Goal! (2005)

Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Danny Cannon
Written By: Mike Jefferies, Adrian Butchart
Starring: Stephen Graham, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel, Stephen Dillane, Sean Pertwee, Marcel Iures, David Beckham, Kuno Becker, Kieran O'Brien, Cassandra Bell
Franchise: Goal!
AKA: Goal! The Dream Begins
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Goal! belongs to 5 collections
1. Sport (public: moderated by td888 - 5 stars)
2. Soccer (public: moderated by td888 - 4 stars)
3. Trilogy (public: moderated by frederic_g54 - 3 stars)
4. Top 3000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (private: fanfic - 5 stars)
5. My Movie Collection (private: cyrax_36)
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Jun 11 | ![]() |
NathanBates | 60 34% |
By-the-numbers rags-to-riches story, where here we have a quasi-American kid plucked out and almost immediately playing for -- well, a top team in England is a bit kind after recent years. Any American would wonder why there are no minor leagues to work one's way up. The cliches are eyerollingly bad, but it makes me wonder if there's still hope for me playing for the Bruins. Odd choice of Man City fans Oasis for much of the background music.
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Apr 02 | ![]() |
moraesfelipe | 40 14% |
Actual football footage seems just weird alongside the clumsy staged material -- come on, the lead clearly can't shoot lol --, and the whole thing is a bunch of daddy issues + Fifa, Adidas ads promoting the Premier League. But this still's got some silly, naive charm and the cameos are just awesome -- young Milner 🐐 and, Jesus, there is even room for Eriksson hanging around at a party.
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Feb 11, 2020 | ![]() |
hotsake | 72 79% |
This was a pretty straight forward no frills story. The acting wasn't the best but it was good enough. I'm a sucker for sports films/shows and this one didn't let me down.
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Aug 03, 2019 | milkacow | 30 4% |
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Jul 07, 2017 | ![]() |
Maaxwell | 20 3% |
There's nothing remotely compelling about this predictable, cliché-ridden sports movie; scenes both on and off the field are uniformly dull, the representation of modern professional football is embarrassingly naïve and the lead actor has all the charisma of a wet flannel.
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Jan 03, 2016 | ![]() |
QuinlanLJ | 59 24% |
Just your avarage sports film directed at fans of that sport. If you don't like football/soccer, you might wanna skip this one.
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Feb 26, 2015 | lukejmiller | 40 20% |
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I really wanted to like it, but it was just predictable and unexciting
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May 13, 2014 | ![]() |
zae | 53 16% |
As a movie, and a story, it's rather shit, yet it's hard to not enjoy it if you're even the least bit interested in football.
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Nov 27, 2013 | ![]() |
HenrikM | 54 23% |
I'm a sucker for this being a football fanatic. Definitely not a good movie, but I just can't dislike it.
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Oct 26, 2012 | ![]() |
gokcanz | 66 46% |
* Casting, Acting : 6
* Script : 6
* Directing, Aura : 7
* Ease of Viewing : 7
* Naked Eye : 7
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May 29, 2012 | ![]() |
JacksoK | 65 20% |
Decent acting in a movie full of clichés and predictable story.
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Jan 27, 2012 | ![]() |
KramYessev | 10 1% |
GOAL! I absolutely love that there's a film called "Goal! III".
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Jan 11, 2012 | ![]() |
Quimbo | 72 44% |
One of the best soccer-themed films I've seen.
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Oct 10, 2011 | ![]() |
Hofschneider | 34 4% |
To me, as a semi-professional football-coach, this is an insult!
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Mar 20, 2011 | ![]() |
acyberexile | 72 20% |
well... if you're in love with football; the love that comes without question and criticism; you will enjoy goal. it recreates the moments why we love the good game with a wee bit of over-reliance on clichés. had it not used football as its base material; goal would not have been as enjoyable, but with things as it is, and because the fact that it's always the most beautiful thing when the ball gets entangled in those nets; goal is a good watch.
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Dec 02, 2010 | ![]() |
SlantMag | 10 9% |
"With any luck its sequels will fail to garner a stateside release due to that most dependable of domestic attitudes: American apathy toward soccer." - Nick Schager
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Nov 05, 2010 | ![]() |
omgfridge | 7 65% |
A sports drama I actually quite enjoyed.
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Sep 08, 2010 | ![]() |
bookhouseboy | 34 34% |
#00s#, popcorn, story
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Jan 31, 2010 | ![]() |
l0venjak | 5 3% |
OH GOD NOT THIS AGAIN... A story, that has been told atleast 1bilion times, boring actors... Do not watch this, even if you are the biggest football fan ever.
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Jul 28, 2009 | ![]() |
whatismyname | 55 34% |
If you've seen The Rookie, you've seen a slightly better film than this one. The thing that irked me the most is Santiago was given so many fucking opportunities, and they try to make it look like he's had a hard life...come on.
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Jul 26, 2009 | ![]() |
Piglet | 25 3% |
It seems impossible to make a good football movie.
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Jun 30, 2009 | ![]() |
Indicam | 55 47% |
Only for a football fan.
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May 15, 2009 | dippyblonde | 55 25% |
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More enjoyable that I thought a film about football would be although I can't see myself watching more than once. The acting is pretty good but the plot is full of cliches
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May 04, 2009 | ![]() |
QVT | 10 15% |
One of the most predictable movies ever. Completely awful.
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Dec 25, 2008 | juicestice | 70 21% |
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Good soccer movie with some great cameos. If you like soccer you'll enjoy this.
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Dec 23, 2008 | ![]() |
NathanDarko | 90 79% |
Entertaining and compared to the miserable sequel a real good Movie about Soccer and Dreams...
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Nov 08, 2008 | ![]() |
Paradigma | 50 13% |
Average movie with a cliche "story of success". The good part is, story is all about football.
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Jan 02, 2008 | ![]() |
Philip | 20 6% |
Cliche. Nothing else. Just one thing seen before after another with cheesy music in the background. Not completely un-watchable though.
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Dec 10, 2007 | ![]() |
caocao | 66 38% |
If I wasn't a fan of the sport I'm sure I would've found it very uninteresting. The association with Newcastle adds a certain comical aspect to proceedings.
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Dec 07, 2007 | ![]() |
buggz79 | 82 89% |
Its a wonderful feel good movie about hope, determination and a dream.
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Aug 14, 2007 | ![]() |
aus_hab_fan | 77 64% |
cliched, but enjoyable.
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Aug 14, 2007 | ![]() |
trile | 1 2% |
XAXAXAXAXA
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Aug 14, 2007 | ![]() |
cagedwisdom | 50 38% |
One big cliche. But a pretty good one.
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Aug 14, 2007 | ![]() |
fuxoft | 65 43% |
Passable. And I am not into soccer at all.
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Jan 19, 2007 | aurelius99 | 69 30% |
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So so formulaic, but there was something I liked about it.
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Average Percentile 34.5% from 923 Ratings | ![]() |