For all you football fans who want to know what some of the best
movies about football are, then look no further. I have compiled ten of
my personal favorites that I would like to share with you and hopefully
you will agree that these movies deserve to be added to your collection.
So whether you are a diehard football fan or you just like a good movie
with a football theme, these movies are sure to make any night fun and
entertaining.
Here are ten of my favorite football movies from #10 to #1:
10.) All The Right Moves (1983)-
Tom Cruise stars as Stefan "Stef" Djordjevic, a high school defensive
back who is seeking a college scholarship to escape his small
Pennsylvania town of Ampipe. After Stefan's fumble in the last seconds
of the big game against Walnut Heights High School causes them to lose,
he is verbally reprimanded by his coach for "quitting." When Stefan
blasts back that the coach was the one who quit, he is thrown off the
team and blacklisted from colleges for his attitude and the eventual
vandalism of his home. In the end, Coach Nickerson accepts a coaching
job at Cal Poly and offers Stefan a full scholarship after he realizes
he was wrong for blacklisting him. Craig T. Nelson also stars as Coach
Nickerson.
9.) Gridiron Gang (2006)- Dwayne "The
Rock" Johnson stars as Sean Porter, an employee of Kilpatrick Detention
Center in Los Angeles. Porter decides to start a football team for the
kids in hopes that it will make them responsible, teammates, and
winners. The team starts out slow but they eventually beat the best team
in the league and go on to the championship game. Although it is
revealed by narration that they lose the championship game, they are no
longer considered losers.
8.) Invincible (2006)-
Mark Wahlberg stars as Vince Papale, a 30 year old bartender who was
recently fired from his teaching job and abruptly left by his wife for
his failures. When the newly hired Eagles head coach, Dick Vermiel,
decides to hold open tryouts, Vince makes the team. After a dismal first
game, Vince recovers a fumble in his second game and scores a touchdown
which helps give Dick Vermiel his first Eagles victory. Greg Kinnear
also stars as coach Dick Vermiel.
7.) Any Given Sunday (1999)-
Oliver Stone directed this movie about a fictitious football team
called the Miami Sharks. When the Sharks first and second string
quarterbacks are both injured during a game, third string QB Willie
Beamon is given the role. Although he starts out pretty slow, he
eventually begins to gain a fan following which leads to narcissism and
arrogance that angers his teammates. Jamie Foxx plays Willie Beamon and
some of the all-star cast include: Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, Cameron
Diaz, and James Woods.
6.) Radio (2003)- This
movie is not necessarily a football movie but tells the story of James
Robert "Radio" Kennedy who is befriended by T.L. Hanna High School
football coach, Harold Jones. At first he is bullied by some of the
cruel football players but is eventually accepted by the students of
Hanna and the townspeople. Cuba Gooding Jr. stars as "Radio" and Ed
Harris stars as Coach Jones.
5.) The Longest Yard (2005)-
This movie is a remake of the 1974 classic of the same name. Adam
Sandler stars as Paul Crewe, a once professional football player who was
disgraced for point shaving. After landing himself in jail, he is
recruited by the warden to organize a football team of convicts to help
the guards prepare for their season. This movie is a laugh a minute as
they prepare themselves for the game against the guards, which they win.
The supporting cast includes Burt Reynolds(who played Crewe in the
original), Chris Rock, and James Cromwell as the warden.
4.) Friday Night Lights (2004)-
This movie follows the story of the 1988 Permian High School Panthers
football team as they made a run towards the state championship. After
ending their season in a three-way tie, a coin toss must take place in
order to decide who makes the play-offs. They win the toss and are
narrowly defeated in the finals by a powerful Dallas high school team.
Billy Bob Thornton plays Coach Gary Gaines and some of the supporting
cast include: Lucas Black, Derek Luke, and Tim McGraw.
3.) The Waterboy (1998)-
This is Adam Sandler's first football movie. He plays Bobby Boucher, a
stuttering waterboy who has anger issues because of constant teasing and
being excessively sheltered by his mother. After he is fired from being
the waterboy for the University of Louisiana for disrupting practice,
he volunteers to work for free for the South Central Louisiana State
University Muddogs. When he is teased by the quarterback of the Muddogs,
he is encouraged by the coach to stand up for himself which leads him
to tackle the quarterback very aggressively. This leads him to be
recruited by the coach and they go on to win the Bourbon Bowl against
the team who fired him as the waterboy in the first place. Henry Winkler
plays Coach Klein and Kathy Bates plays Bobby Boucher's mother.
2.) The Blindside (2009)-
This movie is the real life story of Michael Oher, who went through
many hardships and obstacles in life to go to college and eventually
become a pro football player. The movie starts out as a 17 year Michael
Oher is befriended by the Tuohy family who give him a place to stay.
They soon develop a bond with each other and he is then adopted by them.
Leigh Ann and Sean Tuohy are able to help him get better grades and on
the school football team. His performance due to his size starts to draw
the attention of the top colleges in the country and he chooses to go
to Ole Miss, the Tuohy's alma mater. The film earned Sandra Bullock a
Best Actress Award and co-stars Tim McGraw as Sean Tuohy and Quinton
Aaron as Michael Oher.
1.) Rudy (1993)- I really
love this movie. It tells the account of the life of Daniel "Rudy"
Ruettiger who always dreamed of one day playing for the Notre Dame
Fighting Irish football team. After his friend is killed, Rudy decides
he must follow his dream. He does'nt make it in Notre Dame so he begins
studies at a small junior college in hopes of earning high enough grades
to become eligible to transfer to Notre Dame. He is eventually accepted
in his final semester of eligibility and soon makes the football team's
practice squad as a walk-on. His hard work during practice will
eventually earn him the respect of the team and staff and in the final
game of his senior year he is given the opportunity to dress for the
game and be on the side-line. After chanting Rudy! Rudy! by the entire
stadium, he is let in the game on the last play and ends up sacking the
quarterback and being carried off the field on his teammates shoulders.
Sean Astin stars as Rudy and co-stars Ned Beatty and Jon Favreau.
So
there you have it football fans, ten of the best movies about football
that I personally recommend. If you don't have these in your collection
then you are missing out on some great entertainment. So next time you
are in a video store, be sure to pick up a copy of one of these movies
and build your collection.
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