80 For Brady
IMDbAnyone who isn't a Bucs or Pats fan, please look away. Still here? OK. 80 For Brady is about four elderly women with an epic wish: to see their favorite football star, Tom Brady, play in the 2017 Super Bowl. The film stars Rita Moreno, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Sally Field, as longtime friends who will stop at nothing to make their dreams come true. Let the chaos begin!
Draft Day
Summit EntertainmentWant to know what it feels like to be the GM of the Cleveland Browns? No, you definitely do not want to know what it feels like to be the GM of the Cleveland Browns. Watch Draft Day anyway.
Safety
DisneyDisney doesn't make sports movies like it used to—with one exception. 202o's Safety tells the true story of former Clemson Tiger Ray McElrathbey, who faced incredible challenges during his collegiate career. If you need to microdose some Disney-fied inspiration, Safety is your movie.
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Paper Lion
CourtesyThe film adaptation of one of legendary journalist George Plimpton's greatest stunts—trying out for a pro football team—is as hilarious as it is a delight.
Invincible
DisneyInvincible is Disney as hell, but that's what makes it great. Invincible gives real-life zero-to-hero Vince Papale the biopic treatment, and it's so damn inspiring that you'll stop just short of putting on pads yourself.
Fantasy Football
IMDbFantasy Football follows the daughter of a struggling NFL player. One day, she learns she can control her dad's performance with a video game controller. Naturally, she uses her powers to restore his legacy—but they quickly learn that winning comes at a price.
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Air Bud: Golden Receiver
CourtesyYup: Our favorite pup can play football too. Long live Air Bud.
Undefeated
NetflixManassas High School in Memphis isn't known for its academic or athletic success, but a new football coach turns the underfunded football team around—which delivers a boost to the high school students' morale.
The Game Plan
IMDbHey, we needed to put another family film on here, OK? The Game Plan is a heartwarming comedy about balancing work and family. The film follows Joe Kingman (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), an arrogant athlete who is at the height of his career. His life changes, however, when he learns he has a young daughter—and is suddenly forced to navigate fatherhood.
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Gridiron Gang
Columbia PicturesIt's Dangerous Minds meets Remember the Titans, with Dwyane "The Rock" Johnson starring as a former pro footballer who takes a gig coaching a team of youths at a juvenile detention center—offering them lessons in self-esteem and empowerment along the way.
Everybody's All-American
Warner Bros.What happens to the college football player whose dreams of professional stardom don't pan out? That's the premise of this romantic drama starring Dennis Quaid as a former athlete who must settle down for a normal life.
The Blind Side
Warner Bros.Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for playing a no-nonsense Southern lady who takes in a homeless youth and empowers him to play high school football in this drama based on a true story.
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Little Giants
Warner Bros.A grown-ass sibling rivalry ensues between two adult brothers (played by Rick Moranis and Ed O'Neil) in this pee-wee football-centered comedy in which an alpha bro and his beta sibling face off on the playing field.
Necessary Roughness
Paramount PicturesThanks to budget cuts, the Texas State University must scramble to fill out their school's football team—and bands together a team of misfits that includes a middle-aged quarterback and a female kicker—in this screwball sports comedy.
North Dallas Forty
Paramount PicturesNick Nolte and country musician Mac Davis star in this classic sports satire that offers a behind-the-scenes look at a professional football team inspired by the Dallas Cowboys, adapted from the autobiographical novel by former Cowboys wide receiver Peter Gent.
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The Freshman
PathéThis silent era classic stars comic actor Harold Lloyd as a fresh young college student who falls for a co-ed—and goes to many zany lengths to impress her with his athletic prowess on the university football field.
Lucas
20th Century FoxThis classic '80s teen drama stars Corey Haim as a high school pipsqueak who is devastated with his two friends—his mentor (played by Charlie Sheen) and his crush (Kerri Green)—fall for each other. So naturally he joins the football team in an crazy effort to prove himself to his classmates.
All the Right Moves
20th Century FoxTom Cruise plays a hot-headed high school football player hoping for a college scholarship in order to break out his small town in this '80s sports classic.
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The Waterboy
Touchstone PicturesSandler's SNL character Canteen Boy gets a Cajun makeover in Bobby Boucher Jr., who goes from being the University of Louisiana's football team's water boy to a star linebacker.
The Replacements
Warner Bros.A retired football coach (Gene Hackman) is called back to duty during an NFL players strike. Keanu Reeves leads a team of scabs who try to fill the shoes of their professional (and more talented) counterparts in this feel-good comedy.
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