American football
by jlp-25 | created - 14 Jul 2014 | updated - 21 Nov 2014 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The Game Plan (2007)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
An NFL quarterback living the bachelor lifestyle discovers that he has an 8-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.
Director: Andy Fickman | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Pettis, Roselyn Sanchez
Votes: 100,373 | Gross: $90.65M
2. Friday Night Lights (2006–2011)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Sport
A drama that follows the lives of the Dillon Panthers, one of the nation's best high school football teams, and their head coach Eric Taylor.
Stars: Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Zach Gilford, Aimee Teegarden
Votes: 72,512
3. Big Fan (2009)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A hard-core New York Giants fan struggles to deal with the consequences when he is beaten up by his favorite player.
Director: Robert Siegel | Stars: Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Rapaport, Marcia Jean Kurtz
Votes: 9,866 | Gross: $0.23M
4. Necessary Roughness (1991)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Sport
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.
Director: Stan Dragoti | Stars: Scott Bakula, Hector Elizondo, Robert Loggia, Harley Jane Kozak
Votes: 13,120 | Gross: $26.26M
5. The Best of Times (1986)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.
Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Robin Williams, Kurt Russell, Pamela Reed, Holly Palance
Votes: 8,195 | Gross: $7.79M
6. Johnny Be Good (1988)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Sport
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.
Director: Bud S. Smith | Stars: Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Gleason, Uma Thurman
Votes: 7,381 | Gross: $17.55M
7. Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
G | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
Story of a golden retriever who can play football.
Director: Richard Martin | Stars: Kevin Zegers, Cynthia Stevenson, Tim Conway, Dick Martin
Votes: 6,188 | Gross: $10.22M
8. North Dallas Forty (1979)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A satire of American professional football in which a veteran pass-catcher's individuality and refusal to become part of the team family are bitterly resented by his disciplinarian coaches.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Nick Nolte, Charles Durning, Mac Davis, Dayle Haddon
Votes: 5,996 | Gross: $26.08M
9. The Longshots (2008)
PG | 94 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The true story of Jasmine Plummer who, at the age of eleven, became the first female to play in Pop Warner football tournament in its 56-year history.
Director: Fred Durst | Stars: Ice Cube, Keke Palmer, Tasha Smith, Jill Marie Jones
Votes: 4,471 | Gross: $11.51M
10. Coach (1989–1997)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Sport
Hayden Fox is the head coach of a university football team, and eats, sleeps and lives football.
Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Jerry Van Dyke, Bill Fagerbakke, Shelley Fabares
Votes: 8,325
11. The Slaughter Rule (2002)
R | 112 min | Drama, Sport
A young man finds solace with a young woman, his mother, and a high-school football coach who recruits him to quarterback a six-man team.
Directors: Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith | Stars: Ryan Gosling, David Morse, Clea DuVall, David Cale
Votes: 2,622 | Gross: $0.01M
12. Division III: Football's Finest (2011)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
After the sudden death of the head coach of a small Divison III football program, Athletic Director Roy Goodwyn hires ex-convict Rick Vice in a desperate attempt to get the Bluecocks' back to a winning season.
Director: Marshall Cook | Stars: Andy Dick, Marshall Cook, Michael Jace, Mo Collins
Votes: 1,843
13.
Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode:
The Most Crucial Game
(1972)
Not Rated | 74 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The manager of a football team murders its callow owner, making it look as if the young man had had an accident in his swimming pool. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
Director: Jeremy Kagan | Stars: Peter Falk, Robert Culp, Dean Jagger, James Gregory
Votes: 2,816
14. The Junction Boys (2002 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama, Sport
Story of Bear Bryant's first summer as head football coach at Texas A&M. Bear takes his charges out onto the scorched plains and sees who survives.
Director: Mike Robe | Stars: Tom Berenger, Bernard Curry, Fletcher Humphrys, Ryan Kwanten
Votes: 989
15. Monday Night Mayhem (2002 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Sport
How ABC's Monday Night Football, a live broadcast of the National Football League, came to be.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: John Turturro, John Heard, Kevin Anderson, Nicholas Turturro
Votes: 840
16.
Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode:
A Bird in the Hand
(1992)
TV-PG | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Columbo investigates a hit and run, followed by a car explosion.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Peter Falk, Tyne Daly, Greg Evigan, Frank McRae
Votes: 1,784
17. The Story of Darrell Royal (1999 Video)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Award-winning story of University of Texas coaching legend and three time National Champion, Darrell Royal. Featuring an all-star cast including Willie Nelson, Earl Campbell, George W. Bush... See full summary »
Director: Ryan Haidarian | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Willie Nelson, Ed Marinaro, Keith Jackson
Votes: 622
18. Hometown Legend (2002)
PG | 108 min | Drama, Family, Sport
A teenage drifter finds an opportunity to turn his life around when he joins a high-school football program with a hard-nosed coach.
Director: James Anderson | Stars: Terry O'Quinn, Lacey Chabert, Nick Cornish, Kirk B.R. Woller
Votes: 799
19. Go Tigers! (2001)
R | 103 min | Documentary, Sport
"Go Tigers!" is a rare behind-the-scenes chronicling of a remarkable season for the Massillon Tigers high school football team, played out in a small rustbelt town that draws its identity ... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth A. Carlson | Stars: Dave Irwin, Ellery Moore, Joe Paterno, Danny Studer
Votes: 841 | Gross: $0.15M
20. Late Rounders (2010)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Sport
What happens behind the scenes of the most popular game in the land? Late Rounders follows graduating college football players as they attempt to take the next step in their careers and ... See full summary »
Director: Evan A. Marshall
Votes: 73
21. Undefeated (2011)
PG-13 | 113 min | Documentary, Sport
Chronicles three underprivileged students from inner-city Memphis and their volunteer coach who tries to help them beat the odds on and off the field.
Directors: Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin | Stars: Bill Courtney, O.C. Brown, Montrail 'Money' Brown, Chavis Daniels
Votes: 7,343 | Gross: $0.56M
22. Happy Valley (II) (2014)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport
A documentary that observes the year after Pennsylvania State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's arrest on child sex abuse charges.
Director: Amir Bar-Lev | Stars: Joe Paterno, Jay Paterno, Andrew Shubin, Jerry Sandusky
Votes: 1,281 | Gross: $0.02M
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