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American football film, Drama, Thriller, biographical film, drama film
In 2002, retired Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster is found dead in his pickup truck, after years of self-mutilation and homelessness. Before his death, fellow former football player Justin Strzelczyk confides in Webster…
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American football film, Drama, Thriller, crime film, drama film
Brandon Lang is a former college football star based in Las Vegas who, after sustaining a career-ending knee injury, takes a job handicapping football games to support his mother and younger brother. His success at selecting winners catche…
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American football film, Biographical picture, biographical film
The year is 1999 and Marty Burlsworth is awaiting the funeral of his 22-year-old brother, Brandon. While others, including Marty's mother, Barbara, have accepted the loss and put their faith in God, Marty can not do that as he does not und…
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American football film, Drama, Fantasy, Romantic Comedy, Tragic Comedy Film, fantasy film, romantic comedy
Joe Pendleton, a backup quarterback for the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams, is looking forward to leading his team to the Super Bowl. While he is riding his bicycle through a tunnel, an overzealous guardian angel on his first …
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American football film, Coming Of Age, Komödie, Romance Film, comedy drama, coming-of-age film, drama film, romance film, romantic comedy film, teen film
Lucas Blye is a 14-year-old high school student in suburban Chicago. While on one of his entomological quests, he meets Maggie, a slightly older girl who just moved into Lucas' town. Becoming friends, Maggie spends time with him during the…
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American football film, Komödie, Sport, comedy film
Two years after the New Orleans Saints won Super Bowl XLIV, head coach Sean Payton is involved in the Bountygate scandal and suspended from the NFL for one year. While he's awaiting the results of his appeal, he returns to his hometown, Ar…
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American football film, Komödie, Sport, comedy film
In the town of Urbania, Ohio, Kevin O'Shea, a Heisman Trophy winner and local sports hero, coaches the "Pee-Wee Cowboys" football team. Despite being the best player, Kevin's niece Becky, nicknamed Icebox, is cut during try outs solely bec…
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American football film, Biographical picture, Sport, biographical film
A young Kurt Warner watches Super Bowl XIX. He then makes a commitment to become a Super Bowl and MVP quarterback. Several years later, Kurt is playing his fifth year for the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Panthers with coach Terry Alle…
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American football film, Crime, Drama, Sport, coming-of-age film, crime film, drama film, hood film
Sean Porter works at Kilpatrick Detention Center in Los Angeles. He is frustrated at not being able to help the kids get away from their life problems when they are released from the center, such as street gangs and drug dealings. Porter d…
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American football film, Biographical picture, Sport, biographical film, drama film
In South Carolina in the 2000s, Ray McElrathbey is a freshman at Clemson University, having been accepted on a football scholarship for their team, the Tigers. He is quickly thrust into campus life as he tries to balance his school work an…
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American football film, Biographical picture, Drama, Sport
The movie begins as Chicago Bears rookie running back Gale Sayers arrives at team practice as an errant punt lands near him. Fellow rookie running back Brian Piccolo goes to retrieve the ball, and Sayers flips it to him. Before Sayers meet…
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American football film, Drama, Sport, drama film, family film
Bob Ladouceur, the coach of the De La Salle Spartans, watches his team win the championship of their undefeated 2003 season. Following tradition, the seniors share their stories about what the team means to them. The juniors, including Lad…
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American football film, Drama, Romance Film, Sport, coming-of-age film, drama film, romance film, teen film
Stefan "Stef" Djordjevic is a Serbian American high school defensive back who is gifted in sports and is a "B" student academically. He is seeking a college football scholarship to escape the economically depressed small Western Pennsylvan…
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American football film, coming-of-age film, drama film, fantasy film, science fiction film
Scott Murphy is a former high school football hero, famous as the top high school quarterback in Ohio with the nickname of "Mr. Football". A leg injury he received during the Ohio State High School Championship game terminated his scholars…
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American football film, comedy film
Molly McGrath is the daughter of a famed football coach who is dying to head her own team. When her wish is finally granted, Molly leaves her job coaching girls' track at an affluent high school (Prescott High School) to take over a footba…
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American football film, Drama, Sport, drama film
In 2003, Grant Taylor is the head football coach of the Shiloh Christian Academy Eagles, which has yet to make the state playoffs or even post a winning record in his six-year tenure. After his seventh season begins with a three-game losin…
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American football film, Komödie, Romantic Comedy, romantic comedy
In 1925, Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly is captain of the Duluth Bulldogs, a struggling professional American football team. With pro football on the brink of collapse, Dodge convinces Princeton University's football star, Carter "the Bullet" Ruth…
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American football film, Komödie, Sport, children's film
In Fernfield, Washington, Josh Framm, now a teenager and a basketball player, becomes angry with his mother, Jackie, when she begins dating Patrick Sullivan, the town's new veterinarian. Patrick innocently tosses Josh's basketball-savvy do…
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Action, American football film, Drama, Sport, action film, drama film
ESU Timberwolves coach Sam Winters must win this season or be fired. Sophomore quarterback Joe Kane spends Christmas with his alcoholic family while junior Alvin Mack gives his mother a door knocker for the house he will buy when he turns …
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American football film, Komödie, comedy film
The Texas State University Fighting Armadillos were once one of the most powerful teams in college football. After winning consecutive conference and national championships, massive NCAA violations resulted in the program having to forfeit…
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Action, action film, association football film
Brothers Arkady and Dimitri Belav have led the revolution in the Russian region of Sakovya for independence. The revolution ultimately leads to Dimitri being killed in an airstrike and Arkady being captured, ending the revolution. After se…
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American football film, Biographical picture, Sport, biographical film, drama film
Ernie Davis is a young African American growing up in Pennsylvania with his maternal half-uncle Will Davis Jr. in the late 1940s. Davis lives with his extended family, including his maternal grandfather, Willie 'Pops' Davis, who guides and…
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American football film, Sport, Teen Comedy Film, comedy film, romantic comedy
Johnny Walker, a student at Ashcroft High School, is the top high school quarterback prospect in the nation, and is being heavily recruited by many schools. His best friend, Leo Wiggins, thinks he should hold out for the best offer while h…
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American football film, Drama, Sport, drama film, independent film
Miami Dolphins superstar running back Tony Nathan attended Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, Alabama during the early 1970s. Nathan became a model student and the first black football superstar in Alabama history. He and other black stud…
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