This list of the best 50 football movies is generated by using a formula that combines the opinions of our users and the opinions of other reliable media sources. Many how argued over the top football movies but we take pride in carefully monitoring user ratings and combining them with the ratings of movie critics. We feel confident that this is a reliable source for best football movies. Don't agree with them...give us your opinion!
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Brian's Song (1971)
SIM Rating: 8.62
Cast: James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Warden, Bernie Casey, Shelley Fabares
Rating: G
Length: 73 minutes
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Friday Night Lights (2004)
SIM Rating: 8.54
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Derek Luke, Garrett Hedlund, Jay Hernandez, Lee Jackson, Lee Thompson Young, Lucas Black, Tim McGraw
Rating: PG-13
Length: 118 minutes
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We Are Marshall (2006)
SIM Rating: 8.50
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Ian McShane, Anthony Mackie
Rating: PG
Length: 127 minutes
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Remember the Titans (2000)
SIM Rating: 8.36
Cast: Craig Kirkwood, Denzel Washington, Donald Faison, Ethan Suplee, Hayden Panettiere, Kate Bosworth, Kip Pardue, Nicole Ari Parker, Ryan Hurst, Will Patton, Wood Harris
Rating: PG
Length: 113 minutes
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Express, The (2008)
SIM Rating: 8.31
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Clancy Brown, Rob Brown, Geoff Stults
Rating: PG
Length: 130 minutes
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Horse Feathers (1932)
SIM Rating: 8.28
Cast: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Thelma Todd
Rating: NR
Length: 68 minutes
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Invincible (2006)
SIM Rating: 8.25
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear
Rating: PG
Length: 105 minutes
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Blind Side, The (2009)
SIM Rating: 8.25
Cast: andra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Kathy Bates, and Quinton Aaron
Rating: PG-13
Length: 129 minutes
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Radio (2003)
SIM Rating: 8.17
Cast: Cuba Gooding, Jr., Ed Harris, Alfre Woodard, S. Epatha Merkerson, Brent Sexton, Debra Winger
Rating: PG
Length: 109 minutes
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Gridiron Gang (2006)
SIM Rating: 8.17
Cast: The Rock, Xzibit, L. Scott Caldwell, Leon Rippy
Rating: PG-13
Length: 120 minutes
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Brian's Song (2002)
SIM Rating: 8.12
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Elise Neal, Janessa Crimi, Mekhi Phifer, Sean Maher
Rating: NR
Length: 87 minutes
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Rudy (1993)
SIM Rating: 8.03
Cast: Charles S. Dutton, Jon Favreau, Lili Taylor, Ned Beatty, Sean Astin
Rating: PG
Length: 116 minutes
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Any Given Sunday (1999)
SIM Rating: 7.99
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Al Pacino, Ann-Margret, Bill Bellamy, Cameron Diaz, Charlton Heston, Dennis Quaid, Elizabeth Berkley, James Woods, Jamie Foxx, Jim Caviezel, LL Cool J, Lauren Holly, Lawrence Taylor, Matthew Modine
Rating: R
Length: 150 minutes
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Program, The (1993)
SIM Rating: 7.97
Cast: Craig Sheffer, Halle Berry, James Caan, Kristy Swanson, Omar Epps
Rating: R
Length: 112 minutes
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North Dallas Forty (1979)
SIM Rating: 7.89
Cast: Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, Charles Durning, Dayle Haddon, Bo Svenson, John Matuszak
Rating: R
Length: 119 minutes
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Longest Yard, The (1974)
SIM Rating: 7.85
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter
Rating: R
Length: 121 minutes
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Everybody's All-American (1988)
SIM Rating: 7.84
Cast: Jessica Lange, Dennis Quaid, Timothy Hutton, John Goodman, Carl Lumbly, Ray Baker
Rating: R
Length: 127 minutes
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Replacements, The (2000)
SIM Rating: 7.76
Cast: Art Lafleur, Brett Cullen, Brooke Langton, Faizon Love, Gailard Sartain, Gene Hackman, Jack Warden, John Madden, Keanu Reeves, Michael Jace, Orlando Jones, Pat Summerall
Rating: PG-13
Length: 118 minutes
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Jerry Maguire (1996)
SIM Rating: 7.68
Cast: Bonnie Hunt, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jay Mohr, Jerry O'Connell, Jonathan Lipnicki, Kelly Preston, Regina King, Renée Zellweger, Tom Cruise
Rating: R
Length: 139 minutes
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Facing the Giants (2006)
SIM Rating: 7.67
Cast: James Blackwell, Bailey Cave, Shannen Fields, Tracey Goode
Rating: PG
Length: 111 minutes
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Knute Rockne All American (1940)
SIM Rating: 7.66
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Ronald Reagan, Gale Page
Rating: NR
Length: 98 minutes
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Junction Boys, The (2002)
SIM Rating: 7.63
Cast: Tom Berenger, Fletcher Humphrys
Rating: NR
Length: 93 minutes
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Quarterback Princess (1983)
SIM Rating: 7.62
