Kicking & Screaming

Kicking & Screaming

All his life, Phil Weston has dreamed of being on a winning team. Phil...your time has come.

PG 2005 · 95 min · ★ 5.8 · Family, Comedy

Phil Weston has been unathletic his entire life. In college he failed at every sport that he tried out for. It looks like his 10-year old son, Sam, is following in his footsteps. But when Phil's hyper-competitive dad benches Sam, Phil decides to transfer his son to a new team which needs a coach. Phil steps in to be the temporary coach and immediately begins to butt heads with his dad over this new competition in their lives.

Directed by Jesse Dylan · Written by Leo Benvenuti

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