Football Comedy Films
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1. Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two ambitious girls, despite their parents' wishes, have their hearts set on careers in professional football.
Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher
Votes: 116,529 | Gross: $32.54M
2. Her Best Move (2007)
G | 101 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Fifteen year-old soccer prodigy Sara Davis has a chance to join the U.S. national team, but she must juggle high school, romance, sports, and parental pressure while deciding her own priorities.
Director: Norm Hunter | Stars: Daryl Sabara, Leah Pipes, Lisa Darr, Jhoanna Flores
Votes: 2,383
3. Offside (2006)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
The struggle of women in a country that excludes them from entering stadiums.
Director: Jafar Panahi | Stars: Sima Mobarak-Shahi, Shayesteh Irani, Ayda Sadeqi, Mohammad Asarian
Votes: 8,613 | Gross: $0.18M
4.
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
Episode:
Switching Goals
(1999)
Not Rated | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Girly girl Emma and tomboy Sam are 13-year-old teenagers, who are identical, personality-opposite twins, join a soccer team so they might switch places.
Director: David Steinberg | Stars: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Kathryn Greenwood, Joe Grifasi
Votes: 3,095
5. The Champions (1983)
86 min | Comedy, Sport
Ah Biao stars as an acrobatic country hick who must flee out of town after injuring a wealthy socialite during an innocent competition. While exploring the area, he runs into a soccer team who discovers his talents.
Director: Brandy Yuen | Stars: Biao Yuen, Moon Lee, Dick Wei, Eddy Ko
Votes: 167
6. The Cup (1999)
G | 93 min | Comedy, Sport
While the soccer World Cup is being played in France, two young Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery/boarding school in exile in India. Its atmosphere of serene contemplation is somewhat ... See full summary »
Director: Khyentse Norbu | Stars: Orgyen Tobgyal, Neten Chokling, Jamyang Lodro, Lama Chonjor
Votes: 3,406 | Gross: $1.07M
7. Eleven Men Out (2005)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The star player of Icelands top football team causes a stir when he admits to being gay to his team mates and then goes on a journey to discover himself (with the help of the local press). ... See full summary »
Director: Róbert I. Douglas | Stars: Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Helgi Björnsson, Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson, Lilja Nótt Þórarinsdóttir
Votes: 1,043 | Gross: $0.00M
8. FC Venus (2005)
107 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
FC Venus is a romantic comedy about men, women and soccer.
Director: Joona Tena | Stars: Minna Haapkylä, Petteri Summanen, Laura Malmivaara, Taneli Mäkelä
Votes: 2,314
9. Inek Saban (1978)
71 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
A poor grocery owner becomes a popular goalkeeper.
Director: Osman F. Seden | Stars: Kemal Sunal, Defne Yalniz, Ali Sen, Dinçer Çekmez
Votes: 4,447
10. Mak tae (2006)
Comedy, Sport
Director: Adisorn Trisirikasem | Stars: Jakrit Panichpatikam, Noi Po-ngam, Praew Prapintip, Michael Shaowanasai
Votes: 54
11. Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010)
140 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A story about Serbian football team that decides to follow a dream that takes them on a journey to the First World Football Championship in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1930. A dream that allows them to become true stars and living legends.
Director: Dragan Bjelogrlic | Stars: Milos Bikovic, Petar Strugar, Nina Jankovic, Danina Jeftic
Votes: 13,021
12. Recep Ivedik 5 (2017)
114 min | Comedy
Recep continues his adventure with international athletic games.
Director: Togan Gökbakar | Stars: Sahan Gökbakar, Orkan Varan, Deniz Ceylan, Nurullah Celebi
Votes: 17,963
13. Shaolin Soccer (2001)
PG | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
Director: Stephen Chow | Stars: Stephen Chow, Wei Zhao, Yat-Fei Wong, Man-Tat Ng
Votes: 89,249 | Gross: $0.49M
14. Africa United (2010)
88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The story of four children who walk three thousand miles to get to the world cup. On the way they encounter many things such as HIV and child prostitution.
