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  • 2006
  • R
  • Regent Releasing
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2006
  • R
  • Regent Releasing
  • 1 h 46 m

Summary Disgraced and kicked off his homophobic soccer team, Ecki swears revenge against his former teammates. With the help of his sister, he forms a rag-tag, all-gay team to compete in the ultimate grudge match. It's a hilarious journey for Ecki, his family and their entire town in this sweet, sexy and thoroughly surprising comedy. (Regent Re...

Directed By: Sherry Hormann

Written By: Benedikt Gollhardt

  • 2006
  • R
  • Regent Releasing
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2006
  • R
  • Regent Releasing
  • 1 h 46 m

Guys and Balls

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Summary Disgraced and kicked off his homophobic soccer team, Ecki swears revenge against his former teammates. With the help of his sister, he forms a rag-tag, all-gay team to compete in the ultimate grudge match. It's a hilarious journey for Ecki, his family and their entire town in this sweet, sexy and thoroughly surprising comedy. (Regent Re...

Directed By: Sherry Hormann

Written By: Benedikt Gollhardt

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Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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75
It's surefire entertainment: loopy and predictable, but tremendously likable.
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70
Both totally predictable and unerringly charming, with all of the quirky players, training montages, and father-son drama you'd expect.
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70
A wry, robust comedy of broad, sometimes crass humor set in the ultra-macho world of a small-town German soccer team.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
70
Following the same general blueprint as "The Bad News Bears" or "The Longest Yard," this engaging, well-paced German film directed by Sherry Horman includes a vibrantly funny script by Benedikt Gollhardt.
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60
The climactic game provides an opportunity for some of the most sustained - and literal - gay bashing in movie history, even if the outcome is no more surprising than that of any other underdog comedy.
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50
There are moments of genuine emotion between the wacky tryouts and the nail-biter finale, and it seems churlish to complain. But there's little room for laziness around superior players like "Shaolin Soccer" and "Bend It Like Beckham."
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
40
A by-the-numbers ensemble dramedy that hits every underdog and gay-fish-out-of-water cliche on the nose.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Hager Moss Film, Medienfonds GFP, RTL
Release Date Apr 28, 2006
Duration 1 h 46 m
Rating R
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Tagline Jeder gibt sein bestes Stück. (Everyone gives his best part.)
Website http://www.guysandballs.com/
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Awards

Undine Awards, Austria
• 2 Nominations
Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
L.A. Outfest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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