Football season is now upon us so I give you my top 10 football movies.
It really does a nice job of capturing just how big high school football is to 'smaller' towns- especially in Texas. I hear the TV show is better, but I have not gotten into that yet.
A fun family flick about a group of misfits taking on a juggernaut of a peewee football team. This was the only time I cheered for the Giants over the Cowboys.
A touching, and true, story about legendary running back Gayle Sayers and his friend and teammate, Brian Piccolo, who finds out he is dying from cancer.
James Caan again makes the list as the head football coach of ECU, a college football team. It deals with the pressures to win, drug use, and college life in general.
Another film showcasing high school football, but this one is a bit on the lighter side. Friday night football, drinking, stripping teachers and a whipped-cream bikini.
What do you get when you have to build a college football team with no scholarships? A team full of misfits, a female kicker, and a 34 year-old quarterback.
Disney has really done a good job with their recent sports movies. Titans really captures the racial turmoil of the time period, and includes some good football action along the way.
Steamin' Willie Beamen! Oliver Stone probably isn't the guy you would expect to deliver an awesome football movie, but he does here. This was a great role for Al Pachino, and has the best football scenes of any of this list.
The movie that popularized "Show me the money!" Although football isn't the central theme here, this is a great movie. Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding, Jr. were a great team.
There is really no doubt in my mind what the best football movie is. I'm not a fan of Notre Dame, but this movie makes me one for a couple of hours. A true underdog story that gives me chills every time I watch it.
Source: IMDB
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