Football movies and TV shows – page 3

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 5.2
 842
Match (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Based on the true story of the "death match" where the Soviet team "Start" scored its second victory over the German team «Flakelf» on August 9, 1942
Style: suspense, captivating
Plot: football, world war two, soccer match, sport team, contests and competitions, showdown, football player, football team, professional rivalry, rivals, social problems, rivalry ...
Time: year 1942
Place: soviet union, ukraine
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Never Too Young to Dream (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Mexico
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A group of kids have a dream: to play a football championship and to win. Their dream is going to be fulfilled by Don Pepe, an old guy with lots of expectations for his kids.
Style: semi serious, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic
Audience: family outing
Plot: football, school, sport team, ambition, athlete and trainer, athlete's life, rivalry, small town, coach, soccer, janitor, old man ...
Time: 21st century
Place: mexico, san francisco, latin america, mexico city
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 5.0
 975
Cupid's Balls (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Norway
Duration: 79 min.
Story: Swedish Lucas moves from Stockholm to a small Norwegian town, and immediately falls in love with Susanne, the goal keeper of the local girls' soccer team. He becomes axquanted with the overweight, sex-fixated son of the coach. With him as a ...
Style: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, sincere ...
Audience: teens
Plot: football, teenage love, sport team, contests and competitions, fall in love, rivalry, youth, buddies, ambition, social relations, village, gain trust ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe
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Everybody's All-American (1988)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Louisiana football star Gavin Grey had it all. He was an All-American champion who married his high-school sweetheart, homecoming queen Babs Rogers, and who was a hero to his hometown. Yet after a failed professional career, Gavin realizes that fame ...
Style: serious, realistic, sentimental, psychological, sincere ...
Plot: american football, friendship, college, football, ambition, midlife crisis, athlete's life, family problems, sorority, marriage, self discovery, student athlete ...
Time: 80s, 1950s
Place: louisiana, usa
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 6.9
 3K
The Cup (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Bhutan, Australia
Duration: 93 min.
Story: While the soccer World Cup is being played in France, two young Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery/boarding school in exile in India. Its atmosphere of serene contemplation is disrupted by soccer fever, the chief instigator being a young ...
Style: feel good, touching, witty, humorous, thinking ...
Plot: soccer, football, buddhism, monk, buddhist monk, humanity, buddhist, culture clash, friendship, zen, spirituality, world cup ...
Time: year 1999, 90s
Place: tibet, himalaya, asia, india
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 6.5
 752
The Referee (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, Argentina
Duration: 96 min.
Story: An ambitious soccer referee ends up handling a crucial match between two small Sardinian teams
Style: captivating, disturbing, black and white
Plot: football, soccer, referee, athlete's life, football team, sport team, football player, team, rivalry, frame up, playing football, injustice ...
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12 Mighty Orphans (2021)
Genre: History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.
Style: tense, disturbing, captivating, historical drama, cult classic ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: american football, football, orphan, great depression, football team, soccer match, orphanage, athlete and trainer, coach, sport team, direction and purpose, confronting the past ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s
Place: texas
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 6.3
 383
The Midfielder (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Uruguay, Argentina, Germany, France, Netherlands
Duration: 100 min.
Story: After being expelled for a flagrant foul during a match in Primera C (the fourth division in Argentinian football), Patón Bonasiolle, the captain and midfielder from Talleres de Escalada, realizes his career as a footballer has come to an end. At ...
Style: captivating, humorous, psychological, disturbing
Plot: soccer, football, ex athlete, football player, male female relationship, husband wife relationship, social problems, new job, new life, couple relations, family relations, professional ...
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The Dream of Ivan (2011)
Genre: Family, Sport
Country: Spain
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In "The Dream of Ivan" we will see for the first time in history a worldwide selection of soccer stars, a team that brings millions of people watching television, playing against a worldwide selection of ... children! Why? To raise funds ...
Style: semi serious, captivating, psychological
Plot: football, children, football team, football player, soccer match, boy, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, love affair, teenage life, athlete's life, adolescence ...
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 6.8
 460
Broken Promise (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, Sport, War
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: In the face of insurmountable odds, one man will risk everything to take back his country. Czechoslovakia, 1943, and the world is enveloped by the dark clouds of war. Showing unimaginable bravery, a Jewish teenager manages to escape the clutches of ...
