Football Movies for Super Bowl Week

Who’s ready for some football? Who would like to see football in the context of stories, maybe with some crying? Whether you’re a fan or not, these movies set in the world of football are worth seeing.

Burt Reynolds, who played college football, stars in The Longest Yard as former pro player who puts together a team in prison. (Ignore the Adam Sandler remake, please.)

North Dallas Forty is a darkly comic look at the game with Nick Nolte as an aging player who clashes with the coach.

Remember the Titans is inspired by the true story of the first integrated team at a Virginia high school, with Denzel Washington as Coach Boone. You will cry, I promise.