Next Goal Wins

Be happy.

The story of the American Samoa soccer team, who suffered the worst loss in World Cup history, losing to Australia 31-0 in 2001. With the 2014 World Cup approaching, the team recruits a down on his luck, maverick coach to help turn their fate around.

105 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Drug abuse).
Comedy, Drama, Sports.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

It feels like the world is standing still...

Credits

Cast	Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Rachel House, Beulah Koale
Director	Taika Waititi
Screenplay	Taika Waititi, Iain Morris
Music	Michael Giacchino
Cinematography	Lachlan Milne
Editing	Tom Eagles, Yana Gorskaya, Nicholas Monsour, Nat Sanders
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Made in	2023
Produced by	Archer's Mark, Imaginarium Productions, Piki Films, Searchlight Pictures

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre
Language	None (sic)
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	None
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None (sic)
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned	Rated PG-13 for some strong language and crude material
Runtime	104
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

British Board of Film Classification rating

12A: Suitable for 12 years and older	Injury detail, Discrimination, Sex references, Infrequent strong language
Runtime	104
British version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 13 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Metacritic.com 36 critics	9
Rottentomatoes critics 111 critics	10
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Next Goal Wins finds director/co-writer Taika Waititi with his heart in the right place, even if his crowd-pleasing aim has noticeably strayed from its target.	8
CommonSenseMedia Danny Brogan Underdog sports comedy-drama has language, some transphobia.	10
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 8 users	8
Rottentomatoes users 100+ users	15
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter	17
IMDB 2108 Netizens	13
Average .. 56%	11