Movies Like Switching Goals (1999)

Switching Goals is a 1999 family, tv movie film from David Steinberg with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Happiness Is in the Field and Suture.

Family TV Movie

Happiness Is in the Field

1995

Francis, the boss of a small plumbing supply company, is harassed by tax collectors, striking employees, and an impossible wife and daughter. His only joy is sharing lunch with his friend Gerard. Then a TV show called "where are you?" shows a woman from Gers who is searching for her husband who disappeared 28 years ago. The lost husband looks like an identical twin of Francis...

6.8

MagicScore

Suture

1993

Brothers Vincent and Clay meet up for the first time after their father's funeral and remark on how similar they look. But unknown to Clay, Vince is actually plotting to kill him with a car bomb and pass the corpse off as his own, planning to start a new life elsewhere with his father's inheritance. But Clay survives the blast and has his face, memory and identity restored in hospital... but are they the right ones?

6.4

MagicScore

Family United

2013

Five siblings gather to celebrate a wedding at their family estate on the day Spain plays the final of the 2010 World Cup.

5.9

MagicScore

Sudani from Nigeria

2018

When a soccer club manager brings one of his injured foreign players home to recuperate, they form an unlikely bond despite their cultural differences.

7.3

MagicScore

The Devil's Kickers

2010

After his parents separate and he loses his place on the soccer team, Moritz must put together a new team against incredible odds.

6.5

MagicScore

Will

2011

Brennan is Liverpool's number one fan, able to recite facts ad infinitum about the club and at a public school in the south of England since his father Gareth is emotionally unable to care for him following the death of Will's mother. Gareth appears one day out of the blue with tickets for Liverpool's trip to the 2005 Champions League Final in Istanbul.

6.5

MagicScore

The Wild Soccer Bunch

2003

The school year is over and for a diverse group of carefree kids, soccer is king! These kids believe that they are the local gold team and there is nothing they like more than improving their game. "If you want to be cool, you should be wild." However, the relentless rain turns their field into a swamp, so they have to take an unexpected break. And when the sun finally comes, a gang of older, bigger and dumber boys has just taken over the field. They won't give it back unless they lose a match against the kids.

6.4

MagicScore

Alex & Me

2018

An uplifting story of the passion and drive it takes to succeed and the power of family to help realize your dreams.

6.4

MagicScore

Gus

1976

The California Atoms are in last place with no hope of moving up. But by switching the mule from team mascot to team member, (He can kick 100 yard field goals!) they start winning, and move up in the rankings, Hurrah! The competition isn't so happy.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

Kicking & Screaming

2005

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.

5.8

MagicScore

#11

The Wild Soccer Bunch 2

2005

An unsupervised junior soccer team loses its ace player to the leader of a rival gang. Since only an entire team can win, they must have her back to be able to win the game against the national team. The existence of The Wild Soccer Bunch is at stake ...

5.8

MagicScore

#12

The Soccer Football Movie

2022

When mysterious green slime monsters start popping out of soccer balls, all-star athletes Zlatan Ibrahimović and Megan Rapinoe must team up with their four biggest fans to stop evil scientist "Weird Al" Yankovic from stealing their talent.

5.7

MagicScore

#13

Ladybugs

1992

To climb the corporate ladder to success, a businessman agrees to coach his company's all-girl soccer team with the help of his secret weapon: his fiancee's son.

5.7

MagicScore

#14

The Big Green

1995

In a depressed Texas town, British foreign exchange teacher Anna attempts to inject some life into her hopeless kids by introducing them to soccer. They're terrible at first, but Anna and her football-hero assistant whip them into shape. As they work overtime, the pair help kids build their self-esteem and also get involved in solving family squabbles.

5.6

MagicScore

#15

The Wild Soccer Bunch 4

2007

With the victory against "The Beastly Beasts", "The Wild Soccer Bunch" showed it to everyone and then won every single game. Only one victory now separates them from the "Pott", the Freestyle Soccer Cup. For this they have to compete against the "Wolves of Ragnarök". But the wolves are not normal opponents! They have a dark secret - and behind them lurks a power stronger than all of them: the girl Horizon and the "Silver Lights" from the fog...

5.4

MagicScore

#16

The Champion

2024

Diego has just been voted best young player in Europe and at the age of 20 he is on his way to making his team, Atlético de Madrid, champions of La Liga. But his impulsive and conflictive character makes the club, fed up with his excesses, hire Álex, a withdrawn and lonely psychology professor, to improve his behaviour. The two will have no choice but to learn to understand each other.

5.3

MagicScore

#17

Soccer Mom

2008

A warm-hearted comedy about a compulsive soccer mom who masquerades as a famous Italian soccer star hired to coach her daughter's floundering soccer team, then struggles frantically to keep her wacky charade going long enough to see the girls win their big tournament.

5.2

MagicScore

#18

Her Best Move

2007

15 year-old soccer prodigy, Sara Davis, has a chance to join the U.S. National Team, but she must juggle high school, romance, sports, and parental pressure while deciding her own priorities.

4.9

MagicScore

#19

The Phantom of the Open

2022

Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

Soccer Dog: The Movie

1999

A heart-warming comedy about the friendship between the new kid in town and a soccer-playing dog on the lam from the dog-catcher. It's up to these two underdogs to win the PeeWee Soccer League championship game.

4.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Switching Goals?

The top films similar to Switching Goals by MovieMagicScore are Happiness Is in the Field (6.8), Suture (6.4), Family United (5.9). Each shares family/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Switching Goals worth watching?

Switching Goals holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 210 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Switching Goals?

Switching Goals (1999) is a family, tv movie film directed by David Steinberg, starring Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Kathryn Greenwood.

Where can I find more recommendations like Switching Goals?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more family recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Switching Goals

This ranked list pairs Switching Goals (1999), a family and tv movie film from David Steinberg, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Mary-Kate Olsen take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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