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The Foot Fist Way (2008) · CriticCrunch

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The Foot Fist Way

Movie2008·83 min

The Foot Fist Way

Directed by Jody Hill

A comedy film directed by Jody Hill.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 76%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.7/10

148 ratings

About The Foot Fist Way

An inept taekwondo instructor struggles with marital troubles and an unhealthy obsession with fellow taekwondo enthusiast Chuck "The Truck" Williams.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Comedy-driven (9 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Playful
Story Tags: obsession, family dysfunction, ambition hubris, sports, american regional, romantic partners, anti hero, underdog, fish out of water, rise and fall

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Details

Director: Jody Hill
Language: English

Cast

Danny McBride, Ben Best, Mary Jane Bostic

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How The Foot Fist Way Ranks

All movies

Top 76%

2000s movies

Top 69%

Comedy movies

Top 73%

★Jody Hill films#1 of 3

Jody Hill's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

The Foot Fist Way Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkmoderateapproachablecomedy-drivenpersonalheartfeltgritty

playful

What it's about

fish out of waterrise & fallobsessionfamily dysfunctionambition hubrisanti-herounderdogromantic partnerssportsamerican regional

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

comedy-driven 9/9comedy 9/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

grittygritty