Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "college-football-player"

1. Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

R | 242 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Determined to ensure that Superman's ultimate sacrifice wasn't in vain, Bruce Wayne recruits a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams

Votes: 438,436

2. Revenge of the Nerds (1984)

R | 90 min | Comedy

At Adams College, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self-respect.

Director: Jeff Kanew | Stars: Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Timothy Busfield, Andrew Cassese

Votes: 58,376 | Gross: $40.90M

3. Greater (2016)

PG | 130 min | Biography, Family, Sport

The story of Brandon Burlsworth, possibly the greatest walk-on in the history of college football.

Director: David L. Hunt | Stars: Neal McDonough, Leslie Easterbrook, Christopher Severio, Michael Parks

Votes: 8,211 | Gross: $1.99M

4. Shocker (1989)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Michael Murphy, Mitch Pileggi, John Tesh, Heather Langenkamp

Votes: 17,709 | Gross: $16.55M

5. The Strange One (1957)

Approved | 100 min | Drama, Film-Noir

Students faced with an ethical dilemma about the dehumanization associated with the tradition of hazing, at a military college in the Southern United States, take matters in their own hands.

Director: Jack Garfein | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Pat Hingle, Peter Mark Richman, Arthur Storch

Votes: 1,362

6. I Am Burt Reynolds (2020)

91 min | Documentary, Biography

The ups and downs of Burt Reynolds' career and private life, especially with Loni Anderson and his adopted son.

Director: Adrian Buitenhuis | Stars: Adam Rifkin, Alfie Wise, Ann Scurry, Ariel Winter

Votes: 357

7. The Girl He Left Behind (1956)

Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama

Privileged college student Andy Shaeffer is a mama's boy who flunks out of school and is drafted by the army where he becomes a real man, to the astonishment of everyone.

Director: David Butler | Stars: Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, Jessie Royce Landis, Jim Backus

Votes: 591

8. Kept Husbands (1931)

Passed | 76 min | Drama, Romance

Daughter of a wealthy family decides to marry a poor working man.

Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Clara Kimball Young, Joel McCrea, Dorothy Mackaill, Ned Sparks

Votes: 618

9. King of the Texas Rangers (1941)

Approved | 215 min | Drama, Western

When Captain King of the Texas Rangers is murdered by saboteurs, his son, Tom ("Slingin' Sammy Baugh"), a famous football star, leaves college and joins the Texas Rangers himself. Shortly ... See full summary »

Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Sammy Baugh, Neil Hamilton, Pauline Moore, Duncan Renaldo

Votes: 88

10. Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)

Approved | 67 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

The Most Precious Thing in Life is a 1934 American film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Richard Cromwell, Jean Arthur, Donald Cook, Anita Louise, and Mary Forbes. The film tells a ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Jean Arthur, Donald Cook, Richard Cromwell, Anita Louise

Votes: 130

11. The Fighting American (1924)

Passed | 57 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Bill Pendleton, a happy-go-lucky college student adept at both flying and football, accepts a wager from his fraternity pals that he will propose to any girl in the college they choose. ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Forman | Stars: Pat O'Malley, Mary Astor, Raymond Hatton, Warner Oland

Votes: 48

12. The Gay Caballero (1932)

Passed | 60 min | Western

Football star Ted Radcliffe goes west to manage an inherited cattle ranch. Empire builder and cattle thief Don Paco is hounded by El Coyote (who is really Don Bob) who now has a partner in ... See full summary »

Director: Alfred L. Werker | Stars: George O'Brien, Victor McLaglen, Conchita Montenegro, Linda Watkins

Votes: 27

13. Win That Girl (1928)

Passed | 60 min | Comedy

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Director: David Butler | Stars: David Rollins, Sue Carol, Tom Elliott, Roscoe Karns

14. Jimmy's New Yacht (1932)

18 min | Short, Comedy

Jimmy tries to impress a girl and her parents with his new boat. The family invites the whole gang for a weekend on the boat, unaware that Jimmy's boat is a dingy.

Director: Del Lord | Stars: Ray Cooke, Marjorie Kane, Franklin Pangborn, Lucien Littlefield

Votes: 8

15. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Hard Knocks (1989)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Switek sinks into drunkenness and self-destructive behavior after a dangerous mobster forces him to talk his indebted quarterback buddy into throwing a game to pay off his own enormous gambling debts.

Director: Vern Gillum | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 287

16. Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode: A Place to Run, a Heart to Hide In (1969)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Pete, Linc and Julie go undercover at Sims College to investigate a frat boy's mysterious death. Pete plays a running back, Linc an African exchange student, and Julie the object of desire for the star quarterback.

Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews

Votes: 36

17. Without a Trace (2002–2009)
Episode: The Season (2004)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A football coach who is known for his winning team disappears. The team learns that he recently had an attack of conscience, causing him to crack down on the players' academics and ethics. ... See full summary »

Director: Tim Matheson | Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Enrique Murciano

Votes: 161

18. Becoming Evil: Sisterhood of Murder (2019– )
Episode: The Second Wave: America's Most Notorious Serial Killers (2019)

TV-14 | 57 min | Documentary, Crime

We profile some of America's most notorious serial killers including the Boston strangler, the Dating Game killer who murdered over 130 people, the notorious buddy killers and the Iceman murdered.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Kirk Gill, Dirk Duran-Gibson, Frederic Reamer, Steven A. Egger

Votes: 19

19. The Mark of a Killer (2019– )
Episode: Killer Athlete (2020)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime

The I-5 corridor in California is taken over by a brazen bandit who terrorizes the highway with a blitz of assaults and murders. The only clue to the identity of the killer is a specific athletic tape used to bind his victims.

Directors: Chad Cunningham, Wendy Greene | Stars: Dan Tilkin, David G. Bishop, Paul Weatheroy, Chris Van Dyke

Votes: 13

20. 30 for 30 (2009– )
Episode: The U (2009)

TV-G | 106 min | Documentary, Biography, History

After years of indifferent results, new coach Howard Schnellenberger revitalizes the University of Miami's football program by introducing fresh blood and fresh attitude into the team.

Director: Billy Corben | Stars: Billy Corben, John Green, Luther Campbell, Tolbert Bain

Votes: 1,842

21. Kennedy (2023)
Episode: Jack (1917-1940) (2023)

Documentary, Biography, History

Kennedy navigates his formative years, including his time in school, relationship with his family, and his early interests in history and politics.

Director: Ashton Gleckman | Stars: Peter Coyote, Thomas J. Carty, David M. Kennedy, David Nasaw

Votes: 36

22. Narco Wars (2020–2022)
Episode: The Mob: The Mafia Meth King (2021)

Documentary, Crime, History

The rise and fall of Philadelphia mobster 'Long John' Martorano, who builds a meth empire worth 500 million dollars, told for the first time by those closest to him.

Director: Wilfred Spears | Stars: Jimmy DeGregorio, George Martorano, George Anastasia, Louis Pichini

Votes: 9

23. Cesar 911 (2014– )
Episode: Attack Dogs (2014)

TV-PG | 44 min | Reality-TV

College football coach Steven has recruited Cesar to help tackle a major problem: One of his star football players is risking his future for his aggressive Rottweiler who has attacked two dogs in the neighborhood.

Stars: Cesar Millan, Jason Willinger

Votes: 12