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.

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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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Billybillygunda J

Aug 14

Very good movie so funny

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Apr 17

Filme bacana, o roteiro é bacaninha, as cenas são bacaninhas, o elenco é bacaninha, e só o will ferrell e o Robert duvall ajudam a melhorar o filme, a história é bacaninha, com tudo isso, eu meio que recomendo esse filme de sessão da tarde.

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anthony t

09/16/2024

Hilarious yall are tripping must see

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Joel H

08/30/2024

Kicking & Screaming feels like an amateur league Will Ferrell movie. It has all the familiar elements you’d recognize from his comedies, but it doesn’t seem to be working as hard or as well as it should. The plot runs the route you’d expect it to, and you can see the jokes coming from yards away. Ferrell also didn’t seem to know how he should play his character. I’m not saying this movie is terrible, because it’s not. And I even smirked a couple of times at the more ridiculous moments. Still, I think the next time I wanted to watch a family sports comedy, I’d keep Kicking & Screaming on the bench.

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Mason V

04/01/2024

yall, what is with the bad reviews. i like this movie, its funny.

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Gerardo Miguel E

07/26/2023

In the 00s, comedy stories had a similar formula, especially if they were related to sports. This was not the exception, although I admit that he had one or another quite funny situation. If there's a moment where you want to see something that doesn't require a lot of analysis, you choose a film like this, where you see Will Ferrell playing Will Ferrell.

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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)

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