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  • Best Football Movies To Watch On Super Bowl Sunday

    Best Football Movies of All Time.
    Best Football Movies of All Time.

    “Are you ready for some Football?”

    Super Bowl LX is scheduled for Sunday, February 8th and it promises to be an unforgettable game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots.

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    However,  if you still need your football fix, Moviefone has compiled a list of 30 of the best football movies of all time for you to watch after the game.

    These football movies cover what happens both on and off the field, and best of all, every movie here is streaming right now, so you can get started watching any of them immediately.

    Let’s begin!

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    30. ‘The Blind Side‘ (2009)

    (L to R) Quinton Aaron and Sandra Bullock in 'The Blind Side.' Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.
    (L to R) Quinton Aaron and Sandra Bullock in ‘The Blind Side.’ Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.

    The story of Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman (Sandra Bullock) and her family

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    29. ‘American Underdog‘ (2021)

    American Underdog tells the inspirational true story of Kurt Warner (Zachary Levi), who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback. The film centers on Warner’s unique story and years of challenges and setbacks that could have derailed his aspirations to become an NFL player – but just when his dreams seemed all but out of reach, it is only with the support of his wife, Brenda (Anna Paquin) and the encouragement of his family, coaches, and teammates that Warner perseveres and finds the strength to show the world the champion that he already is.

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    28. ‘Radio‘ (2003)

    High school football coach Harold Jones (Ed Harris) befriends Radio (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a mentally-challenged man who becomes a student at TL Hanna High School in Anderson South Carolina. Their friendship extends over several decades where Radio transforms from a shy tormented man into an inspiration to his community.

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    27. ‘Gridiron Gang‘ (2006)

    Under the leadership of their counselor (Dwayne Johnson), teenagers at a juvenile detention center gain selfesteem by playing football together.

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    26. ‘All the Right Moves‘ (1983)

    Sensitive study of a headstrong high school football star (Tom Cruise) who dreams of getting out of his small Western Pennsylvania steel town with a football scholarship. His equally ambitious coach (Craig T. Nelson) aims at a college position resulting in a clash which could crush the players dreams.

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    25. ‘The Underdoggs‘ (2024)

    (L to R) Snoop Dogg as Jaycen "2 J's" Jennings and Mike Epps as Kareem in director Charles Stone III's 'The Underdoggs,' an Amazon MGM Studios film. Photo credit: Jacob Kemp. © 2024 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    (L to R) Snoop Dogg as Jaycen “2 J’s” Jennings and Mike Epps as Kareem in director Charles Stone III’s ‘The Underdoggs,’ an Amazon MGM Studios film. Photo credit: Jacob Kemp. © 2024 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.

    Jaycen ‘Two Js’ Jennings (Snoop Dogg) is a washed-up former pro football star who has hit rock bottom. When he is sentenced to do community service coaching the Underdoggs, an unruly pee-wee football team in his hometown, he sees it mostly as an opportunity to rebuild his public image. But in the process, he may just turn his life around and rediscover his love of the game.

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    24. ‘The Longest Yard‘ (2005)

    Pro quarterback Paul Crewe (Adam Sandler) and former college champion and coach Nate Scarboro (Burt Reynolds) are doing time in the same prison and are asked to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards. Crewe enlists the help of Scarboro to coach the inmates to victory in a football game fixed to turn out quite another way.

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    23. ‘The Program‘ (1993)

    Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently some turn to drinking others to drugs and some to studying.

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    22. ‘The Best of Times‘ (1986)

    A smalltown loser (Robin Williams) determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.

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    21. ‘Varsity Blues‘ (1999)

    In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion, 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. When star quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Walker) suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon (James Van Der Beek), a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game.

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    20. ‘The Longest Yard‘ (1974)

    Burt Reynolds in 1974's 'The Longest Yard.' Photo: Paramount Pictures.
    Burt Reynolds in 1974’s ‘The Longest Yard.’ Photo: Paramount Pictures.

    A football player-turned-convict (Burt Reynolds) organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden (Eddie Albert) asks him to throw the game in return for an early release but he is also concerned about the inmates lack of self-esteem.

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    19. ‘The Waterboy‘ (1998)

    Bobby Boucher (Adam Sandler) is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach (Henry Winkler) discovers Boucher’s hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the playoffs.

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    18. ‘Jerry Maguire‘ (1996)

    Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) used to be a typical sports agent willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients plus a nice commission for himself. Then one day he suddenly has second thoughts about what he’s really doing. When he voices these doubts he ends up losing his job and all of his clients save Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.) an egomaniacal football player.

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    17. ‘Invincible‘ (2006)

    Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale (Mark Wahlberg), a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of Papale’s beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time – no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way.

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    16. ‘Leatherheads‘ (2008)

    A light hearted comedy about the beginnings of Professional American Football. When a decorated war hero (George Clooney) and college all star (John Krasinski) is tempted into playing professional football. Everyone see the chance to make some big money, but when a reporter digs up some dirt on the war hero… everyone could lose out.

