Balls Out is a 2014 American sports comedy film directed by Andrew Disney, based on a script by Bradley Jackson.

[1] The film stars Jake Lacy, Beck Bennett, Jay Pharoah, Nikki Reed, Kate McKinnon, DC Pierson, Nick Kocher, Brian McElhaney, Nick Rutherford and Gabriel Luna, and focuses on a group of college seniors that decide to form an intramural football team before graduating.

[4] Jackson expressed his desire to have Andrew Disney direct the film, as he greatly enjoyed his work.

[5] Nikki Reed was later confirmed to be performing in the film, as were Beck Bennett and Michael Hogan.

[16] Andy Webster of The New York Times praised the film for its self-aware humor and talented cast for having comedic timing, singling out Kate McKinnon as a standout, concluding that "she displays talent too vast for the small screen.