Football (round ball) Movies
by zzzorf | created - 31 Dec 2016 | updated - 31 Dec 2016 | PublicThis list contains movies which are all about the sport of Football, well at least those of the Round Ball type anyway (i.e. Soccer of course)
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1. The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
85 min | Comedy, Crime, Sport
When a star player drops dead during a charity football match between Arsenal and amateur side the Trojans, Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in to solve the crime.
Director: Thorold Dickinson | Stars: Leslie Banks, Greta Gynt, Ian McLean, Liane Linden
Votes: 707
2. The Winning Goal (1920)
Drama, Sport
A footballer is sold to a rival club and wins the match despite a broken arm.
Director: G.B. Samuelson | Stars: Harold Walden, Maudie Dunham, Tom Reynolds, Haidee Wright
3. The Great Game (1930)
79 min | Comedy, Sport
Dicky Brown (John Batten) is a young, aspiring footballer who plays for a struggling side, the fictional Manningford Football Club, a team in the midst of a successful cup run. He manages ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Raymond | Stars: Randle Ayrton, Neil Kenyon, Kenneth Kove, A.G. Poulton
Votes: 37
4. Sportszerelem (1938)
64 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
A toothpick manufacturer is so sports-minded that only athletes can work for him. The fate of many jobs and the outcome of various romances all depend on whether or not the home-team wins the big soccer game.
Directors: Zoltán Farkas, László Kardos | Stars: Géza Boross, Ibolya Kondor, Kálmán Latabár, Alice Rajna
Votes: 21
5. Das große Spiel (1942)
85 min | Drama, Sport
A player on a soccer team, where everyone matches together just perfectly, has fallen out of a championship tournament due to illness; which leads to a big problem: who would be the perfect... See full summary »
Director: Robert A. Stemmle | Stars: René Deltgen, Gustav Knuth, Heinz Engelmann, Maria Andergast
Votes: 55
6. O Leão da Estrela (1947)
121 min | Comedy, Romance
Anastácio lives in Lisbon and is fanatic for Sporting, one of the city's football teams. When the team travels to face Porto, he follows it with the family, staying in house of his friend, Mr. Barata, pretending to be rich.
Director: Arthur Duarte | Stars: António Silva, Milú, Maria Eugénia, Erico Braga
Votes: 1,218
7. The Great Game (1953)
80 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
The wealthy chairman of First Division Football Club, Burnville United, makes an unethical approach to a star player of another club, and the ensuing scandal costs him his job.
Director: Maurice Elvey | Stars: James Hayter, Diana Dors, Thora Hird, John Laurie
Votes: 105
8. Two Half-Times in Hell (1961)
140 min | Drama, Sport, War
On Hitler's birthday, the Germans decide to organize a soccer match between prisoners of war and Germans.
Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Imre Sinkovits, Dezsö Garas, László Márkus, Tibor Molnár
Votes: 1,475
9. Dhanyee Meye (1971)
137 min | Comedy, Sport
The pride and honour of two clubs are at stake on a coveted shield final. As the characters associated with them search for glory with football, what ensues can only be described as a laugh riot.
Director: Arabinda Mukhopadhyay | Stars: Uttam Kumar, Savitri Chatterjee, Partho Mukerjee, Jaya Bachchan
Votes: 312
10. Mohunbaganer Meye (1976)
Drama
Director: Manu Sen | Stars: Rajasree Bose, Dipankar Dey, Bhanu Bannerjee, Nripati Chatterjee
Votes: 13
11. Yesterday's Hero (1979)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Music
A has-been, alcoholic former soccer star determines to make a comeback. He gets help from his former girlfriend, now a rock star, and her partner.
Director: Neil Leifer | Stars: Suzanne Somers, Ian McShane, Adam Faith, Paul Nicholas
Votes: 267
12. Hothead (1979)
89 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
The miserable football player becomes a town hero after bringing victory in extremely important game. He uses his fame for revenge to the team star for the previous mockeries.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Patrick Dewaere, France Dougnac, Dorothée Jemma, Maurice Barrier
Votes: 2,249
13. El chanfle (1979)
106 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
The life of an untalented, but extremely kind waterboy who works for a Mexican soccer team, and how his life unexpectedly changed, when his wife fell pregnant.
Director: Enrique Segoviano | Stars: Roberto Gómez Bolaños, Florinda Meza, Ramón Valdés, Carlos Villagrán
Votes: 741
14. Victory (1981)
PG | 116 min | Drama, Sport, War
As allied P.O.W.s prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team's escape.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Pelé, Bobby Moore
Votes: 33,265 | Gross: $10.85M
15. Gregory's Girl (1980)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Gregory is a normal teen who is infatuated with a classmate. He must work to win her affection.
