Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsCannes Film FestivalStar WarsAsian Pacific American Heritage MonthSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
Copy

Football (oval ball) Movies

by zzzorf • Created 8 years ago • Modified 8 years ago
This list contains movies which are all about the sport of Football, well at least those of the Oval Ball type anyway. These include Rugby League, Rugby Union, Australian Rules and Gridiron.
List activity
135 views
• 0 this week
Create a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
  • 153 titles
  • 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)

    1. 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
  • Dwayne Johnson in Gridiron Gang (2006)

    2. Gridiron Gang

    20062h 5mPG-1352Metascore
    7.1 (82K)
    Teenagers at a juvenile detention center, under the leadership of their counselor, gain self-esteem by playing football together.
    DirectorPhil JoanouStarsDwayne JohnsonXzibitL. Scott Caldwell
  • Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire (1996)

    3. Jerry Maguire

    19962h 19mR77Metascore
    7.3 (298K)
    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
  • This Sporting Life (1963)

    4. This Sporting Life

    19632h 14mNot Rated
    7.5 (7.4K)
    Despite success on the field, a rising rugby star senses the emerging emptiness of his life as his inner angst begins to materialize through aggression and brutality, so he attempts to woo his landlady in hopes of finding reason to live.
    DirectorLindsay AndersonStarsRichard HarrisRachel RobertsAlan Badel
  • Grand Slam (1978)

    5. Grand Slam

    19781h 2mTV Movie
    8.0 (286)
    A group of Welsh rugby fans descend on Paris for the final game of the season.
    DirectorJohn HefinStarsWindsor DaviesHugh GriffithDewi Morris
  • The First Kangaroos (1988)

    6. The First Kangaroos

    1988
    6.8 (45)
    The story of the Australian Rugby League's first visit to England.
    DirectorFrank CvitanovichStarsDennis WatermanChris HaywoodDominique Sweeney
  • Old Scores (1991)

    7. Old Scores

    19911h 33m
    7.3 (64)
    Former Welsh rugby hero Bleddyn Morgan has his life in New Zealand interrupted by a deathbed confession that leads to a replay of a controversial 1966 All Blacks/Wales rugby match - with the original teams. The now old men pull on their jerseys one more time while Morgan deals with his past on his return home.
    DirectorAlan ClaytonStarsJohn BachTony BarryRoy Billing
  • Samantha Womack and Neil Morrissey in Up 'n' Under (1998)

    8. Up 'n' Under

    19981h 39m
    5.6 (1K)
    A former professional rugby player trains a group of underachievers to compete against the dominant local team in a rugby sevens tournament, with the assistance of an attractive woman, after making a bet with his boss.
    DirectorJohn GodberStarsGary OlsenRichard RidingsSamantha Womack
  • 9. School Wars: Hero

    20041h 58m
    7.5 (14)
    DirectorIkuo SekimotoStarsShoueiEmi WakuiTomohisa Yuge
  • Challenge (2004)

    10. Challenge

    20042h 47m
    7.4 (2.8K)
    Students of a college form a Rugby team and play against a violent gang of thugs to get back their college land.
    DirectorS.S. RajamouliStarsNithiinGenelia DeshmukhPreeti Nigam
  • Footy Legends (2006)

    11. Footy Legends

    20061h 30m
    5.9 (613)
    An unemployed sports fan enters an amateur rugby league tournament where losing just isn't an option if he's to keep his family together.
    DirectorKhoa DoStarsAnh DoAngus SampsonLisa Saggers
  • Number 10 (2006)

    12. Number 10

    2006
    3.3 (69)
    DirectorsDarrell RoodtGareth ThomasStarsColin MossIan RobertsMandoza
  • The Final Winter (2007)

    13. The Final Winter

    20071h 36m
    6.9 (331)
    A rugby league player in the early 1980's battles against the changing game and the betrayal of those he has been loyal to. Alienated and desperate, he struggles to keep an identity he fears he'll be lost without.
    DirectorsJane ForrestBrian AndrewsStarsMatt NableNathaniel DeanMatthew Johns
  • Sean Astin, Penn Badgley, Gary Cole, Sean Faris, and Nathan West in Forever Strong (2008)

