Underdogs

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Underdogs

PG

2013

1h 29m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Fantasy

Animation

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All seems well for Jake (Matthew Morrison), a shy but talented foosball player who's in love with the free-spirited Laura (Ariana Grande). Trouble strikes when Ace (Nicholas Hoult), the world's best soccer player, returns home with plans to destroy the village and turn it into a new sports stadium. When the bully kidnaps Laura, Jake receives the ultimate surprise when the figurines from his foosball table spring to life to help him save his beloved and reclaim the town.

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Matthew Taylor

Sight & Sound

08/21/2014

There are few surprises, but the slick visuals, piquant humour and genial feeling for the gaming of yesteryear make it a hardy challenger for the animation titans north of the equator.

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Adam Woodward

Little White Lies

08/14/2014

2/5

Longer than an actual football match, and it feels it.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

08/14/2014

1/5

Foul.

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

07/12/2016

3/5

Soccer-themed story has strong message, some iffy humor.

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

08/12/2015

B

"Underdogs" isn't remarkable, but as entertainment, it handles jokes and sporting thrill competently, while Campanella fights to work welcome idiosyncrasy into every scene.

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Graham Young

Birmingham Mail

10/10/2014

3/5

The story isn't much to write home about. But when this animation is at its best - following the ball in a way that traditional forms of cinema have always struggled with - it's visually brilliant and children aged to five to eight will stay with it.

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Facundo B

@RT78377246 Mar 13

This movie is better enjoyed in its original language, it's an amazing movie, the banter between the characters works so well but you have to be an Argentine to REALLY enjoy it

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Joaquín S

@RT15575397 Oct 10

Esta película es producción argentina, teniendo en cuenta su bajo presupuesto de 22 millones de dólares y su gran animación que si bien no está a la altura de grandes como Sony, Dreamworks ni Disney, esta obra maestra latina no tiene nada que envidiarles a esas empresas. La historia no es muy buena, pero todo lo demás como animación, bandas sonoras, personajes y construcción de estos mismos, mensaje de la peli, etc, son increíbles. Como argentino me siento muy bien representado con este film y ojalá algún día mi país vuelva a repetir una producción animada de tanta calidad. 5/5

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Esperanza Margarita S

@esperancita Sep 4

ok ahora que lo pienso es algo buena,me gusta tiene un buen sentido del humor y hay personajes divertidos

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Stephen C

@bob25009 07/13/2025

Funny computer-animated movie for families in 1 hour and 29 minutes!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG for Some Rude Humor and Mild Action!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In Latin American Spanish and American English audio versions with American English subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Luis Antonio H

@RT53529279 06/11/2025

Se podría decir que es la mejor película latinoamericana animada, claro su historia no es la mejor pero lo compensa con buena comedia y sobretodo buena animación, si la animación no es la más impresionante pero tomando en cuenta que en Latinoamérica no se suele hacer animación y la mayoría de las veces cuando se hace sale mal, me parece bien la animación y sobretodo tratar un tema como es el fútbol o soccer que aen Latinoamérica es casi una religión, me parece más que hacertado hacer una película sobre eso

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Guest T

@RT44462643 05/11/2025

By no means is this the best movie ever but it is a fun watch

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Synopsis

All seems well for Jake (Matthew Morrison), a shy but talented foosball player who's in love with the free-spirited Laura (Ariana Grande). Trouble strikes when Ace (Nicholas Hoult), the world's best soccer player, returns home with plans to destroy the village and turn it into a new sports stadium. When the bully kidnaps Laura, Jake receives the ultimate surprise when the figurines from his foosball table spring to life to help him save his beloved and reclaim the town.

Director: Juan José Campanella
Producer: Juan José Campanella, Mercedes Gamero, Victor Glynn, David Burgess
Screenwriter: Juan José Campanella, Eduardo Sacheri, Gastón Gorali
Production Co: 100 Bares
Rating: PG (Some Rude Humor|Mild Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 30, 2017
Runtime: 1h 29m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)