Kicking & Screaming

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Kicking & Screaming

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Released May 13, 2005

1h 34m

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

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.

Feb 28, 2018

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Stephen Garrett

Time Out

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

Aug 16, 2007

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Keith Phipps

AV Club

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

Sep 26, 2005

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

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

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 13, 2020

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

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

Rated: B-

Nov 18, 2019

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Mattie Lucas

The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)

Just too awkward and clunky to be enjoyable.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 5, 2019

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anthony t

Hilarious yall are tripping must see

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/16/24

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Joel H

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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/30/24

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Mason V

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

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/01/24

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Gerardo Miguel E

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.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/23

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Jeffrey M

Kicking and Screaming was an amazing movie. It was a really interesting soccer movie. This movie also had a good moral too. Kicking and Screaming was not as funny as Elf ( one of Will Ferell's other movies ) but Kicking and Screaming was still really funny, and I LOVE comedy. What I don't understand is how this lovely movie got a 41% for critics and a 43% for audience. Kicking and Screaming doesn't deserve such low audience and critic score. I really don't understand why people don't like this, there is nothing wrong with Kicking and Screaming. Kicking and Screaming needs much higher ratings. What a good movie. I give this movie a 72%.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/24

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Truman S

Kicking and screaming is a funny, awkward, and very enjoyable movie. It combines sports and comedy, which are two of my favorite things. Plus: Will Ferrell. Of course it's gonna be good when he's in it!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/30/23

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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 34m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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