Cast: Don Murray, Barbara Babcock, Dana Elcar, John Stockwell, Daphne Zuniga
Rating: NR
Length: 96 minutes
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Varsity Blues (1999)
SIM Rating: 7.56
Cast: Amy Smart, James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight, Paul Walker, Richard Lineback, Ron Lester, Scott Caan
Rating: R
Length: 100 minutes
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Longest Yard, The (2005)
SIM Rating: 7.51
Cast: Adam Sandler, Bill Goldberg, Bill Romanowski, Bob Sapp, Brian Bosworth, Burt Reynolds, Chris Berman, Chris Rock, James Cromwell, Joey Diaz, Kevin Nash, Michael Irvin, Nelly, Nicholas Turturro, Steve Austin
Rating: PG-13
Length: 113 minutes
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Little Giants (1995)
SIM Rating: 7.45
Cast: Ed O'Neill, John Madden, Rick Moranis, Shawna Waldron
Rating: PG
Length: 107 minutes
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Trouble Along the Way (1953)
SIM Rating: 7.44
Cast: John Wayne, Donna Reed and Charles Coburn
Rating: NR
Length: 110 minutes
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Necessary Roughness (1991)
SIM Rating: 7.44
Cast: Harley Jane Kozak, Hector Elizondo, Jason Bateman, Kathy Ireland, Robert Loggia, Scott Bakula, Sinbad
Rating: PG-13
Length: 108 minutes
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Waterboy (1998)
SIM Rating: 7.40
Cast: Adam Sandler, Blake Clark, Clint Howard, Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed, Kathy Bates, Larry Gilliard Jr., Rob Schneider
Rating: PG-13
Length: 90 minutes
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Code Breakers (2005)
SIM Rating: 7.40
Cast: Scott Glenn, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jeff Roop, Corey Sevier
Rating: NR
Length: 120 minutes
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Two For The Money (2005)
SIM Rating: 7.37
Cast: Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo, Armand Assante, Jeremy Piven
Rating: R
Length: 122 minutes
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Hometown Legend (2002)
SIM Rating: 7.36
Cast: Lacey Chabert, Nick Cornish, Terry O'Quinn
Rating: PG
Length: 108 minutes
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Fighting Back (1980)
SIM Rating: 7.28
Cast: Robert Urich, Bonnie Bedelia, Richard Herd
Rating: NR
Length: 95 minutes
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Heaven Can Wait (1978)
SIM Rating: 7.25
Cast: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason
Rating: PG
Length: 101 minutes
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Leatherheads (2007)
SIM Rating: 7.20
Cast: George Clooney, Renee Zellweger, John Krasinski
Rating: PG-13
Length: 114 minutes
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Jim Thorpe: All-American (1951)
SIM Rating: 7.11
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Steve Cochran
Rating: NR
Length: 107 minutes
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Game Plan, The (2007)
SIM Rating: 7.08
Cast: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Pettis
Rating: PG
Length: 110 minutes
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Best of Times, The (1986)
SIM Rating: 6.96
Cast: Robin Williams, Kurt Russell, Pamela Reed
Rating: PG-13
Length: 104 minutes
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All The Right Moves (1983)
SIM Rating: 6.94
Cast: Tom Cruise, Craig T. Nelson, Lea Thompson, Charles Cioffi, Gary Graham, Paul Carafotes
Rating: R
Length: 91 minutes
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5th Quarter, The (2010)
SIM Rating: 6.94
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Andie MacDowell and Ryan Merriman
Rating: PG
Length: 96 minutes
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Wildcats (1986)
SIM Rating: 6.88
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Swoosie Kurtz, Wesley Snipes, Woody Harleson
Rating: R
Length: 106 minutes
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Paper Lion (1968)
SIM Rating: 6.88
Cast: Alan Alda, Lauren Hutton, Joe Schmidt
Rating: NR
Length: 107 minutes
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Windrunner (1995)
SIM Rating: 6.83
Cast: Jason Wiles, Russell Means, Margot Kidder
Rating: PG
Length: 108 minutes
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Fumbleheads (1999)
SIM Rating: 6.80
Cast: Edward Asner, Barry Corbin, Mark Curry
Rating: PG-13
Length: 90 minutes
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Possums (1998)
SIM Rating: 6.79
Cast: Mac Davis
Rating: PG
Length: 97 minutes
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Last Boy Scout, The (1991)
SIM Rating: 6.70
Cast: Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field
Rating: R
Length: 105 minutes
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They Call Me Sirr (2001)
SIM Rating: 6.67
Cast: Derwin Jordan, Dexter Bell
Rating: PG-13
Length: 97 minutes
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Lucas (1986)
SIM Rating: 6.65
Cast: Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen, Winona Ryder, Courtney Thorne-Smith
Rating: PG-13
Length: 100 minutes
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Second String, The (2002)
SIM Rating: 6.59
Cast: George Eads, Gil Bellows, Jon Voight, Richard T. Jones, Teri Polo
Rating: PG
Length: 100 minutes
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Field of Vision (2011)
SIM Rating: 6.55
Cast: Faith Ford, Tony Oller and Joe Adler
Rating: NR
Length: 84 minutes
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