Football Movies
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Football Movies

Between Rudy, Friday Night Lights and more, there are a ton of great pigskin movies to choose from. Which football flick ranks highest?

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1 Remember the Titans
High School football coach Denzel Washington leads his team to victory after teaching them about equality. 154 338
2 The Longest Yard
This Robert Aldrich pic about a prison football team stars Burt Reynolds, Bernadette Peters and Eddie Albert. 140 508
3 Friday Night Lights
One of Billy Bob Thornton's best movies, this based-on-a-true-story pic is all about high school football. 110 506
4 Rudy
A feel-good movie about a young man (Sean Astin) out to live the dream: in this case, playing football for Notre Dame. 109 579
5 Brian's Song
A made-for-TV weepies about real-life players Brian Piccolo (James Caan) and Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams). One gets cancer! 103 457
6 Jerry Maguire
Tom Cruise plays the title character (a sports agent) but Cuba Gooding, Jr. won the Oscar as the best supporting actor. 28 476
7 Any Given Sunday
Director Oliver Stone pairs up with Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid and Cameron Diaz for this pic about the Miami Sharks. 21 465
8 North Dallas Forty
Nick Nolte headlines writer-director Ted Kotcheff's drama about the mercenary side of the National Football League. 17 361
9 All the Right Moves
A young Tom Cruise looks towards the future by way of a sports scholarship to college. Craig T. Nelson plays his coach. -12 376
10 Knute Rockne, All American
Ronald Reagan (yes, the former president) costars in this rousing biopic helmed by Pat O'Brien. -92 344