Style: captivating, suspense, suspenseful, exciting, student film
Plot: football, nazi occupation, brother brother relationship, football player, monastery, christian, world war, dictatorship, dictator, soccer, shoah, military ...
Place: slovakia, czechoslovakia
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 7.3
 9K
Offside (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Iran
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Since women are banned from soccer matches, Iranian females masquerade as males so they can slip into Tehran's stadium to see the game between Iran and Bahrain. The ones who are caught and arrested are taken to a holding area and guarded by ...
Style: humorous, political, disturbing, realistic, dark comedy ...
Plot: soccer, fighting the system, football, segregation, human spirit, gender disguise, politics, injustice, rebelliousness, rebellion, feminist, women ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s
Place: iran, middle east, persia
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The English Game (2020)
Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 281 min.
TV show
Story: Two 19th-century footballers on opposite sides of a class divide navigate professional and personal turmoil to change the game — and England — forever.
Style: period piece, uplifting, stylized, realistic, inspirational ...
Plot: soccer, british history, football, tournament, football player, sports history, sport team, society, against the rules, social problems, traditional versus modern, family relations ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1870s
Place: england
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Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Josh and Buddy move from basketball to American football in this first of several sequels to the original Air Bud.
Style: inspirational, sentimental, humorous, feel good, sweet ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, teens ...
Plot: dog, golden retriever, american football, pets, football, animal, kidnapping, family relations, coach, best friend, teenage life, friendship ...
Time: year 1998, 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, washington d.c.
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Inazuma Eleven (2008)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Endou Mamoru is a cheerful goalkeeper in Raimon Jr High, with six other players in the team. But there was a day when the team was almost lead to disbandment by Natsumi unless they are to win the match against the Teikoku Gakuen, currently the best ...
Style: anime, humorous, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience: kids
Plot: soccer, football player, football, young heroes, friendship, rivalry, heroes, contests and competitions, sport team, friends, ambition, school ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
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Carlitos and the Chance of a Lifetime (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Spain
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Carlitos is a heartfelt story about one young boy's fight for his right to play soccer, while keeping his very essence intact.
Style: uplifting, touching, feel good, humorous, captivating ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: football, against the rules, orphan, follow your dream, mischievous children, prodigy, best friend, rebellion, disorder, self discovery, hopes, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, spain
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Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK, Spain, Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Tempted away from Newcastle United to join Real Madrid, rising star Santiago Munez finds this latest change of fortune the greatest challenge yet - personally as well as professionally. He is reunited with Gavin Harris, though they must compete to ...
Style: serious, sincere, sentimental, realistic, inspirational
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: soccer, football, latinos, athlete's life, lifestyle, underdog, hopes, ambition, follow your dream, dream come true, professional athlete, couple relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: madrid, spain, europe
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Purely Belter (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Gerry and Sewell are broke. Gerry's still at school and Sewell is unemployed/ They botyh wish for better things in life. Owning two season tickets to their beloved football club is their biggest dream of all. The tickets cost £1000 - ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, social, realistic
Plot: football, society, youth, teenage life, money raising, soccer, boy, money, dog, bank robbery, couples, sport team ...
Time: 90s
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 7.1
 100K
Concussion (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought ...
Style: inspirational, medical drama, captivating, realistic, compassionate ...
Plot: american football, doctor, professional sports, autopsy, football, sports injury, research, football player, brain damage, uncover truth, investigation, biopic ...
Time: 21st century
Place: pittsburgh, washington d.c., usa, pennsylvania
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 6.3
 1K
The Coach (2018)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Contemporary Russia. After he flubs a penalty kick, a humiliated national soccer player quits the game. He flees to a small town, where he decides to coach their local team.
Style: uplifting, exciting, captivating, motivational
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: football player, soccer coach, coach, football, football team, athlete and trainer, playing football, professional sports, soccer match, athlete, sporting event, athlete's life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: moscow russia, russia
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 6.9
 153
Side Games (2018)
Genre: Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: Spain
TV show
Story: The series focuses on businessman Mariano Hidalgo, who takes charge of the management of the modest Club Deportivo Leones. This second division team is in decline and Hidalgo will try to avoid his descent. This challenge serves to bring to light the ...
