a kid. The quality is good. The storytelling is great and the acting from both Will Ferrell and Robert Duvall is just purely amazing. Overall I would rate this movie 4.5 stars out of 5 stars. My favorite scene is when all the kids say meat comes first. I would recommend this movie.

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Synopsis

As a child, Phil Weston (Will Ferrell) was never able to live up to the demands of his overbearing father, Buck (Robert Duvall), who wanted Phil to be an athlete. Now a parent himself, Phil has inherited his father's competitive nature, while his son, Sam (Dylan McLaughlin), has inherited Phil's lack of athletic talent. Serving as Sam's soccer coach, Phil hopes to turn his last-place team of losers into champions, so they can beat the rival team coached by Buck.

Director: Jesse Dylan
Producer: Jim Miller, Charles Roven
Screenwriter: Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: PG (Some Crude Humor|Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 13, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 3, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $52.6M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)