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Shaolin Soccer

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All his life, an ordinary young man (Stephen Chow) has been treated like dirt. Still, he's never given up believing that all the world's problems could be solved with a little kung fu. So he's teaming up with a band of misfits - six friends who were kung fu masters in their youth - to form a soccer team that only he believes has a chance to win a $1 million grand prize. Together, they're going to apply their hidden talents to a whole new game -- and soccer will never be the same.
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The plot is utterly ridiculous, and the soccer in the movie is unlike any ever played anywhere on Earth, but watching Shaolin Soccer, you will probably find it impossible to care.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Untraditional underdog sports team story. Rated: 4/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review J. R. Jones Chicago Reader A spirited crowd-pleaser. Mar 26, 2007 Full Review Time Out You could call it a guilty pleasure, but that would suggest you feel bad about enjoying yourself. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Justin Brown Medium Popcorn The absurdity and action makes this enjoyable. It's ridiculous but it swings for the fences and even though it's not a home run, it's so much fun. Rated: 3/5 Apr 2, 2023 Full Review Brandon Collins Medium Popcorn It is creative and unique enough where I can say I've never seen anything like this before. Having said that, I'll never see this again because it's just too much chaos for me to enjoy. Rated: 2/5 Apr 2, 2023 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand ... full of Chow’s trademark talents, from martial arts spoofing to verbal games, and it’s a lot of fun watching him goof through the creation of a team consisting of his Shaolin brothers into the Harlem Globetrotters of soccer... Jan 5, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lucky01 Not for me,okish movie ,full of cinematic liberties Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/05/25 Full Review Stephen C Funny action movie in 1 hour and 51 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In Chinese and American English audio versions with American English subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $488,900.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/08/25 Full Review Paul R I caught the last 45 minutes of this masterpiece on a movie channel by chance, what an abosolute gem of a find! The most addictively wacky fun film i have seen in a while. Watched it so many times now and it always makes me smile Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/24/25 Full Review Agustin B Esto es lo mejor que pude ver en toda mi vida Postadata: Tintín LTA Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/20/25 Full Review r96 s 'Shaolin Soccer' is amusing! As someone who loves both film and football (soccer), it was about time I checked this one out. Of course, it holds little resemblance to actual footy but it still mixes the sport and the martial art impressively. It's funny, especially across the first half. I would say that the film overstays its welcome slightly, it does feel drawn out by the time that final match concludes. That isn't all that damaging mind you, because I'd consider this a fun time. Stephen Chow is entertaining, as are the rest of the cast to be fair; mostly so, Wong Yat-fei. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/16/25 Full Review Alejandro E What happens when you mix Looney Tunes with Bruce Lee? That's roughly what this sports comedy is, and while it's not a breath of fresh air, it falls short when it comes to making you laugh. To kill 90 minutes with the minimum of pain Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Stephen Chow

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Lee Lik-Chi

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Stephen Chow

Mighty Steel Leg Sing

Wei Zhao

Mui

Yin Tse

Team Evil Coach Hung

Cecilia Cheung

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Synopsis All his life, an ordinary young man (Stephen Chow) has been treated like dirt. Still, he's never given up believing that all the world's problems could be solved with a little kung fu. So he's teaming up with a band of misfits - six friends who were kung fu masters in their youth - to form a soccer team that only he believes has a chance to win a $1 million grand prize. Together, they're going to apply their hidden talents to a whole new game -- and soccer will never be the same.
Director
Stephen Chow, Lee Lik-Chi
Producer
Kwok-fai Yeung
Screenwriter
Stephen Chow, Kan-Cheung Tsang, Lee Lik-Chi, Min Hun Fung
Production Co
Miramax, Universe Entertainment, Star Overseas
Genre
Comedy, Action
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$488.9K
Runtime
1h 51m
Sound Mix
Surround
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