Director: Debs Paterson | Stars: Eriya Ndayambaje, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Sanyu Joanita Kintu, Yves Dusenge
Votes: 1,538
15. The Firm (2009)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Football hooligans organize themselves into firms that represent their favorite team.
Director: Nick Love | Stars: Paul Anderson, Calum MacNab, Daniel Mays, Doug Allen
Votes: 6,421
16. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
G | 117 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An apprentice witch, three kids and a cynical magician conman search for the missing component to a magic spell to be used in the defense of Britain in World War II.
Directors: Robert Stevenson, Ward Kimball | Stars: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe
Votes: 40,743 | Gross: $18.53M
17. Fever Pitch (1997)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A sports fan's romantic courtship clashes with his obsession with his favorite football team.
Director: David Evans | Stars: Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell, Luke Aikman, Bea Guard
Votes: 11,708 | Gross: $0.01M
18. The Hooligan Factory (2014)
90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Danny wants something more. Expelled from school and living in his grandfathers flat, he longs to live up to the image of his estranged father Danny Senior. Sent to prison for force feeding... See full summary »
Director: Nick Nevern | Stars: Jason Maza, Nick Nevern, Tom Burke, Ray Fearon
Votes: 2,298
19. Mad About Mambo (2000)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Catholic high-school student trying to perfect his soccer timing by practicing dance falls in love with his dance partner.
Director: John Forte | Stars: William Ash, Maclean Stewart, Tim Loane, Russell Smith
Votes: 2,125 | Gross: $0.06M
20. Mean Machine (2001)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A football star jailed for assault leads a group of inmates in a match against prison guards.
Director: Barry Skolnick | Stars: Vinnie Jones, David Kelly, David Hemmings, Ralph Brown
Votes: 41,829 | Gross: $0.09M
21. Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Sport
The manager of England's national football unexpectedly succumbs to a heart attack, and suddenly the search is on for a replacement. Most people who seem qualified for the position have the... See full summary »
Director: Steve Barron | Stars: Kevin Piper, Ricky Tomlinson, Malcolm Terris, Philip Dunbar
Votes: 7,099
22. One Night in Istanbul (2014)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Sport
A screen adaptation of the hit play about the exploits of a group of Liverpool Football Club fans at the UEFA Champions League 2005 final in Istanbul.
Director: James Marquand | Stars: Steven Waddington, Lucien Laviscount, Samantha Womack, Ingvar Sigurdsson
Votes: 1,367
23. See You in Montevideo (2014)
141 min | Adventure, Biography, Comedy
A football team from Belgrade, in the former Yugoslavia, gets a chance to go to the First World Football Championship, but things get complicated along the way.
Director: Dragan Bjelogrlic | Stars: Milos Bikovic, Danijela Petkovic, Petar Strugar, Armand Assante
Votes: 7,761
24. Sixty Six (2006)
PG-13 | 93 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A boy's barmitzvah looks set to be a disaster when it coincides with the 1966 World Cup Final.
Director: Paul Weiland | Stars: Charlie Clark, Nick Shirm, Thomas Drewson, Gregg Sulkin
Votes: 3,197 | Gross: $0.22M
25. Os Trapalhões e o Rei do Futebol (1986)
74 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
The team of Galinheiro Futebol Clube, formed by emeritus fighters, has as technical Cardea, advised by three direct assistants: Elvis, former player as Cardinal and aspiring singer; Fumê, ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Manga | Stars: Renato Aragão, Luiza Brunet, Older Cazarré, Maurício do Valle
Votes: 271
26. The Road to San Diego (2006)
98 min | Comedy
A young Argentine learns that soccer star Diego Maradona is ailing in a Buenos Aires hospital, and resolves to bring him a tree root he's discovered.
