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 SpotlightFamily Entertainment GuideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPride MonthAmerican Black Film FestivalSummer 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

Best Football Movies

by scttdvnny • Created 3 years ago • Modified 3 years ago
List of the best football movies inc American football
List activity
256 views
• 0 this week
Create a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
  • 35 titles
  • Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, and Pelé in Victory (1981)

    1. Victory

    19811h 56mPG57Metascore
    6.7 (35K)
    As allied P.O.W.s prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team's escape.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsMichael CaineSylvester StallonePelé
  • Goal! The Dream Begins (2005)

    2. Goal! The Dream Begins

    20051h 58mPG53Metascore
    6.7 (67K)
    The extremely talented Santiago Muñez is spotted by a Newcastle United scout and given a chance at professional football.
    DirectorDanny CannonStarsKuno BeckerAlessandro NivolaAnna Friel
  • Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, and Geoff Bell in Green Street Hooligans (2005)

    3. Green Street Hooligans

    20051h 49mR55Metascore
    7.4 (167K)
    A wrongfully expelled Harvard undergrad moves to London, where he is introduced to the violent underworld of football hooliganism.
    DirectorLexi AlexanderStarsElijah WoodCharlie HunnamClaire Forlani
  • Matthew McConaughey in We Are Marshall (2006)

    4. 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
  • Friday Night Lights (2004)

    5. 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)

    6. 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
  • Warren Clarke in I.D. (1995)

    7. I.D.

    19951h 47m
    7.3 (7.7K)
    When a cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of hooligans, he finds himself being drawn to the other side.
    DirectorPhil DavisStarsReece DinsdaleRichard GrahamPerry Fenwick
  • The Football Factory (2004)

    8. The Football Factory

    20041h 31mR
    6.7 (34K)
    An insight on the gritty life of a bored male, Chelsea football hooligan who lives for violence, sex, drugs & alcohol.
    DirectorNick LoveStarsDanny DyerFrank HarperTamer Hassan
  • Mark Hapka in 23 Blast (2014)

    9. 23 Blast

    20141h 38mPG-1345Metascore
    6.4 (2.6K)
    When a high-school football star is suddenly stricken with irreversible total blindness, he must decide whether to accept his new reality or attempt a return to the game he still loves.
    DirectorDylan BakerStarsMark HapkaBram HooverStephen Lang
  • When the Game Stands Tall (2014)

    10. 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
  • Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, and Brooke Langton in The Replacements (2000)

    11. The Replacements

    20001h 58mPG-1330Metascore
    6.6 (72K)
    During a pro football strike, the owners hire substitute players.
    DirectorHoward DeutchStarsKeanu ReevesGene HackmanBrooke Langton
  • All the Right Moves (1983)

    12. 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
  • James Van Der Beek, Scott Caan, Ali Larter, Amy Smart, Ron Lester, Eliel Swinton, and Paul Walker in Varsity Blues (1999)

    13. 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)

    14. 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
  • Greater (2016)

    15. Greater

    20162h 10mPG35Metascore
    7.3 (9.4K)
    The story of Brandon Burlsworth, possibly the greatest walk-on in the history of college football.
    DirectorDavid L. HuntStarsNeal McDonoughLeslie EasterbrookChristopher Severio
  • Ray Liotta, Mario Van Peebles, and 50 Cent in All Things Fall Apart (2011)

    16. All Things Fall Apart

    20111h 50mR
    5.4 (2.8K)
    A drama centered around a promising football running back during his senior year in college.
    DirectorMario Van PeeblesStars50 CentRay LiottaLynn Whitfield
  • Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ed Harris in Radio (2003)

    17. 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
  • Caleb Castille in Woodlawn (2015)

    18. Woodlawn

    20152h 3mPG57Metascore
    6.5 (8.1K)
    A gifted high-school football player must learn to embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field.
    DirectorsAndrew ErwinJon ErwinStarsCaleb CastilleSean AstinJon Voight
  • Kevin Costner in Draft Day (2014)

    19. 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
  • Burt Reynolds in The Longest Yard (1974)

    20. 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
  • The Firm (2009)

    21. The Firm

    20091h 30m
    5.8 (6.7K)
    Football hooligans organize themselves into firms that represent their favorite team.
    DirectorNick LoveStarsPaul AndersonCalum MacNabDaniel Mays
  • Sean Bean and Emily Lloyd in When Saturday Comes (1996)

    22. When Saturday Comes

    19961h 38m
    6.0 (2.6K)
    Jimmy Muir,a brewery worker with talent, gets a chance to play for local club Hallam. He's offered a trial at Sheffield United but blows it due to drunkenness.He must reevaluate his choices and potential for success.
    DirectorMaria GieseStarsSean BeanEmily LloydPete Postlethwaite
  • Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001)

    23. Mike Bassett: England Manager

    20011h 29mNot Rated
    6.8 (7.4K)
    Manager suffers heart attack. Unqualified replacement Mike Bassett takes over national team. Bassett makes questionable decisions, unorthodox training methods. Despite obstacles, team qualifies for World Cup tournament in Rio.
    DirectorSteve BarronStarsKevin PiperRicky TomlinsonMalcolm Terris
  • Colin Firth and Ruth Gemmell in Fever Pitch (1997)

    24. Fever Pitch

    19971h 42mR55Metascore
    6.7 (12K)
    A sports fan's romantic courtship clashes with his obsession with his favorite football team.
    DirectorDavid EvansStarsColin FirthRuth GemmellLuke Aikman
  • Vinnie Jones, Jason Statham, Vas Blackwood, Danny Dyer, and Stephen Walters in Mean Machine (2001)

    25. Mean Machine

    20011h 39mR45Metascore
    6.4 (43K)
    A football star jailed for assault leads a group of inmates in a match against prison guards.
    DirectorBarry SkolnickStarsVinnie JonesDavid KellyDavid Hemmings

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.