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Plot Summary:
The Match is a romantic comedy set against the story of a grudge football match between two pubs. The prize for the winner of the centenary match is the the closure of their opponent's bar. The Match was mainly filmed around Straiton in Ayrshire.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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The Accidental Golfer (1991)
Plot Summary:
I bet anyone can get better at golf than you are in one week, a golfer says to her golfing businessman for a boyfriend in a quarrel. Unfortunately Stig-Helmer is standing nearby when the boyfriend accepts the bet, and he is chosen to be the competitor. Stig-Helmer has never played the game before, but his Norwegian friend Ole promises to help him.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Sweden, UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 89%
Slammed (2004)
Plot Summary:
Hilarity ensues when friends Jeff and Derek try to enter the world of back bar wrestling; where the most beautiful girls could beat the tar out of both of them without a second thought. Even with a little help from the notorious Buckle Girls, can Jeff survive a fight against Switchblade Rick for not only the title, but the heart of the girl he loves?.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 275
Genere: Action, Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating
Similar in 79%
Hair Show (2004)
Plot Summary:
Peaches, a hair stylist from Baltimore, and her estranged sister, Angela, the owner of an upscale salon in Beverly Hills, get reacquainted when Peaches decides to attend a celebration for Angela in LA. The reunion is bittersweet and worsens when Angela finds out that Peaches is on the run from the IRS and has only a few days to pay $50,000 in back taxes. After some hilarious moments and passionate exchanges, the two sisters join forces to fight off a pesky rival salon owner Marcella and save Peaches from her troubles by competing for a lucrative cash prize and bragging rights at the city's annual hair show. BEAUTY SHOP proves that blood and family run thicker than water.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, witty, semi serious, black comedy, clever, offbeat, realistic, talky, biting
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The Closer You Get (2000)
Plot Summary:
Irish bachelors take out an ad in the Miami Herald, looking for love.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sex comedy
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The Devil's Kickers (2010)
Plot Summary:
After his parents separate and he loses his place on the soccer team, Moritz must put together a new team against incredible odds.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 418
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, exciting, teen comedy
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Didier (1997)
Plot Summary:
Jean-Pierre Costa is a football manager upon whom fate appears not to be smiling. First, a friend, Annabelle, dumps a pet Labrador named Didier on him whilst she goes off to make a report in Los Angeles. Next, one of his star players is injured, leaving him one player short for a crucial match. As if things could not get any worse, Costa wakes up one morning to find that that Didier has been transformed into a man.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Sport
Country: France, Belgium, Switzerland
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious
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Trainer on the Beach (1984)
Plot Summary:
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 Division, but even the team's owner plays against Longobarda since the First Division is too expensive, and the young Brazilian player bought for the team is affected by deep 'saudade'. Written by Alessio F. Bragadini.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: cult classic, humorous, realistic, not serious, surprise ending, cult film
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One Night in Istanbul (2014)
Plot Summary:
Two down on their luck Liverpool cabbies, Tommy and Gerry, strike an unusual deal with a local gangster to take their sons on a trip of a lifetime, to watch their beloved football team play in the European Cup Final in Istanbul. Hoping to use the trip as a chance to bond with their sons, big trouble awaits them in the form of a sexy hotel chambermaid, two ruthless crooks on a mission and a bag of counterfeit cash. It is 3-0 down at half time and things could not be more desperate both on and off the pitch. Stevie G and the boys in red are trying to launch the most amazing football comeback in history, and Tommy is in deep water, being held hostage. With the clock ticking and time running out, a miracle is needed fast. In the end a bit of faith, and Gerry’s lucky underpants may be the only thing that can get them and the cup back home in one piece.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, tense, melancholic, light, captivating, suspenseful
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Save Your Legs! (2012)
Plot Summary:
When cricket obsessed Teddy Brown realizes his mates are growing up and moving on, he leads them and his D-Grade team on an audacious tour of India, where stumps fly, friendships fray and Ted learns that it's time to start playing shots for himself.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 544
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Home Team (1998)
Plot Summary:
