Next Goal Wins (2023)

Name: Next Goal Wins
Director: Taika Waititi
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2023
Duration: 104 min

"Be happy."

ThumbScore

👍 80%Google users liked it ⓘ

Critics Score

🎬 45% (RT: 46%, MC: 44)

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Director

Taika Waititi

Runtime

1h 44m

Country

New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America

Language

English

TMDB Rating

6.4/10 (559 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

46%

Metacritic

Cast

Michael Fassbender as Thomas Rongen · 71% avg

Oscar Kightley as Tavita

Kaimana as Jaiyah

David Fane as Ace

Rachel House as Ruth · 75% avg

Beulah Koale as Daru · 61% avg

Taika Waititi as American Samoan Priest · 76% avg

Will Arnett as Alex Magnussen · 70% avg

Is Next Goal Wins good?

Most people think so. 80% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 45%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre

#976 / 2672 · Comedy

Rank in its year

#55 / 186 · 2023

Rank among its director's films

#5 / 6 · Taika Waititi

On ThumbScore's lists

The Best Comedy Movies on Hulu (#23)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Dutch coach Thomas Rongen attempts the nearly impossible task of turning the American Samoa soccer team from perennial losers into winners. Wikipedia ↗