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Little Giants
Why this pick
Its neighborhood football misfits, overbearing competitive adults, and affectionate father-child stakes share Kicking & Screaming’s broad, upbeat sports-comedy spirit.
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MOVIE2005 1h 35m USA
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The Big Green
Why this pick
A lovable group of inexperienced children discovering confidence through soccer makes this an easy match for the cheerful team-building and low-stakes triumph of Kicking & Screaming.
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The Mighty Ducks
Why this pick
This has the same accessible formula of a reluctant adult guiding underestimated kids, balancing silly sports setbacks with sincere camaraderie and family-friendly momentum.
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Rookie of the Year
Why this pick
For the same buoyant, kid-centered sports fantasy energy, it pairs broad physical comedy with an ordinary child unexpectedly thrust into a competitive athletic world.
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The Game Plan
Why this pick
Its emotionally stunted sports star learning to show up for a child mirrors Kicking & Screaming’s fatherhood concerns, delivered with broad gags and a reliably warm payoff.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Phil Weston (Will Ferrell), is an average person who had to endure his father Buck Weston's (Robert Duvall) over-competitiveness throughout his childhood, an upbringing which has left permanent mental scars. Now middle-aged and married, with a young son named Sam, Phil runs a small Dietary supplement store, while Buck operates a local chain of sports stores.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Robert Duvall
Buck Weston
Kate Walsh
Barbara Weston
Josh Hutcherson
Bucky Weston
Steven Anthony Lawrence
Mark Avery
Dylan McLaughlin
Sam Weston
Jeremy Bergman
Hunter
David Herman
Referee
Laura Kightlinger
Donna Jones