Henry Butler (Steve Guttenberg) is a professional athlete with a little Pete Rose in him. His athletic interests go beyond the playing field and into the gambling dens. Convicted for his addiction, the soccer player is assigned to community service at a children's home as a condition of his parole. The home attempts to exploit his soccer skills by forming a team. Butler takes no interest, though, until the home burns down and the team begins playing for their homes instead of personal pride or a payoff.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 369
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, family comedy
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Coach (2010)
Plot Summary:
A slacker trust-fund type finds the motivation to pick up a job as the coach of middle school soccer team.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, entertaining, romantic, feel good, realistic, independent film, romantic drama
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Crazy to Win (1983)
Plot Summary:
"Fun soccer action-comedy that's as messy and enjoyable as early eighties-Hong Kong Cinema gets. The Champions isn't a showstopper, but for fans of Yuen Biao, it's an absolute must." -lovehkfilm.com, http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/champions.htm.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 164
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Just 4 Kicks (2003)
Plot Summary:
Best known as the production designer on most of the Farrelly Brothers films, Sidney J. Bartholomew Jr. makes his directorial debut with this family-friendly soccer comedy. Real-life twin brothers Dylan and Cole Sprouse play a pair of soccer-playing kids severely lacking in skill on the field. But when they pledge to win, they have to pull it together or face the wrath of a local bully. Just 4 Kicks also stars Tom Arnold and features an appearance by soccer pro Cobi Jones. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating
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Soccer Dog: European Cup (2004)
Plot Summary:
Soccer Dog: European Cup opens with the titular hero, Kimble, escaping the clutches of an evil scientist, bent on performing animal experiments. Our plucky canine hero then falls into the hands of Zack (Jake Thomas), an American boy who's been brought to Scotland after the death of his mother to be reunited with the father he never knew, Brian (Nick Moran). After a bumpy introduction, father and son eventually connect by playing soccer together, and when the unusually nimble Kimble storms onto the field one day, their lives change forever.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 560
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating
Similar in 81%
The Dream Team (2012)
Plot Summary:
A former footballer living in Brittany enlists his old teammates to help the local fisherman to win some games in order to raise money and save jobs.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, touching, realistic, funny, hilarious, happy, humorous
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A Shot at Glory (2000)
Plot Summary:
Scottish second division football team Kilnockie is taken over by American Pete Cameron. The new owner puts pressure on manager Gordon McLeod to improve the fortunes of the team, and hires first division player Jackie McQuillan.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: realistic, sentimental, inspirational, captivating, cult classic, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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All Stars (1997)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, not serious
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Soccer Days (2003)
Plot Summary:
A comedic romp that celebrates the power of friendship to turn your life around, Dias de Futbol introduces us to Antonio, an ex-convict and amateur shrink who convinces his pals that the best way to overcome their midlife crises and lack of success with women is to reassemble their old soccer team and win something in life, even if only a local championship. Directed by David Serrano. Starring Alberto San Juan, Natalia Verbeke (Dot the I, Son of the Bride), Pere Ponce, and Fernando Tejero.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic
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Lost in Love (2005)
Plot Summary:
A modern day treasure hunt for a mystical relic that turns into a love story for all time.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 397
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, Greece
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, realistic, semi serious
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Her Best Move (2007)
Plot Summary:
15 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.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, teen
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Soccer Dog: The Movie (1999)
Plot Summary:
A heart-warming comedy about the friendship between the new kid in town and a soccer-playing dog on the lam from the dog-catcher. It's up to these two underdogs to win the PeeWee Soccer League championship game.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Soccer Mom (2008)
Plot Summary:
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 her wacky charade going long enough to see the girls win their big tournament.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic
Similar in 82%
Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001)
Plot Summary:
