If you're curious about one of the strangest sports movies ever made, you can now stream it for free.
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United Passions, the 2014 drama starring Sam Neill, Tim Roth and Gérard Depardieu, is currently available on Tubi, The Roku Channel and the CW site/app.
The film tells the story of FIFA's early years, chronicling the organization's formation and the creation of the FIFA World Cup. Neill portrays João Havelange, while Roth plays longtime FIFA president Sepp Blatter and Depardieu stars as Jules Rimet, the visionary credited with helping launch the World Cup.
On paper, it sounds like an intriguing look at one of the world's biggest sports organizations.
The movie, however, became famous for an entirely different reason.
Released in North America in 2015, United Passions arrived just as FIFA was engulfed in a massive corruption scandal. Because the organization reportedly financed much of the film, many critics dismissed it as little more than a promotional piece for FIFA.
The movie struggled badly at the box office, reportedly earning less than $1,000 during its opening weekend in the United States. It also received overwhelmingly negative reviews and has since developed a reputation as one of the more infamous sports films ever released.
Still, for soccer fans or movie buffs interested in unusual sports dramas, United Passions offers a fascinating glimpse into how FIFA wanted its own history to be told.
Whether you watch it for the performances, the history or simply to see one of Hollywood's most talked-about sports flops, you can now stream United Passions for free.
