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Football Movies

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  • Warren Beatty in Heaven Can Wait (1978)

    1. Heaven Can Wait

    19781h 41mPG72Metascore
    6.9 (25K)
    A Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire.
    DirectorsWarren BeattyBuck HenryStarsWarren BeattyJames MasonJulie Christie
  • James Caan, Shelley Fabares, and Billy Dee Williams in Brian's Song (1971)

    2. Brian's Song

    19711h 13mGTV Movie62Metascore
    7.5 (9.2K)
    Buzz Kulik's beloved tearjerker is based on the real-life friendship between Chicago Bears teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond that was strengthened when Piccolo discovers that he has a fatal disease.
    DirectorBuzz KulikStarsJames CaanBilly Dee WilliamsJack Warden
  • Cameron Diaz, Al Pacino, James Woods, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, and LL Cool J in Any Given Sunday (1999)

    3. Any Given Sunday

    19992h 42mR52Metascore
    6.9 (129K)
    A behind-the-scenes look at the life-and-death struggles of modern-day gladiators and those who lead them.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsAl PacinoDennis QuaidCameron Diaz
  • Invincible (2006)

    4. Invincible

    20061h 45mPG63Metascore
    7.0 (78K)
    Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.
    DirectorEricson CoreStarsMark WahlbergGreg KinnearElizabeth Banks
  • James Van Der Beek, Scott Caan, Ali Larter, Amy Smart, Ron Lester, Eliel Swinton, and Paul Walker in Varsity Blues (1999)

    5. Varsity Blues

    19991h 46mR50Metascore
    6.5 (51K)
    A back-up quarterback is chosen to lead a Texas football team to victory after the star quarterback is injured.
    DirectorBrian RobbinsStarsJames Van Der BeekJon VoightPaul Walker
  • All the Right Moves (1983)

    6. All the Right Moves

    19831h 31mR62Metascore
    6.0 (21K)
    An ambitious young football star is trapped in a dying mill town--unless his gridiron skills can win him a way out.
    DirectorMichael ChapmanStarsTom CruiseLea ThompsonCraig T. Nelson
  • Friday Night Lights (2004)

    7. Friday Night Lights

    20041h 58mPG-1370Metascore
    7.2 (69K)
    Based on H.G. Bissinger's book, which profiled the economically depressed town of Odessa, Texas and their heroic high school football team, The Permian High Panthers.
    DirectorPeter BergStarsBilly Bob ThorntonJay HernandezDerek Luke
  • Denzel Washington in Remember the Titans (2000)

    8. Remember the Titans

    20001h 53mPG48Metascore
    7.8 (241K)
    In 1971, Virginia high-school football was everything to the people of Alexandria, but when the school board was forced to integrate an all-Black school with an all-white one, the foundation of football's tradition was put to the test.
    DirectorBoaz YakinStarsDenzel WashingtonWill PattonWood Harris
  • Dennis Quaid and Jessica Lange in Everybody's All-American (1988)

    9. Everybody's All-American

    19882h 7mR
    6.2 (3.5K)
    A Louisiana football legend struggles to deal with life's complexities after his college career is over.
    DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsJessica LangeDennis QuaidTimothy Hutton
  • Pat O'Brien in Knute Rockne All American (1940)

    10. Knute Rockne All American

    19401h 38mApproved
    6.7 (2.2K)
    The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
    DirectorsLloyd BaconWilliam K. HowardStarsPat O'BrienGale PageRonald Reagan
  • Rudy (1993)

    11. Rudy

    19931h 54mPG71Metascore
    7.5 (72K)
    Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.
    DirectorDavid AnspaughStarsSean AstinJon FavreauNed Beatty
  • Matthew McConaughey in We Are Marshall (2006)

    12. We Are Marshall

    20062h 11mPG53Metascore
    7.1 (66K)
    When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.
    DirectorMcGStarsMatthew McConaugheyMatthew FoxAnthony Mackie
  • Burt Reynolds, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Bill Goldberg, Terry Crews, Nelly, Lobo Sebastian, Nicholas Turturro, Bob Sapp, Michael Irvin, and Dalip Singh in The Longest Yard (2005)