Director: Bill Forsyth | Stars: John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn, Jake D'Arcy, Clare Grogan
Votes: 9,448
16. Those Glory Glory Days (1983 TV Movie)
PG | 90 min | Drama
Girls growing up in 1960-61 London develop a passion for the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, the first British team in the 20th century to win the English league and FA Cup "double". ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Zoë Nathenson, Sara Sugarman, Cathy Murphy, Liz Campion
Votes: 332 | Gross: $0.00M
17. Pilkarski poker (1989)
99 min | Comedy, Action, Drama
Chairmen of several football clubs start a co-operative. Now, thanks to corrupt referees, they are to decide the outcomes of matches.
Director: Janusz Zaorski | Stars: Janusz Gajos, Malgorzata Pieczynska, Marian Opania, Mariusz Dmochowski
Votes: 859
18. Ultrà (1991)
95 min | Drama, Sport
The "Brigatte Veneno" is a fan group from the soccer club "AS Roma". The next match is against "Juventus Turin", the classic prestige duel. Principe, the former leader of the group, has been dismissed from jail a few days before.
Director: Ricky Tognazzi | Stars: Claudio Amendola, Ricky Memphis, Gianmarco Tognazzi, Giuppy Izzo
Votes: 952
19. Cup Final (1991)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, War
An Israeli soldier is taken hostage by a small PLO squad in lebanon. The soldier planned to go on vacation and to fly to the world final soccer cup (mondial), he and his capturers share the... See full summary »
Director: Eran Riklis | Stars: Moshe Ivgy, Mohammad Bakri, Salim Daw, Bassam Zo'amat
Votes: 204
20. Ladybugs (1992)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Sport
To climb the corporate ladder to success, a guy agrees to coach the company's all-girls soccer team with the help of his secret weapon: his fiancee's son.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Rodney Dangerfield, Jackée Harry, Jonathan Brandis, Ilene Graff
Votes: 10,555 | Gross: $14.80M
21. The Big Green (1995)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
A teacher on exchange from England is placed in an underachieving Texas school, where she coaches the students in soccer, improving their self-esteem and leading to unexpected success.
Director: Holly Goldberg Sloan | Stars: Steve Guttenberg, Olivia d'Abo, Jay O. Sanders, John Terry
Votes: 10,985 | Gross: $17.73M
22. The Final Goal (1995)
R | 85 min | Action, Thriller
One man buys the future, another stands between the posts to preserve it, in this brutal showdown on the soccer field to win the World Cup. His goal was to win the World Cup at any price.
Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Erik Estrada, Steven Nijjar, Vaitiare Hirshon, Dean Butler
Votes: 157
23. I.D. (1995)
107 min | Crime, Drama
When a cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of hooligans, he finds himself being drawn to the other side.
Director: Phil Davis | Stars: Reece Dinsdale, Richard Graham, Perry Fenwick, Philip Glenister
Votes: 7,481
24. Fever Pitch (1997)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A sports fan's romantic courtship clashes with his obsession with his favorite football team.
Director: David Evans | Stars: Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell, Luke Aikman, Bea Guard
Votes: 11,700 | Gross: $0.01M
25. When Saturday Comes (1996)
98 min | Drama, Sport
Jimmy Muir,a brewery worker with talent, gets a chance to play for local club Hallam. He's offered a trial at Sheffield United but blows it due to drunkenness.He must reevaluate his choices and potential for success.
Director: Maria Giese | Stars: Sean Bean, Emily Lloyd, Pete Postlethwaite, Craig Kelly
Votes: 2,542
26. Soccer Dog: The Movie (1999)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
A heart-warming comedy about the friendship between the new kid in town and a soccer-playing dog on the lam from the dog-catcher. It's up to these two underdogs to win the PeeWee Soccer League championship game.
Director: Tony Giglio | Stars: James Marshall, Olivia d'Abo, Jeremy Foley, Sam McMurray
Votes: 1,766
27. Home Team (1998)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
In this family comedy, a former soccer star (Steve Guttenberg, "Police Academy") with a gambling addiction gets a chance at redemption when he is assigned to community service at a children's home.
Director: Allan A. Goldstein | Stars: Steve Guttenberg, Sophie Lorain, Ryan Slater, Michel Perron
Votes: 371
28.
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
Episode:
Switching Goals
(1999)
Not Rated | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Girly girl Emma and tomboy Sam are 13-year-old teenagers, who are identical, personality-opposite twins, join a soccer team so they might switch places.
Director: David Steinberg | Stars: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Kathryn Greenwood, Joe Grifasi
Votes: 3,093
29. Air Bud: World Pup (2000 Video)
G | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A boy and his dog take on the world of soccer.