Mike Bassett: England Manager is an hilarious British Comedy that stars Ricky Thomlinson. Featuring Cameos from Barry Venison, Gabby Yorath, Atomic Kitten and Pele.When the England manager has a heart attack, footballs' top brass turn to Mike Bassett (basically no one else wanted the job). England lose Mike's first two games in charge. His team struggles to a goal-less draw in the final qualifying match but, thanks to a fluke result elsewhere, England qualify for the finals in Brazil.In South America things go from bad to worse. Pressure is mounting for Mike. An embarrassing drunken performance caught by a new photographer seals his fate as the most unpopular Englishman ever.However, Mike makes an impassioned plea for the country to get behind him - fans, press, players.... even his wife. Can Mike turn the tide and bring football home ?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, realistic, mockumentary, parody, funny, cult classic
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Mike Bassett: Manager (2005)
Plot Summary:
Mike Bassett: Manager is a British TV comedy series, which began transmitting from 29 September 2005 on ITV. It is a follow-up to the film Mike Bassett: England Manager, and stars Ricky Tomlinson in the title role, Steve Edge as his assistant, and Amanda Redman as his long-suffering wife, Karine. Neil Maskell, known from the Football Factory film, appears as a clubzine reporter. The series picks up some time after Mike took England to the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup. The side's attempt at qualifying for the 2004 European Championships ended in disaster, resulting in Mike being sacked. Since then, a spell at Newcastle ended in similar fashion after getting them relegated two seasons in a row, while his returns to former clubs Norwich and then Colchester fared little better. Mike decides to retire, but at the last minute is offered the manager's job at Wirral County F.C., for whom his father was a player. They seem doomed to be relegated to the Football Conference. Not helping his job is the fact that the chairman is senile, the chief executive is eagerly awaiting relegation so that he can sell their ground and Karine isn't pleased with the idea of retiring in Ellesmere Port rather than Spain.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 557
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic
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FC Venus (2006)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: semi serious, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic
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FC Venus (2005)
Plot Summary:
Pete is a football enthusiast, who plays as a goalkeeper for FC HeMan, a team playing in the lowest possible league. His girlfriend, Anna, hates the whole sport. Pete and his teammates are planning to travel to watch the Football World Cup held in Germany. Anna is not excited about Pete's plan to leave her alone for the summer. Therefore Anna decides to present a challenge to Pete: She will form a team from the wives and girlfriends of the FC HeMan players, and then the women's team (FC Venus) would play against FC HeMan. If the women's team wins, the men will have to give up football, and if the men's team wins, the women will never complain about their hobby.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: Finland
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, captivating, entertaining, realistic
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Shooting for Socrates (2014)
Plot Summary:
SHOOTING FOR SOCRATES is a David Vs. Goliath set in Belfast against the backdrop of the 1986 World Cup. It tells the story of a momentous time in Northern Ireland's football history through the eyes of players, fans and the media. The film also follows the lives of passionate football supporter Arthur and his son Tommy from East Belfast. The lead up to a momentous day in the life of a young boy (his 10th birthday) mirrors the build up to the big day for the Northern Ireland football team as they play the greatest match of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 312
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, exciting, sentimental
Similar in 86%
Mad About Mambo (2000)
Plot Summary:
High school student tries to improve soccer skills by practicing dance and falls for his dance partner.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, touching, semi serious, humorous, romantic, sex comedy, realistic, independent film
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Cupid's Balls (2011)
Plot Summary:
Swedish Lucas moves from Stockholm to a small Norwegian town, and immediately falls in love with Susanne, the goal keeper of the local girls' soccer team. He becomes axquanted with the overweight, sex-fixated son of the coach. With him as a sparring partner, Lukas hatches a plan for winning Susanne's heart. But Susanne has a boyfriend, and Lucas soon comes to realize that the road to love may be paved with lies and animosity. Cupid's Balls is packed with humour, romantic summer nights and fervent conflicts both off an on the soccer field.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 973
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Norway
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, sincere, touching, realistic, semi serious
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Fever Pitch (1997)
Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling autobiographical novel, Fever Pitch. English teacher Paul Ashworth believes his long standing obsession with Arsenal serves him well. But then he meets Sarah. Their relationship develops in tandem with Arsenal's roller coaster fortunes in the football league, both leading to a nail biting climax.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: touching, sweet, feel good, sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, witty, talky