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Football Movies

by Movie_Collector_Maniac • Created 2 years ago • Modified 2 years ago
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  • The Program (1993)

    1. 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
  • Denzel Washington in Remember the Titans (2000)

    2. 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
  • Burt Reynolds in The Longest Yard (1974)

    3. The Longest Yard

    19742h 1mR61Metascore
    7.1 (22K)
    A sadistic warden asks a former pro quarterback, now serving time in his prison, to put together a team of inmates to take on (and get pummeled by) the guards.
    DirectorRobert AldrichStarsBurt ReynoldsEddie AlbertEd Lauter
  • 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)

    4. The Longest Yard

    20051h 53mPG-1348Metascore
    6.4 (204K)
    Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards.
    DirectorPeter SegalStarsAdam SandlerBurt ReynoldsChris Rock
  • Adam Sandler in The Waterboy (1998)

    5. 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
  • James Van Der Beek, Scott Caan, Ali Larter, Amy Smart, Ron Lester, Eliel Swinton, and Paul Walker in Varsity Blues (1999)

    6. 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
  • Cameron Diaz, Al Pacino, James Woods, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, and LL Cool J in Any Given Sunday (1999)

    7. 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
  • Scott Bakula, Jason Bateman, Hector Elizondo, Rob Schneider, Sinbad, Harley Jane Kozak, and Larry Miller in Necessary Roughness (1991)

    8. 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
  • Robin Williams and Kurt Russell in The Best of Times (1986)

    9. 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
  • Uma Thurman, Robert Downey Jr., and Anthony Michael Hall in Johnny Be Good (1988)

    10. Johnny Be Good

    19881h 31mR10Metascore
    4.6 (7.8K)
    Johnny's the top high-school football player and many colleges want him. His girlfriend, coach and best friend want him in the college, serving themselves most.
    DirectorBud S. SmithStarsAnthony Michael HallRobert Downey Jr.Paul Gleason
  • Sandra Bullock and Quinton Aaron in The Blind Side (2009)

    11. The Blind Side

    20092h 9mPG-1353Metascore
    7.6 (376K)
    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
  • Friday Night Lights (2004)

    12. 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
  • Matthew McConaughey in We Are Marshall (2006)

    13. We Are Marshall

    20062h 11mPG53Metascore
    7.1 (67K)
    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
  • Invincible (2006)

    14. 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
  • Rudy (1993)

    15. 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
  • Dennis Quaid, Anna Paquin, and Zachary Levi in American Underdog (2021)

    16. American Underdog

    20211h 52mPG53Metascore
    7.1 (27K)
    The story of NFL MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, who went from stocking shelves at a supermarket to becoming an American Football star.
    DirectorsAndrew ErwinJon ErwinStarsZachary LeviAnna PaquinHayden Zaller
  • Will Smith in Concussion (2015)

    17. Concussion

    20152h 3mPG-1355Metascore
    7.1 (103K)
    In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.
    DirectorPeter LandesmanStarsWill SmithAlec BaldwinAlbert Brooks
  • Balls Out (2014)

    18. Balls Out

    20141h 40mR58Metascore
    4.3 (1.7K)
    With marriage, graduation, and the real world looming on the horizon, fifth year senior Caleb Fuller reassembles the ol' team of misfits for one last epic run in Intramural football.
    DirectorAndrew DisneyStarsJake LacyNikki ReedKate McKinnon
  • George Clooney, Tim Griffin, John Krasinski, and Matt Bushell in Leatherheads (2008)

    19. 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
  • Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, and Brooke Langton in The Replacements (2000)

    20. The Replacements

    20001h 58mPG-1330Metascore
    6.6 (72K)
    During a pro football strike, the owners hire substitute players.
    DirectorHoward DeutchStarsKeanu ReevesGene HackmanBrooke Langton
  • Rick Moranis, Sam Horrigan, and Ed O'Neill in Little Giants (1994)

    21. 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
  • Woody Harrelson, Goldie Hawn, Wesley Snipes, Jsu Garcia, Tab Thacker, and Mykelti Williamson in Wildcats (1986)

    22. 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
  • When the Game Stands Tall (2014)

    23. When the Game Stands Tall

    20141h 55mPG41Metascore
    6.6 (17K)
    The journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur, who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport.
    DirectorThomas CarterStarsJim CaviezelAlexander LudwigMichael Chiklis
  • Kevin Costner in Draft Day (2014)

    24. 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
  • Touchback (2011)

    25. Touchback

    20111h 58mPG-1356Metascore
    6.5 (4.7K)
    A man looks back 15 years to the injury that ended his career as a promising high-school football player.
    DirectorDon HandfieldStarsBrian PresleyKurt RussellMelanie Lynskey

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