Kicking & Screaming is a comedy film released in 2005. The movie stars Will Ferrell as Phil Weston, a soft-spoken and unathletic husband and father who runs a vitamin store in his hometown. All his life, Phil has been struggling with sports and never managed to score a goal. When his son Sam tries out for the soccer team, Phil realizes that his son is not only unathletic like him but also struggling to make the team.
Phil's competitive nature awakens, and he decides to take matters into his own hands. He offers to coach Sam's soccer team, The Tigers, although he has no experience as a coach. However, his transformation takes a massive turn as he becomes more competitive than expected, morphing himself and his team into cutthroat competitors seeking to win the championship at all costs.
The movie follows Phil's transformation into a competitive coach as he tries to motivate and inspire his team by any means necessary, including inflicting intense and ruthless training protocols. Along the way, Phil's personality changes, and he becomes relentless, belittling, and hyper-competitive with aggressive tactics to win at all costs.
When Phil's father, Buck Weston (Robert Duvall), takes control of The Soccers soccer team and becomes Phil's nemesis, the competition heats up. The pressure mounts on Phil and Sam as they must face off against Buck's overpowering team in the championship game.
Overall, Kicking & Screaming is an entertaining comedy that showcases Will Ferrell's comedic range, from his bumbling, lovable character as a vitamin store owner to his transformation into a ruthless coach trying to lead his team to glory.