Kicking Off (2015): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2015, Kicking Off is a comedy and crime film directed by Matt Wilde, running about 85 minutes. “The beautiful game just got ugly.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Kicking Off starts with the most important game of the season. Loyal fans Wigsy and Cliff watch in trepidation as their football team score the goal that will save them from relegation. Victory is bliss as a chorus of supporters chant and cry with elation. However, this frenzy of happiness quickly turns ugly as the referee disallows the deciding goal. With their hearts and fists pumping, adrenalin running and fury racing through their bloodstream, the fans take matters into their own hands and Cliff makes the fatal mistake of planning while intoxicated. Wigsy, a confirmed idiot, follows through with the said plan and in the darkest hours of the night he commits a crime that will cause chaos and catastrophe for him and his best mate Cliff. Kicking Off is cleverly filmed with split screen shots and slow motion montages. The characters are lovable thugs who will leave you laughing and grimacing at their lack of common sense. The beautiful game just got ugly.

Who’s in it. Kicking Off stars Warren Brown as Wigsy, Greg McHugh as Cliff, Alistair Petrie as Anthony and Danielle Bux as Philippa, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.5/10, Kicking Off has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Kicking Off page.

If you liked it. Fans of Kicking Off tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.