    14. Forever Strong

    20081h 52mPG-1337Metascore
    7.1 (11K)
    A rugby player is put up in a juvenile detention center, where he plays for the Highland Rugby team and ultimately plays against his father in the National Championships.
    DirectorRyan LittleStarsSean FarisPenn BadgleyGary Cole
  • Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon in Invictus (2009)

    15. Invictus

    20092h 14mPG-1374Metascore
    7.3 (171K)
    Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsMorgan FreemanMatt DamonTony Kgoroge
  • C.A. van Aswegen and Izak Davel in Getroud met Rugby: Die Onvertelde Storie (2011)

    16. Getroud met Rugby: Die Onvertelde Storie

    20111h 49m
    8.0 (27)
    DirectorCobus RossouwStarsAltus TheartIzak DavelSan-Marie Nel
  • Prep School (2015)

    17. Prep School

    20151h 25mNot Rated
    5.4 (569)
    When the star player of an elite prep school rugby team suffers an emotional collapse, his friends and teammates respond in their own ways, ranging from heroic to horrifying.
    DirectorSean Nichols LynchStarsCarly SchroederTaylor LambertBen Bellamy
  • The Great MacArthy (1975)

    18. The Great MacArthy

    19751h 46m
    5.2 (69)
    Macarthy is a country football player who is kidnapped by the South Melbourne Football Club and made a star player in the city.
    DirectorDavid BakerStarsJohn JarrattJudy MorrisKate Fitzpatrick
  • Jack Thompson in The Club (1980)

    19. The Club

    19801h 36mPG
    6.9 (1.2K)
    Boardroom and dressing-room intrigues spill on to the field at the Australian Rules football club.
    DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsJack ThompsonGraham KennedyFrank Wilson
  • Australian Rules (2002)

    20. Australian Rules

    20021h 35m
    6.7 (885)
    In a coastal town, football bridges two groups amid underlying tensions. A book-loving white teen and his gifted Aboriginal friend face challenges as their team aims for glory.
    DirectorPaul GoldmanStarsNathan PhillipsLuke CarrollLisa Flanagan
  • Blinder (2013)

    21. Blinder

    20131h 42m
    4.5 (527)
    An ex footballer embroiled in a scandal returns home to clear his name and reignite an old flame.
    DirectorRichard GrayStarsOliver AcklandJack ThompsonZoe Carides
  • The Freshman (1925)

    22. The Freshman

    19251h 17mNot Rated
    7.5 (6.3K)
    A nerdy college student will do anything to become popular on campus.
    DirectorsFred C. NewmeyerSam TaylorStarsHarold LloydJobyna RalstonBrooks Benedict
  • Mary Brian in Brown of Harvard (1926)

    23. Brown of Harvard

    19261h 25mPassed
    6.2 (1.6K)
    Tom Brown shows up at Harvard, confident and a bit arrogant. He becomes a rival of Bob McAndrew, not only in football and rowing crew, but also for the affections of Mary Abbott, a professor's daughter.
    DirectorJack ConwayStarsWilliam HainesJack PickfordMary Brian
  • Harry Beresford, Richard Dix, and Esther Ralston in The Quarterback (1926)

    24. The Quarterback

    19261h 20mPassed
    7.3 (30)
    Elmer Stone, quarterback of the 1899 Colton College football team vows to remain a student until Colton beats its biggest rival, State University. Twenty-seven years later, Elmer is still in school and is a classmate of his son, Jack. Other than driving a milk wagon in his spare time, Jack is also the quarterback of the football team. A matter of his eligibility comes up but he is cleared and goes out to do-or-die for Colton against State University. Maybe they will win The Big Game, and Jack's father can get a life...and a job.
    DirectorFred C. NewmeyerStarsRichard DixEsther RalstonHarry Beresford
  • Richard Barthelmess in The Drop Kick (1927)

    25. The Drop Kick

    19271h 2mPassed
    5.4 (289)
    College football player Jack Hamill finds his reputation on the line when tragedy strikes after he pays an innocent visit to a woman.
    DirectorMillard WebbStarsRichard BarthelmessBarbara KentDorothy Revier

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.