How would you rank the best football movies?

[Ram Quixote]

I don't watch many sports-themed movies. For a purist (that's one that refuses to buy in to the plot holes in them), I prefer those that focus on the characters, not the game.

#1 -- Invincible (not on the original list, why?)

Most of them I haven't seen and those I have aren't memorable to me.

Edit: Heaven Can Wait isn't a sports movie; there's barely 5 minutes of actual football on screen.

 

[EastRam]

Blind side didn't make the list..

Shame shame

 

[-X-]

Blind side didn't make the list..

Shame shame

Oh yeah...

That was okay. Had its moments.

 

[brokeu91]

C'mon now, it's gotta be the Debbie Does Dallas for someone! That pole vault........ nevermind.

Lol...that's a winner!

 

[Ramhusker]

I'm a sap for the true story flicks so

Brian's Song
Rudy
Remember The Titans

But of course all Rams fans must love Heaven Can Wait

Of course Junction Boys could be on this list too since recently departed Ram great, Jack Pardee, was one.

 

[-X-]

Forgot about this one too. I mean, Dick Vermeil was portrayed in it for cryin' out loud.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aux_hRJYED8[/youtube]

 

[Mojo Ram]

Gonna have to go with:

#1 and always #1 - Heaven Can Wait. Loved Julie Christie (sp?) in the day.

#2 - Brian's Song. *sniff*

#3 - Remember the Titans. Thought it was one of Denzel's better roles.

Good movie. Forgot about that one. James Caan.

 

[rams24/7]

I liked "The Express." The story of Ernie Davis is pretty incredible. He died way too young. Crazy to think he succeeded HOF RB Jim Brown & was succeeded by HOF RB Floyd Little at Syracuse. My grandpa has told me some pretty cool stories about watching him in the Cotton Bowl

 

[riseballs]

1. Brian's Song
2. Rudy
3. MASH {Who could forget Spearchucker Jones? ]

 

[ScotsRam]

Does Jerry Maguire count? If so it's 1= with any given Sunday. Friday night lights is good. Really like remember the titans. Never seen heaven can wait what's it like?

 

[Faceplant]

 

[-X-]

@Faceplant -- DAMN! How can we forget about Waterboy??? :omg:

Never seen heaven can wait what's it like?

That's kind of required viewing for Rams Fans. It's the only movie out there that actually involves the Los Angeles Rams. I wouldn't say it's a great movie, but any movie that has the Rams in it has to be considered one of the top 10 of all time. Right? Here's a trailer and description from YouTube

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAQ828xEADw[/youtube]

Opting for light entertainment after the critical satire of Shampoo (1975), producer-director-writer-star Warren Beatty remade the 1941 comic fantasy Here Comes Mr. Jordan. Dimly amiable L.A. Rams quarterback Joe Pendleton (Beatty) is prematurely called to Heaven by an over-eager escort (Buck Henry, who co-directed) after a traffic accident.

When archangel Mr. Jordan (James Mason) discovers the error, he offers to return Joe to his body, only to find that it has been cremated. On the verge of playing in the Super Bowl, Joe demands a fit body rather than the old about-to-be-murdered industrialist Farnsworth he has been offered, but he reconsiders when he sees environmentalist Betty Logan (Julie Christie) in Farnsworth's house.

Assuming Farnsworth's body while keeping his sweet self, Joe hires his beloved coach Max Corkle (Jack Warden) to get him in shape (after convincing Max who he really is), sets Farnsworth's business on an eco-friendly path, and romances Betty. Farnsworth's homicidal wife (Dyan Cannon) and secretary (Charles Grodin), however, are still determined to succeed in their plan to kill him. When Mr. Jordan finally finds the Super Bowl body Joe wanted, Joe has to trade his old self for the new life -- but will he remember his love for Betty?

Heaven Can Wait offered contemporary yet old-fashioned escapism and tapped into the late-1970s vogue for nostalgic fun, becoming one of 1978's most popular summer movies after Grease. Updating the original while following its blueprint, Beatty and co-writer Elaine May switched Joe's sport and turned Joe into a man of his '70s moment, adoring Betty for her convictions and favoring "green" policies over corporate greed. Gently breathing life into a classic form, Heaven Can Wait found romantic innocence in a jaded time, and it went on to receive nine Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.

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