The underdog story is a classic sports movie trope, but Next Goal Wins may take the cake with its based-on-a-true-story tale of "the world's worst soccer team."
The 2023 new movie hails from one of the more acclaimed directors of the last few years, Taika Waititi. While Waititi has become known for the imaginative movies of Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder, the true story and American Samoa setting of Next Goal Wins is more reminiscent of his breakout movies like Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Either way, moviegoers everywhere are going to want to keep their eyes on this one.
