Best football movies of all time?

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

ace ventura

 

[purbeast0]

as far as more recent flicks, i really enjoyed the gridiron gang.

 

[CraigRT]

I have only seen I think 2 that are mentioned in here, and I thought they were both very good.

Rudy and Remember the Titans

 

[manimal]

brians song for serious. Ace ventura for laffs

 

[SphinxnihpS]

I love Brian Piccolo, and I want you to love him too.

Brian's Song
The Longest Yard
Knute Rockne: All American
Black Sunday (more of a terrorist movie)
Paper Lion

 

[KeithTalent]

The Longest Yard, Any Given Sunday, Wildcats, and Lucas.

KT

 

[KeithTalent]

I love Brian Piccolo, and I want you to love him too.

Brian's Song
The Longest Yard
Knute Rockne: All American
Black Sunday (more of a terrorist movie)
Paper Lion

Alan Alda!

Black Sunday is an awesome call. :thumbsup:

KT

 

[sactoking]

Ladybugs

I see what you did there...

 

[dbk]

Brian's Song(the original)

/thread

YES!! I love the orginial! Billy Dee & James Caan! had me bawllin' so baddd

 

[purbeast0]

only on this nerd forum would people call ace ventura a "football" movie.

that is like calling happy gilmore an alligator movie.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Can't believe nobody has mentioned 'Invincible' with Mark Wahlberg yet. That movie was great. Easily the best football movie I've ever seen.

 

[spacejamz]

Last Boy Scout

 

[drquest]

Can't believe nobody has mentioned 'Invincible' with Mark Wahlberg yet. That movie was great. Easily the best football movie I've ever seen.

I was about to add that one until I saw your post.

 

[edro]

Invictus

 

[CPA]

Undefeated

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1860355/

Yeah, it was pretty good, but something always felt a little off.

 

[CPA]

Can't believe nobody has mentioned 'Invincible' with Mark Wahlberg yet. That movie was great. Easily the best football movie I've ever seen.

Loved it.

 

[Cuda1447]

Loved it.

Yea, that is a pretty damn good movie.

 

[blankslate]

I agree with

Any Given Sunday

Friday Night Lights

Rudy.

What about the original the Longest Yard?

 

[Slew Foot]

The Waterboy

 

[Cuda1447]

I agree with

Any Given Sunday

Friday Night Lights

Rudy.

What about the original the Longest Yard?

I havent seen that one, but typically older movies, just from a graphical/quality standpoint don't stand up well to newer movies to me (90's on)

 

[smitbret]

What the hell, no one mentions Remember the Titans?

Denzel motherfvcking Washington

Also that little girl is Hayden Panettiere (from Heroes).

And that scrawny little white kid? Ryan Gosling, LOL.

Because it sucks as a football movie.... or is it a drama about racism?

I don't know and neither does anyone else. Just like my ex-wife, it starts out with an attractive cast but this stupid movie never finds its roots and never really commits to anything so everything comes off endearing at first and mind numbingly stupid after 20 minutes. Fun little jaunt for a bit but no way do you wanna get caught up in this schizophrenic mess.

I've met this movie at the bar on more than one occasion and there's no way I would take it back to my place. Too many good DVDs on the shelf for me to waste the time but I guess if my buddy were jonesing for a quick ride and didn't want to have to think the whole time I guess I could recommend Remember the Titans.

 

[styrafoam]

1. Baseketball
2. Slapshots
3. Rollerball (with ll cool j)

 

[darkxshade]

What the hell, no one mentions Remember the Titans?

Denzel motherfvcking Washington

Also that little girl is Hayden Panettiere (from Heroes).

And that scrawny little white kid? Ryan Gosling, LOL.

Because they've been forgotten

 

[darkswordsman17]

North Dallas Forty and the original The Longest Yard are good ones as well.

Yeah I'd say North Dallas Forty if you're talking about the NFL. Just a good solid real pro football movie.

Paper Lion was ok as well, better than any of the recent ones people are mentioning I think. Personally I'd rank Necessary Roughness above most football movies that came out after it. Yeah its not really good and terribly cheesy but its better than the melodramatic overacted shit like Any Given Sunday, and its more real than The Replacements.

Best of Times isn't a good football movie, its more about the high school glory and failed opportunity. Its not great, but its not bad and its got Kurt Russell (and Robin Williams).

I haven't watched Brian's Song but I saw someone mention it. Has the makings to be good so I'll have to check it out. Hmm they remade it too.

I saw someone mention The Program. I liked it and think its probably the best about the big time college situation (that isn't a documentary). I wouldn't call it like a must watch though.

Friday Night Lights is probably the best of the big time Texas high school football type movies but I didn't really like it.

I don't know, I don't think there are any really great football movies. There's some good ones (and some good ones that aren't really football movies but use it as a main element), and there's a bunch of documentaries and stuff (ESPN's 30 for 30 has some ones that are interesting), but there aren't any ones that really take it to the next level. I'm surprised we're not seeing more about former NFL players.

So for me
Pro: North Dallas Forty
College: The Program
High School: Friday Night Lights

 

[dainthomas]

I'd rank them like this



1. Any Given Sunday
2. Remember the Titans?
3. Varsity Blues
4. Friday Night Lights
5. Rudy


I haven't seen some of the older ones, so my list might not be the best.

What do you guys think?

Any list of sports movies that doesn't have Rudy at number one is fail.