About This Quiz
Football movies aren't just a way to pass a Saturday night - they're an obsession. These films make us laugh, make us cry and make us want to cheer. The big difference between watching a football movie and a real football game is that you don't jump to your feet and yell at the screen. Let's test your knowledge of the greatest football movies of all time!"Brian's Song" is hands-down one of the greatest football movies of all time. The film stars James Caan and was released in 1971.
"The Blind Side" is a touching football flick which won Sandra Bullock an academy award. The movie was released in 2009.
"Rudy" is the unforgettable story of a small kid who ends up playing for Notre Dame. It stars Sean Astin and was released in 1993.
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"The Express" was a 2008 film about college football hero Ernie Davis. He was the first African-American to win the Heisman.
"Jim Thorpe - All American" is a football film starring Burt Lancaster. It was released in 1951, following the life of Native American Jim Thorpe.
"Gridiron Gang" was released in 2006, starring Dwayne Johnson. It's about teenagers in a juvenile detention center who learn through playing football.
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"Heaven Can Wait" stars Warren Beatty as a quarterback taken out of his body by an angel. It was released in 1978.
"Any Given Sunday" was an Oliver Stone film from 1999. It had an all-star cast, including Al Pacino.
"Knute Rockne All American" is a 1940 film about famous Notre Dame coach, Knute Rockne. It starred Pat O'Brien.
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"Monday Night Mayhem" was the story of ABC's Monday night football broadcast. It aired on television in 2002.
"Horse Feathers" is the zany football movie starring the Marx Brothers. It was released in 1932, and is one of the funniest football movies of all time.
"Remember the Titans" is a football movie starring Denzel Washington. It was released in 2000 and tells the story of an African-American coach.
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"The Longest Yard" is a prison flick starring Burt Reynolds. It's about a team of inmates that put a football team together.
"Invincible" tells the story of Vince Papale, a bartender that overcomes the odds and joins the Philadelphia Eagles. The movie stars Mark Wahlberg.
Radio tells the story of a developmentally challenged man and a high school football coach. It stars Ed Harris, and was released in 2003.
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The Replacements is a 2000 movie starring Keanu Reeves. It's about a team of replacement players during a pro football strike.
"The Longest Yard" was a remake starring Adam Sandler. It was released in 2005.
"Everybody's All American" is the story of a Louisiana star player whose career comes to an end. It was released in 1988 and starred Dennis Quaid.
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"Two for the Money" is a flick about a football player that gets into sports gambling. It stars Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey.
Leatherheads is a George Clooney flick set in 1925. The film itself was released in 2008, and was directed by Clooney, as well.
Cuba Gooding Jr. is famous for saying "show me the money" in "Jerry Maguire." The film won him an academy award.
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"We Are Marshall" is an inspirational Matthew McConaughey film from 2006. It tells the story of the plane crash that killed a number of players on the Marshall University football team.
"North Dallas Forty" was a 1979 football movie starring Nick Nolte and singer Mac Davis. It was a semi-fictional account of the Dallas Cowboys.
"Friday Night Lights" is based on H.G. "Buzz" Bissinger's book. The film premiered in 2004 and starred Billy Bob Thornton.
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"Trouble Along the Way" is a John Wayne football movie from 1953. Thank goodness Wayne wasn't a cowboy for once!
"Paper Lion" is a 1968 film about a sportswriter posing as a rookie quarterback. The movie stared Alan Alda.
"The Program" is a tale of immense pressure on and off the field. It was released in 1993 and starred James Caan.
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"Quarterback Princess" is the tale of a girl who just wants to play football! It stars Barbara Babcock and was released in 1983.
Varsity Blues stars James Van Der Beek and is about a Texas football team. The movie was released in 1999.
The Waterboy is classic Adam Sandler. A waterboy becomes a tackler in this 1998 comedy.
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"All The Right Moves" is a Tom Cruise classic from 1983. It's about a high-school football player desperate for a scholarship.
The Fightin' Armadillos hail from Texas State University. The movie was released in 1991.
The movie is called "The Best of Times." It stars Robin Williams and opened in 1986.
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The film "Wildcats" stars Goldie Hawn as a football coach. The film opened in 1986.
In "The Last Boy Scout," Damon Wayans plays a hard-up quarterback who tries to solve a murder. He's aided by a cynical detective played by Bruce Willis.