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1. 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
2. Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Sport
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Kathryn Morris, Dakota Goyo
Votes: 21,326 | Gross: $3.17M
3. The Express (2008)
PG | 130 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
Director: Gary Fleder | Stars: Rob Brown, Dennis Quaid, Clancy Brown, Darrin Dewitt Henson
Votes: 22,873 | Gross: $9.59M
4. Radio (2003)
PG | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of a high school coach and the developmentally challenged man who he took under his wing.
Director: Michael Tollin | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed Harris, Debra Winger, S. Epatha Merkerson
Votes: 44,013 | Gross: $52.33M
5. Trouble with the Curve (2012)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A daughter tries to remedy her dysfunctional relationship with her ailing father, a decorated baseball scout, by helping him in a recruiting trip which could be his last.
Director: Robert Lorenz | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake
Votes: 68,567 | Gross: $35.76M
6. Playing for Keeps (2012)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
A former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's football team as a way to get his life together. His attempts to become an adult are met with challenges from the attractive football moms who pursue him at every turn.
Director: Gabriele Muccino | Stars: Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Dennis Quaid, Noah Lomax
Votes: 31,295 | Gross: $13.10M
7. Invictus (2009)
PG-13 | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng
Votes: 167,944 | Gross: $37.49M
8. 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: 100,377 | Gross: $90.65M
9. White Men Can't Jump (1992)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Sport
Black and white basketball hustlers join forces to double their chances of winning money on the street courts and in a basketball tournament.
Director: Ron Shelton | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Rosie Perez, Tyra Ferrell
Votes: 98,355 | Gross: $76.25M
10. The Damned United (2009)
R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of the controversial Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of the English football club Leeds United.
Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Colm Meaney, Henry Goodman, David Roper, Jimmy Reddington
Votes: 45,929 | Gross: $0.45M
11. The Program (1993)
R | 112 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking, others to drugs, and some to studying.
Director: David S. Ward | Stars: James Caan, Halle Berry, Omar Epps, Craig Sheffer
Votes: 11,593 | Gross: $23.00M
12. Redbelt (2008)
R | 99 min | Drama, Sport
A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.
Director: David Mamet | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Emily Mortimer, Max Martini
Votes: 21,519 | Gross: $2.34M
13. Underdogs (2013)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young man named Amadeo sets off on an unexpected adventure with the players of his beloved Foosball game.
Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Gabriel Almirón, Federico Cecere, Ezequiel Cipols, Luciana Falcón
Votes: 10,307
14. 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: 9,867 | Gross: $0.23M
15. Home of the Giants (2007)
PG-13 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Sport
Gar is a high school journalist who covers the basketball team as it heads toward a state championship; when his best friend Matt, the team's star, is asked by a drug dealer to throw the big game, Gar inevitably gets caught in the middle.
Director: Rusty Gorman | Stars: Haley Joel Osment, Ryan Merriman, Eugene Osment, Robert Garlati
Votes: 713
16. Underdogs (2013)
PG | 102 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Set in rural Ohio, the birthplace of football, a small-town high school football team rises to play their cross-town rival, a perennial powerhouse, while standing up for an entire community.
Director: Doug Dearth | Stars: D.B. Sweeney, William Mapother, Richard Portnow, Logan Huffman
Votes: 1,148 | Gross: $0.03M
17. Hurricane Season (2009)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Sport
Al, a basketball coach at a New Orleans high school, finally has a winning team when Hurricane Katrina happens. He tries to build a winning team anew after the hurricane.
Director: Tim Story | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Isaiah Washington, Shad Moss, Taraji P. Henson
Votes: 3,220
18. The Game of Their Lives (2005)
PG | 101 min | Drama, History, Sport
Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of the 1950 U.S. soccer team, who, against all odds, beat England 1 - 0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Although no U.S. team has ever won a World Cup title, this story is about the family traditions and passions which shaped the lives of the players who made up this team of underdogs.
Director: David Anspaugh | Stars: Wes Bentley, Gerard Butler, Gavin Rossdale, Jay Rodan
Votes: 3,522 | Gross: $0.38M
19. Sugar (I) (2008)
R | 114 min | Drama, Sport
Dominican baseball star Miguel "Sugar" Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues.
Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | Stars: Algenis Perez Soto, Jose Rijo, Walki Cuevas, Santo Silvestre
Votes: 5,153 | Gross: $1.08M
20. The Final Season (2007)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Sport
Kent Stock disrupts his life to become coach of the Norway High School baseball team and try to lead them to victory.
Director: David Mickey Evans | Stars: Sean Astin, Powers Boothe, Rachael Leigh Cook, Jesse Henecke
Votes: 2,784 | Gross: $1.16M
21. There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Jimmy Grimble is a shy Manchester school boy. However, through football, and some special boots, he manages to gain the confidence to succeed.
