Football Movies on Netflix
Last updated May 05, 2024
4th and Goal
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis engrossing documentary follows the bone-crushing, heart-wrenching journey of six student athletes as they move up the ranks of college football, working against all odds to make their dreams of playing in the National Football League a reality.
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The Longest Yard
1974 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsBurt Reynolds stars in this rough, hilarious comedy as washed-up National Football League quarterback Paul Crewe, who's sent to jail and forced to put together an inmate gridiron team to take on a group of cocky prison guards.
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30 for 30: The Band That Wouldn't Die
2009 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsOrphaned in 1984 when their football team stole out of town without them, the Baltimore Colts Marching Band refused to acknowledge the obvious and remained together for the next 12 years until pro football finally returned to the city.
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30 for 30: The Legend of Jimmy the Greek
2009 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis installment of ESPN's documentary series spotlights Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder's rise to fame as an analyst for "The NFL Today," culminating in the infamous off-the-cuff remarks about black football players that ended his career in disgrace.
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The Longest Yard
2005 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhile doing time, a professional quarterback persuades a fellow convict and former gridiron coach to prepare a group of jailbirds for a game against the guards. But the team is in for a little surprise when game time rolls around.
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Two Days in April
2007 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsFour pro-bound college football players go for gridiron glory in this behind-the-scenes look at the NFL draft. Follow the intense training and all the nerve-wracking emotions that accompany the four young men on their journey to draft day, when their million-dollar dreams are intercepted by reality. Peeking into the secretive, fiercely competitive, often brutal process of creating NFL players, this documentary hits as hard as the athletes it depicts.
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Hurricane Season: Walking on Dead Fish
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsTerry Bradshaw narrates this inspiring documentary about the East St. John Wildcats, a ragtag Louisiana high school football team inundated with former rival players displaced from their homes by Hurricane Katrina.
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The Best of Times
1986 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn 1972, the Taft High School football team challenged its archrival in a game to end all games -- and might have won if Jack "Butterfingers" Dundee (Robin Williams) hadn't dropped the ball. Still haunted years later, Jack cooks up a rematch to settle old scores. His old friend and quarterback (Kurt Russell) agrees to go along with the harebrained plan, but winning will be an uphill battle. Roger Spottiswoode directs this sports comedy.
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Heaven Can Wait
1978 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen an angel prematurely takes quarterback Joe Pendleton's soul to heaven after an accident, he must be sent back to earth. With his remains cremated, Joe is put into the body of a multimillionaire whose wife and assistant have just poisoned him.
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Late Rounders
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA group of college football standouts from diverse backgrounds begin their quest to make the roster of an NFL football team. Their stories converge on the biggest moment of their lives -- draft day -- as cameras capture their individual struggles.
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Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsMuslim players on the Fordson High School football team in Dearborn, Mich., must overcome intolerance and bigotry as they prepare for a big game during the final 10 days of Ramadan, a holiday marked by fasting.
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Division III: Football's Finest
2011 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsMeet Coach Rick Vice, a redneck psycho with a suspect record (the attempted murder of a Pee Wee football team). When the Pulham Blue Cocks coach drops dead on the sidelines, Vice is brought in to turn around the worst team in college football.
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Go Tigers!
2001 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn the blue-collar Ohio town of Massillon, the most important thing is high school football -- and the frenzy around the local team, the Tigers, is almost cult-like. Former Massillon resident Kenneth Carlson's documentary follows the three stars of the 1999 Tigers team as they deal with problems such as personal injuries and the pressures of their economically depressed town's high expectations.
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Tim Tebow: On a Mission
2012 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsThis documentary offers an in-depth look at what makes Tim Tebow such a popular and polarizing figure. From being born on a mission to his astonishing playoff run and trade to New York, the film explores his life through interviews and rare footage.
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Green Street Hooligans 2
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsThe Green Street Elite's top players are in the slammer following an altercation with their archrivals. Targeted by guards and fellow inmates, the mates soon find themselves in the most high-stakes football match of their careers.
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Full Moon High
1981 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsAdam Arkin's first starring role was as woebegone teen Tony Walker, whose eccentric father (Ed McMahon) takes him to Transylvania for the weirdest family vacation ever. Tony is made immortal -- and really, really hairy -- when he's bitten by a savage werewolf. Twenty bloody years later, Tony returns to his high school, where he is able to pass himself off as his own son and enjoy all the glory he missed, including football stardom and hot chicks.
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Players
2005 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsFour high school friends drink and gamble, get into fights and fix school sports games. But the lure of easy money forces Mac, the school's star quarterback, to reexamine his loyalties.
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Turkey Bowl
2011 | NR | 2.4 out of 5 StarsEvery year, 10 buddies gather in a Los Angeles park for some touch football, an ostensibly friendly game that seems to bring out both positive and unsavory aspects of human nature. This smart dramedy unfolds in real time.
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Vasermil
2007 | NR | 2.3 out of 5 StarsShlomi, Adiel and Dima -- three hard-luck, marginalized youths -- are recruited by the coach of a soccer team to play in a big tournament. If they can overcome their differences and work as a team, the game could be their ticket out of poverty.
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The Fumbleheads
1999 | NR | 2.0 out of 5 StarsWhen his town's beloved football team, the Buzzards, moves out of state, diehard fan Charlie confronts the team's greedy owner. With the help of his nephew and a nervous accountant, Charlie embarks on a campaign to bring the Buzzards home.
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