Sport has always played a big part in Hollywood and Amercian Football is often the topic.
Here, DAZN takes a closer look at some of the best movies focused on American Football.
Any Given Sunday, 1999
An all-star cast featuring Al Pacino and Cameron Diaz tells the story of the Miami Sharks from a boardroom and pitch level.
Oliver Stone’s classic tale features turbulence and success, but Pacino’s stirring dressing room speech is a show-stealing moment in a movie that has plenty to like.
Remember the Titans, 2000
The true story of Herman Boone’s challenge to unite a segregated school in Virginia saw football and racial tensions combined in a tense picture.
A young cast delivered brilliantly, but the performance of Denzel Washington allowed everybody else involved to thrive.
Rudy, 1993
Sean Astin’s classic sees the story of Daniel ‘Rudy’ Ruettiger as he follows his dream of becoming a footballer at the university of Notre Dame.
Despite facing a significant number of obstacles, ‘Rudy’ refuses to wilt on his obsession providing audiences with an unforgettable underdog story.
Friday Night Lights, 2004
A story that could've been told in a number of American towns, but it was Odessa in Texas that provided this coming-of-age drama with its fitting location.
Focusing on what high school means to the small communities of America, this classic sporting tale spawned a TV series that was nowhere near as good as the movie that inspired so many.
Jerry Maguire, 1996
A movie that goes way beyond the pitch is the classic Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr movie that highlights the relationship between player and agent.
Gooding Jr’s career peaked here as he won a deserved Oscar for his role of Rod Tidwell, with his iconic ‘show me the money’ line becoming a popular phrase.