Director: Bill Bannerman | Stars: Kevin Zegers, Dale Midkiff, David Glyn-Jones, Caitlin Wachs
Votes: 3,282
30. 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: 4,116
31. Shaolin Soccer (2001)
PG | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
Director: Stephen Chow | Stars: Stephen Chow, Wei Zhao, Yat-Fei Wong, Man-Tat Ng
Votes: 89,145 | Gross: $0.49M
32. A Shot at Glory (2000)
R | 114 min | Drama, Sport
A soccer coach must lead his Scottish team to victory in the Cup despite tensions between his star player and daughter. The owner threatens to move the team to Dublin if they lose.
Director: Michael Corrente | Stars: Robert Duvall, Michael Keaton, Andy Gray, Finlay MacDonald
Votes: 2,462
33. 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: 41,810 | Gross: $0.09M
34. Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Sport
The manager of England's national football unexpectedly succumbs to a heart attack, and suddenly the search is on for a replacement. Most people who seem qualified for the position have the... See full summary »
Director: Steve Barron | Stars: Kevin Piper, Ricky Tomlinson, Malcolm Terris, Philip Dunbar
Votes: 7,095
35. 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: 3,521 | Gross: $0.38M
36. Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two ambitious girls, despite their parents' wishes, have their hearts set on careers in professional football.
Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher
Votes: 116,466 | Gross: $32.54M
37. The Miracle of Bern (2003)
118 min | Drama, Sport
A young boy from a working class family in post-war Germany struggles with his estranged father returning from war captivity, while a friend of his plays for the German National Soccer Team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland.
Director: Sönke Wortmann | Stars: Louis Klamroth, Peter Lohmeyer, Johanna Gastdorf, Lucas Gregorowicz
Votes: 7,476
38. United (2003)
85 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
Kåre and Anna live in a little town on the west coast of Norway, they have been together since their childhood. As long as they have had hot feelings for each other they also have had hot ... See full summary »
Director: Magnus Martens | Stars: Håvard Lilleheie, Berte Rommetveit, Geir Vegar Hoel, Sondre Sørheim
Votes: 1,208
39. Just for Kicks (2003)
PG | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Twins have their Mom as a bad Soccer coach. They get a mystery man from the neighborhood, who was soccer star, to be their coach instead.
Director: Sydney J. Bartholomew Jr. | Stars: Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Tom Arnold, Lori Sebourn
Votes: 1,404
40. Soccer Dog: European Cup (2004)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
HE'S GOT THE WORLD BY THE TAIL. Imagine a mutt who can outplay Beckham on the field while turning a team of laughable misfits into a lean mean fighting machine. This pooch has got the international soccer scene by the tail.
Director: Sandy Tung | Stars: Nick Moran, Jake Thomas, Lori Heuring, Scott Cleverdon
Votes: 564
41. Goal! The Dream Begins (2005)
PG | 118 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
The extremely talented Santiago Muñez is spotted by a Newcastle United scout and given a chance at professional football.
Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel, Leonardo Guerra
Votes: 65,997 | Gross: $4.28M
42. Green Street Hooligans (2005)
R | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Sport
A wrongfully expelled Harvard undergrad moves to London, where he is introduced to the violent underworld of football hooliganism.
Director: Lexi Alexander | Stars: Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani, Marc Warren
Votes: 161,794 | Gross: $0.34M
43. Kicking & Screaming (2005)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Family man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father's competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids' soccer team, and soon realizes that he's also taking on his father's dysfunctional way of relating.
Director: Jesse Dylan | Stars: Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Josh Hutcherson, Mike Ditka
Votes: 40,768 | Gross: $52.84M
44. Joyeux Noel (2005)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, History, Music
In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other's way of life.
Director: Christian Carion | Stars: Diane Kruger, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet, Natalie Dessay
Votes: 31,984 | Gross: $1.05M
45. Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Sport
When Newcastle United soccer star Santiago Muñez (Kuno Becker) is offered a spot with Real Madrid, he accepts, but the move - accompanied by big money and fame - tests his ties and loyalties to family, friends, and business acquaintances.
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel, Stephen Dillane
Votes: 34,074
46. Offside (III) (2006)
103 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
British soccer champion arrives to Swedish sleepy town to save their soccer team.
Director: Mårten Klingberg | Stars: Jonas Karlsson, Brendan Coyle, Anja Lundqvist, Torkel Petersson
Votes: 2,494
47. Offside (2006)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
The struggle of women in a country that excludes them from entering stadiums.
Director: Jafar Panahi | Stars: Sima Mobarak-Shahi, Shayesteh Irani, Ayda Sadeqi, Mohammad Asarian
Votes: 8,605 | Gross: $0.18M
48. She's the Man (2006)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
When her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguised as him, and proceeds to fall for his school's star soccer player, and soon learns she's not the only one with romantic troubles.
