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Sport: Football

by LebowskiT1000 • Created 11 years ago • Modified 11 years ago
My favorite football movies, from favorite to least favorite. If it's not on the list, I haven't seen it. This includes films that involve a football team, or where football is central to the story.
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  • Sandra Bullock and Quinton Aaron in The Blind Side (2009)

    1. 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
  • Scott Bakula, Jason Bateman, Hector Elizondo, Rob Schneider, Sinbad, Harley Jane Kozak, and Larry Miller in Necessary Roughness (1991)

    2. Necessary Roughness

    19911h 48mPG-1345Metascore
    6.2 (14K)
    Due to NCAA sanctions, the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos must form a football team from their actual student body, with no scholarships to help, to play their football schedule.
    DirectorStan DragotiStarsScott BakulaHector ElizondoRobert Loggia
  • Denzel Washington in Remember the Titans (2000)

    3. 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
  • Adam Sandler in The Waterboy (1998)

    4. 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
  • Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, and Brooke Langton in The Replacements (2000)

    5. The Replacements

    20001h 58mPG-1330Metascore
    6.6 (72K)
    During a pro football strike, the owners hire substitute players.
    DirectorHoward DeutchStarsKeanu ReevesGene HackmanBrooke Langton
  • Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire (1996)

    6. 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
  • Rudy (1993)

    7. 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
  • Cameron Diaz, Al Pacino, James Woods, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, and LL Cool J in Any Given Sunday (1999)

    8. 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
  • Matthew McConaughey in We Are Marshall (2006)

    9. 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
  • James Van Der Beek, Scott Caan, Ali Larter, Amy Smart, Ron Lester, Eliel Swinton, and Paul Walker in Varsity Blues (1999)

    10. 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
  • Friday Night Lights (2004)

    11. 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
  • Invincible (2006)

    12. 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
  • Rick Moranis, Sam Horrigan, and Ed O'Neill in Little Giants (1994)

    13. Little Giants

    19941h 47mPG
    6.5 (32K)
    Misfits form their own opposing team to an elite peewee football team, coached by the elite team coach's brother.
    DirectorDuwayne DunhamStarsRick MoranisEd O'NeillShawna Waldron
  • 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)

    14. 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
  • Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ed Harris in Radio (2003)

    15. Radio

    20031h 49mPG38Metascore
    6.9 (45K)
    The story of a high school coach and the developmentally challenged man who he took under his wing.
    DirectorMichael TollinStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Ed HarrisDebra Winger
  • The Program (1993)

    16. The Program

    19931h 52mR51Metascore
    6.5 (12K)
    Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking, others to drugs, and some to studying.
    DirectorDavid S. WardStarsJames CaanHalle BerryOmar Epps
  • Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans in The Last Boy Scout (1991)

    17. The Last Boy Scout

    19911h 45mR52Metascore
    7.0 (117K)
    A private detective's protected female witness is murdered, prompting him and the victim's boyfriend to investigate the crime that leads to a corrupt politician and a crooked football team owner.
    DirectorTony ScottStarsBruce WillisDamon WayansChelsea Field
  • All the Right Moves (1983)

    18. 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
  • Dwayne Johnson, Brian White, Jamal Duff, Hayes MacArthur, and Madison Pettis in The Game Plan (2007)

    19. 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
  • Dwayne Johnson in Gridiron Gang (2006)

    20. Gridiron Gang

    20062h 5mPG-1352Metascore
    7.1 (83K)
    Teenagers at a juvenile detention center, under the leadership of their counselor, gain self-esteem by playing football together.
    DirectorPhil JoanouStarsDwayne JohnsonXzibitL. Scott Caldwell
  • Edward Asner, Tim Conway, Gary Grimes, Don Knotts, Ronnie Schell, Dick Van Patten, and Louise Williams in Gus (1976)

    21. Gus

    19761h 36mG52Metascore
    5.7 (2.3K)
    The inept 'California Atoms,' floundering in the cellar of the National Football League, welcome the team's newest member - a mule capable of place kicking a football 100 yards with deadly accuracy.
    DirectorVincent McEveetyStarsEdward AsnerDon KnottsGary Grimes
  • Robin Williams and Kurt Russell in The Best of Times (1986)

    22. The Best of Times

    19861h 44mPG-1357Metascore
    6.0 (8.6K)
    A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.
    DirectorRoger SpottiswoodeStarsRobin WilliamsKurt RussellPamela Reed

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