That's My Boy

1951

English

6.1

♡ 8

32%

Hal Walker Director

Ruth Hussey as Ann Jackson

John McIntire as Dr. Benjamin Green

Gregg Palmer as Student

Mickey Kuhn as Student

Jack Jackson, the greatest football player in Ridgefield College history, is disappointed that his only son Junior is an uncoordinated, allergy-ridden bookworm. He uses his athletic reputation and standing as #1 alumni contributor to pressure the coach to take Junior onto the team. In addition, he pays the tuition of Junior's financially needy classmate Bill Baker, a potential all-American, with the understanding that he will room with Junior and mentor him athletically and socially. Junior's initial efforts as quarterback prove disastrous and further complications arise when the room mates both fall in love with the same co-ed.

Two for the Money

2005

English

6.2

♡ 42

22%

inspired by a true story

Sport

sports

Thriller

D.J. Caruso Director

Matthew McConaughey as Brandon

Derek Graf as Football Player

Jeremy Piven as Jerry

Al Pacino as Walter

A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers.

Haunted Trail

2021

English

4.0

♡ 4

16%

Robin Givens Director

Brook Sill as Amy

Cordelius Parks as Craig

Matthew Knowles as Mark

Chikako Fukuyama as Sarah

A group of college friends receive the surprise of their lives when they discover there is an actual killer on the scene of a local haunted trail.

We Are Marshall

2006

English

7.1

♡ 34

48%

McG Director

Kate Mara as Annie Cantrell

Robert Patrick as Coach Rick Tolley

Matthew McConaughey as Jack Lengyel

Ian McShane as Paul Griffen

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.

The Express

2008

English

7.2

♡ 6

63%

Gary Fleder Director

Dennis Quaid as Ben Schwartzwalder

Bruce Jarchow as Dr. Hewlett

Clancy Brown as Roy Simmons

Nicole Beharie as Sarah Ward

Follow the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.

Facing the Giants

2006

English

6.5

♡ 12

17%

85%

american football

american football coach

Alex Kendrick Director

Erin Bethea as Alicia Houston

Andy McLeod as Assistant Giants Coach

Anna Kendrick as Child in Waiting Room

Alex Kendrick as Grant Taylor

A losing coach with an underdog football team faces their giants of fear and failure on and off the field to surprising results.

The Food of the Gods

1976

English

4.6

♡ 19

18%

based on novel or book

Bert I. Gordon Director

Ralph Meeker as Bensington

John McLiam as Mr. Skinner

Ida Lupino as Mrs. Skinner

Belinda Balaski as Rita

Morgan and his friends are on a hunting trip on a remote Canadian island when they are attacked by a swarm of giant wasps. Looking for help, Morgan stumbles across a barn inhabited by an enormous killer chicken. After doing some exploring, they discover the entire island is crawling with animals that have somehow grown to giant size. The most dangerous of all of these, however, are the rats, who are mobilizing to do battle with the human intruders.

Unicorn Town

2022

English

8.0

♡ 3

98%

Nick Alfieri Director

Jerome Manyema as

Joseph 'Jojo' Joyner as

Daniel Docal as

Gerhard 'Jerry' Jäger as

Despite having just 40,000 residents and limited financial resources, the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns have been able to compete at the highest level of football in all of Europe. But as more money floods into the sport, coaches and fans must face the question: has this team become a relic of the past or can their remarkable culture propel them beyond the constraints of reality?

Fantasy Football

2022

English

5.9

♡ 5

40%

Anton Cropper Director

Omari Hardwick as Bobby Coleman

Marsai Martin as Callie Coleman

Chris TC Edge as Falcons Coaching Staff

David Lengel as Gym Teacher

Callie Coleman discovers she can magically control her father Bobby’s performance on the football field. When Callie plays as her dad, Bobby is transformed from a fumblitis-plagued journeyman to a star running back bound for superstardom.

The Book of Manning

7.9

Rory Karpf Director

Eli Manning as Self

Peyton Manning as Self

Archie Manning as Self

John Goodman as Self - Narrator

Explores the personal and professional life of former NFL and Ole Miss quarterback Archie Manning and how the sudden loss of his father impacted his life and the way he and his wife Olivia raised their three sons: their oldest Cooper Manning, and younger sons, All-SEC stars, and NFL champion QBs Peyton and Eli.

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

2016

English

6.8

♡ 3

nfl (national football league)

Sport

super bowl

Scott Prestin Director

Jesse Jackson as Self

Jeremy Piven as Self

Bill Murray as Self

George Wendt as Self

Through never-been-seen-before footage and fascinating interviews with key members of the 1985 Chicago Bears -- Mike Ditka, Jim McMahon, Mike Singletary, and others -- you will hear the inside story of their historic season.

My All-American

2015

English

7.2

♡ 28

30%

Angelo Pizzo Director

Aaron Eckhart as Darrell Royal

Todd Allen as Father Bomar

Alyssia Rivera as Football Fan

Robin Tunney as Gloria Steinmark

Freddie Steinmark, an underdog on the gridiron, faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.

Heaven Can Wait

1978

English

6.9

♡ 27

84%

based on play or musical

Buck Henry Director

John Randolph as Former Owner

R.G. Armstrong as General Manager

William Sylvester as Nuclear Reporter

Joseph Maher as Sisk

Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.

Varsity Blues

1999

English

6.5

♡ 35

46%

Brian Robbins Director

Ali Larter as Darcy Sears

Amy Smart as Julie Harbor

Paul Walker as Lance Harbor

Jesse Plemons as Tommy Harbor

In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion, 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. When star quarterback Lance Harbor suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon, a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game.

Homecoming

2009

English

5.3

♡ 15

Morgan J. Freeman Director

Allen Williamson as Adams

Michael Landes as Billy Fletcher

Jessica Stroup as Elizabeth Mitchum

Matt Long as Mike Donaldson

A jilted ex-girlfriend plots revenge after her former beau comes back to their hometown with a new lover.

Lucas

1986

English

6.9

♡ 21

76%

David Seltzer Director

Gary Cole as Assistant Coach

Garrett M. Brown as Mr. Kaiser

Winona Ryder as Rina

Jeremy Piven as Spike

A brilliant but socially inept 14-year-old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends – Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love – fall for each other.

The Longest Yard

1974

English

7.1

♡ 25

76%

Robert Aldrich Director

Joe Dorsey as Bartender

Malcolm Atterbury as Bit Part

Burt Reynolds as Paul Crewe

Chuck Hayward as Trooper I

A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem.

80 for Brady

2023

English

5.9

♡ 14

59%

Kyle Marvin Director

Sally Field as Betty

Andy Richter as Clark

Sally Kirkland as Ida

Terry Bradshaw as Self

Four lifelong friends set out on an unforgettable journey to see their hero Tom Brady play in Super Bowl LI and witness one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, discovering that it's never too late to live life to the fullest. Inspired by a true story.

Necessary Roughness

1991

English

6.2

♡ 11

35%

Stan Dragoti Director

Andrew Lauer as Charlie Banks

Rob Schneider as Chuck Neiderman

Evander Holyfield as Convict Football Player

Jason Bateman as Jarvis Edison

When the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos football team is disqualified for cheating and poor grades, the University is forced to pick from a team that actually goes to school. Will they even win a single game?