Next Goal Wins (2023 film)

Next Goal Wins
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTaika Waititi
Screenplay by
Based on
Next Goal Wins
by
  • Mike Brett
  • Steve Jamison
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLachlan Milne
Edited byNicholas Monsour
Music byMichael Giacchino
Production
companies
Distributed bySearchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • September 10, 2023 (2023-09-10) (TIFF)
  • November 17, 2023 (2023-11-17) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$14 million[3]
Box office$18.6 million[4][5]

Next Goal Wins is a 2023 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Taika Waititi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Iain Morris. It is based on the 2014 documentary of the same name by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison about Dutch-American coach Thomas Rongen's efforts to lead the American Samoa national football team, considered one of the weakest association football teams in the world, to qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The film stars Michael Fassbender as Rongen, alongside Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Rachel House, Beulah Koale, Will Arnett, and Elisabeth Moss.

Next Goal Wins premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2023, and was released in the United States on November 17, 2023, by Searchlight Pictures.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Next Goal Wins (12A)". BBFC. November 17, 2023. Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference TIFF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 28, 2023). "Taika Waititi Returning To Toronto Film Festival With World Premiere Of 'Next Goal Wins'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Next Goal Wins". The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Next Goal Wins". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024.