Goal! (2005)
Every dream has a beginning.
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Goal! rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.7/10· 68K votes
Rotten Tomatoes43%
Metacritic53%
TMDb6.775/10· 1K votesWith 43% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 53/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Goal!
Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer... However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that—a dream. Until one day an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for Premiership club Newcastle United.
Cast of Goal!
Kuno Becker
as Santiago Muñez
Tony Plana
as Hernan Muñez
Stephen Dillane
as Glen Foy
Alessandro Nivola
as Gavin Harris
Anna Friel
as Roz Harmison
Marcel Iureș
as Erik Dornhelm
Gary Lewis
as Mal Braithwaite
Miriam Colon
as Mercedes Muñez
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Alfredo Rodríguez
as Julio Muñez
Kieran O'Brien
as Hughie McGowan
- K
Kevin Knapman
as Jamie Drew
Sean Pertwee
as Barry Rankin
Goal! facts
- Budget
- $10M
- Box office
- $27.6M
- Collection
- Goal! Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Authentic sports training sequences convey genuine athletic struggle
- •Earnest heartfelt narrative resonates despite predictable beats
- •Strong ensemble cast brings warmth to underdog story
What the audience disliked
- •Formulaic beats follow expected sports film trajectory too closely
- •Romantic subplot underdeveloped and feels obligatory
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