Director: Andy Fickman | Stars: Amanda Bynes, Laura Ramsey, Channing Tatum, Vinnie Jones
Votes: 175,733 | Gross: $2.34M
49. Gracie (2007)
PG-13 | 95 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Grace, a football enthusiast, fights an uphill battle to play in the boys' varsity team of her high school and gain support for women's soccer while dealing with the death of her brother.
Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Carly Schroeder, Andrew Shue, Elisabeth Shue, Jesse Lee Soffer
Votes: 4,328 | Gross: $2.96M
50. Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007)
167 min | Drama, Sport, Thriller
Asian Southall Football Club was once a reputed club until 1984 now being used as wedding venue.Few Asians still practice out there but find the clubs lease will expire soon and will shut forever who then team up to save the club.
Director: Vivek Agnihotri | Stars: John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Bipasha Basu, Boman Irani
Votes: 2,866
51. Her Best Move (2007)
G | 101 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Fifteen year-old soccer prodigy Sara Davis has a chance to join the U.S. national team, but she must juggle high school, romance, sports, and parental pressure while deciding her own priorities.
Director: Norm Hunter | Stars: Daryl Sabara, Leah Pipes, Lisa Darr, Jhoanna Flores
Votes: 2,383
52. Soccer Mom (I) (2008)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
A warm-hearted comedy about a compulsive soccer mom who masquerades as a famous Italian soccer star hired to coach her daughter's floundering soccer team, then struggles frantically to keep... See full summary »
Director: Gregory McClatchy | Stars: Missi Pyle, Emily Osment, Ellery Sprayberry, Dylan Sprayberry
Votes: 1,263
53. 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: 45,915 | Gross: $0.45M
54. Goal! III (2009)
PG-13 | 96 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
The heroes compete on the greatest stage of all, the FIFA World Cup Finals.
Director: Andrew Morahan | Stars: JJ Feild, Leo Gregory, Kuno Becker, Kasia Smutniak
Votes: 13,058
55. Offside (2009)
101 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
Football is life... everything else is mere detail.
Director: Gian Carlo Petraccaro | Stars: Terry Rogers, Elena Carapetis, Saxon Cordeaux, Ben Darsow
Votes: 15
56. Looking for Eric (2009)
Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Eric, a football fanatic postman whose life is descending into crisis, receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Eric Cantona.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Steve Evets, Eric Cantona, Stephanie Bishop, Gerard Kearns
Votes: 17,964 | Gross: $0.06M
57. For the Glory (2012)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Sport
"Golden boy" Kurt Kuykendall (Jason Burkey) has it all: good looks, a spot on his college basketball team, and hopes for playing in the Olympics. But behind the closed doors of his Bethesda... See full summary »
Director: Donald Leow | Stars: Jason Burkey, Chelsie Casagrande, Jean-Paul Chreky, Danny Cornett
Votes: 134
58. Egaro: The Immortal XI (2011)
History
Egaro the Immortal Eleven Bengali Movie is an attempt by the director Arun Roy to revisit the historic 1911 IFA Shield win by eleven barefooted Mohun Bagan players over the East Yorkshire ... See full summary »
Director: Arun Roy | Stars: Bijit Basu, Chandan Bhattacharya, Nilanjan Bhowmick, Ranodeep Bose
Votes: 125
59. Will (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
An orphan journeys across Europe to the 2005 Champions League Final in Istanbul.
Director: Ellen Perry | Stars: Damian Lewis, Bob Hoskins, Rebekah Staton, Kieran Wallbanks
Votes: 3,481
60. United (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 94 min | Drama, History, Sport
Based on the true story of Manchester United's legendary "Busby Babes", the youngest side ever to win the Football League, and the 1958 Munich Air Crash that claimed eight of their number.
Director: James Strong | Stars: Dean Andrews, Kate Ashfield, Natalie Burt, David Calder
Votes: 13,114
61. 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: 31,283 | Gross: $13.10M
62. United Passions (2014)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, History, Sport
Follows the passing of the FIFA baton through three association presidents: Jules Rimet, Joao Havelange, and Sepp Blatter.
Director: Frédéric Auburtin | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Sam Neill, Tim Roth, Fisher Stevens
Votes: 4,423
63. Ola Bola (2016)
113 min | Drama, History, Sport
It is a story set in the 1980s during tumultuous economic times, about an unlikely team of footballers whose disagreements have left them with a streak of embarrassing losses. Personal ... See full summary »
Director: Keng Guan Chiu | Stars: J.C. Chee, Luqman Hafidz, Saran Kumar, Bront Palarae
Votes: 752
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