Football movies have a way of bringing out the underdog in all of us. But some of the most inspiring stories on the big screen actually happened in real life. From incredible comebacks to teams that defied the odds, these seven movies are based on true stories that prove sometimes truth really is better than fiction.
7 True Stories Behind Great Football Movies
WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL
WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL tells the story of a high school football team that has kept up a 151 game winning streak under coach Bob Ladouceur. Coach Bob has a heart attack. Then, one of the students is tragically killed on…
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REMEMBER THE TITANS
Denzel Washington stars as Herman Boone in REMEMBER THE TITANS. Boone’s a black coach given the head coaching position at a formerly all-white school due to forced integration. Met with disdain, anger and a divided football team of racial foes, Coach Boone…
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SAFETY
SAFETY is a heartrending, powerful, triumphant movie streaming on Disney Plus [Disney+]. Ray has a full football scholarship to Clemson, a football powerhouse in the NCAA. He’s also extremely bright. At first, Ray is overwhelmed by taking too many course credits as…
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AMERICAN UNDERDOG
AMERICAN UNDERDOG is an uplifting, entertaining sports drama about the highly honored quarterback, Kurt Warner. It shows the challenges Warner overcame and is intentionally very clean and inspiring. At a young age, Kurt wants to be a winning quarterback, but he struggles…
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GREATER
GREATER is the true story of Brandon Burlsworth, who’s considered one of the greatest walk-on football players in American history. It’s a touching story of how Brandon beat the odds to gain a full-ride football scholarship at the University of Arkansas. Brandon…
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WOODLAWN
WOODLAWN is a faith-based football drama centered around Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, Alabama. Football Coach Tandy is forced to include African-American young men on his football team, which causes an uproar among the community. One of those young men, Tony Nathan,…
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