Director: Carlos Sorin | Stars: Ignacio Benítez, Carlos Wagner La Bella, Paola Rotela, Silvina Fontelles
Votes: 736
27. Diamantino (2018)
96 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A fallen soccer superstar vows to adopt a refugee child, while becoming the naive unwitting centerpiece in in a bizarre plot to Make Portugal Great Again.
Directors: Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt | Stars: Carloto Cotta, Cleo Tavares, Anabela Moreira, Margarida Moreira
Votes: 3,183 | Gross: $0.07M
28. Summer of '92 (2015)
93 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The 1992 Danish football team competes for the European Championship.
Director: Kasper Barfoed | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Jensen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Cyron Melville
Votes: 4,765
29. All Stars (1997)
115 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Leading up to their 500th match, the late twenty-something members of a Dutch amateur soccer team have their intimate bond put to the test as they each find themselves facing increasing responsibilities off the pitch.
Director: Jean van de Velde | Stars: Danny de Munk, Antonie Kamerling, Daniël Boissevain, Peter Paul Muller
Votes: 3,105
30. Guys and Balls (2004)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After their most recent loss, a soccer team discovers its goalie is gay and casts him out. He retaliates by bringing back an all-gay team for a game to prove who's better.
Director: Sherry Hormann | Stars: Maximilian Brückner, Lisa Maria Potthoff, Dietmar Bär, Eileen Eilender
Votes: 1,952 | Gross: $0.03M
31. Willi wird das Kind schon schaukeln (1972)
84 min | Comedy
Soccer. Willi Kuckuck wants to save his club. He uses all sorts of fictitious tricks for this. Until the end of the whole dizziness flies up.
Director: Werner Jacobs | Stars: Heinz Erhardt, Erika von Thellmann, Hannelore Elsner, Ernst H. Hilbich
Votes: 285
32. Hothead (1979)
89 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
The miserable football player becomes a town hero after bringing victory in extremely important game. He uses his fame for revenge to the team star for the previous mockeries.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Patrick Dewaere, France Dougnac, Dorothée Jemma, Maurice Barrier
Votes: 2,254
33. Second Life (2000)
100 min | Comedy, Fantasy
1982: World Soccer Cup: France against Germany.France looses the match and it's a national drama.Vincent , a 30 years old, is an immature man.When Laure asks him to build with her a family,... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Braoudé | Stars: Maria de Medeiros, Isabelle Candelier, Patrick Braoudé, Daniel Russo
Votes: 249
34. Didier (1997)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sport
Jean-Pierre, a frazzled sport agent, has better things to do than to look after his friend's labrador Didier. An amazing discovery will lead him off on an amazing adventure.
Director: Alain Chabat | Stars: Elliot, Caroline Cellier, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Pascal Gennesseaux
Votes: 4,774
35. Goal of the Dead (2014)
Not Rated | 140 min | Comedy, Horror
A professional football team arrives at their lowly rivals stadium to find a zombie apocalypse has turned the hostile fans into rabid undead hooligans.
Directors: Thierry Poiraud, Benjamin Rocher | Stars: Alban Lenoir, Charlie Bruneau, Tiphaine Daviot, Ahmed Sylla
Votes: 1,630
36. Looking for Eric (2009)
Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Eric, a football fanatic postman whose life is descending into crisis, receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Eric Cantona.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Steve Evets, Eric Cantona, Stephanie Bishop, Gerard Kearns
Votes: 17,973 | Gross: $0.06M
37. Lucky Trouble (2011)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
A school teacher from a small Russian town falls for a beautiful Moscow woman who is engaged to be married.
