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A Balasaur Score of 51 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 41%, Metacritic 45/100. Most of the 756 2000s family movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Phil Weston has been unathletic his entire life. In college he failed at every sport that he tried out for. It looks like his 10-year old son, Sam, is following in his footsteps. But when Phil's hyper-competitive dad benches Sam, Phil decides to transfer his son to a new team which needs a coach. Phil steps in to be the temporary coach and immediately begins to butt heads with his dad over this new competition in their lives.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes41%
Metacritic45/100
704 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer
- Jesse DylanDirector
- Leo BenvenutiWriter
- Steve RudnickWriter
Cast
- Will FerrellPhil Weston
- Robert DuvallBuck Weston
- Mike DitkaMike Ditka
- Kate WalshBarbara Weston
- Musetta VanderJanice Weston
- Dylan McLaughlinSam Weston
- Josh HutchersonBucky Weston
- Steven Anthony LawrenceMark Avery
- Jeremy BergmanHunter
- Elliott ChoByong Sun
- Erik WalkerAmbrose
- Dallas McKinneyConnor
Stills
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Themes
sportsparent child relationshipgenerations conflictamateur football (soccer)football (soccer)football (soccer) coach