Style: tense, captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot: soccer, football, businessman, ambition, problem, sport team, direction and purpose, aspiration, ambitious, football team, soccer coach, football player ...
Place: spain, europe
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We Are the Champions (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Denmark
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Divorced father without custody Torben, a former pro soccer player, concentrates on his talented son David's juniors poorly performing team. When the coach suddenly accepts another position, Torben gets his change 'for the time ...
Style: captivating, humorous, light, feel good, entertaining
Audience: kids
Plot: football, coach, single father, father son relationship, champion, father figure, punishment, rivalry, sport team, contests and competitions, friendship, soccer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: denmark
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 7.9
 2K
Home Ground (2018)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Norway
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: When a newly promoted football club lose their trainer just before the start of the league season, a female, Helena Mikkelsen, gets the historic chance to coach the team, even before an ambitious retired professional.
Style: realistic, captivating, psychological, inspirational
Plot: football, coach, soccer, new job, mother daughter relationship, sexism, small town, contests and competitions, sport team, rivalry, chance, religion ...
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 5.5
 10K
Ladybugs (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: To climb the corporate ladder to success, a guy agrees to coach the company's all girl soccer team with the help of his secret weapon: his fiancee's son.
Style: humorous, feel good, sentimental, uplifting, offbeat ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids
Plot: cross dressing, soccer, football, teenager, childhood, youth, farce, milf, women's football (soccer), american football, bike, underdog ...
Time: year 1992, 90s, 20th century
Place: usa
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 4.3
 12K
The Comebacks (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A comedy that spoofs the inspirational sports movies, The Comebacks tells the story of an out-of-luck coach, Lambeau Fields, who takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. In the process, this ...
Style: parody, humorous, spoof, melancholic, funny ...
Audience: teens
Plot: baseball, american football, football, coach, rivalry, college, social relations, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions, against the odds, athlete's life, ambition ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Division III: Football's Finest (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: This ensemble comedy follows the Pullham University Bluecocks, a small liberal arts college with a Division III football program (the lowest division in the NCAA). When the head coach unexpectedly dies, the future of the flailing football program is ...
Style: not serious, realistic, humorous, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: american football, cheerleader, football, fight, sport team, power relations, contests and competitions, social relations, athlete and trainer, against the odds, championship, sportscaster ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 7.1
 1K
Go Now (1995)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Nick, is a young Scottish soccer player living in the big city. He meets Karen, and the two fall in love and move in together. Soon after, Nick exhibits signs of serious illness. As his body slowly succumbs to multiple sclerosis, he experiences a ...
Style: touching, emotional, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: multiple sclerosis, football, disability, working class, storytelling, soccer, aids, love, friendship, infidelity, family relations, male nudity ...
Time: 90s
Place: england, europe
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The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in the year of 1970, where both world cup and dictatorship happen in Brazil.
Style: serious, emotional, sentimental, realistic, touching ...
Plot: dictatorship, boy, politics, coming of age, soccer, football, political unrest, children, life is a bitch, family relations, working class, dictator ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1970
Place: brazil, latin america, israel, sao paulo brazil
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When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.
Style: uplifting, captivating, exciting, serious, sincere ...
Audience: teens, family outing, family friendly, teen drama
Plot: american football, rise to the top, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, coach, ambition, small town, high school football, youth, football, sport team, christian ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: usa, california
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster (Eglantine Price). The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.
Style: feel good, entertaining, light, melancholic, sweet ...
Audience: kids, toddlers, family outing, preschool
Plot: witch, world war two, magic, witchcraft, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, football, childhood, supernatural, kids and family, justice, animal ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1971, year 1940
Place: england, fictional island, europe, london
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The Soccer Football Movie (2022)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story: When mysterious green slime monsters start popping out of soccer balls, all-star athletes Zlatan Ibrahimović and Megan Rapinoe must team up with their four biggest fans to stop evil scientist "Weird Al" Yankovic from stealing their talent.
Style: 3d animation, entertaining, light, humorous, captivating ...
Plot: soccer, football, mutant, monster, evil scientist, idol, football player, child, children, sports fan, cultural icon, talent ...
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