Based on H.G. Bissinger's book, which profiled the economically depressed town of Odessa, Texas and their heroic high school football team, The Permian High Panthers.
When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.
Director:
McG
Stars:
Matthew McConaughey,
Matthew Fox,
Anthony Mackie
Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.
Director:
Ericson Core
Stars:
Mark Wahlberg,
Greg Kinnear,
Elizabeth Banks
Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.
The true story of Herb Brooks, the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Russian squad.
Director:
Gavin O'Connor
Stars:
Kurt Russell,
Patricia Clarkson,
Nathan West
In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.
Director:
Brian Helgeland
Stars:
Chadwick Boseman,
T.R. Knight,
Harrison Ford
Odessa, Texas, is a small, town in Texas. Racially divided and economically dying, there is one night that gives the town something to live for: Friday Night. The Permian Panthers have a big winning tradition in Texas high school football, led by QB Mike Winchell and superstar tailback Boobie Miles, but all is not well, as Boobie suffers a career-ending injury in the first game of the season. Hope is lost among citizens in Odessa, and for the team, but Coach Gary Gaines, who believes that "Perfection is being able to look your friends in the eye and know you did everything you could not to let them down", is somehow able to help the team rise up from the ashes and make a huge season comeback. Now on their way to state, the Panthers must go out and be perfect, because they may never matter this much for the rest of their lives.Written by
Zac Abrams
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Unfortunately, this movie sucks. Nothing about it was realistic; there was zero character development; and the facts were not even historically accurate. Playoffs were decided with the flip of a coin? Are you freakin' kidding me? If this is the way Texas high school football functions, then God help us all. Coaches get to choose the location and referee team for the game? Yeah right. Permian makes it to the state finals? Bullshizzle. Go watch "Varsity Blues," you might learn a little bit more about football in Texas. This movie is crap.
Why on earth did Billy Bob decide to do this movie? He had approximately 20 lines, none of which were significant. The production crew should have focused on one player - be it "Boobie," Billy Bob, or #26 (the guy with the drunk for a father) - any of which would have vaulted this film into the stratosphere. Instead, we got a high school football story about ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Your time is more valuable than this movie.
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Unfortunately, this movie sucks. Nothing about it was realistic; there was zero character development; and the facts were not even historically accurate. Playoffs were decided with the flip of a coin? Are you freakin' kidding me? If this is the way Texas high school football functions, then God help us all. Coaches get to choose the location and referee team for the game? Yeah right. Permian makes it to the state finals? Bullshizzle. Go watch "Varsity Blues," you might learn a little bit more about football in Texas. This movie is crap.
Why on earth did Billy Bob decide to do this movie? He had approximately 20 lines, none of which were significant. The production crew should have focused on one player - be it "Boobie," Billy Bob, or #26 (the guy with the drunk for a father) - any of which would have vaulted this film into the stratosphere. Instead, we got a high school football story about ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Your time is more valuable than this movie.