The 10 Best Football Movies Ever Made According to Rotten Tomatoes

The 10 Best Football Movies Ever Made, According to Rotten Tomatoes

Football movies are about as timeless as it gets in cinema. Based on their Rotten Tomatoes scores, these are the best ones in history.

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When most people think about sports films, their mind usually goes towards football. It’s the sport that is tailor-made for the drama of cinema. There are late touchdowns, emotional comebacks, and a grittiness meant for action movies. There might be more films about football than any other sport.

With a few notable exceptions, most of these are enjoyable and considered good by audiences. The critics who review these films have spoken and these are the best of the bunch, based on their scores over at Rotten Tomatoes.

10 Draft Day (59%)

Most sports films put an emphasis on the stuff on the field, since it’s usually the most dramatic. 2014’s Draft Day goes a different route in the same vein as Moneyball. The games barely play a factor as the focus is on the stresses of a general manager.

Kevin Costner, icon of baseball movies, plays the GM of the Cleveland Browns as his team has the top pick in the NFL Draft. It featured some gripping scenes where he wheels and deals to get the player he wants. The talented supporting cast features Chadwick Boseman, Terry Crews, Jennifer Garner, Denis Leary, and more.

9 The Express (61%)

One problem that is often lobbied at sports movies is that they are ripe with clichés. It’s the one negative seemingly thrown at 2008’s The Express. It is a major underdog story complete with emotional drama and the football even takes a bit of a backseat to it.

Star of the critically acclaimed basketball film Finding Forrester, Rob Brown shines as Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the coveted Heisman Trophy. He’s a civil rights hero and an ideal candidate to build a movie around. Dennis Quaid also stars.

8 The Blind Side (66%)

There’s a reason Sandra Bullock won an Academy Award for her performance in The Blind Side (2009). For starters, it’s a true story, which the Academy loves. Bullock also steals the show as Leigh Anne Tuohy, a wealthy Southern woman who adopts a homeless teenager.

She helps get the teen, Michael Oher, into football. He becomes fiercely protective of his new family and eventually finds himself in the NFL as a highly-touted offensive lineman. This is an inspirational fish out of water story that grabs you emotionally.

7 Invincible (72%)

It seems like Mark Wahlberg is out to work in movies based on almost every sport. Along with The Basketball Diaries and The Fighter, he nabbed the lead role in 2006’s Invincible. Another true story, this perfectly captured the gritty world of South Philadelphia.

Invincible follow Vince Papale, a diehard Philadelphia Eagles fan who shockingly makes the team as a 30-year-old rookie, who never played college ball, during an open tryout. He stuns the world again by impressing once playing in actual games. Elizabeth Banks and Greg Kinnear also star.

6 Remember The Titans (73%)

Like Invincible, 2000’s Remember The Titans is currently available to stream on Disney+. Again, it’s based on a true story, this one from 1971. It deals with a time during segregation as a white high school is integrated with Black students. Both schools have strong football programs.

Tensions rise when the Black coach (Denzel Washington) is made head coach, forcing the white coach (Will Patton) to the assistant role. The bond between players is the focal point of this tale. Plus, it’s a treat to see stars like Ryan Gosling, Hayden Panettiere, and Donald Faison in early roles.

5 Rudy (78%)

The first entry on the list to officially be certified as “fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes. Rudy, released in 1993, is pretty much the quintessential football movie. Yet another true story, it tells the tale of Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, who dreams of playing college football despite a lack of grade, money, and talent.

What Rudy does have is a ton of heart. That leads to a sentimental film that feels authentic, especially since Notre Dame, the school he attends, allowed the movie to actually be filmed on location. Despite starring in The Lord of the Rings and The Goonies, it might be Sean Astin’s most memorable role.

4 The Longest Yard (79%)

In 1974, audiences were introduced to The Longest Yard. Starring the iconic Burt Reynolds, it told the story of an ex-football star who finds himself in prison. He eventually captains a team of inmates in a game against the prison guards and is told to throw the game.

The big game at the end is one of the best in movie history and takes up a ton of time. A remake with the same name (again with Reynolds in the cast) was released in 2005, though it was met with less favorable reviews.

3 Friday Night Lights (81%)

Most people seem to remember Friday Night Lights the television series more than the 2004 film. While the show is one of the best ever created, the movie is also pretty great. It followed a high school football team that a small town in Texas is obsessed with.

Directed by Peter Berg, Friday Night Lights is often ranked near the top in terms of both sports and high school movies. Billy Bob Thornton, Garrett Hedlund, Derek Luke, and Connie Britton (who reprised the role under a different name for the series) led the cast.

2 Jerry Maguire (83%)

This 1996 film was one of the first notable ones to focus on the other side of the game. Jerry Maguire is primarily about a sports agent, portrayed brilliantly by Tom Cruise in one of his most iconic roles. Considering his career, that’s a pretty big honor.

With a supporting cast including Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger, and Regina King, it’s one of the most loaded football movies in history. It almost works as a romance as well as it does as a sports movie.

1 Heaven Can Wait (89%)

One of the oldest films on this list, Heaven Can Wait was released in 1978. It didn’t completely focus on the football aspects but it delivers in terms of bringing quality comedy to an interesting subject. In this movie, a pro football player is accidentally taken to heaven before his intended time.

The Los Angeles Rams quarterback, played by actor/director Warren Beatty, gets a second chance at life following the mistake. This works as both a football and a date movie, much like the previous entry on the list.

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/greatest-football-films-highest-rotten-tomatoes-scores/

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