Goal II: Living the Dream
A Newcastle football hero discovers that joining Real Madrid makes loyalty and love harder to defend than any opponent on the pitch.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- inspirational
- earnest
- sentimental
- sports movie night
- football match night
What critics said
Critics generally regarded the sequel as a conventional and less effective sports drama, with familiar plotting outweighing its football spectacle.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Santiago’s move to Real Madrid brings money and celebrity that test his family ties, friendships, and business relationships.
Santiago leaves Newcastle for one of the world’s most prestigious football clubs and must adapt to a far more privileged professional environment.
The Real Madrid setting and professional football matches provide large-scale sporting imagery and a heightened sense of celebrity.
Santiago’s fame and business associations complicate his relationships with Roz, his family, friends, and trusted acquaintances.
Films like Goal II: Living the Dream, and why
Bend It Like Beckham
shared sports drama structure, professional ambition, family pressure, and uplifting underdog energy
The Damned United
shared football setting, working-class aspiration, personal sacrifice, and emotionally accessible drama
Jerry Maguire
shared inspirational sports narrative, celebrity pressure, loyalty conflicts, and conventional feel-good resolution
Movie Details
- Director
- Jaume Collet-Serra
- Release Date
- 2007-02-09
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (716)
Cast
- Kuno Becker
- Stephen Dillane
- Anna Friel
- Alessandro Nivola
- Elizabeth Peña
- Jorge Jurado
- Rutger Hauer
- Leonor Varela
- Carmelo Gómez
- William Beck
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Goal II: Living the Dream about?
- A Newcastle football hero discovers that joining Real Madrid makes loyalty and love harder to defend than any opponent on the pitch.
- What is Goal II: Living the Dream like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Goal II: Living the Dream as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Goal II: Living the Dream violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Goal II: Living the Dream as mild.
- What did critics think of Goal II: Living the Dream?
- Critics generally regarded the sequel as a conventional and less effective sports drama, with familiar plotting outweighing its football spectacle.
- Which films are like Goal II: Living the Dream?
- Films with a similar feel include Bend It Like Beckham, The Damned United, and Jerry Maguire.
- How long is Goal II: Living the Dream?
- Goal II: Living the Dream runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch Goal II: Living the Dream?
- In United States, Goal II: Living the Dream is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