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    15. ‘HIM‘ (2025)

    Marlon Wayans is Isaiah (back, pointing) and Tyriq Withers is Cam (foreground) in 'HIM', directed by Justin Tipping. Photo: Universal Pictures.
    Marlon Wayans is Isaiah (back, pointing) and Tyriq Withers is Cam (foreground) in ‘HIM’, directed by Justin Tipping. Photo: Universal Pictures.

    After suffering a potentially career-ending brain trauma, Cameron Cade (Tyriq Withers) receives a lifeline when his hero, legendary eight-time Championship quarterback and cultural megastar Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans), offers to train Cam at Isaiah’s isolated compound that he shares with his celebrity influencer wife. But as Cam’s training accelerates, Isaiah’s charisma begins to curdle into something darker.

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    14. ‘Necessary Roughness‘ (1991)

    When the Texas Southern Armadillos football team is disqualified for cheating and poor grades, the University is forced to pick from a team that actually goes to school. Will they even win a single game?

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    13. ‘North Dallas Forty‘ (1979)

    A semi-fictional account of life as a professional football player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s.

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    12. ‘80 for Brady‘ (2023)

    Inspired by the true story of four best friends (Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno and Sally Field) living life to the fullest when they take a wild trip to the 2017 Super Bowl LI to see their hero Tom Brady play.

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    11. ‘Draft Day‘ (2014)

    At the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver (Kevin Costner) has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he’s willing to sacrifice on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with NFL dreams.

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    10. ‘The Replacements‘ (2000)

    Keanu Reeves in 'The Replacements'. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.
    Keanu Reeves in ‘The Replacements’. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.

    Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty (Gene Hackman) is hired in the wake of a players’ strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs. But that impossible dream hinges on whether his replacements can hunker down and do the job, including washed up Quarterback Shane Falco (Keanu Reeves). So, McGinty dusts off his secret dossier of ex-players who never got a chance (or screwed up the one they were given) and knits together a bad-dream team of guys who just may give the Sentinels their title shot.

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    9. ‘Brian’s Song‘ (1971)

    Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo (James Caan) and Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams) and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.

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    8. ‘Heaven Can Wait‘ (1978)

    Joe Pendleton (Warren Beatty) is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the Super Bowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn’t ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Super Bowl.

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    7. ‘Wildcats‘ (1986)

    Molly (Goldie Hawn) is a high school track coach who knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet. When a football coach’s position becomes vacant, she applies for the job, despite snickers from fellow staff members and her former husband.

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    6. ‘We Are Marshall‘ (2006)

    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 (Matthew McConaughey) and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.

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    5. ‘The Last Boy Scout‘ (1991)

    (L to R) Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans in 'The Last Boy Scout'. Photo: Warner Bros.
    (L to R) Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans in ‘The Last Boy Scout’. Photo: Warner Bros.

    When the girl (Halle Berry) that detective Joe Hallenback (Bruce Willis) is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend (Damon Wayans) of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.

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    4. ‘Rudy‘ (1993)

    Rudy (Sean Austin) grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were poor, and he was only half the size of the other players. But he had the drive and the spirit of five people and has set his sights upon joining the team.

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    3. ‘Friday Night Lights‘ (2004)

    A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles (Derek Luke), is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town’s dormant social problems begin to flare up. It is left to the inspiring abilities of new coach Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton) to instill in the other team members — and, by proxy, the town itself — a sense of self-respect and honor.

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    2. ‘Remember the Titans‘ (2000)

    After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast (Will Patton) is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions.

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    1. ‘Any Given Sunday‘ (1999)

    (L to R) Jamie Foxx, Al Pacino and Denis Quaid in 'Any Given Sunday'. Photo: Warner Bros.
    (L to R) Jamie Foxx, Al Pacino and Denis Quaid in ‘Any Given Sunday’. Photo: Warner Bros.

    A star quarterback (Dennis Quaid) gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer (Jamie Foxx) is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the ageing coach (Al Pacino) to reevaluate his game plans and life. A new co-owner/president (Cameron Diaz) adds to the pressure of winning. The new owner must prove herself in a male dominated world.

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  • ‘Mafia Wars’ Exclusive Interview: Tom Welling

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    Available on digital and On Demand beginning October 11th is the new action thriller ‘Mafia Wars’, which was written and directed by Scott Windhauser (‘Cops and Robbers’), and stars Tom Welling (‘Smallville’, ‘Draft Day’), Cam Gigandet (‘Easy A’, ‘The Magnificent Seven‘), and Cher Cosenza (‘Death in Texas’).

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    Tom Welling talks 'Mafia Wars'.
    Tom Welling talks ‘Mafia Wars’.

    Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Tom Welling about his work on ‘Mafia Wars,’ his first reaction to the screenplay, his character’s unlikely alliance with Griff, working with Cam Gigandet, preparing for the action sequences, collaborating on set with director Scott Windhauser, and if Welling is open to returning for a sequel.

    You can read the full interview below or click on the video player above to watch our interview.

    Tom Welling in 'Mafia Wars'. Photo: Saban Films.
    Tom Welling in ‘Mafia Wars’. Photo: Saban Films.

