No. 5 - The Waterboy
I know it's hard to put a comedy in here, but it will always be a movie that football players love to watch.
Of course some of the plays are not very likely to happen, but the hitting was unbelievable! The crushing blows and memorable dialogue will remain forever in the minds of football fans.
No. 4 - The Program
As for the reality of college football, I have been told by a former NCAA player that it is the most real to life you'll get in a movie. It is a great movie for action and hits.
It would have made it higher on my list a few years ago, but some movies have come out that have moved passed it for excitement value.
It is the highest-ranked fictional football movie, and that says a lot about the writers of this movie. They were able to gather a lot of information about the realities of football life in college, and portrayed it very well.
No. 3 - Friday Night Lights
High school football is HUGE in Texas. Everyone knows this from movies like Varsity Blues and Friday Night Lights.
Varsity Blues was good, but Friday Night lights went a step further and it didn't hurt that it was based on a true story. They keep perfecting the action sequences, and the hits keep getting better!
Plus I LOVE the fact that...(stop reading if you haven't seen the movie)...they came so close but didn't win. I know it really happened like that, but it made for such a surprise ending. It was a perfect example of how a team can win if they come together and believe they can do it.
Even if your so called "Superstar" is done for the season.
No. 2 - Remember The Titans
This movie was so very close to being my No. 1 movie in this list. I actually had to switch it back and forth. It was that close.
The story of an all black and an all white football team being combined to play together set the tone for a lot of fireworks. The movie was acted very well by all the actors, and showed how the racism was affecting both sides.
It was a huge thing to overcome, but made both teams into one amazing team.
The football scenes were so well done, and it has the best football sequence and speech EVER to grace the movie screen. One reason why it was hard to drop it to No. 2: When the referees were trying to fix it that the Titans couldn't win the game, coach Yoast, played by Will Patton, calls out the referees at the risk of making it to the Hall Of Fame.
He then motivates his defense to play the game of their lives.
"I don't want them to gain another yard. You BLITZ ALL NIGHT! If they cross the line of scrimmage, I'm going to take every last one of you out. You make SURE....they remember....FOREVER...the night the played the Titans!"
It gives me shivers watching it every time.
Finally we get to the TOP!
No. 1 - Rudy
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