Best movies about American football

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Best movies about American football

Discover the best movies about American football, ranked from best to worst.

Based on 0 votes, the movie Concussion, starring Will Smith and Alec Baldwin, came in first as the best movie about American football (NFL) of all time, followed by Gridiron Gang and Invincible from 2006. Scroll down for the top 10 movies about American football, recommended by movie fans in 2026.

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Concussion
2015 - Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Morse
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Will Smith stars in Concussion, a dramatic thriller based on the incredible but true story of immigrant Bennet Omalu, a brilliant neuropathologist whose important medical discovery led •••
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Gridiron Gang
2006 - Dwayne Johnson, Xzibit, L. Scott CaldwellCrime, Drama
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At a juvenile detention center in Los Angeles, a counselor builds an American football team out of the teenagers held there. Through practice and games, the young players gain self-esteem •••
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Invincible
2006 - Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth BanksDrama, History
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The true story of Vince Papale, a Philadelphia man with nothing to lose who shows up at an open tryout held by his hometown American football team. Everyone thought it was a waste of time •••
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Jerry Maguire
1996 - Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger, Cuba Gooding Jr.Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Jerry Maguire, a sports agent, starts questioning his job and gets fired. He is left with one client, football player Rod Tidwell, and one colleague, Dorothy, a single mother. Tom Cruise •••
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Johnny Be Good
1988 - Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr., Uma Thurman, Paul Gleason, Steve James
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It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America's hottest young football prospect. His dilemma: should he take one of the many offers from college talent •••
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Leatherheads
2008 - George Clooney, Renée Zellweger, John KrasinskiComedy, Romance, Drama
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George Clooney directs and stars in this comedy about the early days of professional American football. When a decorated war hero and college star is lured into the pro game, everyone sees •••
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Remember the Titans
2000 - Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst, Donald Faison, Craig Kirkwood...
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Based on true events, the remarkable story celebrates how a city filled with friction and mistrust comes together in triumphant harmony. After leading his team to 15 winning seasons •••
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Safety
2020 - Jay Reeves, Amanda Warren, Corinne Foxx, Matthew Glave, Luke Tennie, Brett Rice, Tom...
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The story of Ray-Ray McElrathbey, a freshman football player for Clemson University, who secretly raised his younger brother on campus after his home life became too unsteady.
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Sidelined: The QB and Me
2025 - Siena Agudong, Noah Beck, Drew Ray Tanner, James Van Der Beek, Deborah Cox, Asia...
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Dallas, a determined dancer, wants to enter the best dance school in the country, where her mother also studied. Her plans are turned upside down when Drayton, the star of the American •••
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The Blind Side
2009 - Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Lily Collins, Ray McKinnon, Kim...
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The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who, with the help of a caring woman and her family, becomes an All-American football player and is selected in the first round of •••
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This list includes, for example, Concussion, Safety, The Longest Yard.

What are the most recent movies in this list?

Among the titles with a known release year, the most recent are: Sidelined: The QB and Me (2025), Safety (2020), Concussion (2015).

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Titles released in this period include The Blind Side (2009), Leatherheads (2008), The Express (2008).

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