    Moviefone: To begin with, what was your first reaction to the screenplay and what excited you personally about being part of this project?

    Tom Welling: Two good questions. A couple of things. I read the script, and I liked the idea of a good guy being forced to do bad things for a good reason. I liked the pacing of what I read that Scott wrote, and he was going to direct it. Talking to him about it and him being like, “We’re not going to shoot this unless we’re shooting in Rome. That’s it. We’re not going to shoot it.” I like that because it allowed us all to be immersed in it. I think no matter what we did, it was going to look good, because we’re in Rome. I liked the idea that the character, in every scene, had to navigate. He didn’t know what was going to happen. Especially with Cam, who played such a great psychopath, every single take was different. I never knew what he was going to do, and that just informed it all. Scott put that all together. So, I just think he did a great job, and hopefully we can do another one.

    (L to R) Cam Gigandet and Tom Welling in 'Mafia Wars'. Photo: Saban Films.
    (L to R) Cam Gigandet and Tom Welling in ‘Mafia Wars’. Photo: Saban Films.

    MF: Can you talk about the unlikely partnership Terry has with Griff and how he navigates that?

    TW: Well, it was moment by moment, that’s for sure, because I think Terry got himself into something that he didn’t know how to get out of, and it’s not till the very end where he must pounce and make a move. Because there was one scene that we shot in this little plaza in Rome, and I just remember it was what Cam was doing and how he was intimidating people was so outside of what I thought his character would do, that I was just able to watch and be so interested. It was mesmerizing in a way.

    Cam Gigandet in 'Mafia Wars'. Photo: Saban Films.
    Cam Gigandet in ‘Mafia Wars’. Photo: Saban Films.

    MF: What was it like having a scene partner like that and acting opposite Cam Gigandet?

    TW: Oh, it’s the best. That’s what you want. I mean, the thing is you’re working within a set where everybody knows the parameters, but you’re being creative within them. So, there was a few times where I’d say, “Hey, Cam, if I do this,” and he’s like, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.” Then I don’t know if he ever asked me for anything, but he could have if he wanted to. But it’s like this. You’re in the trenches together and you’re there to support each other, and no one’s trying to get one up on anybody. The better you can make any other character, the better your character is going to be. I think that’s what we had in common.

    (L to R) Cher Cosenza and Tom Welling in 'Mafia Wars'. Photo: Saban Films.
    (L to R) Cher Cosenza and Tom Welling in ‘Mafia Wars’. Photo: Saban Films.

    MF: Can you talk about preparing for the action scenes, and what was it like for you to execute those sequences?

    TW: Well, those are my favorite days, to be honest. We probably didn’t have as much preparation time as I would’ve liked. But the good thing is that based on my experience and Cam’s experience, we were able to kind of pick it up quick, what was being asked of us. A lot of times, because the film is edited, you must remember that you don’t have to do the whole thing all the way through all the time, if you know what I mean. A fight sequence, you can do it in movements, make sure you have those movements, and then move on. Because what we don’t have in a movie like this is three months of preparation like you would on a ‘Matrix’ or a ‘John Wick’ or something like that. I mean, that would be fun. But then again, you go to set and they’re like, “Okay, you got this eight-minute action sequence that you have to do every time, all day”. So, there’s a give and a take. But Cam was up for it, and I was up for it. Scott knew what he wanted, knew when he had it, so we were able to kind of just be in it together.

    (L to R) Tom Welling and Cher Cosenza in 'Mafia Wars'. Photo: Saban Films.
    (L to R) Tom Welling and Cher Cosenza in ‘Mafia Wars’. Photo: Saban Films.

    MF: Can you talk about collaborating with Scott Windhauser on set and what he was like to work with as a director?

    TW: He was the best. I mean, I bug him so much because I want to do another one of these, or at least something else with him because he’s such a great captain. That’s how I look at directors in my mind, like the captains of the ship. They take care of the crew, and they know where they’re going. If they need to deviate their course, then the crew goes, “Yes, we’re behind you and let’s go”. He did all of that. He also allowed me to be creative and not be worried because he took care of everything else. That’s what I would like most in a director.

    Tom Welling in 'Mafia Wars'. Photo: Saban Films.
    Tom Welling in ‘Mafia Wars’. Photo: Saban Films.

    MF: Finally, is this a character you would like to return to in the future and are you open to a sequel?

    TW: I would like to return to him. I don’t have any stories in mind. I wish I did because that’d be a great answer. But what I like about this character is he could kind of do anything. He could be dropped in any situation, but I’ve been bugging Scott about it way too much. He’s kind of like, “Leave me alone until I figure something out because Terry could go anywhere.”

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    What is the plot of ‘Mafia Wars’?

    An ex-con (Tom Welling) gets released early from prison only to be forced into an undercover unit of six men and on his first day the other five are all killed. Now he must face the men who he was tasked to spy on.

    Who is in the cast of ‘Mafia Wars’?

    'Mafia Wars' will be available on digital and On Demand beginning October 11th.
    ‘Mafia Wars’ will be available on digital and On Demand beginning October 11th.

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