Director: Levan Gabriadze | Stars: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Milla Jovovich, Ivan Urgant, Sergey Garmash
Votes: 3,395
38. Cupid's Balls (2011)
79 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lucas, a teenage boy, moves to a small town in Norway from Stockholm, Sweden. He falls for Susanne, who is on the girl's football team and is dating the captain of the boy's football team. ... See full summary »
Director: Kristoffer Metcalfe | Stars: Kåre Hedebrant, Harald William Borg Weedon, Eira Stuedahl, Isak Nikolai Iveland Solli
Votes: 973
39. L'allenatore nel pallone (1984)
98 min | Comedy, Sport
Trainer Oronzo Canà is called to manage Longobarda, the team of a small town of Northern Italy, when it's promoted to the First Division. His only task is not to go back to the Second ... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Lino Banfi, Licinia Lentini, Camillo Milli, Giuliana Calandra
Votes: 2,720
40. L'allenatore nel pallone 2 (2008)
108 min | Comedy, Sport
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Lino Banfi, Anna Falchi, Giorgio Alfieri, Urs Althaus
Votes: 854
41. The Referee (2013)
96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The story of two italian teams, playing in the third league, and a corrupted referee.
Director: Paolo Zucca | Stars: Stefano Accorsi, Geppi Cucciari, Jacopo Cullin, Alessio Di Clemente
Votes: 757
42. Playing the Field (1974)
108 min | Comedy
A small-time soccer referee gets the chance of a lifetime when he gets to referee a major-league game. He becomes a celebrity and suddenly finds himself having to choose between his future ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Filippo D'Amico | Stars: Lando Buzzanca, Joan Collins, Gabriella Pallotta, Ignazio Leone
Votes: 184
43. I due maghi del pallone (1970)
95 min | Comedy
The manager of a football team wants to hire a coach. Luckily the team begin to win but on the eve of an important match the opposing team has their best scorer kidnapped. Will they win the... See full summary »
Director: Mariano Laurenti | Stars: Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Lionello, Karin Schubert
Votes: 140
44. Eccezzziunale... veramente (1982)
95 min | Comedy, Sport
The misadventures of three soccer fans, all played by Abatantuono.
Director: Carlo Vanzina | Stars: Diego Abatantuono, Massimo Boldi, Teo Teocoli, Stefania Sandrelli
Votes: 1,402
45. Gambe d'oro (1958)
109 min | Comedy, Music, Sport
Baron Luigi Fontana is a rich and stinging producer of fine wines, as well as president of the amateur football team of Cerignola who, to crown a triumphant championship, is about to be promoted to Serie C.
Directors: Turi Vasile, Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Rossella Como, Scilla Gabel, Paolo Ferrari, Rosario Borelli
Votes: 150
46. Il presidente del Borgorosso Football Club (1970)
115 min | Comedy, Sport
Hilarious comedy about the world of football fans. Alberto Sordi is known in Italy, not only for his many comical and dramatic film roles, but also for playing parts that reflected the new ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Filippo D'Amico | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Margarita Lozano, Daniele Vargas, Carlo Taranto
Votes: 471
47. One Man Up (2001)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of two men, both named Antonio Pisapia, who are on the decline and lead strangely parallel lives. One is a pop singer whose success ends after a sex scandal; the other is a football player whose career is cut short by an injury.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Toni Servillo, Andrea Renzi, Antonino Bruschetta, Angela Goodwin
Votes: 3,129
48. Paulo Roberto Cotechiño centravanti di sfondamento (1983)
88 min | Comedy
In Italy in the early 1980s, a Brazilian football ace is afflicted by nostalgia for his country and for his beautiful girlfriend.
Director: Nando Cicero | Stars: Alvaro Vitali, Carmen Russo, Mario Carotenuto, Cristiano Censi
Votes: 311
49. Eccezzziunale veramente - Capitolo secondo... me (2006)
108 min | Comedy
Director: Carlo Vanzina | Stars: Diego Abatantuono, Carlo Buccirosso, Mauro Di Francesco, Ugo Conti
Votes: 661
50. Tifosi (1999)
120 min | Comedy
Four different stories about italian football team's supporter.
