Shaolin Soccer

2001 113 min ★ 7.2 Action, Comedy

A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.

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Cast

Stephen Chow

Mighty Steel Leg / Sing

Ng Man-Tat

Fung

Vicky Zhao Wei

Mui

Patrick Tse Yin

Hung

Karen Mok Man-Wai

Team Moustache Player #2

Wong Yat-Fei

Iron Head

Mo Meilin

Hooking Leg

Tenky Tin Kai-Man

Iron Shirt

Danny Chan Kwok-Kwan

Empty Hands

Lam Tze-Chung

Weight Vest

Details

Director

Stephen Chow

Screenplay

Stephen Chow

Tagline

"Get ready to kick some grass!"

Status

Released

Original Language

CN

Budget

$10,000,005

Revenue

$42,776,760

Production

Star Overseas, Universe Entertainment, Miramax

Reviews

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r96sk

April 16, 2025

★ 8/10

<em>'Shaolin Soccer'</em> is amusing! As someone who loves both film and football (soccer), it was about time I checked this one out. Of course, it holds little resemblance to actual footy but it still mixes the sport and the martial art impressively. It's funny, especially across the first half. I would say that the film overstays its welcome slightly, it does feel drawn out by the time that f...

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Sierbahnn

May 10, 2026

★ 7/10

A quarter of a century on and this is still a highlight There was a slew of these movies in the late 90s and early noughts. Some of them have aged poorly but this one still holds up. Yes, it is silly, and yes, it is over the top, but that's sort of the point, and the charm. It is well acted, the effects have aged well, the visual and sound design is on point for what it is, and it is just an all-...