If you loved Hunt for the Wilderpeople, try Next Goal Wins

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Next Goal Wins has roughly 4.0× fewer votes than Hunt for the Wilderpeople — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Taika Waititi, and they both carry the playful, tender mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Hunt for the Wilderpeople, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Next Goal Wins is

American Samoa's soccer team is bad, really bad. Thomas Rongen coaches them. It goes about as well as expected.

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