A young man believes he could resolve world issues with some Kung Fu, and he finds himself in a clique of martial artist who combine to form a soccer team to contest in a soccer competition.
5 September 1959, Fullerton, California, USA
10 October 1966, Chengdu, China
2 June 1970, Hong Kong
12 March 1976, Wuhu, Anhui Province, China
9 August 1936, Guangdong, China
13 May 1956, Portland, Oregon, USA
1 August 1949, California, USA
29 July 1966, Los Angeles, California, USA
20 February 1973, New York City, New York, USA
22 June 1962, Hong Kong
December 28, 2010
Untraditional underdog sports team story.
August 13, 2004
May be the funniest out-and-out comedy of the summer.
August 06, 2004
As goofy action comedies go, Shaolin Soccer is one of the best.
March 26, 2007
A spirited crowd-pleaser.
July 16, 2004
Shaolin Soccer is one of those unlikely combinations, like Vanilla Coke or Christian rock, that fits so well, you're left wondering why no one thought of it before.
June 03, 2008
It so deliriously riffs on everything from The Bad News Bears and Jurassic Park to super heroes and break dancing that it's hard not to get caught up in the goofy fun.
June 21, 2007
Awesome and fun...
August 01, 2008
Provided Chow survives being 'Miramaxed', you're looking at the next big Asian star to rise in the West.
May 05, 2009
Kung Fu and sports movies collide in writer/director/actor Stephen Chow's devilishly entertaining Honk Kong action movie.
April 01, 2006
A movie as empty-headed as your average Premier League player, but that doesn't matter when the footie scenes are so fun and deliriously OTT.
June 24, 2006
You could call it a guilty pleasure, but that would suggest you feel bad about enjoying yourself.
July 09, 2004
Catnip to those familiar with the conventions of Hong Kong martial arts movies.