Director: Neri Parenti | Stars: Massimo Boldi, Christian De Sica, Diego Abatantuono, Enzo Iacchetti
Votes: 1,270
51. Il tifoso, l'arbitro e il calciatore (1982)
93 min | Comedy
Two soccer stories: Alvaro Presutti is a referee who seems to be the last to know about his wife having an affair with a German soccer star. Amedeo Amedei has to please both his father, a ... See full summary »
Director: Pier Francesco Pingitore | Stars: Pippo Franco, Alvaro Vitali, Enzo Cannavale, Mario Carotenuto
Votes: 271
52. She's the Man (2006)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
When her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguised as him, and proceeds to fall for his school's star soccer player, and soon learns she's not the only one with romantic troubles.
Director: Andy Fickman | Stars: Amanda Bynes, Laura Ramsey, Channing Tatum, Vinnie Jones
Votes: 175,899 | Gross: $2.34M
53. Soccer Mom (I) (2008)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
A warm-hearted comedy about a compulsive soccer mom who masquerades as a famous Italian soccer star hired to coach her daughter's floundering soccer team, then struggles frantically to keep... See full summary »
Director: Gregory McClatchy | Stars: Missi Pyle, Emily Osment, Ellery Sprayberry, Dylan Sprayberry
Votes: 1,262
54. Playing for Keeps (2012)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
A former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's football team as a way to get his life together. His attempts to become an adult are met with challenges from the attractive football moms who pursue him at every turn.
Director: Gabriele Muccino | Stars: Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Dennis Quaid, Noah Lomax
Votes: 31,295 | Gross: $13.10M
55. Manny's Orphans (1978)
92 min | Comedy, Family
Manny coaches soccer for the fashionable Creighton Hall school, but is relieved of duty because he is 'not a good match' for the school. He finds a job at a Catholic home for orphans, where... See full summary »
Director: Sean S. Cunningham | Stars: Malachy McCourt, Chet Doherty, Sel Skolnick, Xavier Rodrigo
Votes: 88
56. Ladybugs (1992)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Sport
To climb the corporate ladder to success, a guy agrees to coach the company's all-girls soccer team with the help of his secret weapon: his fiancee's son.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Rodney Dangerfield, Jackée Harry, Jonathan Brandis, Ilene Graff
Votes: 10,568 | Gross: $14.80M
57. Kicking & Screaming (2005)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Family man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father's competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids' soccer team, and soon realizes that he's also taking on his father's dysfunctional way of relating.
Director: Jesse Dylan | Stars: Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Josh Hutcherson, Mike Ditka
Votes: 40,788 | Gross: $52.84M
58. Just for Kicks (2003)
PG | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Twins have their Mom as a bad Soccer coach. They get a mystery man from the neighborhood, who was soccer star, to be their coach instead.
Director: Sydney J. Bartholomew Jr. | Stars: Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Tom Arnold, Lori Sebourn
Votes: 1,407
59. Home Team (1998)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
In this family comedy, a former soccer star (Steve Guttenberg, "Police Academy") with a gambling addiction gets a chance at redemption when he is assigned to community service at a children's home.
Director: Allan A. Goldstein | Stars: Steve Guttenberg, Sophie Lorain, Ryan Slater, Michel Perron
Votes: 371
60. The Big Green (1995)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
A teacher on exchange from England is placed in an underachieving Texas school, where she coaches the students in soccer, improving their self-esteem and leading to unexpected success.
Director: Holly Goldberg Sloan | Stars: Steve Guttenberg, Olivia d'Abo, Jay O. Sanders, John Terry
Votes: 10,994 | Gross: $17.73M
61. Air Bud: World Pup (2000 Video)
G | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A boy and his dog take on the world of soccer.
Director: Bill Bannerman | Stars: Kevin Zegers, Dale Midkiff, David Glyn-Jones, Caitlin Wachs
Votes: 3,286
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