Goal! (2005)

Every dream has a beginning.

Drama

Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer... However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that—a dream. Until one day an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for Premiership club Newcastle United.

Release Date: September 29, 2005
Runtime: 1h 58m
Rating: 6.8/10 (1197 votes)

Director: Danny Cannon

Cast: Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel, Stephen Dillane, Gary Lewis, Kieran O'Brien, Sean Pertwee, Marcel Iureș

Collection: Goal! Collection

Production: Milkshake Films, Little Magic Films, Epsilon Motion Pictures, Toshiba Entertainment

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Budget: $10M
Revenue: $28M

Full Cast (32 people)

Kuno Becker as Santiago Muñez
Alessandro Nivola as Gavin Harris
Anna Friel as Roz Harmison
Stephen Dillane as Glen Foy
Gary Lewis as Mal Braithwaite
Kieran O'Brien as Hughie McGowan
Sean Pertwee as Barry Rankin
Marcel Iureș as Erik Dornhelm
Tony Plana as Hernan Muñez
Miriam Colon as Mercedes
Kate Tomlinson as Val
Emma Field-Rayner as Lorraine
Zachary Johnson as Rory
Frances Barber as Carol Harmison
Kevin Knapman as Jamie Drew
Nicholas Lumley as Taxi Dispatcher
Christopher Fairbank as Foghorn
Stephen Graham as Des
Leslie Randall as Mr Ives
Steven Gerrard as Himself
David Beckham as Himself
Donald Li as Chinese Restaurant Manager
Alfredo Rodríguez as Julio
Herman Chavez as Referee
Jonathan Hernandez as Armando
Jorge Cervera as Cesar
Leonardo Guerra as 10-Year-Old Santiago
Zinédine Zidane as Himself
Raúl González as Himself
Rafael Benítez as Himself

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Goal!

Goal!

Goal!

Every dream has a beginning.

Goal!

Goal!

Every dream has a beginning.

118 min

Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer... However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that—a dream. Until one day an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for Premiership club Newcastle United.

Every dream has a beginning.

118 min

Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer... However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that—a dream. Until one day an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for Premiership club Newcastle United.

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Production Info

Original LanguageEnglish

Budget$10,000,000

Revenue$27,610,873

Release Date9/29/2005

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Production Companies

Milkshake Films

Little Magic Films

Epsilon Motion Pictures

Toshiba Entertainment

Keywords

football (soccer)

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Cast

Kuno Becker

as Santiago Muñez

Alessandro Nivola

as Gavin Harris

Anna Friel

as Roz Harmison

Stephen Dillane

as Glen Foy

Gary Lewis

as Mal Braithwaite

Kieran O'Brien

as Hughie McGowan

Sean Pertwee

as Barry Rankin

Marcel Iureș

as Erik Dornhelm

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Goal! about?▾

Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer... However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that—a dream. Until…

How long is Goal!?▾

1h 58m

When was Goal! released?▾

September 29, 2005

Who directed Goal!?▾

Danny Cannon

Who stars in Goal!?▾

Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel

What genre is Goal!?▾

Drama

What is Goal! rated?▾

PG-13