Director: John Hay | Stars: Lewis McKenzie, Jane Lapotaire, Gina McKee, Ben Miller
Votes: 4,118
22. Brian's Song (2001 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Sport
The story of professional football players Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo, and how their friendship on and off the field was affected when Piccolo contracted a fatal disease.
Director: John Gray | Stars: Mekhi Phifer, Sean Maher, Paula Cale, Elise Neal
Votes: 1,551
23. The Replacements (2000)
PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Sport
During a pro football strike, the owners hire substitute players.
Director: Howard Deutch | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, Brooke Langton, Orlando Jones
Votes: 69,517 | Gross: $44.74M
24. Touchback (2011)
PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A man looks back 15 years to the injury that ended his career as a promising high-school football player.
Director: Don Handfield | Stars: Brian Presley, Kurt Russell, Melanie Lynskey, Marc Blucas
Votes: 4,469 | Gross: $0.20M
25. Field of Vision (2011 TV Movie)
TV-G | 83 min | Drama
A high-school football player must make a difficult decision regarding bullies.
Director: Gregg Champion | Stars: Faith Ford, Tony Oller, Joe Adler, Alyssa Shafer
Votes: 86
26. Brother (2010)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Two young men who have been raised as brothers look to their soccer skills as a way of getting out of their slum. While a scout is in town, an act of violence threatens to tear them apart.
Director: Marcel Rasquin | Stars: Fernando Moreno, Eliú Armas, Alí Rondón, Beto Benites
Votes: 2,643 | Gross: $0.03M
27. Mean Machine (2001)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A football star jailed for assault leads a group of inmates in a match against prison guards.
Director: Barry Skolnick | Stars: Vinnie Jones, David Kelly, David Hemmings, Ralph Brown
Votes: 41,831 | Gross: $0.09M
28. Finding Forrester (2000)
PG-13 | 136 min | Drama
Forrester, the author of a famous book, decides to help Jamal, a 16-year-old student, discover his writing prowess by mentoring him and enrolling him into a prestigious private school.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin
Votes: 89,600 | Gross: $66.40M
29. Believe in Me (2006)
PG | 131 min | Drama, Sport
In a conservative small town, a young man's wish to coach high school basketball are tweaked by a school board decision that makes him the new coach of the girls' team.
Director: Robert Collector | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Samantha Mathis, Doris Hargrave, Bruce Dern
Votes: 1,096 | Gross: $0.21M
30. Streetballers (2009)
R | 119 min | Drama, Sport
A troubled junior college basketball player forges an unlikely friendship with a fellow baller through pick-up games on the streets of St. Louis.
Director: Matt Krentz | Stars: Jimmy McKinney, Matt Krentz, Audrie Rivera, Eric Fletcher
Votes: 383 | Gross: $0.03M
31. The Red Sneakers (2002 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 109 min | Fantasy
A kid named Reggie Reynolds is a high school student who is good in the classroom but not so good on the basketball court. But one day he meets a junk dealer who gives him a pair of old gym... See full summary »
Director: Gregory Hines | Stars: Vanessa Bell Calloway, Dempsey Pappion, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Scott Thompson
Votes: 491
32. The Frontier Boys (2012)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The story of four high-school boys whose undefeated basketball season and friendship are threatened after a drive-by shooting leaves one of them in a coma and one of them with a secret. ... See full summary »
Director: John Grooters | Stars: Rebecca St. James, Big Kenny, Earthquake Kelley, Timothy Lofing
Votes: 295
33. Passing Glory (1999 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 100 min | Drama, Sport
A talented all-black high school basketball team challenges the top all-white team in civil-rights-era New Orleans.
Director: Steve James | Stars: Andre Braugher, Rip Torn, Sean Squire, Ruby Dee
Votes: 287
34. Heaven Is a Playground (1991)
R | 106 min | Drama, Sport
A coach and a lawyer team up to provide incentives for an urban high school basketball team to stay out of trouble.
Director: Randall Fried | Stars: LaTaunya Bounds, Terry Bradley, Cylk Cozart, Stavon Lovell Davis
Votes: 370
35. Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996 TV Movie)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devote the ... See full summary »
Director: Eriq La Salle | Stars: Don Cheadle, James Earl Jones, Michael Beach, Ronny Cox
Votes: 3,150
36. The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend (1991)
G | 90 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Biography of pro basketball player "Pistol" Pete Maravich, who died suddenly in 1988 at age 40 from a heart attack.
Director: Frank C. Schroeder | Stars: Millie Perkins, Nick Benedict, Adam Guier, Murrell Garland
Votes: 1,451
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