    13. The Longest Yard

    20051h 53mPG-1348Metascore
    6.4 (203K)
    Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards.
    DirectorPeter SegalStarsAdam SandlerBurt ReynoldsChris Rock
  • North Dallas Forty (1979)

    14. North Dallas Forty

    19791h 59mR80Metascore
    6.9 (6.3K)
    A satire of American professional football in which a veteran pass-catcher's individuality and refusal to become part of the team family are bitterly resented by his disciplinarian coaches.
    DirectorTed KotcheffStarsNick NolteCharles DurningMac Davis
  • Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire (1996)

    15. Jerry Maguire

    19962h 19mR77Metascore
    7.3 (299K)
    When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent agent with the only athlete who stays with him and his former colleague.
    DirectorCameron CroweStarsTom CruiseCuba Gooding Jr.Renée Zellweger
  • Sandra Bullock and Quinton Aaron in The Blind Side (2009)

    16. The Blind Side

    20092h 9mPG-1353Metascore
    7.6 (375K)
    The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
    DirectorJohn Lee HancockStarsQuinton AaronSandra BullockTim McGraw
  • Lucas (1986)

    17. Lucas

    19861h 40mPG-1375Metascore
    6.9 (18K)
    A socially inept fourteen-year-old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends - Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love - fall for each other.
    DirectorDavid SeltzerStarsCorey HaimKerri GreenCharlie Sheen
  • Brendan Fraser in School Ties (1992)

    18. School Ties

    19921h 46mPG-1365Metascore
    6.9 (28K)
    In 1959, a star quarterback from a working-class family is given an opportunity to attend an elite New England preparatory school, but he is conflicted about whether or not to tell his Evangelical classmates that he is Jewish.
    DirectorRobert MandelStarsBrendan FraserMatt DamonChris O'Donnell
  • Woody Harrelson, Goldie Hawn, Wesley Snipes, Jsu Garcia, Tab Thacker, and Mykelti Williamson in Wildcats (1986)

    19. Wildcats

    19861h 46mR41Metascore
    6.1 (15K)
    Rookie high school football coach Molly McGrath has a harder time than she expected trying to whip her tough inner-city team members into shape.
    DirectorMichael RitchieStarsGoldie HawnSwoosie KurtzRobyn Lively
  • Helen Hunt in Quarterback Princess (1983)

    20. Quarterback Princess

    19831h 36mNot RatedTV Movie
    6.3 (1.2K)
    Tami, a young girl who has just moved to Oregon, stands up against her coach and the naysayers of her small town to prove that she's capable of being a talented football quarterback despite her gender.
    DirectorNoel BlackStarsDon MurrayBarbara BabcockDana Elcar
  • Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, and Brooke Langton in The Replacements (2000)

    21. The Replacements

    20001h 58mPG-1330Metascore
    6.6 (72K)
    During a pro football strike, the owners hire substitute players.
    DirectorHoward DeutchStarsKeanu ReevesGene HackmanBrooke Langton
  • Adam Sandler in The Waterboy (1998)

    22. The Waterboy

    19981h 30mPG-1341Metascore
    6.2 (186K)
    A waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.
    DirectorFrank CoraciStarsAdam SandlerKathy BatesHenry Winkler
  • George Clooney, Tim Griffin, John Krasinski, and Matthew Bushell in Leatherheads (2008)

    23. Leatherheads

    20081h 54mPG-1356Metascore
    6.0 (34K)
    In 1925, an enterprising pro football player convinces America's too-good-to-be-true college football hero to play for his team and keep the league from going under.
    DirectorGeorge ClooneyStarsGeorge ClooneyRenée ZellwegerJohn Krasinski
  • Dwayne Johnson, Brian White, Jamal Duff, Hayes MacArthur, and Madison Pettis in The Game Plan (2007)

    24. The Game Plan

    20071h 50mPG44Metascore
    6.4 (103K)
    An NFL quarterback living the bachelor lifestyle discovers that he has an 8-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.
    DirectorAndy FickmanStarsDwayne JohnsonKyra SedgwickMadison Pettis
  • Kevin Costner in Draft Day (2014)

    25. Draft Day

    20141h 50mPG-1354Metascore
    6.8 (71K)
    At the NFL Draft, General Manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he's willing to sacrifice on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with NFL dreams.
    DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsKevin CostnerChadwick BosemanJennifer Garner

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