Shaolin Soccer
2001 · Movie · PG · 113 min · ★ 7.2 · 79% critics
A down-on-his-luck former soccer star teams up with a martial artist who wants to bring traditional training to the masses. Together they reunite a scattered group of brothers and turn their skills into a wildly unconventional soccer team, aiming to prove themselves in a high-stakes tournament.
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Details
- Original title
- 少林足球
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-07-05
- Language
- CN
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (2,536 votes)
About
If you enjoy absurd, cartoonish sports comedy with kung fu flair and don’t mind obvious effects, this is an easy watch; Not for you if you want realistic soccer, grounded martial arts, or tight plotting like Ip Man 2.
Pros: nonstop goofy humor; creative over-the-top matches; big crowd-pleaser energy | Cons: uneven story focus; jokes can be juvenile; runs a bit long
Themes
- martial arts
- kung fu
- sports
- steel helmet
- stadium
- champion
- shaolin
- football (soccer)
- football (soccer) player
Awards & recognition
- Hong Kong Film Award — Best Film
Cast & crew
Stephen Chow
as Mighty Steel Leg / Sing
Ng Man-Tat
as Fung
Vicky Zhao Wei
as Mui
Patrick Tse Yin
as Hung
Karen Mok Man-Wai
as Team Moustache Player #2
Wong Yat-Fei
as Iron Head
Mo Meilin
as Hooking Leg
Tenky Tin Kai-Man
as Iron Shirt
Danny Chan Kwok-Kwan
as Empty Hands
Lam Tze-Chung
as Weight Vest
Directed by Stephen Chow